Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of domestic violence there were in (a) Leigh constituency and (b) Wigan Borough in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Office for National Statistics publishes information on the number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police.
This information is published by police force area in a cross government statistical bulletin ‘Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2017’, which can be found at the link below. Data are not available at the constituency or borough level.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of domestic violence there were in (a) Leigh constituency and (b) Wigan Borough in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Office for National Statistics publishes information on the number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police.
This information is published by police force area in a cross government statistical bulletin ‘Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2017’, which can be found at the link below. Data are not available at the constituency or borough level.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 118324, for what reasons no reference was made to the evidential basis for the recruitment of an additional 300 Border Force officers.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Government has been clear that the 300 Border Force officers being recruited ahead of EU exit will undertake work to prepare the current workforce for any changes. This number will ensure a degree of additional operational coverage across regions, with the ability to flex to priority locations, to enable the existing workforce to be trained in new processes.
This number is subject to review. Border Force monitors workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 114587, what the evidential basis is for her Department's conclusion that an additional 300 Border Force officers is adequate in preparation for when the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Recruitment of an additional 300 Border Force officers is underway. The Government has been clear that this additional resource will be dedicated to undertaking work to prepare for changes brought about by Brexit.
Border Force is ensuring flexibility in recruitment plans to ensure the approach can be flexed and adapted as future requirements become clearer.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prepare the Border Force for the possibility of a no deal exit from the European Union.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Border Force is working closely with other Government Departments on the detailed logistical and operational planning for managing all the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, on and at the border, including in a possible ‘no deal’ scenario..
Future customs and immigration controls required following EU exit will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. All options are being considered. In the unlikely event that an agreement with the EU is not reached, the Government will work to ensure that trade between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional Border Force employees her Department plans to recruit in preparation for when the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Border Force actively monitors workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU.
Border Force has already begun recruitment of an additional 300 frontline Border Force officers to enable training to be delivered to existing workforce, in preparation for any future arrangements required for EU exit at the border. This number will be kept under review.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number of police officers left the police force due to workforce stress in each the last seven years.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Data on officers who have left the force are published as part of the police workforce statistics, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2017
The College of Policing supports chief constables by advising forces on matters of health, safety and welfare and by supporting them in a range of measures to help reduce sickness and stress.