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May I declare an interest, in that I am standing to be police and crime commissioner in south Wales? Like the excellent Labour candidates across England and Wales outside London, I want to rescue police governance from the shambles that the Government are creating.
Given that the Government pay for the free distribution of literature to electors in parliamentary elections, Welsh Assembly elections and even European elections, it is not odd that they are not doing so in PCC elections, and that the only communication will be a leaflet from the Electoral Commission about the process? Should not the Government, even at this late stage, include with that leaflet a page from each candidate standing in each police force area, so that the public know what choice they have to make?
May I declare an interest, in that I am standing to be police and crime commissioner in south Wales? Like the excellent Labour candidates across England and Wales outside London, I want to rescue police governance from the shambles that the Government are creating.
Given that the Government pay for the free distribution of literature to electors in parliamentary elections, Welsh Assembly elections and even European elections, it is not odd that they are not doing so in PCC elections, and that the only communication will be a leaflet from the Electoral Commission about the process? Should not the Government, even at this late stage, include with that leaflet a page from each candidate standing in each police force area, so that the public know what choice they have to make?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 October 2012
I say to the right hon. Gentleman that the Opposition really need to get their story straight on the cost of PCC elections. On the one hand they complain about the cost, but on the other hand they ask for the cost to go up by putting in extra provisions. I note that a number of my right hon. and hon. Friends have risen to comment on the excellence of the Conservative candidates. On the Opposition Benches, however, it has taken the right hon. Gentleman to stand up and speak for himself, because nobody else has been willing to stand up for their candidates.
Subjects
Elections; Police and crime commissioners
Date
15 October 2012
Reference
551 c19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 October 2012
For answer on
15 October 2012
Answered on
15 October 2012
Date
15 October 2012
Reference
122228; 551 c19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I declare an interest as a candidate to be a police commissioner in south Wales. Does the Minister not accept that the best way of empowering police officers to reduce crime is to prevent reoffending? Instead of concentrating on bureaucratic requirements, such as having several reports before action can be taken, will he strengthen the use of antisocial behaviour orders, which have succeeded in preventing reoffending?
I declare an interest as a candidate to be a police commissioner in south Wales. Does the Minister not accept that the best way of empowering police officers to reduce crime is to prevent reoffending? Instead of concentrating on bureaucratic requirements, such as having several reports before action can be taken, will he strengthen the use of antisocial behaviour orders, which have succeeded in preventing reoffending?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 July 2012
The right hon. Gentleman will know that we are strengthening the powers available to the police with new tools to deal with antisocial behaviour. Police and crime commissioners will play a lead role in giving a voice to the people and will be under statutory duties to co-operate with other elements of the criminal justice system to ensure a focus on preventing crime and reducing reoffending.
Subjects
Police
Date
9 July 2012
Reference
548 c11
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Does the Minister accept that among those who are most vulnerable to being drawn into gang activity, as well as being radicalised in various ways, are those who have spent a short period in custody? Will the Minister focus on making sure that those who come out of short periods of custody are targeted effectively so that they are not drawn into such activity?
Does the Minister accept that among those who are most vulnerable to being drawn into gang activity, as well as being radicalised in various ways, are those who have spent a short period in custody? Will the Minister focus on making sure that those who come out of short periods of custody are targeted effectively so that they are not drawn into such activity?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 March 2012
The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. That is precisely why we are not just treating this as a purely policing matter, but drawing in local authorities, voluntary organisations and other specialists, so that that kind of positive intervention to keep people on the right track and off the wrong track can be part of our overall strategy.
Subjects
Organised crime; Crime prevention; Gangs
Date
19 March 2012
Reference
542 c498
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
When it was announced that the Government would do away with the National Policing Improvement Agency, Ministers acknowledged that it was important for the functions undertaken by that agency to go to some other organisation and for there to be great clarity, but 14 months on we are still not clear. When will the Home Secretary tell us exactly which functions will go to which body as a result of the abolition of the NPIA
When it was announced that the Government would do away with the National Policing Improvement Agency, Ministers acknowledged that it was important for the functions undertaken by that agency to go to some other organisation and for there to be great clarity, but 14 months on we are still not clear. When will the Home Secretary tell us exactly which functions will go to which body as a result of the abolition of the NPIA
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 September 2011
The right hon. Gentleman knows that we have already identified a number of functions and where they will move to. For example, certain issues, such as non-IT procurement, have come back into the Home Office. We are working with the police forces to set up a police-owned company to deal with IT, which is a significant part of what has been undertaken previously by the NPIA. We will be making announcements about the exact destination for the other aspects of the NPIA's work in the coming weeks.
Subjects
National Policing Improvement Agency
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
532 c752
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Minister is using some robust words, but he does not seem to understand the point. Antisocial behaviour orders are a preventive measure but they need the back-up of a criminal sanction to make them effective. That has worked across the country. Does he not listen to the police, who say it is an essential element in tackling antisocial behaviour?
The Minister is using some robust words, but he does not seem to understand the point. Antisocial behaviour orders are a preventive measure but they need the back-up of a criminal sanction to make them effective. That has worked across the country. Does he not listen to the police, who say it is an essential element in tackling antisocial behaviour?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 September 2011
The Association of Chief Police Officers has been clear that it supports"““a simplification of the tools and powers available to frontline practitioners, making it easier for them to do what works best.””"
That is the action we are taking to help the police and communities, and to bring relief against antisocial behaviour, which, sadly, the last Government failed to do.
Subjects
Anti-social behaviour
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
532 c748
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 September 2011
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
National Policing Improvement Agency
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
70957; 532 c752
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Will the Minister accept that some of the reporting requirements placed on police are about accounting for the very serious powers that we give them to act on our behalf? In the past, a lack of such requirements led to deaths in custody, stop-and-search practices and other things that brought the police into disrepute. How is the Minister going to make sure that he achieves the balance of not throwing the baby out with the bathwater and not allowing the police to go back to old ways?
Will the Minister accept that some of the reporting requirements placed on police are about accounting for the very serious powers that we give them to act on our behalf? In the past, a lack of such requirements led to deaths in custody, stop-and-search practices and other things that brought the police into disrepute. How is the Minister going to make sure that he achieves the balance of not throwing the baby out with the bathwater and not allowing the police to go back to old ways?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 June 2011
I accept the force of what the right hon. Gentleman says. It is important that we have proper processes and accountability, but we must trust officers as trained professionals to exercise their discretion and we need a proportionate approach to risk-taking. The stop-and-search form is a good example, because we have reduced the amount of data required, not scrapped it entirely. That will save hundreds of thousands of hours of officer time, but it will still keep in place important safeguards to ensure community confidence in policing.
Subjects
Bureaucracy; Police
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c598-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
In view of the importance of overseas students to the finances of British universities and to the wider UK economy, does the Minister agree with the Home Affairs Committee that students should not be counted within migration numbers?
In view of the importance of overseas students to the finances of British universities and to the wider UK economy, does the Minister agree with the Home Affairs Committee that students should not be counted within migration numbers?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 May 2011
The problem with the approach of the Home Affairs Committee, which, as the right hon. Gentleman knows, I always take very seriously, is that this is not my definition or the Government's definition; it is an international United Nations definition that an immigrant is someone who moves to and settles in a country for more than a year. Any attempt to solve the immigration crisis that the Government inherited simply by changing the definitions would not be credible with the British public. People know that we have an immigration problem, and they want stern, robust action to be taken to solve it. That is what the Government are providing, and it is much more effective than changing definitions.
Subjects
Entry clearances; Overseas students
Date
9 May 2011
Reference
527 c890-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Does the Minister accept that in dealing with adults involved in neighbourhood nuisance, low-level violence and intimidation, antisocial behaviour orders have been an invaluable part of the toolkit? Will he give an assurance that they will continue to be available to police and local authorities seeking to reduce antisocial behaviour?
Does the Minister accept that in dealing with adults involved in neighbourhood nuisance, low-level violence and intimidation, antisocial behaviour orders have been an invaluable part of the toolkit? Will he give an assurance that they will continue to be available to police and local authorities seeking to reduce antisocial behaviour?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
7 March 2011
The right hon. Gentleman will be aware that we are consulting on a new toolkit, whereby the tools are reduced in number to five core ones. The problem is that ASBOs have been used less and less and the number of breaches has increased. We are clear about the need for civil orders, which is why we are consulting on the new powers. They are better tailored and will ensure that the civil standard of proof is used to make the orders easier to obtain. They will also be able to put in place positive requirements to break patterns that may lead to antisocial behaviour and crime.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Anti-social behaviour
Date
7 March 2011
Reference
524 c624
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
But does the Minister understand the basic principles of the matter? Youth services are essential to directing young people into positive engagement, and they are better and more cost-effective for the Home Office than dealing with the consequences after young people have got involved in crime. Will she and other Home Office Ministers understand and pursue that, in the way that was suggested in the Justice Committee's report on justice reinvestment?
But does the Minister understand the basic principles of the matter? Youth services are essential to directing young people into positive engagement, and they are better and more cost-effective for the Home Office than dealing with the consequences after young people have got involved in crime. Will she and other Home Office Ministers understand and pursue that, in the way that was suggested in the Justice Committee's report on justice reinvestment?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 January 2011
That is exactly why the Department for Education's early intervention grant, worth £2.2 billion in 2011-12, is in place. Early indications of how local areas might make best use of that grant were given in December 2010. It will give them the flexibility to target funding on early interventions, which, as the right hon. Gentleman said, are absolutely vital.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Young people; Finance; Youth services
Date
24 January 2011
Reference
522 c5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
In an earlier reply, the Home Secretary was a bit vague about the ending of the detention of children in removal cases. Does the commitment to end the holding of children in prison in those cases by Christmas still stand?
In an earlier reply, the Home Secretary was a bit vague about the ending of the detention of children in removal cases. Does the commitment to end the holding of children in prison in those cases by Christmas still stand?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 December 2010
I was not at all vague. The commitment does still stand. I said in my earlier answer that the coalition Government's commitment to ending the detention of children for immigration purposes still stands, and we will be making an announcement to this House before the Christmas recess.
Subjects
Children; Immigration removal centres; Crime; Alcoholic drinks
Date
6 December 2010
Reference
520 c18
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Will the Minister accept that there is deep unease within the IT industry about the possibility that the focus on numbers will reduce the flexibility of companies to bring people in and out of the country to meet the needs of what is an extremely flexible and internationally important industry?
Will the Minister accept that there is deep unease within the IT industry about the possibility that the focus on numbers will reduce the flexibility of companies to bring people in and out of the country to meet the needs of what is an extremely flexible and internationally important industry?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 November 2010
I completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. It is an important international industry. I hope, however, that he will recognise two countervailing pressures here. There is the pressure from international business, which wants to move people around, but there is also a lot of perfectly reasonable pressure from trained British IT workers, who have done everything that society has asked of them—got the right sort of degree, gone into the right sort of business—but are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs. We should listen to their voices as well.
Subjects
ICT; Entry clearances; Appeals; Deportation
Date
1 November 2010
Reference
517 c610
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the average annual cost to a police authority of (a) recruiting a special constable, (b) reimbursing travel and expenses incurred by a special constable and (c) training a special constable.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the average annual cost to a police authority of (a) recruiting a special constable, (b) reimbursing travel and expenses incurred by a special constable and (c) training a special constable.
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Lord Herbert of South Downs
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2010
For answer on
18 October 2010
Answered on
21 October 2010
The information requested is not held centrally.
Subjects
Special constables
Date
21 October 2010
Reference
17956; 516 c861W
House
House of Commons
Does the Minister accept that the internet is increasingly being used by those who get involved in serious and organised crime? Does he agree that a partnership approach, making use of the talents and expertise of people in business, is essential to reduce the extent of internet use for the purposes of crime?
Does the Minister accept that the internet is increasingly being used by those who get involved in serious and organised crime? Does he agree that a partnership approach, making use of the talents and expertise of people in business, is essential to reduce the extent of internet use for the purposes of crime?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
28 June 2010
I know that the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire), is already in correspondence with the right hon. Gentleman about this matter. E-crime is a serious and growing problem, and it must make sense to tackle it on a partnership basis, with law enforcement agencies and business working together, and that is what we will do.
Subjects
Organised crime
Date
28 June 2010
Reference
512 c557
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Does the Home Secretary acknowledge the evidence given to the Select Committee on Justice by Victim Support suggesting that what victims want, other than not to have become a victim in the first place, is not to become a victim again in future. Does she accept that consequently a key purpose for the police and all other parts of the criminal justice system must be the reduction of offending and reoffending?
Does the Home Secretary acknowledge the evidence given to the Select Committee on Justice by Victim Support suggesting that what victims want, other than not to have become a victim in the first place, is not to become a victim again in future. Does she accept that consequently a key purpose for the police and all other parts of the criminal justice system must be the reduction of offending and reoffending?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
28 June 2010
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his reference to the need to reduce reoffending. I entirely agree that we need to do more to reduce reoffending, but I would point out to him that, over 13 years, his Government did very little to address that issue, which is why we have in the coalition agreement a clear commitment to look across the whole criminal justice system to examine what can be done to improve rehabilitation of offenders and hence to reduce reoffending.
Subjects
Reoffenders
Date
28 June 2010
Reference
512 c559-60
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 June 2010
For answer on
28 June 2010
Answered on
28 June 2010
Later this afternoon, I will make a statement to the House on the Government's plans to consult on the introduction of an annual limit on the number of non-EU economic migrants coming to the UK, and the introduction of an interim limit.
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities; Home Office
Date
28 June 2010
Reference
4244; 512 c559
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am delighted that the response is so positive. The strength of the Committee's report is that it looks across the whole criminal justice system instead of being trapped in one part of it. What victims want—other than not becoming victims in the first place—is not to become victims again. Given that, is it not essential that all parts of the criminal justice system, whatever Department they come under, are clear that they are required to focus on reducing offending and reoffending?
I am delighted that the response is so positive. The strength of the Committee's report is that it looks across the whole criminal justice system instead of being trapped in one part of it. What victims want—other than not becoming victims in the first place—is not to become victims again. Given that, is it not essential that all parts of the criminal justice system, whatever Department they come under, are clear that they are required to focus on reducing offending and reoffending?
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 March 2010
It is absolutely vital that we tackle reoffending. That is key to preventing further offending because, sadly, a number of people still go through the prison and justice systems but then ultimately reoffend. Reoffending rates for both adults and youths have fallen by 20 per cent. since 2000, but we need to do more. I know that there is a consensus on that in the House, and it means we must look at employment opportunities, housing and reintegration, and at ensuring that people leave prison in a better place than when they went in.
Subjects
Crime prevention
Date
22 March 2010
Reference
508 c7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations in the first report from the Justice Committee, "Cutting crime: the case for justice reinvestment", HC 94-I; and if he will make a statement.
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations in the first report from the Justice Committee, "Cutting crime: the case for justice reinvestment", HC 94-I; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 2010
For answer on
22 March 2010
Answered on
22 March 2010
The Government are grateful to the Justice Committee for its contribution to the debate on how to cut crime, reduce reoffending and manage some of the most difficult individuals in our society. My right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice published our response on Tuesday 16 March.
Subjects
Crime prevention
Date
22 March 2010
Reference
508 c7; 322943
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 December 2009
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Cardiff
Date
14 December 2009
Reference
502 c635-6; 306241
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons