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227908

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	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 the debate on police widows pensions of 25 February, Official Report, columns 126-133WH, what steps she is taking to ensure all police widowers receive life-long pensions.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	227749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced in the Budget on 18 March that the Government will ensure that all widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers and firefighters who are killed on duty will no longer lose their survivor benefits if they remarry, cohabit, or form a civil partnership.</p><p>The Home Office and Department for Communities and Local Government will set out further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/03/2015 15:56:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

224479

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Wrexham
	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 police officers employed in Wrexham constituency for frontline duties in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	225883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect police workforce information at the requested <br>level. The deployment of available resources is a matter for chief officers <br>locally, working with their Police and Crime Commissioner.<br><br>At the overall police force area level, according to the definitions set out by <br>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, North Wales Police plan to have <br>1428 police officers working in frontline roles by March 2015. This represents <br>95 % of the total police officer workforce compared to 92%<br>(1,458 officers) in <br>March 2010. <br><br>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has made clear there is no simple <br>link between officer numbers and crime levels. This is supported by the <br>reduction in crime of more than one fifth under this Government, according to <br>the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/03/2015 16:03:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

179026

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the guaranteed fulfilment period is for (a) issuing new and (b) renewing (i) children's and (ii) adult passports.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	223960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The gov.uk website sets out expected turnaround times for applications made in <br>the UK and, on a country-by-country basis, for applications made overseas. HM <br>Passport Office aims to deal with applications within published turnaround <br>times, but this is a guideline only as there are a number of factors that can <br>affect how long it takes to process an application. <br>The premium and fast track service provide a guaranteed turnaround period of <br>four hours and seven days respectively on payment of an additional fee, <br>provided the applicant has submitted all the relevant information and the <br>necessary security requirements are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/02/2015 14:07:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

171192

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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 full-time equivalent (a) police officers and (b) police staff were employed (i) overall and (ii) per 1,000 of the population in each London local authority in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	219148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.<br><br>Figures at local authority level ceased to be collected from 2011/12 onwards.<br><br>Police officer and police staff figures for the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police as a whole are published each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical release, which can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:50:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

171180

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	John Anslow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates officers in Staffordshire police force travelled to Northern Cyprus in connection with the investigation into John Anslow's escape from lawful custody; and which airport these officers flew (a) into and (b) out of on those visits.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
	uin	219266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not recognise the so-called &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.&quot; There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus. <br><br>It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals. <br><br>Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 219153 219160 219179 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:22:14 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 36771 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

171193

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	John Anslow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what airports police officers investigating the escape of John Anslow used on their (a) outward and (b) inward bound flights to Cyprus in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
	uin	219160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not recognise the so-called &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.&quot; There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus. <br><br>It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals. <br><br>Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 219153 219179 219266 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:22:14 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 36768 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

171191

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Investigation: Cyprus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for UK police forces to investigate criminal suspects in Northern Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
	uin	219153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not recognise the so-called &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.&quot; There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus. <br><br>It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals. <br><br>Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 219160 219179 219266 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:22:14 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 36764 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

171296

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Investigation: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria must be met before a police officer is permitted to travel abroad to investigate people suspected of criminal offences in their force's area.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
	uin	219179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not recognise the so-called &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.&quot; There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus. <br><br>It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals. <br><br>Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 219153 219160 219266 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:22:14 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 36770 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

168318

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Travellers
	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 (a) provide support for the recruitment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller police officers and (b) in other ways improve relations between the police and the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving diversity in policing: in a modern, diverse society it is essential to building the trust and confidence of all communities.<br><br>This Government’s reforms will allow for faster progress on equality and diversity. We established the College of Policing, which has embarked on a major programme looking at recruitment, retention and progression of black and <br>minority ethnic officers and has recently published advice on positive action for police forces. We are actively engaging with the College, and forces to ensure this work is taken forward, providing access to key diversity data to <br>evaluate progress within forces, and publishing workforce diversity data online for the public on police.uk. We have also introduced different routes into the police through the Direct Entry schemes and by supporting the development of <br>‘Police Now’. These schemes have received a more diverse range of applicants compared to the existing police workforce. For example, the ‘Police Now’ scheme received 1,248 applications, of which 48% were from women, and 19% from <br>people of black or ethnic minority backgrounds. This is in contrast to the current representation levels in the Metropolitan Police, where only 11% of police officers are from an ethnic minority background and 25% are women.<br><br>We have also established Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) with responsibility for the totality of policing in their areas, including ensuring that community needs are met, and that forces secure the trust and confidence <br>of the public. Decisions on when and how to recruit individuals are for the chief officer of a police force. <br><br>We welcome the launch of the Gypsy, Roma Traveller Police Association this year, whose aims include fostering better relations between the police and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. This shows that policing takes equality <br>and diversity seriously and is taking steps to address issues that matter to all communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 217292 217296 question first answered 12/12/2014 16:57:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168315

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Law and Order
	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 increase the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership roles within law enforcement agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving diversity in policing: in a modern, diverse society it is essential to building the trust and confidence of all communities.<br><br>This Government’s reforms will allow for faster progress on equality and diversity. We established the College of Policing, which has embarked on a major programme looking at recruitment, retention and progression of black and <br>minority ethnic officers and has recently published advice on positive action for police forces. We are actively engaging with the College, and forces to ensure this work is taken forward, providing access to key diversity data to <br>evaluate progress within forces, and publishing workforce diversity data online for the public on police.uk. We have also introduced different routes into the police through the Direct Entry schemes and by supporting the development of <br>‘Police Now’. These schemes have received a more diverse range of applicants compared to the existing police workforce. For example, the ‘Police Now’ scheme received 1,248 applications, of which 48% were from women, and 19% from <br>people of black or ethnic minority backgrounds. This is in contrast to the current representation levels in the Metropolitan Police, where only 11% of police officers are from an ethnic minority background and 25% are women.<br><br>We have also established Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) with responsibility for the totality of policing in their areas, including ensuring that community needs are met, and that forces secure the trust and confidence <br>of the public. Decisions on when and how to recruit individuals are for the chief officer of a police force. <br><br>We welcome the launch of the Gypsy, Roma Traveller Police Association this year, whose aims include fostering better relations between the police and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. This shows that policing takes equality <br>and diversity seriously and is taking steps to address issues that matter to all communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 217293 217296 question first answered 12/12/2014 16:57:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson