Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 April (HL3810), where the register detailing which ambassadors have accepted offers of gifts or hospitality to attend F1 races in the last three years in each of the Gulf States can be accessed; and whether the register identifies which races they attended, and who offered the gift and hospitality.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Registers for gifts and hospitality are held locally at each FCDO Embassy. These registers are not publicly released.
The FCDO expects all members of staff to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and the Diplomatic Service Code.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
DWP owns 3 vehicles on its fleet list.
We do not hold any information as to whether vehicles were made in Britain. A copy of DWP’s Fleet List, showing vehicle manufacturers, can be provided on request.
Asked by: Lord Birt (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of annual vehicle theft in the UK is accomplished by offenders cloning the signal from the vehicle owner’s remote locking device.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.
The Lord Birt
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
9 May 2024
Dear Lord Birt,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what percentage of annual vehicle theft in the UK is accomplished by offenders cloning the signal from the vehicle owner’s remote locking device (HL4379).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish figures on the levels and trends of crime in England and Wales primarily based on two sets of crime statistics: the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data. The CSEW provides estimates of the prevalence of crime and different crime types as experienced by victims, which may not always be reported to the police.
Table 1 shows an estimate of the percentage of households who have experienced theft of a vehicle, where the method of entry into the vehicle was through manipulation of the signal from the remote locking device. This is taken from our Nature of crime: vehicle-related theft tables for the year ending March 2023 published on 3 April 2024. Due to the suspension of the CSEW during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data are not available for the year ending March 2021 and the year ending March 2022.
Unfortunately, we do not hold any information from police-recorded crime which shows what percentage of annual vehicle theft in England and Wales is accomplished by offenders cloning the signal from the vehicle owner’s remote locking device.
Crime and justice statistics for Scotland can be found on the Scottish Government website and for more information please contact Justice_Analysts@gov.scot. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for producing crime and justice statistics for Northern Ireland and can be contacted at statistics.research@justice-ni.x.gsi.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Estimated percentage of theft of vehicles where method of entry was through manipulation of the signal from remote locking device, year ending March 2019 to year ending March 2023 CSEW
England and Wales - household incidents, percentages | |||
| Apr’18 to Mar’19 | Apr’19 to Mar’20 | Apr’22 to Mar’23 [1] |
Entry to vehicle through manipulation of signal from remote locking device[2] | 13 | 36 | 40 |
Unweighted base – number of incidents[3] | 46 | 50 | 51 |
Source: Office for National Statistics – Crime Survey for England and Wales
[1]CSEW estimates for the year ending March 2023 have been temporarily suspended of their National Statistics status. Caution should be taken when interpreting these estimates because of the impact of lower response rates, and reduced interviewer numbers on the quality of the estimates.
[2]This category was added into the survey from the year ending March 2019.
[3]Estimates that are based on fewer than 50 respondents should be interpreted with caution.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Government Car service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of Government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons, the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 (48%) of which are vehicles made in Britain.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Scotland Office uses vehicles provided by the Government Car Service (GCS). Due to logistical and operational reasons, the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 (48%) of which are vehicles made in Britain.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government Car service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of Government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 (48%) of which are vehicles made in Britain.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
FCDO Flag cars are procured in line with a 2017 Ministerial decision to promote a globally recognised British Brand. Fleet cars procurement is at discretion of Posts. Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) are always the preferred option, covering 126 of the 181 (70 percent) Countries/Territories presence. Where JLR are unable to provide support (JLR in country warranty management/ maintenance) in fragile environments Toyota Land Cruiser is the preferred alternative. We do not hold data on the number and proportion of FCDO cars and other vehicles that were made in Britain, however of the countries with JLR presence, 98 percent (124) are being supplied with JLR vehicles including 3-4 countries that do not have a dealership but are close enough to be served by a country with a JLR representative.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
HMT does not hold this information as it contracts the use of cars and vehicles from the Government Car Service operated by the Department of Transport.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department does not operate any fleet vehicles.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on regional variations in average car insurance costs.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Individual motor insurers are responsible for setting premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
However, the Department is aware that motor insurance costs have been increasing. The Minister for Roads and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury met with representatives of the insurance industry on the 13th of May to discuss this matter.