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768148

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish data on the number of people with a mental disorder removed to police stations under Section 135 or 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 for the period between 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	107061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has collected information on the number of persons detained under section 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Data on detentions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, covering the 2016/17 time period, and including the number of people who were detained in a police station, will be published in the next edition of the ‘Police powers and procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. This bulletin is scheduled for release on Thursday 26<sup>th</sup> October, and will be available here: <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><p> </p><p>Data on the number of detentions under section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983 will be published as ‘experimental statistics’ in the same bulletin, to acknowledge that further development work is needed on these data.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 11:28:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

768149

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airwave Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether it will be possible to extend Airwave beyond March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	107019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The new Emergency Services Network (ESN) will provide the dedicated teams who work so hard protecting the public and saving lives with the most advanced communications system of its kind anywhere in the world. There will be no risks with public safety and there will be no gap in the emergency services’ communications provision. It will ultimately be for the emergency services themselves to confirm they are content with the new ESN service, as the existing Airwave system will continue until transition on to the ESN is completed.</p><p> </p><p>The Airwave network will remain operational until the emergency services have transitioned to using the new Emergency Services Network.</p><p> </p><p>The current agreement with Motorola can be extended equally for a fixed price per region per month. The regional extension price enables the Government to only buy additional Airwave service for those regions requiring the service for longer. In terms of funding of future ASL contract extensions falling to the police service in England and Wales, these decisions will be subject to ministerial consideration at that time as part of the annual police finance settlement.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of costs to police forces I can confirm that the Home Office contributes 75% of the costs of setting up and operating the core network element of ESN to reflect the policing (England and Wales) share of the joint emergency service programme. This share of Core costs is met through a reallocation within the police funding settlement. Police &amp; Crime Commissioners will meet certain local costs, such as new handsets for officers, from their general budgets as they do now.</p><p> </p><p>This is cutting-edge technology, and the Programme has always been clear that it will not take any risks with public safety. The emergency services will transition when they consider the network ready. Greater clarity on the date ESN will be available is likely to be understood by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of upgrading to the Emergency Services Network and the costs to extend Airwave contracts for the emergency services are available in the public domain at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 106849 106850 106960 106980 107020 question first answered 20/10/2017 09:33:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

768150

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to commence the transition from Airwave to ESMCP in December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	107020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The new Emergency Services Network (ESN) will provide the dedicated teams who work so hard protecting the public and saving lives with the most advanced communications system of its kind anywhere in the world. There will be no risks with public safety and there will be no gap in the emergency services’ communications provision. It will ultimately be for the emergency services themselves to confirm they are content with the new ESN service, as the existing Airwave system will continue until transition on to the ESN is completed.</p><p> </p><p>The Airwave network will remain operational until the emergency services have transitioned to using the new Emergency Services Network.</p><p> </p><p>The current agreement with Motorola can be extended equally for a fixed price per region per month. The regional extension price enables the Government to only buy additional Airwave service for those regions requiring the service for longer. In terms of funding of future ASL contract extensions falling to the police service in England and Wales, these decisions will be subject to ministerial consideration at that time as part of the annual police finance settlement.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of costs to police forces I can confirm that the Home Office contributes 75% of the costs of setting up and operating the core network element of ESN to reflect the policing (England and Wales) share of the joint emergency service programme. This share of Core costs is met through a reallocation within the police funding settlement. Police &amp; Crime Commissioners will meet certain local costs, such as new handsets for officers, from their general budgets as they do now.</p><p> </p><p>This is cutting-edge technology, and the Programme has always been clear that it will not take any risks with public safety. The emergency services will transition when they consider the network ready. Greater clarity on the date ESN will be available is likely to be understood by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of upgrading to the Emergency Services Network and the costs to extend Airwave contracts for the emergency services are available in the public domain at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service-communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20-%20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 106849 106850 106960 106980 107019 question first answered 20/10/2017 09:33:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

768151

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of priority applications for Tier 2 visas were not processed before the 60 day limit in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	107045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Statistics relating to the processing of entry clearance visas (out of country) and in-country casework, against service standards are published as part of the Home Office’s Migration Transparency data.</p><p>The latest editions of which are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/10/2017 15:32:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

768152

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current waiting time is for processing a Disclosure and Barring Service check for a British citizen.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	107030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The average process time for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application is 11.37 days (September 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The application form for a DBS check includes a field for nationality, but it is not mandatory to complete, therefore information on nationality is not routinely captured.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2017 15:26:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

768153

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yvonne Fletcher
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued a letter to Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk stating that she is not a suspect in the murder of Yvonne Fletcher.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	107041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to discuss who is or is not a suspect in police investigations. The police are responsible for investigating criminal activity and determining who they consider to be suspects based on the evidence available.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

768156

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely with departments across Government to ensure we make the changes required to deliver a functioning statute book on exit in the most efficient manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2017 16:20:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

768161

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Exploitation: Children
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 (a) make an assessment of the prevalence of child criminal exploitation and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to establish a definition for such exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	106883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The criminal exploitation of children is one of a number of exploitative practices that forms part of modern slavery. Where children are found to be victims of modern slavery their safety and welfare needs must be addressed as the priority, this includes providing the required tailored support which addresses their specific needs and vulnerabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Child criminal exploitation can consist of a range of criminal activities including cannabis cultivation, sham marriage, county lines, forced begging, benefit fraud and theft. The National Crime Agency includes criminal exploitation within the labour exploitation statistics. In the year to June 2017, there were 506 children either confirmed as victims of slavery or pending a decision all citing labour exploitation within the NRM.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published threat assessment of county lines gang violence, exploitation and drug supply prepared by the National Crime Agency in November 2016 identified in excess of 200 young and vulnerable persons as being exploited by gangs for criminal purposes within a six month period. This figure is considered to be a significant under-estimate as exploited individuals are often unwilling to talk to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a world leading and ground breaking piece of legislation. The Act already makes a number of specific provisions to recognise the unique vulnerabilities of children and we have no current plans to amend it.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:01:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

768162

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the time and resources required to apply her Department's new annual data requirement on recording each incident and each use of force; if she will publish the impact assessment made on that requirement; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	106884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The police-led Use of Force Data Review recommended that police forces record and publish a range of data each time force is used, including the reason force was used, injury data, the gender, ethnicity and age of the subject involved, and the location and outcome of the incident.</p><p> </p><p>These recommendations were welcomed by the former Home Secretary, and the former Minister for Policing and the Fire Service made a Written Ministerial Statement on 2 March 2017 announcing the implementation of the recommendations, with police forces expected to commence recording by 1 April this year.</p><p> </p><p>Police forces are committed to publishing their recorded data locally, and it is a subset of this data that will be provided to the Home Office under the annual data requirement, causing no additional burden to compliant forces. This system also consolidates bureaucratic, previous forms of data collection, such as the monitoring of conducted energy device use.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 11:30:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

768163

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cyril Smith
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 representations to the police to reopen investigations into Cyril Smith following information revealed to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	106838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is currently holding a public hearing into allegations of the sexual abuse and exploitation of children residing at or attending Cambridge House Boys’ Hostel, Knowl View School, and other institutions where their placement was arranged or provided by Rochdale Borough Council. This includes allegations relating to Sir Cyril Smith.</p><p>It would be entirely inappropriate for the Government to comment on these matters while the work of the IICSA is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2017 15:49:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy