Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to help tackle the production of 3D-printed guns.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government is committed to tackling the threat posed by 3D printed firearms. The UK has some of the toughest firearms controls in the world. To protect public safety, we keep these controls under constant review to ensure that they are fit for purpose to safeguard against abuse by criminals and terrorists.
3D printed firearms fall within the scope of the Firearms Act 1968 and are subject to the same controls and licensing requirements as any other firearm.
We are working closely with law enforcement, which includes the National Crime Agency, as part of Project Interknow which is the multi-agency response to the threat posed by 3D printed firearms.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait time was for a person who has had their biometric residence permit lost or stolen to receive a replacement in the last 12 months.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of time taken for a replacement biometric residence permit to be issued.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the decision to accept people at risk of developing Huntington's disease to serve in police armed response units was made; and by whom.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Decisions about police recruitment, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.
Chief Officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers and staff, and the public, and they must ensure candidates can be deployed safely in a role and fulfil the duties of a police officer.
Whether or not to recruit, and whether reasonable adjustments are possible, is ultimately the decision of individual Chief Officers, supported by the advice of occupational health professionals.
National guidance set by the College of Policing is clear that applicants seeking to join the police in England and Wales should be judged on their individual merits and circumstances. This includes consideration of their medical suitability.
All firearms officers must meet medical and fitness standards before initial training, and annually thereafter.
Information on the number of applicants received from those at risk of developing Huntington’s disease is not held by the department.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people at risk of Huntington's disease (a) applied to serve in police armed response units and (b) were rejected because of that risk in the last five years.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Decisions about police recruitment, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.
Chief Officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers and staff, and the public, and they must ensure candidates can be deployed safely in a role and fulfil the duties of a police officer.
Whether or not to recruit, and whether reasonable adjustments are possible, is ultimately the decision of individual Chief Officers, supported by the advice of occupational health professionals.
National guidance set by the College of Policing is clear that applicants seeking to join the police in England and Wales should be judged on their individual merits and circumstances. This includes consideration of their medical suitability.
All firearms officers must meet medical and fitness standards before initial training, and annually thereafter.
Information on the number of applicants received from those at risk of developing Huntington’s disease is not held by the department.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of which police roles are suitable for an applicant with a family history of Huntington's disease.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Decisions about police recruitment, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.
Chief Officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers and staff, and the public, and they must ensure candidates can be deployed safely in a role and fulfil the duties of a police officer.
Whether or not to recruit, and whether reasonable adjustments are possible, is ultimately the decision of individual Chief Officers, supported by the advice of occupational health professionals.
National guidance set by the College of Policing is clear that applicants seeking to join the police in England and Wales should be judged on their individual merits and circumstances. This includes consideration of their medical suitability.
All firearms officers must meet medical and fitness standards before initial training, and annually thereafter.
Information on the number of applicants received from those at risk of developing Huntington’s disease is not held by the department.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a person at risk of developing Huntington's disease is considered medically fit to serve in police armed response units.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Decisions about police recruitment, are a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.
Chief Officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers and staff, and the public, and they must ensure candidates can be deployed safely in a role and fulfil the duties of a police officer.
Whether or not to recruit, and whether reasonable adjustments are possible, is ultimately the decision of individual Chief Officers, supported by the advice of occupational health professionals.
National guidance set by the College of Policing is clear that applicants seeking to join the police in England and Wales should be judged on their individual merits and circumstances. This includes consideration of their medical suitability.
All firearms officers must meet medical and fitness standards before initial training, and annually thereafter.
Information on the number of applicants received from those at risk of developing Huntington’s disease is not held by the department.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the Home Secretary's flight by Chinook helicopter from Dover to the Manston immigration facility on 3 November 2022.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Rt. Hon. Member James Heappey on 10th November to Question 79258.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of military personnel being based at the Manston processing centre on the mental health of asylum seekers based at that facility.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
It was always the case that Defence support to the Home Office will continue until January 2023, at which point the operational and wider arrangements will be reviewed.
Military personnel at the Manston site support the operation primarily through logistics and command and control. They do not routinely carry out duties that bring them into contact with people held at the facility.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to revert command and control of the Manston immigration facility from the Armed Forces to Border Force.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
It was always the case that Defence support to the Home Office will continue until January 2023, at which point the operational and wider arrangements will be reviewed.
Military personnel at the Manston site support the operation primarily through logistics and command and control. They do not routinely carry out duties that bring them into contact with people held at the facility.