Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
ShopliftingHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of shoplifting.
Answer: The level of shop theft remains unacceptable. But our action to restore neighbourhood policing is making a difference – including delivering more than 3,100 additional police officers and PCSOs into neighbourhood roles since March 2025.There are signs the...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on instances in which police forces have declined to investigate alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, money laundering or organised crime, on the groun
Answer: Operational decisions on case investigations are matters for operationally independent police forces. The Home Office does not issue guidance directing police forces on whether individual cases should or should not be investigated.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Antisocial BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to local authorities under the licensing regime to restrict the operating hours of retail premises where there is evidence of persistent antisocial behaviour linked to those
Answer: The Secretary of State issues statutory guidance under section 182 of the Act to support licensing authorities in the discharge of their functions - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-memorandum-revised-guidance-issued-under-s-182-of-l...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Veterinary MedicineHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the interaction between specialist veterinary training pathways and the Skilled Worker visa salary requirements
Answer: The Home Office regularly engages across Whitehall departments on the immigration system, including Department for Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency, on areas such as salary and broader route requirements.Those working towards professio...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ComplaintsHome OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds for each police force on the time taken to resolve complaints brought in relation to policing standards and policy.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold complete data on the time taken to resolve police complaints.As overseers of the police complaints system in England and Wales, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) collect and publish data on public complaints, i...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: HealthHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the physical fitness standards required of serving police officers on (a) public safety and (b) operational effectiven
Answer: Chief Constables are able to locally determine the standards and assessment at recruitment for physical fitness of police officers. At the same time, chief officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers, and the public, and they must, therefore,...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to support (a) leisure, (b) recreation and (c) entertainment activities for people accommodated in asylum contingency hotels since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Community RelationsHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of violent crime on community cohesion in high-incidence areas.
Answer: This Government recognises the devasting effects of violence on communities, that is why we work closely with community groups, including through the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime to understand the impacts and help shape the Government’s plan to halve k...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers in frontline roles are assigned to violent crime prevention units.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collecti...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: GangsHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of violent crime that is linked to gang activity.
Answer: The ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime data contains information on violent crime and is published by the ONS (Crime in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics and the nature of violent crime: ap...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the causes of recent trends in serious violent crime.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics publishes information on crime, including serious violent crime, on a quarterly basis. The latest information, for the year ending March 2025, shows that serious violence has fallen, including the first fall in knife cri...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of recorded violent crimes resulted in a (a) charge and (b) summons in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of violence against the person offences, and their investigative outcomes, including those assigned a charge/summons outcome, recorded by the police in England and Wales, on a quarterly basi...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBailHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: Striking a balance, published on 8 December 2020, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on the
Answer: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services regularly inspects police forces on their use of tools such as pre-charge bail and released under investigation (RUI) to manage offenders and protect victims and the wider public from harm. The ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the (a) delivery and (b) effectiveness of knife crime prevention training provided by police forces in schools.
Answer: The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), the government-funded what works centre for protecting children from involvement in violence, provides detailed, practical and evidence-based guidance for schools and education settings on how best to protect children from ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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