This Government is committed to ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (\u201cthe Istanbul Convention\u201d).<\/p>
The UK already has some of the most robust protections in the world against violence towards women and we already comply with the vast majority of the articles in the Istanbul Convention. This includes those related to protecting women and girls, whatever type of violence or abuse they may have been subjected to and irrespective of their immigration status.<\/p>
The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps necessary.<\/p>
Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1091", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bates"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bates"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-24T13:50:30.627Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government when they expect to ratify the Istanbul Convention in order to protect women and girls who have suffered sexual violence regardless of their immigration status.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2018", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Hylton"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Hylton"} ], "uin" : "HL582"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381462", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381462/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Home Office holds statistics on notifiable offences recorded by the police. The police record offences of thefts, in a number of categories and supply this information to the Home Office. Theft of dogs is most likely to be recorded within \u2018other theft\u2019, however theft of dogs cannot be separately identified within this category.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-23T15:43:31.01Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Theft: Dogs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many thefts of dogs occurred in the UK in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Strangford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"} ], "uin" : "2706"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381530", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381530/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Final decisions on funding were confirmed by an Oversight Group jointly chaired by the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and the Home Office. Allocating the funding in this way ensured that all victims of child sexual abuse receive the support they need, when they need it. The process recognises both the urgency of supporting victims now, and the need to ensure that a strategic sustainable national response is established. The Chief Constable for Norfolk is the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation and the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner is committed to supporting victims of sexual abuse as evidenced through its Police and Crime Plan. It is therefore entirely appropriate to draw on this expertise and commitment in the effective allocation of funding to support survivors of child sexual abuse.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Staffordshire Moorlands"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "2789"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-22T14:50:19.77Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Police and Crime Commissioners: Norfolk"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she has outsourced responsibility for the adjudication of bids for the Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund and The Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "2790"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381531", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381531/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Final decisions on funding were confirmed by an Oversight Group jointly chaired by the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and the Home Office. Allocating the funding in this way ensured that all victims of child sexual abuse receive the support they need, when they need it. The process recognises both the urgency of supporting victims now, and the need to ensure that a strategic sustainable national response is established. The Chief Constable for Norfolk is the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation and the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner is committed to supporting victims of sexual abuse as evidenced through its Police and Crime Plan. It is therefore entirely appropriate to draw on this expertise and commitment in the effective allocation of funding to support survivors of child sexual abuse.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Staffordshire Moorlands"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "2790"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-22T14:50:19.893Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Police and Crime Commissioners: Norfolk"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process and criteria was for the appointment of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Norfolk to adjudicate on the disbursement of the Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund and The Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund; and what qualifications the PCC for Norfolk has to carry out that task.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "2789"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381532", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381532/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We intend our ratification to apply to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We will encourage the overseas territories to consider ratification when they are in a position to do so. However, this is a matter for them to decide.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Holland and The Deepings"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-22T15:22:39.437Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Intelligence Services: British Overseas Territories"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 2060, whether the Government is liaising with British Overseas Territories about ratification of the convention.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Brennan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cardiff West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kevin Brennan"} ], "uin" : "2800"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381534", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381534/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table provided below contains statistics on the number of firearm and shotgun certificates on issue in England and Wales as at 31 March each year from 2009/10 to 2013/14.<\/p>
Number of firearm and shotgun certificates on issue as at 31 March each year, England and Wales, 2009/10 to 2013/14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>| <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | <\/td> | Firearm certificates on issue<\/td> | Shotgun certificates on issue<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | 2009/10<\/td> | 141,852<\/td> | 580,653<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | 2010/11<\/td> | 141,840<\/td> | 564,269<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | 2011/12<\/td> | 143,166<\/td> | 562,696<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | 2012/13<\/td> | 147,695<\/td> | 570,726<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/td> | 151,413<\/td> | 582,923<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> | <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381534/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ1.15 table.xls"} , "title" : "copy of table "} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-22T15:08:18.777Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Firearms: Licensing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many shotgun and firearms permit holders there were in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Strangford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"} ], "uin" : "2698"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381536", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381536/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The available published information is shown in the following tables,<\/p> TABLE 1<\/p> TABLE 2<\/p> The figures provided relate to partners in the family immigration category.<\/p> Withdrawn and lapsed applications are not available in the published extensions data.<\/p> The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visa decisions by category in table vi_01_q (Entry clearance visas tables volume 1) and extension of stay decisions in table ex_01_q within the \u2018Immigration Statistics\u2019 release. The published statistics do not distinguish between applications made and decided under the family Immigration Rules in force before and from 9 July 2012. Grants and other case resolutions do not necessarily correspond to an application made in the same period.<\/p> |