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1125678

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces undertook a rural proofing review of policies adopted in 2018-2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	252477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that certain crimes may disproportionately or predominantly affect rural areas. That is why we welcome the Rural Affairs Strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in July 2018. The Strategy sets out operational and organisational policing priorities in respect of tackling rural crime and can be found at: <a href="https://www.nwcu.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NPCC-Rural-affairs-Strategy-2018-2021.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.nwcu.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NPCC-Rural-affairs-Strategy-2018-2021.pdf.</a></p><p><br>Through the election of Police and Crime Commissioners we have ensured that communities, including those in rural areas, have a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/05/2019 13:26:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1125033

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with police forces on potential changes to the firearms licensing policy to require a medical declaration; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	251211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Following the introduction of new medical arrangements for firearms licensing in 2016 we have been in discussions with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations about improving the arrangements, and how greater consistency can be achieved across England and Wales.</p><p>The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a power to enable the Secretary of State to issue statutory guidance to the police on their firearms licensing functions, and this guidance will include the relevant medical arrangements. Before issuing the statutory guidance, the Secretary of State must consult the National Police Chiefs Council and the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and we will also consult publicly on the guidance before it is finalised. The Government intends to launch the consultation on the statutory guidance before the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/05/2019 15:56:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1123709

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Automatic Number Plate Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to enable local communities in cooperation with the police to use information accrued from ANPR to prosecute drivers who regularly break the speed limit.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	248574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Speeding offences can only be enforced by speed cameras using laser or radar that have met the requirements of Home Office Type Approval. There are, therefore, no plans to develop ANPR cameras to detect speeding offences.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/05/2019 15:32:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1082233

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been issued speeding fines on the (a) M1, (b) M2, (c) M3, (d) M4, (e) M5 and (f) M6 in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	228554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued for speed limit offences. An FPN is a prescribed financial penalty issued to a motorist following a range of motoring offences, such as speed limit offences. Detailed information on the location where the offence took place is not collected or held by the Home Office.</p><p>Data on FPNs for speed limit offences can be found in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales </a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/03/2019 16:19:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1029545

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: 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 Court of Appeal judgment on firefighters' pensions of 20 December 2018, what his Department's total legal costs were in that case; what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of implementing that judgment; and how those potential costs are planned to be defrayed between central and local government.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	204379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking permission to appeal the judgment, so no estimate has been made of the potential costs of implementing the judgment nor any determination on how such costs might impact central and local government. To date the legal costs are in the region of £334,000.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/01/2019 15:43:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1027298

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Schools: Notice Boards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will meet with the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor to discuss issuing strategic advice and guidance for (a) fire and rescue authorities and (b) local education authorities on the installation and inspection of school classroom notice boards to ensure they are legally compliant with respect to fire standards.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	202697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The role of Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser was abolished in 2017.</p><p>The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 places a responsibility on manufacturers to put only safe products on to the market. Products, and their constituent materials, must be safe for any reasonable foreseeable use.</p><p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person (usually the owner, employer or managing agent) is required to ensure adequate fire protection measures are in place and maintained appropriately. To help responsible persons identify and mitigate fire risk and comply with the provisions of the Order, Government has made available guidance, including a specific guide for education premises, which is available here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-risk-assessment-educational-premises." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-risk-assessment-educational-premises.</a></p><p>Additional guidance on design for fire safety in schools, known as Building Bulletin 100, was published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families in 2007 and refers to the safe use of notice boards. The guide is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-100-design-for-fire-safety-in-schools." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-100-design-for-fire-safety-in-schools.</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/12/2018 15:57:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1022857

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to order the HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to undertake an investigation into the performance of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	200540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>An inspection of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planned for summer 2019 as part of the fire and rescue services inspection programme.</p><p>The HMICFRS inspection programme covers all 45 fire and rescue services in England. Inspections assess the effectiveness and efficiency of each fire and rescue service, and how well they look after the people who work for them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/12/2018 17:23:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010573

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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, what guidance he has given to Police and Crime Commissioners on the use of (a) reserves and (b) deficit budgets for the purposes of providing for pension costs.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	193363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has established a working group with representatives of Police and Crime Commissioners and forces to determine the best way to manage the potential impact of increased pensions costs</p><p>The Budget made clear that part of these costs will be met from the Treasury Reserve in 2019/20. As the Chancellor set out in his speech, the Home Secretary will review police spending power ahead of the 2019/20 provisional police funding settlement which is expected to be published next month</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/03/2019 17:59:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010381

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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, what recent discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on the effect on police budgets of additional pension costs.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	192719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We are assessing the implications of changes to the public service pensions discount rate on police forces and are working with the police and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to determine how best to manage these impacts. The Budget made clear that part of these costs will be met from the Treasury Reserve in 2019/20.</p><p>As the Chancellor set out in his speech, the Home Secretary will review police spending power ahead of the 2019/20 provisional police funding settlement which is expected to be published next month.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/11/2018 14:21:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

807234

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals to protect abortion clinics from on-going demonstrations outside their premises; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	119880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary announced on 26 November that she has ordered a review into harassment and intimidation near abortion clinics following concerns about the aggressive tactics of some campaigners.</p><p>The Review will gather evidence from police forces, healthcare providers, local authorities, from representative groups of the clients and also those engaging in protests and demonstrations, before considering what further action the government can take to protect those using or working in abortion clinics.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/12/2017 15:43:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew