Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing real time information onto the police National Mobile Property Register.

The National Mobile Property Register (NMPR) helps reduce the theft of mobile devices. There are clear benefits in ensuring that information entered on to the system is as timely as is practicable, however I am not aware of any assessment made as to the additional benefits of introducing real time information.

The existing Home Office held contract with the provider of NMPR is due to come to an end early next year, and we are working with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), police forces and others to agree the successor arrangements. As part of this process, it is anticipated that a review of benefits to date will be undertaken to inform any future requirements and business case. This will ultimately be for PCCs to determine.