Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officer suicides were recorded in the last five years.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not collect data on the number of suicides attended by police or the number of police suicides.
Data on suicides by occupation have previously been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/2726suicidebyoccupationinenglandandwales2023and2024provisional.
A National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention and Postvention in policing has been launched, which aims to reduce rates among the police workforce as well as enhancing data recording. The plan, which includes ensuring adequate training for the police workforce, emphasises a supportive environment that promotes mental health and combats stigma to ensure that those affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts can access appropriate and timely support.
Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suicides were attended by police in the last five years.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not collect data on the number of suicides attended by police or the number of police suicides.
Data on suicides by occupation have previously been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/2726suicidebyoccupationinenglandandwales2023and2024provisional.
A National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention and Postvention in policing has been launched, which aims to reduce rates among the police workforce as well as enhancing data recording. The plan, which includes ensuring adequate training for the police workforce, emphasises a supportive environment that promotes mental health and combats stigma to ensure that those affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts can access appropriate and timely support.
Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for recent trends in renewal times for passports; and if she will meet a constituent of the hon. Member for Winchester to discuss renewal times.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
His Majesty’s Passport Office’s performance indicator for standard applications from the UK is for 98.5% of customers to receive their passport within three weeks where no further information is required. In Quarter 1 of 2025, 99.86% of customers in this scenario received their passport within three weeks.
His Majesty’s Passport Office will not issue a passport until all checks have been satisfactorily completed, and a minority of applications will take longer where further information is required or if further investigation is needed to confirm the applicant’s identity, nationality, and eligibility. Where this is the case, HM Passport Office will contact the customer within three weeks.
MPs can raise case enquiries on behalf of their constituent by emailing their Account Manager at the Home Office.
Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether proposals of increasing the indefinite leave to remain qualifying period will apply only to new visa applicants.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and will provide further details at that stage.