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1125678

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces undertook a rural proofing review of policies adopted in 2018-2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	252477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that certain crimes may disproportionately or predominantly affect rural areas. That is why we welcome the Rural Affairs Strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in July 2018. The Strategy sets out operational and organisational policing priorities in respect of tackling rural crime and can be found at: <a href="https://www.nwcu.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NPCC-Rural-affairs-Strategy-2018-2021.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.nwcu.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NPCC-Rural-affairs-Strategy-2018-2021.pdf.</a></p><p><br>Through the election of Police and Crime Commissioners we have ensured that communities, including those in rural areas, have a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/05/2019 13:26:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1125452

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	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 potential merits of abolishing the charge for phone calls to the 101 non emergency number.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	252110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is reviewing charges for the 101 non-emergency telephone number.</p><p>While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites, free of charge. <br> <br>The Home Office is supporting the digital transformation of policing through programmes such as the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP), led by the NPCC. Within the DPP, the Digital Public Contact programme aims to provide appropriate digital channels for the public to report and track crime online, facilitating greater public-police interaction in real time.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252112 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:34:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1125454

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to abolish the 15 pence charge for 101 calls to the emergency services.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	252112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is reviewing charges for the 101 non-emergency telephone number.</p><p>While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites, free of charge. <br> <br>The Home Office is supporting the digital transformation of policing through programmes such as the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP), led by the NPCC. Within the DPP, the Digital Public Contact programme aims to provide appropriate digital channels for the public to report and track crime online, facilitating greater public-police interaction in real time.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252110 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:34:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1125033

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with police forces on potential changes to the firearms licensing policy to require a medical declaration; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	251211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Following the introduction of new medical arrangements for firearms licensing in 2016 we have been in discussions with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations about improving the arrangements, and how greater consistency can be achieved across England and Wales.</p><p>The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a power to enable the Secretary of State to issue statutory guidance to the police on their firearms licensing functions, and this guidance will include the relevant medical arrangements. Before issuing the statutory guidance, the Secretary of State must consult the National Police Chiefs Council and the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and we will also consult publicly on the guidance before it is finalised. The Government intends to launch the consultation on the statutory guidance before the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/05/2019 15:56:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1125057

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount of charges to people for calls made to the 101 line was in each year since that line has been in operation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	251240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on total amount of charges for calls to 101.</p><p>The Home Office is reviewing charges for the 101 non-emergency telephone number.</p><p>While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites, free of charge. The Home Office is supporting the digital transformation of policing through programmes such as the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP), led by the NPCC. Within the DPP, the Digital Public Contact programme aims to provide appropriate digital channels for the public to report and track crime online, facilitating greater public-police interaction in real time.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on calls to 101 terminated by the caller.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 251241 251242 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:33:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125058

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	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 calls to the police on the non-emergency 101 number free of charge or require that all funds raised from those call charges be allocated towards frontline policing.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	251241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on total amount of charges for calls to 101.</p><p>The Home Office is reviewing charges for the 101 non-emergency telephone number.</p><p>While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites, free of charge. The Home Office is supporting the digital transformation of policing through programmes such as the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP), led by the NPCC. Within the DPP, the Digital Public Contact programme aims to provide appropriate digital channels for the public to report and track crime online, facilitating greater public-police interaction in real time.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on calls to 101 terminated by the caller.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 251240 251242 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:33:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125062

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of calls made to the police on the non-emergency 101 number are terminated by the caller while they are waiting for a person to answer that call.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	251242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on total amount of charges for calls to 101.</p><p>The Home Office is reviewing charges for the 101 non-emergency telephone number.</p><p>While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites, free of charge. The Home Office is supporting the digital transformation of policing through programmes such as the Digital Policing Portfolio (DPP), led by the NPCC. Within the DPP, the Digital Public Contact programme aims to provide appropriate digital channels for the public to report and track crime online, facilitating greater public-police interaction in real time.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on calls to 101 terminated by the caller.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 251240 251241 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:33:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1124688

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to conduct a an equality impact assessment of the recent changes under the Police Pension Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	250797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Police pensions were reformed in 2015 in line with the Government’s wider review of public service pensions. A policy equality statement was prepared at that time and published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/05/2019 14:52:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1124734

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Calls: Hoaxes and False Alarms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prosecution rate for hoax calls to the emergency services.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	250759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police and fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/05/2019 14:58:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1124554

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of detectives in the police force.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	250423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>I welcome the co-ordinated action that police forces, working with the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, are taking to ensure all forces have adequate numbers of detectives required to investigate crime. It is clear that innovative solutions must be sought to support forces and this is why we have funded the development of the new Police Now Detective Scheme which aims to help bridge the gap in detective numbers.</p><p>In September 2018, the Home Secretary announced that he had approved proposals from the NPCC to introduce time-limited and targeted payments for ‘hard to fill’ roles, including detectives, following the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/05/2019 14:50:28 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham