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Written Question
Home Office: Land
Monday 24th April 2017

Asked by: Mark Prisk (Conservative - Hertford and Stortford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraphs 1.296 and 1.297 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what progress her Department has made by estimated capacity of land sold since March 2016 in identifying and disposing of land to meet the Government's commitment.

Answered by Sarah Newton

The Home Office estate is comprised of a wide range of premises, including administrative offices, Border Force sites, Immigration Removal Centres and other holdings. The vast majority of the estate is leasehold and there have been no sales of property assets in 2016-17.

We keep the Home Office estate under review to ensure that it meets the needs of the business.


Written Question
Police: Pensions
Wednesday 26th October 2016

Asked by: Mark Prisk (Conservative - Hertford and Stortford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish equality of pension provision for surviving spouses of police officers across England and Wales.

Answered by Brandon Lewis

On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life. There are no plans to extend this policy.


Written Question
Ecuadorian Embassy: Police
Friday 16th October 2015

Asked by: Mark Prisk (Conservative - Hertford and Stortford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional cost of policing the Ecuadorian Embassy due to the presence of Mr Julian Assange there in each of the last three years.

Answered by Mike Penning

This is a matter for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.