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1037258

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Governing Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many House of Commons bodies include lay members.
	tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
	tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
	uin	205848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>I take the hon. Gentleman’s question to be referring to bodies whose membership includes Members of the House. On this understanding, the following bodies have lay members:</p><ul><li>Committee on Standards</li><li>Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee</li><li>Members Estimate Audit Committee</li><li>Fire Safety Committee</li></ul><p><br>There are also two statutory bodies whose secretariats are based in the House of Commons and whose membership includes Members and non-Members:</p><ul><li>House of Commons Commission</li><li>Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority</li></ul><p><br>There are also two bicameral bodies whose membership includes Members and non-Members:</p><ul><li>The Shadow Sponsor Board responsible for commissioning the Restoration and Renewal Programme</li><li>Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board</li></ul> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 30/01/2019 11:33:54 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1037014

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	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 his speech entiled Keeping our children safe, published on gov.uk on 3 September 2018, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the technology and social media industry’s response to that speech.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	205951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7-8 November the Home Secretary co-hosted a Hackathon with Microsoft, at which leading companies worked to develop a prototype tool to detect online grooming to be provided licence-free to small and medium companies worldwide. The Home Secretary also visited US-based social networks and other technology companies to urge them to promote the use of the new prototype and to encourage further action to tackle sexual abuse of children online.</p><p>Some progress has already been made, including the adoption of tools to identify new child abuse imagery, publication of new transparency data capturing action on CSEA. However, the sharing of child abuse imagery, online grooming and livestreaming of abuse remain prevalent and there is more to be done. We will set out plans for tackling online harms, including Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/01/2019 17:32:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1037064

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Forensic Science
	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 quality of forensic science investigation work in police forces, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	205814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) monitors the quality of forensic science investigations by police forces.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that policing meets appropriate quality standards across the system and fully supports the Forensic Science Regulator's timetable for accreditation and is committed to giving her statutory powers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/01/2019 16:56:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1037015

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	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 technology and social medias companies on the use of the prototypes for detecting grooming that were developed at the Microsoft Hackathon.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	205952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7-8 November the Home Secretary co-hosted a Hackathon with Microsoft, at which leading companies worked to develop a prototype tool to detect online grooming to be provided licence-free to small and medium companies worldwide. The Home Secretary also visited US-based social networks and other technology companies to urge them to promote the use of the new prototype and to encourage further action to tackle sexual abuse of children online.</p><p>Some progress has already been made, including the adoption of tools to identify new child abuse imagery, publication of new transparency data capturing action on CSEA. However, the sharing of child abuse imagery, online grooming and livestreaming of abuse remain prevalent and there is more to be done. We will set out plans for tackling online harms, including Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/01/2019 17:36:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1037101

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	205940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office do not track NDAs. Any non-disclosure elements in commercial agreements or procurements form part of the overall agreement or process and are not NDAs in their own right.</p><p>The Commercial Directorate have not issued specific EU Exit-related policy to include NDAs within contracts. This means that depending on the type of engagement with suppliers, NDAs will have been issued as relevant, as part of the process but there has been no policy of issuing NDAs just because the work was EU Exit related.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/01/2019 16:41:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037240

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Emergency 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 999 calls were received by the Metropolitan Police in each month of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	205980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205981 205982 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037242

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls were graded as (a) S grade and (b) I grade in each month of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	205981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205980 205982 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037244

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls were downgraded from I to S grade within 15 minutes of receiving the initial call in each month of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	205982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205980 205981 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037249

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers, (c) non-uniformed police staff, (d) special constables, (e) designated officers, (f) dogs and (g) horses were deployed in (i) the London Borough of Redbridge and (ii) the Metropolitan Police Service area in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	205984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers, police staff, designated officers, police community support officers and special constables employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>The Home Office collects this information at Police Force Area level only. Data on the number of police officers, police staff, designated officers, police community support officers and special constables in the Metropolitan Police Service, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the total number of dogs or horses deployed by police forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/01/2019 17:13:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037213

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Stoke on Trent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what correspondence his Department has had from Stoke-on-Trent City Council on partnership working with his Department to accelerate decision making for asylum seekers and other residents who have no recourse to public funds.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	206010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to find trace of correspondence received from Stoke-on-Trent City Council regarding Partnership working with the Department to accelerate decision making for asylum-seekers and other residents who have no recourse to public funds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/01/2019 15:17:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell