The Government recognises the important part that boxing and other diversionary activities can play in preventing young people getting involved in crime and antisocial behaviour. However, the Department does not provide advice on the provision of boxing as an intervention. Police and Crime Commissioners, police forces and their partner agencies are best placed to consider and decide how to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour at local level.

The recording of crime is governed by the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS). NCRS only applies to those notifiable offences which should be notified to the Home Office and not to all offences which are reported to the police.

Notifiable offences include all offences that could possibly be tried by a jury (these include some less serious offences, such as minor theft that would not usually be dealt with this way) plus a few additional closely-related offences, such as assault without injury.

The NCRS states that:

“Following the initial registration, an incident will be recorded as a crime (notifiable offence) for offences against an identified victim if, on the balance of probability:

(a) the circumstances as reported amount to a crime defined by law (the police will determine this, based on their knowledge of the law and counting rules), and

(b) there is no credible evidence to the contrary.

For offences against the State the points to prove to evidence the offence must clearly be made out, before a crime is recorded.”

The Home Office encourages community-based efforts to prevent crime and has provided funding to the national Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (NHWN) to help support and promote local schemes in 2013-14.

Police and Crime Commissioners also play a key role in crime prevention, and many are working closely with local Neighbourhood Watch schemes.

In general, pathology is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Health, the right hon. Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt).

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), is responsible specifically for forensic pathology services, and the Home Office maintains the Home Office register of forensic pathologists on my behalf.

Home Office registered forensic pathologists are independent of the police, coroners and the Home Office; and group practices are currently structured so that pathologists working within them may be self-employed or employed by a university hospital or a hospital trust.

The Home Office register of forensic pathologists is a list of forensic pathologists who meet the criteria for registration as detailed in ‘The Process and Criteria for Recommendation for Admission to the Home Secretary's Register’ which is the responsibility of the Home Office Pathology Delivery Board's Registration and Training Committee, and sets out what is required of all candidates who apply to join the register.

There are currently 37 forensic pathologists on the register, working in six group practice areas around England and Wales, who provide a service to police and coroners in their geographical areas of operation, to assist in the investigation of violent and suspicious death cases.

The West and South West forensic pathology group practice currently consists of five self employed forensic pathologist consultants.

The Home Office currently funds the initial training of prospective members of the Home Office register.

Both the initial and ongoing training for members of the register is administered and overseen by the Royal College of Pathologists; and members of the register are also required to attend regular Continuing Professional Development events as part of their criteria for continuing registration.

In general, pathology is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Health, the right hon. Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt).

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), is responsible specifically for forensic pathology services, and the Home Office maintains the Home Office register of forensic pathologists on my behalf.

Home Office registered forensic pathologists are independent of the police, coroners and the Home Office; and group practices are currently structured so that pathologists working within them may be self-employed or employed by a university hospital or a hospital trust.

The Home Office register of forensic pathologists is a list of forensic pathologists who meet the criteria for registration as detailed in ‘The Process and Criteria for Recommendation for Admission to the Home Secretary's Register’ which is the responsibility of the Home Office Pathology Delivery Board's Registration and Training Committee, and sets out what is required of all candidates who apply to join the register.

There are currently 37 forensic pathologists on the register, working in six group practice areas around England and Wales, who provide a service to police and coroners in their geographical areas of operation, to assist in the investigation of violent and suspicious death cases.

The West and South West forensic pathology group practice currently consists of five self employed forensic pathologist consultants.

The Home Office currently funds the initial training of prospective members of the Home Office register.

Both the initial and ongoing training for members of the register is administered and overseen by the Royal College of Pathologists; and members of the register are also required to attend regular Continuing Professional Development events as part of their criteria for continuing registration.

The information requested on arrests and charges are not collected centrally.

Offences for stalking introduced in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, as inserted by section 111 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, commenced on 25 November 2012.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) advises that between 25 November 2012 and the end 31 December 2012 there were no convictions (and hence no immediate custodial sentences) for offences under sections 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in the Cleveland, Cumbria or Lincolnshire police force areas. Offence level court proceedings data for 2013 are scheduled for publication by MoJ in May 2014.

The information requested on arrests and charges are not collected centrally.

Offences for stalking introduced in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, as inserted by section 111 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, commenced on 25 November 2012.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) advises that between 25 November 2012 and the end 31 December 2012 there were no convictions (and hence no immediate custodial sentences) for offences under sections 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in the Cleveland, Cumbria or Lincolnshire police force areas. Offence level court proceedings data for 2013 are scheduled for publication by MoJ in May 2014.

The information requested on arrests and charges are not collected centrally.

Offences for stalking introduced in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, as inserted by section 111 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, commenced on 25 November 2012.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) advises that between 25 November 2012 and the end 31 December 2012 there were no convictions (and hence no immediate custodial sentences) for offences under sections 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in the Cleveland, Cumbria or Lincolnshire police force areas. Offence level court proceedings data for 2013 are scheduled for publication by MoJ in May 2014.

Information is not held centrally on the number of speed cameras and numbers of people who have been caught speeding by a speed camera. Available data held by the Home Office is at police force area level and relates to the number of persons who were issued with a fixed penalty notice for speeding offences by speed cameras in the Nottinghamshire police force area, East Midlands, England and England and Wales. The data is given in the following table. Information relating to Ashfield constituency is not collected centrally.

Information is not held centrally on the number of speed cameras and numbers of people who have been caught speeding by a speed camera. Available data held by the Home Office is at police force area level and relates to the number of persons who were issued with a fixed penalty notice for speeding offences by speed cameras in the Nottinghamshire police force area, East Midlands, England and England and Wales. The data is given in the following table. Information relating to Ashfield constituency is not collected centrally.

Information is not held centrally on the number of speed cameras and numbers of people who have been caught speeding by a speed camera. Available data held by the Home Office is at police force area level and relates to the number of persons who were issued with a fixed penalty notice for speeding offences by speed cameras in the Nottinghamshire police force area, East Midlands, England and England and Wales. The data is given in the following table. Information relating to Ashfield constituency is not collected centrally.

The Government takes all forms of stalking and harassment very seriously. The Home Office is committed to working with other Government Departments, the National Policing Leads and Social Media Networks to identify effective practice and improve the response to online harassment and stalking.

Her Majesty's Government takes human rights very seriously and strongly opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances, including for drugs offences. The Government published Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance in 2011, which provides clear guidance to officials and law enforcement officers to help them identify human rights risks. Under OSJA guidance, where human rights risks are identified, the Government seeks to mitigate risks by a range of methods. For instance, we can seek assurances that UK co-operation will not lead to torture or prosecutions that result in the death penalty, and have a clear exit strategy if these assurances are not met. This ensures that any assistance we provide supports our values and is consistent with our international obligations, including on capital punishment.

The information requested on arrests and charges are not collected centrally.

Offences for stalking introduced by sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, as inserted by section 111 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, commenced on 25 November 2012.

The Ministry of Justice advise that between 25 November 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were no convictions (and hence no immediate custodial sentences) for offences under section 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in Northamptonshire or Surrey police force areas.

Court proceedings data for this offence for 2013 are scheduled for publication in May 2014.

The information requested on arrests and charges are not collected centrally.

Offences for stalking introduced by sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, as inserted by section 111 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, commenced on 25 November 2012.

The Ministry of Justice advise that between 25 November 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were no convictions (and hence no immediate custodial sentences) for offences under section 2A or 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in Northamptonshire or Surrey police force areas.

Court proceedings data for this offence for 2013 are scheduled for publication in May 2014.

Stalking, is a horrendous crime and has a huge impact on victims. The police are responsible for carrying out risk assessments including using the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model (DASH) for victims experiencing stalking.

The information requested is not available from the police recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office. Offences of 'stalking' would be recorded under the offence classification of 'Harassment' and cannot be separately identified from other offences recorded within that classification.

The Government are absolutely committed to preventing and tackling female genital mutilation (FGM). The Home Office announced on 18 July 2013 that it will provide £15,971 of funding towards a new prevalence study, to be carried out by Equality now and City University.

Other funding which the Government have allocated to tackling FGM on domestic and international initiatives since 2011 is as follows:

Home Office—£100,000 fund over two years to provide grants of between £2000 and £5000 to frontline organisations supporting work to strengthen the voice of women to speak about FGM and work to abandon the practices; and,

Department for International Development—£35million programme to address FGM, in Africa and beyond. The aim of the programme is to see a reduction in cutting by 30% in at least 10 countries over five years.

Police guidance and training on investigating domestic abuse already includes dealing with cases of female genital mutilation (FGM). Our cross-Government Action Plan, published in March 2013, sets out our clear commitment to work on further guidance and learning programmes for the police on sexual and domestic violence, including FGM, forced marriage, 'honour' based violence (HBV) and stalking.

The Government has also recently reviewed its Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines on FGM, originally published in February 2011, for front-line professionals such as teachers, GPs, nurses and police. The guidelines aim to raise awareness of FGM, highlight the risks that people should be aware of and set out clearly the steps that should be taken to safeguard children and women from this abuse. They are a key development in preventing girls from being harmed by FGM.

The UK provides counternarcotics assistance to a range of international partners, including Pakistan. We do so to tackle the international drugs trade and minimise the threat it poses to the UK. It is important to protect activities which form part of the UK's contribution to the international counter-narcotics effort and to respect the principle that international partners are able to operate in secrecy on matters of national security against organised crime. As such, it is our policy not to disclose details of our counter narcotics work, as to do so risks reducing its effectiveness and damaging international relations.