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748233

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle violent sex abuse against women from Asian and Pakistani groups in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that sexual violence affects women from all communities across the UK. These are devastating crimes, and we are committed to ensuring that every victim has access to the specialist support they need, and that everything is done to bring offenders to justice. We want every report of rape to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation and prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.</p><p> </p><p>Our cross-Government violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy recognises that some sectors of society, such as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, can experience additional barriers to accessing support.</p><p> </p><p>We have pledged increased funding of £100 million through to 2020 to support our commitment to tackling VAWG, including protecting funding to 85 Rape Support Centres and a new £17m VAWG Service Transformation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>This increased funding and our support for local areas to improve commissioning will help to ensure that the needs of BAME victims are met through specialist support.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:19:25 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

748234

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what long-term assistance is available for victims of terrorism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that victims of terrorism and bereaved families receive the best possible support both in the immediate aftermath, and in the long term. The appalling attacks in Manchester and London, just as previous attacks such as in Sousse, Tunisia, demonstrate how vital it is that support is available to victims and their families.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, we established a cross-HMG Victims of Terrorism unit to co-ordinate support to UK citizens directly affected by terrorist events at home or overseas. It is working across Government, the voluntary sector and with local authorities to ensure that support to victims of terrorism is comprehensive, coordinated and clearly communicated.</p><p> </p><p>We have developed gov.uk webpages</p><p>(see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/terror-attacks-support-for-people-affected" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/terror-attacks-support-for-people-affected</a>) to provide comprehensive advice to victims and to signpost them to support services in the UK. We have also been working closely with local authorities to highlight the support available, and will make sure that payments from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund and the UK Solidarity Fund do not affect benefits payments.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 12/07/2017 15:03:05 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

748235

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many applications her Department has received for special grants and (b) what amount has been given in such grants in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the applications and decisions taken on Special Grant. This can be found at the link below. Data relating to 2016/17 will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications</a></p><p> </p><p>Applications for Special Grant from 2007 to 2014 can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 17:07:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

748237

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Closures
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 from police forces in relation to the closure of police stations.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Decisions over the use of police stations and where they are located is a matter for the directly accountable Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable of each area.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/07/2017 12:45:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

748238

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
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 about single crewing by police officers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not produce guidance on single crewing. Decisions on patrol policy are for Chief Constables, working with directly accountable Police and Crime Commissioners who set the strategic direction for the force through their local police and crime plan. Chief constables keep their patrol policies under regular review and decide how best to respond to their local circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2675 question first answered 11/07/2017 12:43:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

748241

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Suicide: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to restrict access to websites that promote or encourage suicide or self-harm.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of websites promoting, encouraging or selling products that assist suicide and self-harm.</p><p>People or organisations that provide information or sell products online must operate within the law. It is illegal to assist a suicide. The law does not differentiate between criminal offences committed online or anywhere else; it is the action that is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works with the online sector and other stakeholders to address issues of safety online and the impact of potentially harmful content.</p><p>We expect websites including social media companies to respond quickly to reports of harmful content and abusive behaviour on their networks. This includes having easy to use reporting tools, robust processes in place to respond promptly when issues are reported, and suspending or terminating the accounts of those who do not comply with acceptable use policies.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 2871 2873 question first answered 12/07/2017 09:44:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

748242

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there has been an increase in the number of acid attacks in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	2870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not specifically collect data from police forces on acid attacks as part of its regular data collection. Acid attacks are included in published statistics within assaults with injury.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/07/2017 12:41:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

748243

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Suicide: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of websites promoting, encouraging or selling products to assist with suicide.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of websites promoting, encouraging or selling products that assist suicide and self-harm.</p><p>People or organisations that provide information or sell products online must operate within the law. It is illegal to assist a suicide. The law does not differentiate between criminal offences committed online or anywhere else; it is the action that is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works with the online sector and other stakeholders to address issues of safety online and the impact of potentially harmful content.</p><p>We expect websites including social media companies to respond quickly to reports of harmful content and abusive behaviour on their networks. This includes having easy to use reporting tools, robust processes in place to respond promptly when issues are reported, and suspending or terminating the accounts of those who do not comply with acceptable use policies.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 2872 2873 question first answered 12/07/2017 09:44:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

748244

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's approved intervention providers for the Channel programme as located in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	2865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>There are 20 individuals currently undergoing assessment for approval to become intervention providers (IPs) for the Channel programme. Recruitment of IPs is a continuous process and 5 individuals have recently received Ministerial approval.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the current regional location breakdown of approved IPs. The majority of IPs work nationally and are frequently commissioned to work outside of their geographical location. We keep the list of IPs under review to ensure that regional distribution is appropriate to the number of Channel cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of IPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 2885 question first answered 12/07/2017 12:51:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

748245

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police National Computer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she had made of the number of wanted suspects on the Police National Computer in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to obtain retrospective statistics from the Police National Computer, nor can PNC count how many different people have been recorded as Wanted on PNC at some point during a particular time period (e.g. a calendar year).</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 16:40:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh