Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Dangerous Driving: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce speeding on rural lanes and highways.
Answer: Excess speed is still a major cause of death and serious injury on our roads. Anyone who breaks the speed limit should expect to face sanction.Enforcement of speeding offences in rural lanes and highways and the deployment of available resources and capab...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in rural convenience stores.
Answer: In the last year of the previous government, shop theft soared to a twenty-year high, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this.No matter where you live, we are clear that when you report a crime...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce crime in rural villages.
Answer: Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities.That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas.Under our Safer Streets Mission, rural communities will be safeguarded, with tougher measures to clamp down...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: South NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of active police officers in the South Norfolk constituency.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-w...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: South NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations were operational in the South Norfolk constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent date for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-w...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the number of people approved to sit on the Appeal Tribunal Chair list for police misconduct trials.
Answer: Police Appeal Tribunals (PATs) play a crucial role in ensuring that we have a fair and robust police discipline system.There was a recruitment exercise earlier this year to significantly increase numbers of PAT chairs, and decisions on appointments will b...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend the Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme.
Answer: The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published a Review of the Seasonal Worker route on 16 July. The Government will carefully consider the MAC’s recommendations and will announce a detailed response in due course.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: ICTHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a standardised procedure for recording debriefing records onto police reporting and notebook organisers (PRONTOs).
Answer: Historically police forces and law enforcement organisations have made local commercial buying decisions through Chief Constables and PCCs for products such electronic notebook organisers. These organisers are used to increase efficiency whilst undertakin...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: ICTHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the police reporting and notebook organiser (PRONTO) system to ensure its effectiveness at recording questions that deviate from the list of pre-defined ones built into it.
Answer: Historically police forces and law enforcement organisations have made local commercial buying decisions through Chief Constables and PCCs for products such electronic notebook organisers. These organisers are used to increase efficiency whilst undertakin...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: ICTHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review Border Force’s use of Police and Reporting Notebook Organiser.
Answer: Border Force is currently conducting a small-scale trial of electronic notebooks to better understand whether they will meet the future requirements of the organisation both operationally and legally as a simplified method of data capture and database che...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: StaffHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Border Force Operational Notification forms.
Answer: The Operation Notification Form (ONF) is used by Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) teams outside the Metropolitan Police area Its purpose is to enable Immigration Enforcement (IE) to request local police assistance for an enforcement visit or ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: StaffHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish standardised best practice guides for Border Force Operational Support Officers.
Answer: The Operation Notification Form (ONF) is used by Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) teams outside the Metropolitan Police area Its purpose is to enable Immigration Enforcement (IE) to request local police assistance for an enforcement visit or ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report entitled An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector, if her Department will u
Answer: Prior to the report from the ICIBI, work was underway between UKVI and the social care sector to improve and develop their processes. This focussed on both the development of the sponsor licencing application process, and improvement of decision-making pr...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report entitled An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector, what assessment she has
Answer: The previous government accepted the recommendations of the ICIBI report and we will continue to take this work forward. The Home Office has undertaken activity since 2023 to address issues in the sector including commissioning the Migration Advisory Comm...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the financial impact of rural crime on the agriculture sector in Norfolk.
Answer: We are committed to stamping out crime and disorder in rural areas and we will ensure countryside communities blighted by organised crime, rural theft and antisocial behaviour will be protected.The Home Office provided a startup grant of £300,000 to set u...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAsset Recovery Incentivisation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was allocated to (a) each police force in England and Wales, (b) each government department, (c) each local authority and (d) other bodies through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme in
Answer: Allocations from the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) with breakdowns for police forces, government departments, local authority and other bodies that participate in ARIS is only available from financial year 2016/17 to 2022/23 Published data ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordConfiscation OrdersHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has accrued to the public purse in confiscation orders in each year since 2010; and how much of that money was allocated in compensation to victims of crime in each year.
Answer: The total value of confiscation order receipts and compensation paid to victims through confiscation order receipts for 2011/12 to 2022/23 is £1.7 billion and £281.7 million respectively, with the annual breakdown given below. Data for financial years 201...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the extent of (a) violence towards and (b) abuse of (i) shop staff and (ii) volunteers in the charity retail sector.
Answer: Police recorded crime figures recorded 430,104 shoplifting offences for year ending December 2023, an increase by 37% in the 12 months leading up to. The British Retail Consortium Crime Report 2024 showed there were around 475,000 incidents of violence an...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Customs OfficersHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) airports, (b) ports and (c) train terminals had a dedicated Border Force customs team to deal with freight in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office’s priority is to deliver a safe and secure border, Border Force maintain 100% checks for all scheduled arriving passengers into the UK and this will be continued during any period.Border Force does not publish information on operational ac...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who absconded from ports of entry after being detained by Border Force officers were subsequently recovered in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office are unable to provide the requested data. This is on the basis the information requested is not available in a reportable format.The Home Office are relentless in the pursuit of those who seek to enter the UK illegally. Our extensive secur...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people absconded from ports of entry after being detained by Border Force officers in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office are unable to provide the requested data. This is on the basis the information requested is not available in a reportable format.The Home Office are relentless in the pursuit of those who seek to enter the UK illegally. Our extensive secur...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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