Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many protesters arrested at the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road during 2017 were (a) permanently resident in Lancashire, (b) resident at a protester camp and (c) permanently resident outside of Lancashire.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office does not hold centrally information on the number of arrests made at the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests broken down by police force area. These data cannot be broken down to identify those arrested at specific locations or in relation to specific incidents.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to Lancashire Police has been for operations in relation to the activities of protesters at the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road in 2017.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office does not hold centrally information on the number of arrests made at the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests broken down by police force area. These data cannot be broken down to identify those arrested at specific locations or in relation to specific incidents.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions there have been for anti-social or violent conduct with respect to protest activity relating to the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road in 2017 to date.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests broken down by offence group. These data are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, and data can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales
Information is also published on the number of offences that are dealt with by charge or summons. These data are published in the ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, and data can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2016-to-2017
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of those arrested as part of the policing operation around the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road since 1 January 2017 are permanently resident in Lancashire.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office does not hold centrally information on the number of arrests made at the shale gas exploration site off the A583 Preston New Road.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests broken down by police force area. These data cannot be broken down to identify those arrested at specific locations or in relation to specific incidents.