Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Sep 2019
Policing: Staffordshire
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank everyone who contributed to the debate, and in particular the two Members who are still here—my hon. Friends the Members for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) and for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh). I understand that other business in …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. What recent discussions he has had with police and crime commissioners on (a) the merits of and (b) investment in community and neighbourhood policing. ..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his reply, but my police and crime commissioner has cut the number of warranted officers by more than 500 since 2010, and, despite the efforts of my brilliant local police, only two are now allocated to Kidsgrove. We have seen a spike in threatening antisocial …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2019
Emergency Summit on Knife Crime
"We are on the verge of a national epidemic, including in places such as Stoke-on-Trent, which have never been touched at this level before. Will the Minister advise us on how people such as the wonderful Claire Gaygen at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, who is co-ordinating our activity, can be …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Feb 2019
Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
"Does my hon. Friend agree that while this move sends a message to the world, it is also sends a message to our communities about community cohesion, which is that words have consequences and that politics are as important as the military wing in tackling terrorism?..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th February 2019
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses for the allocation of funding under the Prevent programme.
Answered by Ben Wallace
Prevent funding is prioritised based on threat and risk across the country where we assess the risk of radicalisation to be highest.
A number of factors, including local and national intelligence / information, the number of TACT arrests and disrupted plots, as well as Channel referral data, are used to help determine the locations where the threat from terrorism and radicalisation is greatest.
Each priority area receives funding for a dedicated Prevent Coordinator and for civil society organisations to deliver campaigns and activity that counter terrorist narratives and build resilience in communities against radicalisation. We do not provide detailed information about the funding allocation of local Prevent projects by area.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Synthetic Cannabinoids: Reclassification
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth.
I congratulate the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) on securing this vital debate on an urgent issue for my constituents. I am immensely grateful to those I work with locally who are on the frontline, supporting users and …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 26th October 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of properties in Stoke-on-Trent that were considered as alternative locations for the Stoke-on-Trent Reporting Centre.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Our estates partners were commissioned to identify an alternative site for reporting functions in Stoke that provided adequate access to the public, security and accommodation that would enable us to provide a good level of service to the reporting population. Our partners were unable to locate any such suitable premises in the local area.
Written Question
Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what length of journey to a reporting centre is deemed to be reasonable by the Home Office.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Individuals subject to reporting can be required to attend the nearest reporting centre or other specified location, including police stations, to their home address.
There is no upper limit to the distance which an individual may be required to travel in order to attend their nearest reporting centre. When deciding reporting conditions the Home Office will give due consideration to the young, elderly and those with medical issues and the potential impact of frequent travel over long distances which is considered to involve in excess of 2 hours’ journey time each way.
Written Question
Thursday 18th October 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what options were considered when taking the decision to close the Stoke reporting and offender management centre.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The Home Office have been unable to find a suitable location in Stoke for staff and the reporting population so utilised police stations. Staffordshire Police have subsequently rationalised their estate and could not provide the Home Office with accommodation to conduct the full range of functions required.
In the absence of any suitable accommodation in the area, which also took into account security, safety of signers and staff, the reporting function was moved to Manchester reporting centre.