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921767

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the terms of reference for the review of Tier 2 visas; and when they expect to announce any changes to the Tier 2 visa policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL8475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 15 June, the Government announced changes to the allocation of places within the Tier 2 (General) cap of 20,700. The change – which will be implemented through amended Immigration Rules coming into effect on 6 July – will ensure that all doctors and all nurses needed in the UK will be able to be recruited to work here without being counted against the cap. This is intended to be a temporary change which recognises the importance of alleviating pressure on the NHS and which creates extra space within the cap for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>In parallel to this change, we have also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2018 11:16:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

921775

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 6 June (HL8104), what steps they intend to take to ensure the Emergency Services Network will continue to operate during a prolonged power outage.
tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
uin	HL8482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Airwave network would continue to operate in the event of a prolonged power outage. A significant proportion of Airwave sites were fitted with additional power resilience to ensure that sites could run for a minimum of 5 days on autonomous power.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2018 11:20:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

921776

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airwave Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 6 June (HL8104), whether the existing emergency services communications network, Airwave, would operate during a prolonged power outage.
tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
uin	HL8483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>ESMCP is working with representatives from the emergency services to determine which elements of the Emergency Services Network require resilience enhancements in addition to those that have already been delivered. All ESMCP suppliers are required to have business continuity plans in place, and resilience against extended power outages is achieved using a range of technical solutions that include tow to site and fixed generators and batteries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2018 11:21:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

921778

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will (1) respond to the consultation on, and (2) publish the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill announced in the Queens Speech on 21 June 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL8484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2018 11:21:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

919913

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to shoplifting data provided from police statistics on shoplifting on trends in the incidence of shoplifting in Lancashire over 2017-18, reported on by Onbuy on 25 May 2018, what support is given to retailers to counter losses occasioned by shoplifting; and what strategies are planned to reduce the number of shoplifting offences.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	151401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The analysis of shoplifting offences provided by the online retail marketplace, Onbuy, is based on reports of these crimes to the police. According to Police Recorded Crime data published by the Office for National Statistics, shoplifting offences increased by 13 per cent in the year to December 2017, compared to the year to December 2016.</p><p>The Government recognises the impact that shoplifting has, not only on retailers, but also on the wider community. We therefore encourage all retailers to report these incidents to the police when they occur, so that they can be investigated and, where appropriate, the offenders brought to justice.</p><p>At the national level, I co-chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group, with the British Retail Consortium. This brings together representatives from government departments, the police and the retail sector so that we can focus collectively on the crime issues that affect the retail sector. We have discussed different approaches to preventing and tackling shoplifting as part of the work of the Steering Group, to help to reduce both the incidence of these crimes and the costs of these crimes to retailers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/06/2018 16:23:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

919914

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in the number of shoplifting offences in Lancashire over the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	151402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>In the Modern Crime Prevention Strategy, published in March 2016, we set out the six key drivers of crime – opportunity, character, the effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System, profit, drugs and alcohol. These factors are likely to be relevant to the incidence of shoplifting as they are to other crime types.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/06/2018 15:26:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

919915

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of youth crime was in England and Wales in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	151411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publish police recorded crime and outcomes open data on a quarterly basis but this does not provide a breakdown by the age of the suspect.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board publish statistics on young people (aged 10 to 17) receiving cautions and convictions at court and the latest statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/06/2018 12:27:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

919939

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the merits of the recommendations of the June 2018 report of the Centre for Social Justice, Desperate for a fix: using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	151405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Drugs can devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities. This Government’s approach to them remains clear - we must prevent drug use in our communities and support people through treatment and recovery<strong>. </strong></p><p>Our Drug Strategy, published in July 2017, sets out a balanced approach which brings together police, health, community and global partners to tackle the illicit drug trade, protect the most vulnerable and help those with a drug dependency to recover and turn their lives around. We will consider the recommendations contained in the report, <em>Desperate for a Fix: Using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending, </em>as part of our ongoing work programme.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/06/2018 15:21:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

919940

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the national retail crime steering group plans to consider new ways to tackle the root cause of shop theft in its upcoming work plan.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	151406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>As co-chair of the National Retail Crime Steering Group with the British Retail Consortium, it is part of my role to ensure that the Steering Group’s work plan reflects the retail sector’s crime priorities and that the required activity is in place to deliver it.</p><p>This includes work to reduce shoplifting alongside other crimes that impact on the retail sector. We have discussed different approaches to preventing and tackling shoplifting as part of the work of the Steering Group and this will continue to be a priority.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/06/2018 15:24:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

919941

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of changes in the level of shop theft in England and Wales in the last three years; and what role (a) the government (b) Police and Crime Commissioners and (c) local police forces can play to tackle the root causes of such theft.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	151407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on shoplifting offences reported to the police are recorded in the crime statistics published by the Office for National Statistics. The statistics can be accessed via their website at <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Home Office Commercial Victimisation Survey 2016 provides an analysis of crimes against businesses and shows that crimes against the wholesale and retail sector fell between 2012 and 2014, followed by a small increase between 2014 and 2016. According to the Survey, 67 per cent of the crimes against the sector in 2016 were shoplifting incidents.</p><p>As part of the response to these crimes, we encourage all retailers to report shoplifting to the police whenever it occurs, so that these crimes can be investigated and, where appropriate, the offenders brought to justice. It must, however, remain a matter for chief constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, as operational leaders and elected local representatives, to decide how best to deploy resources to respond to these crimes. At the national level, the police, Police and Crime Commissioners, relevant government departments and the retail sector are all represented on the National Retail Crime Steering Group, which ensures a collaborative response to crimes that affect the retail sector.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/06/2018 16:27:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham