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1692348

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Gaza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision his Department has made for collecting biometric data from relatives of British nationals fleeing Gaza in the absence of functioning visa applications centres in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	16180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Visa Application Centre in Gaza has been closed since 7 October 2023 due to the conflict in the region and to ensure the safety of staff and customers. UKVI will continue to monitor the situation and work closely with the commercial partner, TLS, to re-open the centre when it becomes safe to do so.</p><p>Those who wish to make a UK visa application will need to enrol their biometrics at an alternative Visa Application Centre in OPT (Ramallah or Jerusalem) or a nearby country. Customers can visit <a href="https://pos.tlscontact.com/" target="_blank">https://pos.tlscontact.com/</a> for an up to date list of Visa Application Centres in the region<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/03/2024 16:25:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682064

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Prevent duty guidance: for higher education institutions in England and Wales (2015), updated on 31 December 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that guidance on (a) academic research, (b) the number of students applying to higher education institutions, (c) students’ experience in higher education, (d) freedom of speech and (e) people with protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The updated and refreshed guidance places no additional burdens on the education sector. There are no new requirements as a result of the refresh or additional responsibilities for the sector. The guidance reinforces that settings should understand their Prevent duty requirements as part of their wider safeguarding and welfare responsibilities.</p><p>The Prevent duty should not limit academic research but encourage debate, challenge ideas and advance knowledge on contentious topics. The government has legislated to ensure that universities in England are a place where academics, students and visiting speakers can express a diverse range of views without fear of repercussion.</p><p>In the most recent published assessment by the Office for Students (OfS) on the implementation of the Prevent programme in the English higher education sector in 2019, they found no cause for concern that free speech was being undermined by Prevent in external speakers’ policies and their implementation. The assessment is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.officeforstudents.org.uk%2Fpublications%2Fprevent-review-meetings-programme-findings%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChanelle.Stuart%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3645b75497b6483d2f0d08dc1689929c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638410027347878878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=L6KyykU5x8i5V1p7AO9Ye5Sz2VZwginChfWmOcv0MbM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/prevent-review-meetings-programme-findings/</a>.</p><p>Institutions should encourage students to respect other people with particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010 Institutions should also be mindful of their commitments to protecting freedom of speech, provided that the speech is lawful.</p><p>A full Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken in line with responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Home Office commissioned an independent research agency to conduct in-depth research with frontline staff, particularly those with Prevent-specific responsibilities, across the key sectors of education, healthcare, local authorities, police and prisons &amp; probation, to make sure that the new guidance is as robust as possible. This consultation covered England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/01/2024 16:29:31 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679751

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve the complaints mechanism for challenging Prevent referrals.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to implementing William Shawcross’s Independent Review of Prevent in full, which included recommendation 34: “Create a new standards and compliance unit answerable to ministers on the Prevent oversight board.”</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 16/01/2024 12:35:06 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671597

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will undertake a review of the current system for compensation following fatal road traffic collisions with emergency service vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Compensation following a road collision involving the emergency services should be sought via motor insurance claims in the usual way. There are no current plans to review how compensation is awarded in these circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/11/2023 17:10:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1667561

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Investigations After Police Use of Force Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she took into account the findings of the Baroness Casey Review when formulating the terms of reference for her Department's review of investigations after police use of force.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the review of investigatory arrangements following police use of force and police driving are broad and encompass the interests of both police officers and the public. They make it clear that the review will seek to understand whether the current framework serves to maintain public confidence in the police, in particular for those impacted by police use of force. This includes whether individuals are held to account appropriately. We are seeking to gather evidence on the issues covered in the ToR, from a wide range of stakeholders, including third parties.</p><p>The Department is fully aware of the Casey Review and it was highlighted in representations made to the Home Secretary by the Independent Office for Police Conduct during the development of the Review’s ToR</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 488 question first answered 13/11/2023 12:01:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1667562

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Investigations After Police Use of Force Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which third party organisations her Department consulted on the scope of the terms of reference for its review of investigations after police use of force.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the review of investigatory arrangements following police use of force and police driving are broad and encompass the interests of both police officers and the public. They make it clear that the review will seek to understand whether the current framework serves to maintain public confidence in the police, in particular for those impacted by police use of force. This includes whether individuals are held to account appropriately. We are seeking to gather evidence on the issues covered in the ToR, from a wide range of stakeholders, including third parties.</p><p>The Department is fully aware of the Casey Review and it was highlighted in representations made to the Home Secretary by the Independent Office for Police Conduct during the development of the Review’s ToR</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 487 question first answered 13/11/2023 12:01:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1667590

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Investigations after Police Use of Force Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the terms of reference for the review of investigatory arrangements which follow police use of force and police driving related incidents 2023, published on 24 October 2023, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of the length of time provided for responses and (b) the potential impact of that length of time on the number of submissions that will be received.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2023 answer text <p>It is critical that the review is carried out at pace to ensure the clarity and confidence of both officers and the public in the investigatory system relating to police use of force and police driving related incidents.</p><p>Given the urgent need for this review, the Government believes that the timeframe which we have allowed for gathering evidence from a wide range of stakeholders is appropriate.</p><p>Officials are proactively engaging a wide range of organisations in relation to the issues covered by the Terms of Reference, to ensure a balanced evidence base underpins the reviews’ findings.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/11/2023 10:00:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1651692

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Order Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 35(5) of the Public Order Act 2023, when she plans to bring forward regulations to bring the Act into force.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	193242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>A range of measures, including the new offences related to locking on and interfering with key national infrastructure, came into force by statutory instrument on 3 May 2023. On 2 July 2023, other measures, including the new offences related to tunnelling and obstruction of major transport works, came into force, along with the section which clarifies that police cannot use their powers solely to prevent individuals from observing or reporting on a protest.</p><p>The timescales for commencing the remaining measures in the Public Order Act 2023 will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/07/2023 16:05:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1646795

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on the responsibilities of (a)her Department and (b) the National Police Chiefs Council on (i) collection and (ii) publication of data on the use of powers given to police under the (A) Police, Crimes, Sentencing and Court Act 2022 and (B) Public Order Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	190915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>As part of the 2023-24 Annual Data Requirement (ADR), the Home Office introduced a new mandatory requirement for police forces in England and Wales to record data on the use of section 12, 14 and 14ZA under the Public Order Act 1986 Act made by sections 73, 74 and 79 of the Police, Crime and Sentencing Courts Act 2022. The ADR also included a request for retrospective data on the use of these powers for the period of 28 June 2022 to 31 March 2023. There is a statutory commitment for the data to be published by June 2024.</p><p>The section 12, 14, and 14ZA ADR was developed in collaboration with National Police Coordination Centre, who are overseen by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). The Home Office and the NPCC, therefore, recognise the importance of collecting information on the following: the date and time of the protest; the conditions imposed; the triggers; the theme of the protests/assembly; demographic information such as age, sex and ethnicity; the level of authorisation and the number of resultant arrests.</p><p>There is no statutory duty to collect and publish data on the powers given to the police under the Public Order Act 2023, however, the government is required to submit a memorandum to the relevant departmental select committee with a preliminary assessment of how the Act has worked within three to five years of Royal Assent to allow the committee to decide whether it wishes to conduct further post-legislative scrutiny.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office publishes extensive data on police use of stop and search and will expand this publication to the use of the new powers provided for in Public Order Act 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/06/2023 13:51:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1639596

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a time limit for how long asylum seekers can be housed at former Ministry of Defence sites.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	186414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The maximum length of stay for former Ministry of Defence Sites is currently under review. We will continually monitor those accommodated to ensure that the length of stay is appropriate for the individuals accommodated.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/06/2023 16:36:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy