The 2015 Spending Review protected police funding in real terms, assuming Police and Crime Commissioners maximise precept. Since then, police forces have received broadly flat cash direct resource funding and we are increasing investment in transformation and improved communications and technology capabilities. As a result, Merseyside police force received £500,000 more in 2017/18 compared with 2015/16. However, the Government recognises that the police have faced significant challenges this year. We have, therefore, set in hand a programme of engagement to understand better the demands they face, and how these can best be managed. As part of this, the Minister for Policing and Fire Minister will be speaking to, and visiting, a number of forces over the next few months.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are in regular discussion with police forces and the National Ballistics Intelligence Service to monitor gun crime levels. The ONS statistics show that firearms offences are 34% lower than they were a decade ago, though there has been an increase nationally in recent years. The opposite has been the case in Merseyside in recent years, with firearms offences falling. However, we know incidents where a firearm has been discharged have increased over the last year in Merseyside.<\/p>
<\/p>
We continue to work closely with law enforcement partners to ensure that we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities internationally, at the UK border and within the UK. For example, firearms controls have been strengthened through the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and a multi-agency firearms unit has been established. On 5th<\/sup> September this unit was awarded £2.4m of Police Transformation Funding. We are also introducing statutory guidance for the police on firearms licensing to ensure that the robust processes in place for assessing an individual\u2019s suitability to own a gun are applied consistently. Last year we initiated a new firearms science and technology programme, committing £2m over two years, to the development of automatic threat detection technology.<\/p> <\/p> Complementary to this work at the national level, the Home Office supports the local and regional response to crime where appropriate, and discussions are ongoing about the support available for Merseyside. The Home Secretary\u2019s letter to Maria Eagle MP of 5th September, copied to you, provides further detail on this.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Merseyside Police on the effect of (a) funding and (b) the number of police officers on tackling (i) serious and organised and (ii) gun crime across Merseyside.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the trends in the level of gun crime in (a) Merseyside and (b) England and the implications of that assessment for any reform of police funding.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of air quality in Liverpool, Walton constituency; and what steps he is taking to improve air quality in northern cities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with Barclays on its programme of branch closures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "uin" : "2150"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746792", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/746792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues including government investment in infrastructure.<\/p> <\/p> At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor introduced the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) which will provide an additional £23bn of investment between 2017/18 and 2020/21. The NPIF will be targeted at infrastructure, housing, and research and development. The government is getting on with delivering this additional investment. For instance on Tuesday 4th<\/sup> July, the Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government launched the £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund.<\/p> <\/p> The NPIF comes on top of previous commitments already set out, including the biggest investment in transport infrastructure in generations.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4097", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Elizabeth Truss"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister since 9 June 2017 on increasing Government borrowing to invest in national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/686226", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/686226/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HS2 Ltd element of consultancy expenditure, as defined by the Cabinet Office, is not readily available in the format requested and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> As defined by the Cabinet Office, the Department for Transport (High Speed Rail Group) expenditure on consultancy (i.e. provision of advice) on High Speed 2 for the period April 2011 to March 2016 was £29.7m.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of consultants working on High Speed 2.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/686227", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
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, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of High Speed 2.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/682374", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
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, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4009", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents involving off-road motorcycles have been recorded by police forces in (a) Liverpool, (b) Merseyside and (c) England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/652272", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many young people in Merseyside and Halton have benefited from the Government's Help to Buy scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/652405/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Homelessness acceptances remain less than half the 2003-4 peak, but one person without a home is still one too many. That is why we have protected £315 million for local authority homelessness prevention funding, and secured £149 million central government funding in this Parliament.<\/p> We have a strong homelessness safety net, but we want to go further by putting prevention at the heart of our approach to tackling homelessness. That is why we are supporting Bob Blackman MP\u2019s Private Members\u2019 Bill. The Homelessness Reduction Bill will significantly reform England\u2019s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.<\/p> Homelessness statistics are recorded at a local authority level. Statistics for each of the last five years on statutory homelessness acceptances, homelessness prevention and relief and rough sleeping by each local authority in England are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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