Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pensioners have been victims of violent crime in (a) the UK and (b) Sunderland Central constituency in the last 12 months.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Office for National Statistics publishes information from the Crime Survey for England and Wales on the proportion of adults who experienced violent crime by certain demographics, including age. This most recently published information, from Focus on Violence and Sexual Offences, Year Ending March 2016, can be found here:
These data cannot be broken down to a constituency level.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent violent crimes against pensioners and (b) support pensioners who have been victims of such crimes.
Answered by Sarah Newton
Violent crime is abhorrent and has a devastating effect on individuals, families and communities. It will not be tolerated, in particular where perpetrators target the more vulnerable, including older people, and we are taking a range of action to tackle it.
We work closely with the police and partners to ensure all victims of crime are signposted to the victim support available so they receive the help and support they need and deserve.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on when to commence the second part of the Leveson inquiry; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Minister of State for Security during Home Office Oral Answers to Questions on Monday 23 January 2017 (908280, Volume 620, column 7).
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on law enforcement and security in the UK.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The UK will in due course be leaving the EU but the importance of law enforcement co-operation with our EU and global allies has not changed. We are exploring options for cooperation arrangements once the UK has left the EU. We will do what is necessary to keep people safe, but it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions on specific measures in advance of negotiations.