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947609

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islam: Legal Systems
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the support in UK Muslim communities for sharia law; whether in making any such assessment they considered abrogation, Taqiyya, Al Hijra and the pursuit of a world caliphate to be part of sharia law; and what assessment they have made of the impact of support for sharia law on the terrorist threat in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the support in UK Muslim communities for Sharia law nor of the impact of support for Sharia law on the terrorist threat.</p><p>In Britain we have a long tradition of freedom of worship and religious tolerance, where many people of different faiths follow religious codes and practices. The Government doesn’t prevent individuals from regulating their lives through religious beliefs provided their actions don’t conflict with the law.</p><p>The Government recently confirmed in its response to the independent review of Sharia law that Sharia law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 15:25:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947611

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they receive as part of their counter-terrorism strategy from Muslim communities in reducing support for sharia law, abrogation, Taqiyya, Al Hijra and the pursuit of a world caliphate.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the fundamental importance of working in partnership with all communities to reduce the risk of radicalisation.That is why we supported 181 community-based projects in 2017/18, reaching over 88,000 participants.</p><p>Almost half of these projects were delivered in schools, aimed at increasing young people’s resilience to terrorist and extremist ideologies. Prevent does not target a specific faith or ethnic group - it deals with all forms of extremism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 15:27:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947614

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to refer to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for investigation officers in Greater Manchester Police, Thames Valley Police, West Mercia Police, and Northumbria Police for any failure in their statutory duty to protect children from so-called “grooming gangs”.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Home Office established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to consider the extent to which institutions – including the police – have failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Inquiry has announced an investigation examining institutional responses to the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks.</p><p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling child sexual exploitation. We have declared it a national threat and this categorisation remains in force to empower police forces to apply their best skills and expertise to tackle the problem.</p><p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct operates independently of Government and the Home Secretary does not have the power to refer matters to it for investigation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9880 question first answered 07/08/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947615

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will set up a national independent inquiry into whether police forces across the country failed to fulfil their statutory duty to protect children from so-called “grooming gangs” during the period 1995 to 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Home Office established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to consider the extent to which institutions – including the police – have failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Inquiry has announced an investigation examining institutional responses to the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks.</p><p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling child sexual exploitation. We have declared it a national threat and this categorisation remains in force to empower police forces to apply their best skills and expertise to tackle the problem.</p><p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct operates independently of Government and the Home Secretary does not have the power to refer matters to it for investigation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9879 question first answered 07/08/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947617

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support programmes have been set up for the victims of so-called "grooming gangs"; what has been the cost of any such programmes; and what compensation, if any, those victims have received.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling all forms of sexual exploitation and to ensuring that all victims, whether they are a child or an adult, get the support they need.</p><p>In each of the last three years the Government has allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse. This includes £1.7m to rape support services across England and Wales to provide specialist support to victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation. A further £4.7m has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners specifically to commission services supporting victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p>In 2017/18 the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme paid out £154 million to victims of violent crime, including victims of childhood sexual abuse.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:11:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

919370

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Home Secretary will respond to my email of 27 May concerning the arrangements for the protection of Tommy Robinson in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The safety of all prisoners under assessment, is a priority for this government, and where threats to a prisoner’s safety are identified, measures are taken to mitigate these<em>. </em></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/06/2018 15:55:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

897106

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 30 April (HL Deb, col 1845), what elements of the Lord Bishop of Leeds' question gave the Minister cause to say that "the right reverend Prelate is right".
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL7530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Lord Bishop of Leeds was right in that it is wrong to bear false witness against your neighbour. In Parliament, it would be against the Ministerial code to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/05/2018 15:19:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

869179

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Lauren Southern
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why Lauren Southern was detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 in Calais in March; and why she has been denied entry to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>It is longstanding policy not to disclose details of records which may be held in relation to individuals’ arrival in the United Kingdom, as to do so would not be in the interests of national security.</p><p>Schedule 7 helps maintain public safety by allowing an examining officer to stop and question and, when necessary, detain and search individuals travelling through ports, airports, international rail stations or the border area to determine whether an individual appears to be someone who is or has been involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.</p><p>The decision to examine an individual using Schedule 7 is an operational one, undertaken independently by the police. You will understand that the Home Office cannot comment or provide any more specific information about why Ms Southern was stopped and examined.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2018 11:21:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

869180

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 13 March (HL Deb, col 1504), when they expect the investigations into 33 police officers in connection with the Rotherham case to conclude.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is independent of Government and the police and is responsible for the investigations it carries out. The IOPC have confirmed that investigations into these officers remain on-going.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/04/2018 12:38:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

869181

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 13 March (HL Deb, col 1505), how they intend to measure the progress of the initiative by British-based Islamic leaders "to dispel the poisonous interpretation of Islam peddled by al-Qaeda and Daesh".
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent safeguards people who are vulnerable to radicalisation in a similar way to safeguarding processes designed to protect people from gangs, drug abuse, and physical and sexual abuse. It requires a full-spectrum approach with Government working with the police, statutory partners, the private sector and communities. Currently the greatest threat comes from terrorist recruiters inspired by Daesh. Our Prevent programme will necessarily reflect this by prioritising support for vulnerable British Muslims, and working in partnership with civil society groups to tackle this problem.</p><p>Prevent works best when delivered in partnership with our communities, who are working hard to uphold the security of this country, prevent radicalisation and make clear that the actions of Daesh and al-Qaeda are profoundly un-Islamic. 169 community based projects were delivered in 2016/17 reaching over 53,000 participants. 44% of these projects were delivered in schools, aimed at increasing young people’s resilience to terrorist and extremist ideologies. We also support community-based initiatives that challenge Daesh’s core communications and provide credible counter narratives.</p><p>In 2015/16, 36% of those receiving support on Channel was as a result of referrals from the education sector. Of individuals supported by Channel in 2015/16 over 70 per cent were aged 20 years or under and 85 per cent were male. Of those that received Channel support in 2015/16, 83 per cent left with no further CT concerns. Prevent has made a significant impact in preventing people being drawn into terrorism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/04/2018 12:35:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch