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1013113

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations into high-end money laundering have been opened by the National Crime Agency in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	195061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p><br>The number of new investigations launched by the National Crime Agency into high end money laundering by financial year since 2014 are as follows:</p><p><br>• 2014/15 – 2 new</p><p>• 2015/16 – 5 new</p><p>• 2016/17 – 8 new</p><p>• 2017/18 – 20 ne</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/01/2019 16:07:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1013114

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the investigations into high-end money laundering opened by the National Crime Agency have resulted in charging decisions since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	195062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of investigations into high end money laundering opened by the National Crime Agency which have resulted in charging decisions since 2014 are as follows:</p><p>• 2014/15 – 34</p><p>• 2015/16 – 17</p><p>• 2016/17 – 8</p><p>• 2018/19 – 10</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/01/2019 10:19:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1015005

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangs: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle Albanian crime gangs in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	195592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>There are at least 4,600 Organised Crime Groups operating in the UK. A small proportion are foreign national groups, such as those with connections to Albania and the Western Balkans. In its National Strategic Assessment, published in May 2018, the NCA assessed that Organised Crime Groups with links to the Western Balkans dominate the wholesale cocaine market in the UK.</p><p>The Government’s response to the threat posed by these groups is set out in the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy launched in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/12/2018 16:52:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015019

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency’s Thinkuknow education programme in protecting children from online abuse.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	195489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency’s Thinkuknow education programme endeavours to help children and young people identify the risks they may face online, build resilience against the threat of child sexual abuse and exploitation and know where to seek further support, including where appropriate, reporting directly to the NCA.</p><p>The NCA’s performance is monitored quarterly through the NCA’s internal governance structure and overseen by the NCA Board. It is then reported directly to the Home Secretary. This performance reporting includes information on ThinkuKnow.</p><p>There was an external evaluation of ThinkuKnow in 2009. CEOP took on board the recommendations, and the NCA continues to develop its education tools and resources in conjunction with young people, as well as its Ambassador network.</p><p>Following the implementation of new ThinkuKnow resources for eight to ten year olds in November 2016, new resources for four to seven year olds will be launched in January 2019. These have been designed in line with best practice agreed with the PSHE association and have been developed following consultation with over 2000 parents, carers and professionals, and 25 sessions in 12 schools.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/11/2018 16:27:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1015062

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Animal Breeding
	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 statement in the document entitled Additional Statistics on Breeding and Genotyping of Animals for Scientific Procedures, Great Britain 2017, published on 8 November 2018, that 1.81 million non–genetically altered animals were bred for but not used in regulated procedures, if the Government will bring forward plans to achieve a significant reduction in such breeding.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	195537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office will publish a framework for the efficient breeding of animals shortly. The framework has been piloted and used for at least the last year by both the Home Office Inspectorate and scientific establishments to drive best practice for efficient breeding. The framework is <br>focussed on the efficient breeding of genetically altered animals, yet also applies to non genetically altered animals.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 30/11/2018 12:55:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1015150

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drug Seizures: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 23 October and 22 November 2018 to Questions 179178 and 191899 on Cannabis: Misuse, whether the National Crime Agency (a) does not routinely test the strength of street cannabis or (b) monitors the strengths of all illicit drugs seized by the police.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	195568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>In response to the two questions regarding drug strength, I can confirm that:</p><p>(a) the testing and analysis of seized drugs is carried out by forensic service providers and not the National Crime Agency (NCA).</p><p>(b) the National Crime Agency (NCA) does monitor the purity levels and adulteration patterns of certain illegal drugs seized and submitted for forensic analysis in England and Wales, however this does not currently or routinely include the monitoring of cannabis seizures. The NCA provides purity data for other illicit drugs to Focal Point UK who publish this data in their annual report. Relevant information for 2017 can be found in Tables 7.3 and 7.4 of t<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713101/Focal_Point_Annual_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713101/Focal_Point_Annual_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/12/2018 16:55:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1015464

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by his Department work in the UK Financial Intelligence Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	196263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) is a department within the National Crime Agency (NCA). At the start of 2017/18, the UKFIU had the equivalent of 81 full-time staff. Since then, the NCA has increased its staff numbers to 109, with further appropriate increases to take place in the following years.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/12/2018 17:07:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1015465

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual budget for the UK Financial Intelligence Unit is for the financial year 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	196264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The NCA does not currently have a budget figure available for 2018/19.</p><p>The budgetary figures for previous years (released under a prior PQ) are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2015/16 £3.36m</p><p>2016/17 £3.37m</p><p>2017/18 £3.49m</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/12/2018 17:06:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1015466

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	International Corruption Unit: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 2018-19 budget is for the National Crime Agency's international corruption unit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	196265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The annual budget for the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit for 2018-19 is £4.32 million.</p><p>In addition to Department for International Development funding, the NCA significantly enhances the International Corruption Unit's capability by the use of NCA funded resources across all areas of business both in the UK and overseas. It is not possible to quantify this additional funding from across the NCA.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/12/2018 17:09:41 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1019380

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hezbollah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to review his policy on proscribing all parts of the Hezbollah organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	198175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>It is Government policy not to comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription. A decision to proscribe an organisation must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000, and it must be proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2018 17:47:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar