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1684050

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a minimum number of vessels in a Royal Navy carrier battle group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The composition and size of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployments are tailored to meet the operational requirement and all options are continuously reviewed to ensure optimum Royal Navy output.</p><p> </p><p>The last CSG deployment between September and November 2023 included exercising and integration with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force, operating in the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and High North with five Royal Navy/RFA ships as well as vessels from partners and allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10756 question first answered 29/01/2024 17:29:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684051

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last exercise was that included a full carrier battle group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The composition and size of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployments are tailored to meet the operational requirement and all options are continuously reviewed to ensure optimum Royal Navy output.</p><p> </p><p>The last CSG deployment between September and November 2023 included exercising and integration with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force, operating in the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and High North with five Royal Navy/RFA ships as well as vessels from partners and allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10755 question first answered 29/01/2024 17:29:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684055

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Royal Navy training exercises abandoned in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:30:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684056

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Army training exercises abandoned in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:21:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684057

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of RAF training exercises abandoned in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:21:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684059

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many international military training exercises UK personnel took part in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my letter dated 12 December 2023 to Question 13864 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne, (Mr Healey) which was deposited in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:22:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 20231212 - PQ13864 - RT HON JOHN HEALEY MP.pdf title Armed Forces: Military Exercises
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1683666

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	National Science and Technology Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the National Science and Technology Council last met.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 24/01/2024 09:38:32 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1681111

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to respond to the legal review by the Commission for Countering Extremism entitled Operating with impunity, published on 24 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	8939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Commission for Countering Extremism provides valuable advice and expertise to my department and across Government on how to raise awareness and understanding of extremist ideologies so that we can tackle radicalisation and extremist activity.</p><p>Since the Operating with Impunity report was published in early 2021, there have been a number of changes to strengthen the Government’s approach to tackling extremism.</p><p>We continue to consider the recommendations made in the Operating with Impunity report in our work to counter extremism in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 24/01/2024 15:28:14 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1680354

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6491 on Shoplifting, following an instance of shoplifting what evidence can be secured from non-police personnel.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	8367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting has on businesses, communities and consumers.</p><p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 51% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010; however, Police Recorded Crime figures show shoplifting offences increased by 25% in the 12 months to June 2023. Statistics also show the number of people charged with shoplifting offences has risen by 29% in the year ending June 2023. That’s a welcome indication that the police are heeding the message and are giving greater attention to shoplifting. The Home Office does not hold specific information relating to shoplifting offences attended by the police.</p><p>Over recent months I have worked with representatives of the retail sector and senior police leaders, including the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) leads for Acquisitive Crime, Retail Crime, Business Crime and the National Business Crime Centre, to improve the police response to</p><p>shoplifting. These conversations resulted in the development of the NPCC’s Retail Crime Action Plan.</p><p>In October, the NPCC published the Retail Crime Action Plan. Through this Plan, all police forces in England and Wales have committed to prioritise police attendance at the scene where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured and can only be done by police personnel.</p><p>Additionally, where CCTV or other digital images are secured, police will run this through the Police National Database to further aid efforts to identify prolific offenders or potentially dangerous individuals. Police forces use the facial matching facility on the Police National Database which contains images of people previously arrested. The UK passport database is searched on a limited basis in support of the most serious law enforcement investigations.</p><p>The plan also includes guidance for retailers on what response they can expect from their local police, as well as how retailers can assist the police by providing evidence to help ensure cases are followed-up. Retailers can assist police by providing CCTV footage and images, which is best shared electronically via a Digital Evidence Management System.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on police attendance at retail crime incidents. The NPCC is exploring how this data could be captured by police forces to show attendance in line with the commitments in the Retail Crime Action Plan.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests made by police in England and Wales, as part of the annual ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstop-and-search-and-arrests-year-ending-march-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPippa.Cousins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd8df91da99ff46de28fc08dc10f9dc65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403912535493709%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=egB2VA2a8i%2Fn7Q%2B4GtHifHl5gp%2FSGfmO4Zm17A8aPD8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures: Stop and search and arrests</a>’ statistical release. The Home Office does not hold information relating to citizens arrests.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 8368 8369 8370 8371 question first answered 16/01/2024 17:49:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1680355

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
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 18 December 2023 to Question 6491 on Shoplifting, what percentage of reports of shoplifting were attended by police in 2023; and whether attendance levels increased after publication of the National Police Chiefs' Council's Retail Crime Action Plan in October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	8368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting has on businesses, communities and consumers.</p><p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 51% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010; however, Police Recorded Crime figures show shoplifting offences increased by 25% in the 12 months to June 2023. Statistics also show the number of people charged with shoplifting offences has risen by 29% in the year ending June 2023. That’s a welcome indication that the police are heeding the message and are giving greater attention to shoplifting. The Home Office does not hold specific information relating to shoplifting offences attended by the police.</p><p>Over recent months I have worked with representatives of the retail sector and senior police leaders, including the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) leads for Acquisitive Crime, Retail Crime, Business Crime and the National Business Crime Centre, to improve the police response to</p><p>shoplifting. These conversations resulted in the development of the NPCC’s Retail Crime Action Plan.</p><p>In October, the NPCC published the Retail Crime Action Plan. Through this Plan, all police forces in England and Wales have committed to prioritise police attendance at the scene where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured and can only be done by police personnel.</p><p>Additionally, where CCTV or other digital images are secured, police will run this through the Police National Database to further aid efforts to identify prolific offenders or potentially dangerous individuals. Police forces use the facial matching facility on the Police National Database which contains images of people previously arrested. The UK passport database is searched on a limited basis in support of the most serious law enforcement investigations.</p><p>The plan also includes guidance for retailers on what response they can expect from their local police, as well as how retailers can assist the police by providing evidence to help ensure cases are followed-up. Retailers can assist police by providing CCTV footage and images, which is best shared electronically via a Digital Evidence Management System.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on police attendance at retail crime incidents. The NPCC is exploring how this data could be captured by police forces to show attendance in line with the commitments in the Retail Crime Action Plan.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests made by police in England and Wales, as part of the annual ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstop-and-search-and-arrests-year-ending-march-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPippa.Cousins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd8df91da99ff46de28fc08dc10f9dc65%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403912535493709%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=egB2VA2a8i%2Fn7Q%2B4GtHifHl5gp%2FSGfmO4Zm17A8aPD8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures: Stop and search and arrests</a>’ statistical release. The Home Office does not hold information relating to citizens arrests.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 8367 8369 8370 8371 question first answered 16/01/2024 17:49:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson