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93078

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) pre-charge decisions, (b) out-of-court disposals, (c) prosecutions and (d) convictions there have been for each offence created by the (i) Terrorism Act 2000, (ii) Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, (iii) Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, (iv) Terrorism Act 2006 and (v) Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	210500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Data on counter-terrorism arrests, charges and convictions are available in the Home Office statistical release ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches’. This statistical release can be accessed from the Gov.UK website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/home-office" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/home-office</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/10/2014 14:11:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

93083

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscation orders were imposed by the CPS on individuals convicted of offences related to human trafficking in each of the last five years; what the size of these orders was; and how much has been recovered under such orders.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	210496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to fighting human trafficking. Over £5.5 million has been recovered from those convicted of human trafficking offences in the last five years. Full available details are shown in the following table. <br /><br />A human trafficker may, as an alternative, be charged and prosecuted for a different offence, such as prostitution or money laundering, which could incur a confiscation order. But this would not be recorded as a trafficking offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 27/10/2014 16:18:51 question first ministerially corrected 03/11/2014 17:22:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name 2014_10 HT PQ Thornberry table.docx title Table 1 - human trafficking previous answer version 24409 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

92762

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Amnesty International’s report <i>Lives adrift: Refugees and migrants in peril in the Central Mediterranean</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is working with other EU Member States to address the migration pressures in the Mediterranean described in the report, in particular through the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean. This was discussed most recently at the JHA Council on 9 October. We believe it is important to find solutions which address the root causes and do not encourage even greater numbers of people to undertake dangerous journeys. Efforts under the Task Force Mediterranean should therefore be primarily focused on improving border security and asylum processes in Member States, disrupting the activities of people smugglers and putting in place stronger cooperation on migration issues with source and transit countries. The Government does not however support ‘responsibility-sharing’ if that means the relocation of asylum seekers from the Member State in which they first arrive to other EU countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:11:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

92765

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to emulate the United States Justice Department’s "Kleptocracy Initiative" in which assets are seized from corrupt foreign officials and politicians living in the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development provide funding for UK law enforcement units within the Metropolitan Police and National Crime Agency to investigate illicit financial flows linked to corrupt foreign officials from developing countries in the UK. To date, these units have restrained or confiscated more than £120 million of stolen funds. The Government is reviewing the overall coordination and effectiveness of the UK’s enforcement response to cases of bribery and corruption. This work is ongoing and ministers will consider the findings in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/10/2014 16:31:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

92768

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the conclusions and recommendations of the 54th report of 2013–14 of the Public Accounts Committee: <i>COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the 54th report of 2013-14 of the Public Accounts Committee: COMPASS: Provision of Asylum Accommodation by way of a Treasury Minute published on 19 June 2014. The response was published by Command under number: 8871. The responses to the six recommendations are shown on pages one to three of the attached document. The response is also available on the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/treasury-minutes-june-2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 12:31:05 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Treasury Minute 54 - Asylum Accomodation.docx title Treasury Minute
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

92772

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Maryam Rajavi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the United States removal of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) from the list of foreign terrorist organisations and a French court’s dismissal of terrorism and financial misconduct charges, they will lift the bar on Maryam Rajavi visiting the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL2008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office do not routinely comment on individual cases. The Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information. This case is also subject to ongoing legal proceedings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/10/2014 14:27:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

92785

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria will be used in the annual inspections of police forces by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary to determine whether each force's officers and staff act with integrity.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL2021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The methodology for HM Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) new all-force inspection programme (PEEL programme – police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) is currently in development. A public consultation on the proposed methodology ran from 30 June to 12 September 2014, and HMIC will publish its response in January 2015. Fieldwork for the roll-out of the new full inspection programme is due to begin in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The PEEL assessment for 2014/15 will draw predominantly on fieldwork and data from thematic inspections that the Inspectorate has conducted over the last 12 months, including its forthcoming inspection report on Police Integrity and Corruption. This inspection reviews each force and covers the following issues: the progress the force has made managing professional and personal relationships with integrity and transparency; the progress the force has made communicating and embedding ethical behaviour to all staff; how well the force proactively looks for and investigate misconduct and unprofessional behaviour; and how well do forces prevent, identify, and investigate corruption.</p><p> </p><p>The PEEL assessment for 2014/15 will be published on 27 November 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

92786

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) women, and (2) black and minority ethnic people, have been appointed to advertised posts for direct entry to senior ranks of the police service.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL2022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Of the 10 superintendents who are expected to begin their superintendent training next month four (40%) will be women and two (20%) will be from an ethnic minority background. This is significantly more representative than the current make up of the superintendent rank of which 24% are women and 4% are from an ethnic minority background.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/10/2014 10:42:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

92826

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Email: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 7 October (HL1909), what success the police have had in identifying perpetrators of phishing emails; and what success the Action Fraud reporting has had in identifying and convicting the perpetrators of those crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
uin	HL2062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) is working to disrupt the use of phishing by serious and organised cyber criminals. A recent operation, delivered in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police, resulted in the conviction of three offenders for a total of 21 years in prison for conspiracy to defraud and other fraud related offences. The NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit provides support to regional and local policing teams’ investigations into phishing, where appropriate.</p><p>Action Fraud is the UK’s central reporting service for fraud and financially motivated cyber crime: it is not an investigative service. All reports of fraud are made to Action Fraud rather than local police forces, and are then analysed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. Both are run by the City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud.</p><p>Reports received by Action Fraud are evaluated to assess the information available which could assist an investigation, and to identify links between seemingly unconnected incidents. Where there is enough evidence available and a viable lead, actionable intelligence packages are created and sent to the appropriate police force to consider whether enforcement activity should take place. It is then for the local force to respond.</p><p>The Government also funds the Cyber Streetwise campaign, which encourages the public and Small and Medium Enterprises to adopt safer online behaviour. The second phase of the campaign was launched earlier this month, including a refreshed website with further advice and support on adopting sensible online behaviours.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:16:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

92866

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many widows of police officers ceased to be entitled to a continued dependant's pension following remarriage in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	210101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available for each of the last 10 years. Data collected for the police pension scheme valuation recorded 131 cessations of spouse pensions due to remarriages over the period 2008-12.<br><br>A small number of letters have been received in the Home Office from widows of police officers on this issue.<br><br>Under the 1987 Police Pension Scheme, in common with most other public service pension schemes of that time, benefits cease to be payable where a widow or widower remarries or cohabits with another partner. The rules were changed in 2006 for the 2006 Police Pension Scheme which was costed to allow for these benefits, and there are no proposals to apply these changes to the 1987 scheme in England and Wales. The police pension scheme in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.<br><br>As part of the police pension scheme valuation as at 2012 the scheme actuary estimated that ignoring cessation on remarriage for current and future widows would increase the schemes’ liabilities in England and Wales by around £50 million based on recent rates of remarriage, not including the cost of reinstating pensions of widows who have already remarried.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 210102 210103 210104 question first answered 16/10/2014 11:05:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson