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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Unbreakable bond between UK and Ukraine will continue under my government, published in 27 July 2026, what is the scope of the contract for Stone Cloak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Unbreakable bond between UK and Ukraine will continue under my government, published in 27 July 2026, what is the scope of the contract for Stone Cloak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her department is taking to increase the use of phone blocking (a) techniques and (b) technologies in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her department is taking to increase the use of phone blocking (a) techniques and (b) technologies in prisons.
His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is committed to tackling the threat to prison security posed by illicit mobile telephones. We have a wide-ranging programme in place to prevent them from entering prisons; to detect and disrupt their use by prisoners if they are smuggled in; and to investigate cases where a prisoner may have committed an offence.
As part of their local security strategies, prisons are able to deploy a range of measures to detect items of contraband, including X-ray body scanners, and Enhanced Gate Security that utilises X-ray baggage scanners and metal detection. Owing to security and operational sensitivities, however, it would not be appropriate to comment in detail on the countermeasures HMPPS has in place.
Clauses 1 to 3, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 4 to 7 agreed to. Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 8 and 9 agreed to.
Clauses 1 to 3, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 4 to 7 agreed to. Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 8 and 9 agreed to.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests have been made for car thefts using scanning or jamming devices on keyless cars in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests have been made for car thefts using scanning or jamming devices on keyless cars in each of the last three years.
The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis. The Home Office collects and publishes these data at the offence group level, for example, ‘Theft offences’ or ‘Miscellaneous crimes against society’, broken down by Police Force Area. More detailed information on the arrest, including the specific offence for which the individual is arrested, are not collected.
Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest bulletin, covering the year to 31 March 2018, can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales
The Home Office also collects data on crimes recorded by the police, including crimes for theft of a vehicle. These are published quarterly by the Office For National Statistics, available here
However, it is not possible to tell from this information how many of these crimes involve cars and/or the use of a jamming or scanning device.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars have been stolen using a jamming or scanning device in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars have been stolen using a jamming or scanning device in each of the last three years.
The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis. The Home Office collects and publishes these data at the offence group level, for example, ‘Theft offences’ or ‘Miscellaneous crimes against society’, broken down by Police Force Area. More detailed information on the arrest, including the specific offence for which the individual is arrested, are not collected.
Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest bulletin, covering the year to 31 March 2018, can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales
The Home Office also collects data on crimes recorded by the police, including crimes for theft of a vehicle. These are published quarterly by the Office For National Statistics, available here
However, it is not possible to tell from this information how many of these crimes involve cars and/or the use of a jamming or scanning device.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to make illegal the (a) sale and (b) use of key fob (i) jamming and (ii) scanning devices.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to make illegal the (a) sale and (b) use of key fob (i) jamming and (ii) scanning devices.
On 15 January I chaired the first meeting of the Vehicle Theft Taskforce. The Taskforce brings together the automotive industry, insurers, the police, Government departments and others to help ensure that everything is being done to prevent vehicle theft. As part of its work, the Taskforce will review whether further measures are required to stop devices that may be used to commit vehicle theft falling into criminals’ hands.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with (a) car manufacturers and (b) insurance companies on the increase in illegal jamming and scanning devices that have the capacity to compromise keyless cars.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with (a) car manufacturers and (b) insurance companies on the increase in illegal jamming and scanning devices that have the capacity to compromise keyless cars.
On 15 January I chaired the first meeting of the Vehicle Theft Taskforce. The Taskforce brings together the automotive industry, insurers, the police, Government departments and others to help ensure that everything is being done to prevent vehicle theft. As part of its work, the Taskforce will review whether further measures are required to stop devices that may be used to commit vehicle theft falling into criminals’ hands.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 January (HL12281), what assessment they have made of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 January (HL12281), what assessment they have made of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.
The Government has not carried out a specific assessment of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.
However, we are working with industry, the police and others to look at what more we can do to tackle vehicle crime, including where this is enabled by tools such as jammers. This work is being overseen by a new vehicle crime taskforce chaired by the Policing Minister.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 13 December (HL11924), what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the prohibition on the sale of devices which interfere with the legitimate use of spectrum, in the light of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 13 December (HL11924), what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the prohibition on the sale of devices which interfere with the legitimate use of spectrum, in the light of the...
The Government has not made such an assessment. Enforcement is a matter for Ofcom, as the independent regulator.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 27 November (HL11428), what steps they are taking to ensure the relevant enforcement agencies are taking action to prevent the open sale of low-cost GPS jammers on services such as eBay.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 27 November (HL11428), what steps they are taking to ensure the relevant enforcement agencies are taking action to prevent the open sale of low-cost GPS jammers on services such as eBay.
Ofcom has an arrangement with services such as eBay to have listings for jammers of all types to be removed and is in regular contact with vendors to remove listings that are placed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban the sale of electronic jammers which can be used to disable tracker devices on stolen vehicles and agricultural equipment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban the sale of electronic jammers which can be used to disable tracker devices on stolen vehicles and agricultural equipment.
It is currently prohibited under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to sell any such devices which interfere with legitimate use of spectrum or to otherwise place them on the market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Question 186176 on Satellite Communications, if his Department will bring forward proposals to amend the Wireless telegraphy Act 2016 to make it illegal to possess a GPS jammer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2018 to Question 186176 on Satellite Communications, if his Department will bring forward proposals to amend the Wireless telegraphy Act 2016 to make it illegal to possess a GPS jammer.
Further to my answer of 7th November, the regulation of jammers of all types is a matter for Ofcom, the independent regulator accountable to parliament, who have powers to deal with jammers. At this time we do not consider Ofcom need additional powers to deal with jammers but, in conjunction with the Home Office, we will be keeping this matter under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will introduce legislative proposals to make it an offence to (a) own and (b) supply GPS jammers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will introduce legislative proposals to make it an offence to (a) own and (b) supply GPS jammers.
Ofcom is the independent communications regulator responsible to parliament with functions and duties for protecting and managing the radio spectrum. Making jammers available is illegal. Provisions in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2016 also make it illegal to use a jammer, but possession of jammers is not currently illegal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress has been made on the provision of mobile telephone jammers for use in prisons in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress has been made on the provision of mobile telephone jammers for use in prisons in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is on the use of improvised explosive device jammers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is on the use of improvised explosive device jammers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive device jammers are (a) installed and (b) not installed in vehicles in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in every year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive device jammers are (a) installed and (b) not installed in vehicles in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in every year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive device jammers have been purchased by his Department in each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive device jammers have been purchased by his Department in each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to procure a successor system to the Type 675 Jammer, to be fitted to Type 45 and other future warships. (Holding answer 18 April 2002).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to procure a successor system to the Type 675 Jammer, to be fitted to Type 45 and other future warships. (Holding answer 18 April 2002).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the electronic countermeasures system Type 675 is being removed from Royal Navy service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the electronic countermeasures system Type 675 is being removed from Royal Navy service.