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1358429

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Proscribed Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to proscribe Hamas's political wing as a terrorist group following the UK's withdrawal from EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Austin of Dudley
uin	HL2818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on whether groups are, or are not, being considered for proscription. The Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/10/2021 16:31:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1284566

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Racial Harassment: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the (1) investigation, and (2) prosecution, of online racist abuse by the (a) police, and  (b) Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Austin of Dudley
uin	HL13044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We have robust legislation in place to deal with internet trolls, cyber-stalking and harassment, and perpetrators of grossly offensive, obscene, or menacing behaviour.</p><p>We have published the Full Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper, which includes specific measures to work with private companies and ensure that they are held to account for tackling illegal activity and content, such as hate crime, harassment, and cyber-stalking, as well as activity and content which may not be illegal but is nonetheless highly damaging to individuals (legal but harmful). The Full Government Response will be followed by legislation, which we are working on at pace, and will be ready this year.</p><p>The Home Office also funds a Police Online Hate Crime Hub to improve the police response to victims of online hate crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/02/2021 17:05:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1129260

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what different categories may shoplifting be recorded; and whether there are regional differences in that recording.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	259106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>For all police forces in England and Wales, shoplifting is recorded under a single crime code according to the Home Office counting rules; the Theft Act 1968.</p><p>The Home Office holds information on all offences recorded by police, including the offence of Shoplifting, which is published by Police Force Area (PFA). Information on the number of shoplifting offences recorded in each financial year from April 2012 to December 2018 can be found in the Open Data tables, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>An impact assessment was carried out for the crime threshold of £200 on levels of crime, which can be found here: <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf</a></p><p>The Government recognises the cost and disruption that shoplifting can cause to businesses, as well as to communities and consumers. It is important that retailers continue to report incidents of shoplifting and violence to the police so that effective action can be taken against offenders.</p><p>The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability co-chairs the National Retail Crime Steering Group which brings together Government, enforcement and key retail partners to identify and tackle the issues facing retailers in England and Wales. The Group’s key areas of focus include work to tackle shop theft and work to address violence and abuse toward retail staff.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 259107 259108 question first answered 06/06/2019 14:55:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1129261

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has carried out an impact assessment of the crime threshold of £200 on levels of crime.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	259107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>For all police forces in England and Wales, shoplifting is recorded under a single crime code according to the Home Office counting rules; the Theft Act 1968.</p><p>The Home Office holds information on all offences recorded by police, including the offence of Shoplifting, which is published by Police Force Area (PFA). Information on the number of shoplifting offences recorded in each financial year from April 2012 to December 2018 can be found in the Open Data tables, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>An impact assessment was carried out for the crime threshold of £200 on levels of crime, which can be found here: <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf</a></p><p>The Government recognises the cost and disruption that shoplifting can cause to businesses, as well as to communities and consumers. It is important that retailers continue to report incidents of shoplifting and violence to the police so that effective action can be taken against offenders.</p><p>The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability co-chairs the National Retail Crime Steering Group which brings together Government, enforcement and key retail partners to identify and tackle the issues facing retailers in England and Wales. The Group’s key areas of focus include work to tackle shop theft and work to address violence and abuse toward retail staff.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 259106 259108 question first answered 06/06/2019 14:55:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1129262

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of changes in the level of shoplifting by region in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16, (e) 2016-17, (f) 2017-18 and (g) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	259108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>For all police forces in England and Wales, shoplifting is recorded under a single crime code according to the Home Office counting rules; the Theft Act 1968.</p><p>The Home Office holds information on all offences recorded by police, including the offence of Shoplifting, which is published by Police Force Area (PFA). Information on the number of shoplifting offences recorded in each financial year from April 2012 to December 2018 can be found in the Open Data tables, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>An impact assessment was carried out for the crime threshold of £200 on levels of crime, which can be found here: <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252650/Annex_A_Overarching_IA_Lords.pdf</a></p><p>The Government recognises the cost and disruption that shoplifting can cause to businesses, as well as to communities and consumers. It is important that retailers continue to report incidents of shoplifting and violence to the police so that effective action can be taken against offenders.</p><p>The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability co-chairs the National Retail Crime Steering Group which brings together Government, enforcement and key retail partners to identify and tackle the issues facing retailers in England and Wales. The Group’s key areas of focus include work to tackle shop theft and work to address violence and abuse toward retail staff.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 259106 259107 question first answered 06/06/2019 14:55:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1055209

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of penalty notices issued in the last 12 months as a result of images taken by cameras across the country have been challenged by drivers on the grounds that (a) the vehicle was not theirs and (b) the registration number had been read incorrectly.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	216964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The enforcement of motoring offences is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/02/2019 14:18:05 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

837606

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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, how many (a) shotgun and (b) other firearms licences there were in England and Wales in each year from 2009-10 to 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	126725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of ‘shotgun and other firearms licenses’ within these questions has been interpreted to mean firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968-1997.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on firearms and shotgun certificates as part of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ publication. This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Table 1 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17. Table 3 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17.</p><p>Table 2 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p><p>Table 4 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126726 126728 126729 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:29:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

837607

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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, how many (a) shotguns and (b) other firearms were covered by licenses in England and Wales in each year from 2009-10 to 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	126726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of ‘shotgun and other firearms licenses’ within these questions has been interpreted to mean firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968-1997.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on firearms and shotgun certificates as part of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ publication. This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Table 1 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17. Table 3 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17.</p><p>Table 2 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p><p>Table 4 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126725 126728 126729 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:29:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

837609

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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, how many (a) shotgun and (b) other firearms licenses there were in each police force area in England and Wales in each year from 2009-10 to 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	126728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of ‘shotgun and other firearms licenses’ within these questions has been interpreted to mean firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968-1997.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on firearms and shotgun certificates as part of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ publication. This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Table 1 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17. Table 3 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17.</p><p>Table 2 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p><p>Table 4 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126725 126726 126729 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:29:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

837610

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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, how many (a) shotgun and (b) other firearms were covered by licenses in each police force area in England and Wales from 2009-10 to 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	126729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of ‘shotgun and other firearms licenses’ within these questions has been interpreted to mean firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968-1997.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on firearms and shotgun certificates as part of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ publication. This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Table 1 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17. Table 3 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates in England and Wales for the years 1971 and 1983 until 2016/17.</p><p>Table 2 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of firearm certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p><p>Table 4 within the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales’ release provides information on the number of shotgun certificates by police force area: applications, revocations, certificates on issue and firearms covered by certificates in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2017. The same information is also provided within table 2 of the data tables for each release for the financial years ending 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126725 126726 126728 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:29:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley