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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Internet
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 contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, what proportion of people responding to the survey hosted on the FRANK website said they were more likely to take a legal high having seen material on that website.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>On 30 October the Government published its response to the new psychoactive substances review expert panel’s report. We set out new actions across legislation and enforcement as well as prevention, health services and <br>information-sharing. This will enhance the comprehensive approach that the UK Government has already taken to further reduce the threat to the UK posed by new psychoactive substances, which have been associated with paranoia, psychosis, seizures, dependence and fatalities.<br><br>278 people responded to the survey hosted on the FRANK website. Of the 278 respondents, 195 were the primary target audience of 15-18 year olds for the NPS campaign run over summer 2014. <br><br>Following their visit to the FRANK Website 22% of 15-18 year olds claimed they were more likely to take so-called ‘legal’ highs in the future, and 34% claimed they were less likely. <br><br>The survey ran from the 4th of August until the 7th of October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/12/2014 14:53:17 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 32515 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168060

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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, how much her Department spent on public awareness campaigns on legal highs aimed at (a) UK festivals, (b) fresher's week and (c) school holidays in the last year; and what estimate she has made of the number of people reached in each period.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>On 30 October the Government published its response to the new psychoactive substances review expert panel’s report. We set out new actions across legislation and enforcement as well as prevention, health services and <br>information-sharing. This will enhance the comprehensive approach that the UK Government has already taken to further reduce the threat to the UK posed by new psychoactive substances, which have been associated with paranoia, <br>psychosis, seizures, dependence and fatalities.<br><br>The Department has spent £89,455 on public awareness campaigns on NPS (New Psychoactive Substances), or so-called ‘legal’ highs, in the last year. <br><br>The objective of the campaign activity was to deter &quot;contemplators&quot; and &quot;dabblers&quot; from trying or taking NPS by: <br><br>• Raising awareness of the risks, consequences and harms of NPS use amongst those contemplating using these drugs<br>• Increase contemplation of the risks and dangers of NPS<br>• Signposting FRANK as a source of information about NPS<br><br>The table below gives a breakdown of the timing, target audience and percentage of target audience reached:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/12/2014 14:54:24 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone attachment 1 file name FRANK Table.doc title Target audience previous answer version 32517 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168062

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK universities have agreed a Prevent strategy with their local police force.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Most Universities take advice from their local Prevent co-ordinator and local police and respond accordingly where risks or concerns are identified. It is the decision of the university if they wish to develop a Prevent Action Plan. All Universities are supported by BIS Regional Prevent Co-ordinators who provide training and advice, along with the local police force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 11/12/2014 10:36:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32554 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168063

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Personnel Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people her Department employs in human resources; how many of these are paid more than (a) £40,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £75,000 and (d) £100,000; how much was spent on outside human resources or recruitment consultants last year; and what her Department's total spend on human resources was last year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The latest information the Department holds relating to the number and associated costs of staff employed in human resources activities are for the six month period ending 30th September 2014 (1st April 2014 to 30th September <br>2014). <br><br>The Department directly employs 210 staff (197.93 Full Time Equivalent) on Civil Service Human Resources activities. <br>a) 38 staff are paid above £40,000;<br>b) 60 are paid above £50,000;<br>c) 5 are paid above £75,000; and<br>d) Fewer than 5 are paid above £100,000.<br><br>A further 157.25 (FTE) civil servants in other Departments provided Shared and Expert Services (including Complex Casework, Employee Policies, Learning, Organisation Development &amp; Design, and recruitment activities) (from 1st <br>October 2014 74.48 (FTE) moved to Steria Shared Services Connected Ltd).<br><br>Together these staff provide HR services for a Home Office population of 32,004 (FTE). The total cost of these HR services for the six month period was £9.98 million. It is not possible to aggregate the previous two quarters to make a whole year figure, as there have been changes to what is being counted between the quarterly and half yearly figures.<br><br>It has not been possible to provide information on the following:<br>a) The cost of recruitment consultancy is included in the above overall consultancy cost figures associated with the HR function and the recruitment element cannot be disaggregated;<br>b) Department's total spend on human resources for the last financial year. Over the last 18 months the Home Office has undergone significant transformation: UKBA and HMPO staff moved into core Home Office; Immigration <br>Enforcement and United Kingdom Visas and Immigration were formed; and back office enabling services have been streamlined. The last annual survey related to the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 and was succeeded by 3 quarterly <br>surveys. New biannual surveys now take place in line with midyear and end of year Departmental reporting responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/12/2014 14:55:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 32518 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson