Oliver Dowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
CrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of adding wider information on offences involving crossbows in the Annual Data Requirement.
Answer: The responses to the call for evidence on the controls on crossbows have been reviewed and we will publish the Government’s response to this shortly.The Home Office collects a wide range of data from police forces in England and Wales under the Annual Dat...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s timetable is for publishing the response to the call for evidence entitled Controls on the use of crossbows on public safety grounds, which closed on 9 April 2024.
Answer: The responses to the call for evidence on the controls on crossbows have been reviewed and we will publish the Government’s response to this shortly.The Home Office collects a wide range of data from police forces in England and Wales under the Annual Dat...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made of for online malicious communications in Hertfordshire in 2024.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHertfordshire Constabulary: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are dedicated solely to monitoring social media for malicious communications in Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for online malicious communications in 2024.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of police initiatives to monitor social media for malicious communications in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police staff are dedicated solely to monitoring social media.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police forces have dedicated teams for monitoring social media for malicious communications.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police staff regularly monitor social media for malicious communications.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHinduism: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindu communities.
Answer: We are committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and we will not tolerate anti-Hindu hatred in any form. Government and police regularly review potential threats to ensure that measures are taken to protect commun...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordJews: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Jewish communities.
Answer: The Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant provides protective security measures (such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems) at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and community sites. The JCPS Grant is managed on be...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
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