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752978

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to ensure that Cheshire Police improves its recording of rape and sexual offences as a result of the recent Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary report on crime data.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	5551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of sexual offences, including rapes, recorded by police forces in England and Wales has increased significantly since the first round of crime data integrity inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). The Office for National Statistics has noted that the rise is believed to result from improved crime recording accuracy by forces, and an increased willingness of victims to come forward and report these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>HMIC has made a number of recommendations to Cheshire Police in relation to the accuracy of crime recording. Responding to those recommendations is the responsibility of the Chief Constable, with the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner holding them to account.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 5549 5550 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:00:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

752979

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Cheshire Police fully and accurately record crimes involving vulnerable victims; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	5549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of sexual offences, including rapes, recorded by police forces in England and Wales has increased significantly since the first round of crime data integrity inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). The Office for National Statistics has noted that the rise is believed to result from improved crime recording accuracy by forces, and an increased willingness of victims to come forward and report these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>HMIC has made a number of recommendations to Cheshire Police in relation to the accuracy of crime recording. Responding to those recommendations is the responsibility of the Chief Constable, with the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner holding them to account.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 5550 5551 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:00:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

752980

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rape: Cheshire
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 met the Chief Constable of Cheshire to discuss the under-recording of rape offences by that force.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	5550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of sexual offences, including rapes, recorded by police forces in England and Wales has increased significantly since the first round of crime data integrity inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). The Office for National Statistics has noted that the rise is believed to result from improved crime recording accuracy by forces, and an increased willingness of victims to come forward and report these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>HMIC has made a number of recommendations to Cheshire Police in relation to the accuracy of crime recording. Responding to those recommendations is the responsibility of the Chief Constable, with the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner holding them to account.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 5549 5551 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:00:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

750860

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Warrington Collegiate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the application from Warrington Collegiate to change its name to Warrington and Vale Royal College on its merger with Mid Cheshire College has been refused; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	4358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials are working closely with the college ahead of its planned merger with Mid Cheshire College on 1 August 2017 to ensure that its application for change of name meets the published criteria and stands the best possible chance of being approved.</p><p>The name Warrington and Vale Royal College requires approval from both the Cabinet Office and Companies House for use of the word Royal. An earlier application made by the college in June was rejected by Cabinet Office. A second, revised, application was approved by Cabinet Office on 12 July 2017 and a formal application to the department was received on 13 July 2017.</p><p>The name still requires approval from Companies House, but there is sufficient time for this to be approved before the proposed merger date of 1 August 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/07/2017 16:13:24 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

750861

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Warrington North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Warrington Borough Council, (b) representatives of Warrington head teachers and (c) trade union representatives on the effect of the school funding formula on schools in Warrington North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	4353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials from the Department have met a range of stakeholders from across the country to discuss school funding, as part of our consultation on a schools and high needs national formulae, including head teachers and head teacher representatives, representatives from local authorities and trade unions.</p><p>We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/07/2017 16:38:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

750862

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prison officers to support inmates who (a) are elderly and frail and (b) suffer from dementia.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	4355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Elderly and frail prisoners receive support from NHS clinical services and local authority social care, as well as from prison officers. All staff are trained to appropriate professional standards for their contribution to care. Supporting elderly prisoners is covered in entry-level prison officer training. Prison officers are provided with guidance on dementia and also receive advice and guidance from occupational therapists and social workers at a local level. We are working closely with clinical leaders and social care services to improve our understanding of the impacts of dementia across prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:42:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

750863

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the report of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary into crime recording in the Cheshire Police force, published on 15 June 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	4203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>It is vital that recorded crime statistics are as accurate as possible and that victims and the general public can have confidence in the police.</p><p> </p><p>When HMIC make force specific recommendations following an inspection, the relevant Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner should ensure they take the required steps to improve crime recording accuracy and the service to victims of crime.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/07/2017 16:42:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

748271

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) over 65 and (b) over 75 are currently held in prison.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	2818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The information requested is set out in the table below.</strong> <strong>Number of prisoners aged 65+, and 75+ held in England and Wales as of 31 March 2017:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>65 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,839</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Of whom:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 and over</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>This excludes those in the two HMPPS-operated Immigration Removal Centres (Morton Hall and The Verne)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="3"><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source:</strong> Derived from Offender Management statistics quarterly: October to December Published 27<sup>th</sup> April 2017</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/07/2017 16:02:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

748272

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisoners: Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people who have been diagnosed with dementia are currently held in prison.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	2819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 14:20:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

748274

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers are employed in England and were employed in (a) 2010 and (b) April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	2820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of prison officers employed in England as at March 2010 is contained in table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 Officers employed in England, 31 March 2010</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time Equivalent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>24,942</p></td><td><p>24,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prisons officers employed in England and Wales for 31 March 2016 and 2017 can be found in the workforce bulletin publications.</p><p> </p><p>For data as at 31 March 2016, please see tables 3 and 10:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>For data as at 31 March 2107, please see tables 3 and 12:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting an extra 2,500 frontline officers by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/07/2017 16:02:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones