In Parliament - Sarah Jones MP

Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer.

Police: Firearms

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office publishes annual statistics on the total number of armed officers and operationally deployable armed officers (which excludes absences) in England and Wales in the “Police...

Home Office: Members

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Minister Jess Philips: a.) 1, b.) 5 Minister Dame Diana Johnson: a.) 1, b.) 2 Minister Seema Malhotra: a.) 1, b.) 3 Minister Mike Tapp: a.) n/a, b.) 8 Minister Dan Jarvis: a.) 0, b.) 1 Minister...

Animal Welfare: Children

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Police forces are operationally independent from Government. Chief Constables and their officers are responsible for determining what action is appropriate in individual cases, including when...

Home Office: Pay

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

a) Information has been provided for Home Office Arm’s Length Bodies that employ their own staff. The figures in the table below are as at 31 March 2026 and have been provided to the Home...

Home Office: Equality

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is a statutory obligation that applies across the public sector. As a procedural duty to have "due regard" to equality considerations, compliance is an...

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Immigration Controls

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

As set out in the published Impact Assessment accompanying the Immigration and Asylum Bill, detailed plans including costs for the new authority are currently being developed. Further information...

Sexual Offences: Victims

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The true scale of group-based child sexual exploitation remains unknown because of under-reporting, under-identification, and variations in data collection and analysis. However, data from the...

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government. Our ambition is to halve the levels of these crimes within a decade. To do this we must take steps to...

Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regularly reviews its operations and procedures to ensure they remain effective. Current priorities are outlined in the DBS’s Business Plan 2026-27...

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The "Plan for London" (PfL) will see a number of departments relocating to 2 Marsham Street enabled by MHCLG's move. Detailed planning is underway and will result in more efficient use of...

Home Office: Westminster Hall Sittings

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

It is not possible to provide an exact cost for preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the costs of Civil Service, Special Adviser and...

Respect Orders

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, The Home Office is introducing a mandatory anti-social behaviour (ASB) data reporting duty to improve our understanding of ASB and how it is being tackled...

Home Office: Staff

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office publishes Staff numbers including agency staff in its Annual report as exampled by the 2024-2025 Annual report, pages 165-166 inclusive at...

Police

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

In England, there were 137,520 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers as at 30 September 2025. We are putting officers where the public expects to see them, back on the frontline keeping our...

Nitrous Oxide

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Data on the prevalence of misuse of nitrous oxide is published by the Office for National Statistics, through the Crime Survey for England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025, 0.5% of 16-...

Community Safety Partnerships

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) is expected to save the taxpayer around £100m in this Parliament. Savings from cancelling future PCC elections will be retained by the...

Antisocial Behaviour

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government’s police reforms will protect and strengthen neighbourhood policing by freeing local forces, including Leicestershire Police, from national responsibilities so they can focus...

Chequers: Security

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government does not disclose detailed information on protective security arrangements at specific sites, including funding levels. This reflects a long-standing policy designed to protect the...

Arson: Criminal Investigation

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The investigation of individual offences is an operational matter for police forces and they work alongside fire and rescue services and other partners to deter, investigate and tackle arson. The...

Animal Breeding: Animal Experiments

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government welcomes the reduction in experimental procedures reported as severe in the 2025 published annual statistics. The proportion fell from 3.4% in 2024 to 1.3% in 2025, with the number...