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.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the crime rate in Morecambe and Lunesdale in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Mike Penning
The Crime Survey statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that crime in England and Wales fell by 7% in the year to the end of December 2015 (the latest period for which data is available), and by 7% in the year to the end of December 2014. Over the same period, the number of crimes recorded by the police rose (including in the Lancaster Community Safety Partnership area, which covers Morecombe and Lunesdale). ONS have been clear that rises in police recorded crime are largely the result of more victims coming forward to report certain offences and improvements in police crime recording practices.
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 Government's policy is on steps to increase cooperation between police forces and fire services.
Answered by Mike Penning
The Government is committed to supporting the police and fire services to work more closely together. The Policing and Crime Bill includes a duty to collaborate and enables Police and Crime Commissioners to make the case to take on responsibility for fire and rescue locally, extending the benefits of directly elected, accountable leadership and driving collaboration.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her European counterparts on migration across the Mediterranean sea.
Answered by Theresa May
I discuss the situation in the Mediterranean regularly with my European Counterparts. We will do so again at this week’s informal JHA Council in Luxembourg. The Government continues to work with our European partners on a sustainable solution, beyond saving lives. That means combating the people smugglers and addressing the root causes of illegal migration.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate how much money her Department has spent in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency since May 2010.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Home Office's financial system does not record how much is spent by
constituency and therefore we are unable to answer the question.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the cost to set up and (b) annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Home Office has made no estimate of (a) the cost to set up and (b) the annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.