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1471503

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on delivering the Beating Crime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	900593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>We are making great strides in delivering our plan to drive down crime.</p><p>We have recruited over 13,500 additional police officers, expanded our network of violence reduction units and hotspot policing to target those areas worst-affected by serious violence, and continued our relentless effort to degrade and dismantle the county lines drug-dealing model.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/06/2022 15:24:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1231768

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the performance of UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	86114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) are our commercial partner who run the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) on behalf of UKVI. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted all UKVI services. On 27 March, Sopra Steria Ltd closed all UKVACS service points to protect the health and safety of both their staff and our customers. This decision was taken in line with Government and PHE advice.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 June 2020 SSL began a phased reopening of the UKVCAS service. Like all public services, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on some visa services, and we had to adapt our working practices to allow social distancing, which led to some understandable delays.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst more of our services have resumed the impact of Covid-19 continues to be felt in different ways across our UK operations. Our priority is the safety of our customers and staff, to ensure we can deliver an effective service that meets public health guidelines and the service customers expect.</p><p> </p><p>UKVI officials meet with Sopra Steria Limited (SSL) on a regular basis to review performance and drive improvements to service standards through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within the contract: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2Fec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa&amp;data=02%7C01%7CVeena.Pem-Ramoo%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf79dde76f1cf4a1b3f6c08d853f003bf%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637351637599418962&amp;sdata=dHKDdy6aujqGp2Vbzkv%2FgV2Wjm%2Bn4GRd1eRVxvx5lWw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa</a></p><p> </p><p>UKVI monitor UKVCAS performance against set key performance indicators (KPIs) within the contract with the Home Office maintaining oversight to ensure Sopra Steria Ltd adhere to contractual requirements. This has continued throughout the phased restart of the UKVCAS service after suspension of services due to the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2020 19:05:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1167102

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
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 28 October 2019 to Question 4283 on Hate Crime, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the (a) language and tone of public statements made by and (b) the actions of public figures on trends in the level of recorded hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	7080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office and key partners continue to build understanding of the drivers of hate crime through research and evaluation of hate crime programmes, and consultation with subject matter experts including the Independent Advisory Group and local practitioners. Alongside the Hate Crime Action Plan refresh in October 2018 the Government published a thematic review of the current evidence base – this can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hate-crime-action-plan-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hate-crime-action-plan-2016</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 17:12:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1156192

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire safety audits were completed by each Fire Brigade in England in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total number of fire safety audits and the number of unsuccessful audits carried out by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in each year since 2010/11 are available in table FIRE1202 (link below). Information prior to 2010/11 is not available on a consistent basis.</p><p>This summer for the first time the Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by FRSs for fire safety activities. The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice. As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on the number of automated fire suppression systems installed by fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 4931 4932 4939 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:08:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1156193

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: 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 she has made of the number of fire safety officers employed in England in each year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total number of fire safety audits and the number of unsuccessful audits carried out by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in each year since 2010/11 are available in table FIRE1202 (link below). Information prior to 2010/11 is not available on a consistent basis.</p><p>This summer for the first time the Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by FRSs for fire safety activities. The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice. As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on the number of automated fire suppression systems installed by fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 4930 4932 4939 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:08:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1156194

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Inspections
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 buildings subjected to a fire safety audit were deemed unsatisfactory in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total number of fire safety audits and the number of unsuccessful audits carried out by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in each year since 2010/11 are available in table FIRE1202 (link below). Information prior to 2010/11 is not available on a consistent basis.</p><p>This summer for the first time the Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by FRSs for fire safety activities. The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice. As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on the number of automated fire suppression systems installed by fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 4930 4931 4939 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:08:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1156220

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many automated fire suppression systems have been installed by each Fire Brigade in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The total number of fire safety audits and the number of unsuccessful audits carried out by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in each year since 2010/11 are available in table FIRE1202 (link below). Information prior to 2010/11 is not available on a consistent basis.</p><p>This summer for the first time the Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by FRSs for fire safety activities. The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice. As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on the number of automated fire suppression systems installed by fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 4930 4931 4932 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:08:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1151931

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
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 21 October 2019 to Question 433, on Hate Crime, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in hate crimes recorded by the police on the grounds of (a) race, (b) religion, (c) sexual orientation, (d) disability and (e) transgender identity from 2011-12 to 2018-19; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Police recorded hate crime has increased since these figures were first collected by the Home Office in 2011-12. This is largely due to improvements in police recording practices and more victims coming forward to report, but also recognising spikes following incidents like terrorist attacks. Increased reporting is a key theme of the Hate Crime Action Plan, to help ensure that victims receive the support they need, and offenders are brought to justice.</p><p>Information on hate crime offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales can be found in Appendix Table 1 of the Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2018/19 statistical bulletin available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>In contrast, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (published last year) shows a downward trend in hate crime, which has fallen by 40% over the past decade.</p><p>We do however recognise that this might not be the experience within some communities, and that is why this Government remains committed to tackling all forms of hate crime.</p><p>The cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan (Action Against Hate: The UK Government’s plan for tackling hate crime) was published in 2016 and refreshed in October last year. This plan has improved the response to all forms of hate crime and the refreshed publication ensures a renewed commitment that victims remain at the heart of our work.</p><p>Some commitments within the Action Plan include just over £1.5 million for projects to tackle racially and religiously motivated hatred, launch of a public awareness campaign and asking the Law Commission to review hate crime legislation, among other important initiatives.</p><p>Following the attacks in Christchurch, the former Home Secretary increased the funding for the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6m for 2019/20, double the amount awarded last year, announced a new £5m security training scheme for places of worship and committed to a public consultation to understand what more could be done to protect faith institutions. In September, the Chancellor announced a further £3.2m for the fifth year of the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme for 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 4284 4285 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:55:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1151932

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Police recorded hate crime has increased since these figures were first collected by the Home Office in 2011-12. This is largely due to improvements in police recording practices and more victims coming forward to report, but also recognising spikes following incidents like terrorist attacks. Increased reporting is a key theme of the Hate Crime Action Plan, to help ensure that victims receive the support they need, and offenders are brought to justice.</p><p>Information on hate crime offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales can be found in Appendix Table 1 of the Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2018/19 statistical bulletin available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>In contrast, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (published last year) shows a downward trend in hate crime, which has fallen by 40% over the past decade.</p><p>We do however recognise that this might not be the experience within some communities, and that is why this Government remains committed to tackling all forms of hate crime.</p><p>The cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan (Action Against Hate: The UK Government’s plan for tackling hate crime) was published in 2016 and refreshed in October last year. This plan has improved the response to all forms of hate crime and the refreshed publication ensures a renewed commitment that victims remain at the heart of our work.</p><p>Some commitments within the Action Plan include just over £1.5 million for projects to tackle racially and religiously motivated hatred, launch of a public awareness campaign and asking the Law Commission to review hate crime legislation, among other important initiatives.</p><p>Following the attacks in Christchurch, the former Home Secretary increased the funding for the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6m for 2019/20, double the amount awarded last year, announced a new £5m security training scheme for places of worship and committed to a public consultation to understand what more could be done to protect faith institutions. In September, the Chancellor announced a further £3.2m for the fifth year of the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme for 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 4283 4285 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:55:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1151933

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of rates of hate crime recorded by each territorial police force in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Police recorded hate crime has increased since these figures were first collected by the Home Office in 2011-12. This is largely due to improvements in police recording practices and more victims coming forward to report, but also recognising spikes following incidents like terrorist attacks. Increased reporting is a key theme of the Hate Crime Action Plan, to help ensure that victims receive the support they need, and offenders are brought to justice.</p><p>Information on hate crime offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales can be found in Appendix Table 1 of the Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2018/19 statistical bulletin available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>In contrast, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (published last year) shows a downward trend in hate crime, which has fallen by 40% over the past decade.</p><p>We do however recognise that this might not be the experience within some communities, and that is why this Government remains committed to tackling all forms of hate crime.</p><p>The cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan (Action Against Hate: The UK Government’s plan for tackling hate crime) was published in 2016 and refreshed in October last year. This plan has improved the response to all forms of hate crime and the refreshed publication ensures a renewed commitment that victims remain at the heart of our work.</p><p>Some commitments within the Action Plan include just over £1.5 million for projects to tackle racially and religiously motivated hatred, launch of a public awareness campaign and asking the Law Commission to review hate crime legislation, among other important initiatives.</p><p>Following the attacks in Christchurch, the former Home Secretary increased the funding for the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6m for 2019/20, double the amount awarded last year, announced a new £5m security training scheme for places of worship and committed to a public consultation to understand what more could be done to protect faith institutions. In September, the Chancellor announced a further £3.2m for the fifth year of the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme for 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 4283 4284 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:55:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane