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428264

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on changing the police funding formula.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	902159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Current police funding arrangements are complex, opaque and out of date. This reflects views put forward by PCCs, police forces and Committees of this House. It is essential that we come to a new funding formula that is fair, transparent and matched to demand - but also one that is supported by policing as a whole. However, we have listened to the views of policing partners and are minded to delay the proposed changes to the formula for 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2015 15:57:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

427772

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department has allocated to work on the strategic communications plan for making (a) young and (b) other people aware of the blanket ban on legal highs proposed in the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	15805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>A strategic communications plan to make people aware of the intended blanket ban on psychoactive substances is currently being developed. We are working with key partners and agencies such as Pubic Health England to develop a comprehensive plan that will explain the legislative changes and consequences to sellers, young people and other users and signpost support and advice. A budget has not yet been allocated for this work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2015 17:51:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

428710

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2015 to Question 14066, what accountability mechanisms are in place for the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central to discuss the case of James Thompson.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Question 14066, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, intervene in its reviews or decisions. Since there is no action I can take, I do not believe a meeting with the Hon. Member would be helpful.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2015 10:55:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

432026

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	James Thompson
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to open an investigation into the case of James Thompson.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Questions 14066 and 16560, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, attempt to intervene in its reviews or decisions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/11/2015 13:16:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

428265

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on changing the police funding formula.
	tabling member constituency	Fareham
	tabling member printed	Suella Fernandes
	uin	902164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Current police funding arrangements are complex, opaque and out of date. This reflects views put forward by PCCs, police forces and Committees of this House. It is essential that we come to a new funding formula that is fair, transparent and matched to demand - but also one that is supported by policing as a whole. However, we have listened to the views of policing partners and are minded to delay the proposed changes to the formula for 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2015 16:03:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman

429094

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect of increased cyber-security funding on the numbers of (a) frontline police and (b) police community support officers.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	16769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Cyber Security, including combating cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security. That is why, through the National Cyber Security Programme, we have invested over £90 million under the last Parliament to bolster the law enforcement response, and we will continue to invest. As the Chancellor announced this week, this Government has committed to spending £1.9 billion on cyber security over the next five years, including for cyber crime.</p><p>To date, we have funded the development of National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) and of cyber teams within the Regional Organised Crime Unit network; and invested in Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. We are clear that front line policing also needs to adapt with the changing nature of the threat. In partnership with the College of Policing, we have rolled out cyber crime training so that it is available to all police officers and staff, with over 150,000 modules completed so far. We recognise that local policing capabilities in respect of the investigation of digital crime are a particular concern – that is why we are working with the National Policing Lead for Digital Investigations to define the capabilities required to conduct effective digital investigations. This Government has also made a commitment to expand the number of volunteer ‘Cyber Specials’ across policing. This will harness expertise from other sectors to further increase police capability at all levels, including within local forces.</p><p>This Government will continue investing at the national, regional and local levels to ensure we have the capacity to deal with the volume and sophistication of online crime. We will continue to boost the capabilities of the NCCU by increasing their ability to investigate the most serious cyber crime, both domestically and internationally. We will increase work with industry to stop cyber attacks reaching the UK, and we will work with industry and the public to help them better protect themselves.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/11/2015 18:11:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

431759

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Driving Offences: Mobile Phones
	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 19 November 2015 to Question 15363, what assessments she has made of the capacity of traffic police to enforce fixed-penalty notices for the traffic offences relating to use of mobile telephones.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	17242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>Data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued by the police for using a handheld mobile phone while driving in England and Wales in the last five years is set out below.</p><p>The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police and decisions on the size and composition of a force’s workforce are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.</p><p>Number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued by police in England and Wales <sup>(1)</sup> for using a handheld mobile phone while driving, 2010 <sup>(2)</sup> to 2014:</p><p>Number (thousands) <strong>England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Use of handheld mobile phone while driving</p></td><td><p>124.7</p></td><td><p>123.1</p></td><td><p>92.7</p></td><td><p>52.4</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Source:</strong> Police Powers and Procedures, year ending March 2015, Home Office</p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Excludes British Transport Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Data for 2010 is not directly comparable with data from 2011 onwards due to the introduction of the PentiP system which records FPNs in England and Wales. Data from 2011 onwards is slightly lower that comparative data from the previous system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 17243 question first answered 27/11/2015 14:24:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

431779

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Driving Offences: Mobile Phones
	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 19 November 2015 to Question 15363, how many drivers incurred a fixed-penalty charge for using a mobile telephone at the wheel in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	17243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>Data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued by the police for using a handheld mobile phone while driving in England and Wales in the last five years is set out below.</p><p>The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police and decisions on the size and composition of a force’s workforce are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.</p><p>Number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued by police in England and Wales <sup>(1)</sup> for using a handheld mobile phone while driving, 2010 <sup>(2)</sup> to 2014:</p><p>Number (thousands) <strong>England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Use of handheld mobile phone while driving</p></td><td><p>124.7</p></td><td><p>123.1</p></td><td><p>92.7</p></td><td><p>52.4</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Source:</strong> Police Powers and Procedures, year ending March 2015, Home Office</p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Excludes British Transport Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Data for 2010 is not directly comparable with data from 2011 onwards due to the introduction of the PentiP system which records FPNs in England and Wales. Data from 2011 onwards is slightly lower that comparative data from the previous system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 17242 question first answered 27/11/2015 14:24:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

428186

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Wildlife Crime Unit: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to renew funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit after March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	16200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on future funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit will be made as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2015 18:07:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

432024

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of using external agencies for recruitment to Senior Civil Service posts in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>From July 2014, recruitment for SCS posts have been managed centrally by Civil Service Resourcing. Data prior to that date is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>As part of its long-term economic plan, this Government has reduced the size of the Civil Service by 22%, adjusting for Machinery of Government changes that moved staff into and out of the Civil Service since the 2010 General Election, representing a significant increase in efficiency and productivity that helped save taxpayers £2.8 billion last year alone.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/11/2015 14:39:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh