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1000248

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date	02/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Gangs
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 the Answer to Question 183314 on Children: Death, if he will make an assessment of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) referrals and (ii) successful referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as a result of gang involvement in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	187328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data but does not publish data about the number, proportion and referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as result of gang involvement. Latest statistics on NRM referrals and decisions are available at the following link: <a href="http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics" target="_blank">http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics</a></p><p>Further information is also available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery</a> which was published on 18 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:51:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1000290

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on levels of violent crime in London.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Mayor of London is a member of the Serious Violence Taskforce, which is chaired by the Home Secretary, and he has spoken about and discussed action being taken on violent crime in London with the Taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:59:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000306

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drug Seizures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the volume was of seizures at points of entry of illegal drugs destined for the UK, in each of the last ten years, and what estimate he has made of those seizures as a proportion of the total amount of illegal drugs consumed in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	187389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Data is publicly available on the volume of drug seizures by the Border Force in the publication <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-2017</a> - see Summary Table 2 of the data tables provided. The latest statistics for 2017/18 were published on 8th November 2018. This publication captures seizures made in England and Wales only. Consolidated data for the UK is not available for the last ten years, but is available from 2011/12 onwards in the publications.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-august-2018" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-august-2018</a></p><p>Information on the total amount of illegal drugs consumed in the UK in each of the last five years is not held by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/02/2019 15:54:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1001949

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Serious Violence Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will publish (a) the actions, (b) the minutes and (c) any completed actions of the Serious Violence Taskforce relating to the minutes of that taskforce's meetings on (i) 11 June 2018, (ii) 17 July 2018 and (iii) 22 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	188129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Due to the nature of the discussions of the Serious Violence Taskforce, the minutes and actions of the meeting are not available publicly so to ensure an open discussion. The Taskforce is a valuable forum and it led to the Home Secretary’s recent announcements on a new £200m Youth Endowment Fund, a consultation on the proposed new legal duty to support the public health approach to tackling violence, and an independent review of drug misuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:49:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1002074

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of religious institutions on the places of worship security funding scheme in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	188021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places of Worship security funding scheme is a key Home Office commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan.</p><p>Officials have actively promoted the scheme visiting mosques, gurdwaras, churches and temples, as well as attending faith-based roundtables. In addition, the scheme uses an Independent Advisory Panel, consisting of representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths, to assess applications.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:23:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1002170

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175782 on Prostitution, to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	187979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales. This is commercially sensitive information owned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, who formally commissioned the research. Equally, the research application itself is commercially sensitive and belongs to the University of Bristol. It is for them to decide whether to publish information within it.</p><p>During the application process, a question on approach to conducting the research in an impartial manner was given the highest weighting in scoring. The University of Bristol has therefore set out in detail how they will ensure ideological neutrality in their approach to this work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187983 question first answered 16/11/2018 12:19:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1002172

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of staff that will be employed by his Department on 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	188217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities to deliver the Government’s agenda. With EU Exit negotiations still underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective migration system, tackle illegal immigration and keep the UK safe. We are already recruiting additional staff to help with the preparations we are making for leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:57:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1002176

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175781 on Prostitution, if he will publish the assurances given by the Centre for Gender and Violence Research during the tendering process that their research would satisfy the criteria for the research project to be conducted in an impartial manner.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	187983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales. This is commercially sensitive information owned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, who formally commissioned the research. Equally, the research application itself is commercially sensitive and belongs to the University of Bristol. It is for them to decide whether to publish information within it.</p><p>During the application process, a question on approach to conducting the research in an impartial manner was given the highest weighting in scoring. The University of Bristol has therefore set out in detail how they will ensure ideological neutrality in their approach to this work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187979 question first answered 16/11/2018 12:19:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1002683

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	188726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Information as requested cannot be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/12/2018 17:36:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003659

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) the College of Policing in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, and (ii) the College of Policing is set out in the table at annex A.</p><p>A breakdown of costs between electricity and natural gas for the College of Policing is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 42% since 2009-10.</p><p><strong>Consumption and costs of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas by (i) the Home Office and (ii) College of Policing</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>71,299</p></td><td><p>3,505,880</p></td><td><p>68,888</p></td><td><p>7,262,608</p></td><td><p>67,267</p></td><td><p>5,983,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,405</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,477</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>51,807</p></td><td><p>4,335,536</p></td><td><p>51,460</p></td><td><p>(202,248)</p></td><td><p>49,013</p></td><td><p>736,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,429</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,303</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,767</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Electricity and gas consumption for the Home Office includes electricity and gas consumption for the College of Policing.</li><li>The credit in 2016-17 for Home Office costs is a reversal of a prior year’s accrual.</li><li>Costs for the College of Policing broken down between electricity and gas could only be obtained at disproportionate cost</li><li>Consumption figures have been rounded to mwh</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:31:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald