Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers left the force in the past 12 months, broken down by how many served (1) for less than 12 months, (2) between 12 months and 5 years, (3) between 5 years and 10 years, and (4) over 10 years.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.
Table 1 below shows the number of police officer leavers, by length of service, in England and Wales for the year ending 31 March 2024. In the year ending 31 March 2024 there were 9,236 police officers leaving the police forces in England and Wales. 16.2% of all leavers had less than 1 years service, while 12.3% of all leavers had more than 30 years service.
Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2024, England and Wales.
Length of service | Headcount Officer leavers | % of all leavers |
Less than 1 year | 1,495 | 16.2% |
1 to 2 years | 1,082 | 11.7% |
2 to 3 years | 606 | 6.6% |
3 to 4 years | 484 | 5.2% |
4 to 5 years | 297 | 3.2% |
5 to 10 years | 674 | 7.3% |
10 to 15 years | 393 | 4.3% |
15 to 20 years | 749 | 8.1% |
20 to 25 years | 1,028 | 11.1% |
25 to 30 years | 1,289 | 14.0% |
30 years or over | 1,139 | 12.3% |
Total | 9,236 | 100.0% |
Note:
Data on police officer leavers for the year ending 31 March 2025 will be published on 23 July 2025.
Retention is a key focus for the Home Office and the NPCC and forces should be using evidence-based strategies to manage the retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the results of the mayoral elections held on 1 May, including the turnout percentage in each mayoralty.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Elections are run by independent Returning Officers, who are responsible for publishing election results.
My Department does not have a formal role in collating and publishing information on the results of Mayoral elections.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many frontline police officers are probationary.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police officers, by frontline type, in the 'Police Workforce, England and Wales' statistical bulletin. The latest data, covering the situation as at 31 March 2024, is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
However, information on an officer's probation status is not centrally collected by the Home Office.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which organisations are currently designated as terrorist organisations by (1) the UN Security Council, and (2) the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
There are a number of organisations designated as terrorist organisations by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions. A list of these is publicly available at the UK Sanctions List.
UN Sanctions List: scsanctions.un.org/pnz54en-all.html
UK Sanctions List: docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html
The list of proscribed organisations is publicly available on the GOV.uk website and was last updated in April 2024. 81 terrorist organisations are currently proscribed in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000, with an additional 14 Northern Ireland related terrorist organisations proscribed under preceding legislation.
The information requested is available at this link: Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations - GOV.UK
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 4 December 2024 (HL2747), which Restoring Your Railway projects are (1) already in delivery, and (2) not yet in delivery.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme has been brought to a close. Three RYR-originated projects were already in the delivery phase, which we are continuing funding for: Northumberland Line, Thorpe Park Station, White Rose Station. This is in addition to the three projects already delivered under this programme: Dartmoor Line, Thanet Parkway Station, Marsh Barton Station.
All other RYR projects were not yet in delivery and are in scope of the Chancellor’s announcement. The Spending Review, announced by the Chancellor at Budget, will consider the funding available for rail enhancements and schemes will be considered as part of that process.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the size and composition of the police workforce in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
Information on the length of service of police officers in post and the length of service of police officer leavers, can be found in Tables JL5 and JL6 respectively of the data tables accompanying the statistical release.
Table 1, below, shows the length of service of police officers in post, as at 31 March 2024.
Table 1: Length of service of police officers in post, headcount basis, as at 31 March 2024, England and Wales (excluding British Transport Police)
Length of service group | Police officers (headcount) |
Less than 5 years | 53,108 |
5 years to less than 10 years | 25,626 |
10 years to less than 15 years | 12,315 |
15 years to less than 20 years | 23,492 |
20 years to less than 25 years | 24,271 |
25 years to less than 30 years | 10,116 |
30 years or over | 841 |
Total | 149,769 |
The Home Office does not publish more granular breakdowns of length of service.
Additional information on the number of new recruits to the police service each year, as well as information on leavers and the length of service of those leavers, is also available in the statistical publication linked above.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to re-open any of the railway lines closed during the Beeching cuts for either passengers or freight.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme is being brought to a close. RYR-originated projects already in delivery will continue to be delivered but projects not yet in delivery are subject to the Department’s capital spending portfolio review. The Transport Secretary announced this review of the previous government's transport plans to ensure that our transport infrastructure portfolio drives economic growth and delivers value for money for taxpayers. Beyond the RYR programme, we believe it is for local transport authorities to consider whether particular transport projects are the best way to meet local needs and, if so, whether they wish to give them high priority from local budgets in the first instance.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the Elections Act 2022.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years voted in the 2024 General Election.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many overseas voters took part in the 2024 general election and what proportion they represented of all of those who were eligible to vote.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This Government recognises problems facing overseas voters at elections. The Electoral Commission will publish a report on the administration of the General Election held on 4 July later this year, which will cover postal voting at the poll, and the Government will give careful consideration to any findings or recommendations made in the report in relation to the current arrangements for postal voting.