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802112

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nabeel Rajab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of Bahrain on Nabeel Rajab’s unsuccessful appeal against a two-year prison sentence for speaking to journalists.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	117799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text ​We continue to closely monitor the case of Nabeel Rajab and have raised it with the Bahraini Government at the highest levels. The British Government continues to emphasise to the Government of Bahrain the need to respect the rights of all citizens, including freedom of expression. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 15:00:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

797297

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Police
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Bahrain over the police blockade of the village of Diraz since June 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL3729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text We have raised the issue of Diraz with the Bahraini authorities and have been reassured that there is currently no blockade in place. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/12/2017 14:19:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

802370

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the case for suspending the Access to Justice and Community Services programme in Syria before 4 December 2017?
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	118057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text As soon as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was made aware of the Panorama allegations on 17 November, we immediately suspended activity on all Adam Smith International projects in Syria, pending the outcomes of an investigation. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 14:47:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

802645

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Tactical Response Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many separate occasions National Tactical Response Group officers were deployed to (a) HM Prison Buckley Hall, (b) HM Prison Forest Bank, (c) HM Prison Manchester and (d) HM Prison Hindley in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118196 118197 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802646

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Tactical Response Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fully trained National Tactical Response Group officers were in post in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118197 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802647

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Tactical Response Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget for the National Tactical Response Group was for each year since 2010; and what estimate he has made of what the budget will be for each year up to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118196 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802650

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Tactical Response Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department uses when deciding where to base national tactical response group officers for individual prisons across England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118196 118197 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802373

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Horn of Africa: Migration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Khartoum Process on tackling migration within the Horn of Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Khartoum Process has enhanced cooperation between the EU and African partners in tackling the challenges of illegal migration in the Horn of Africa. It continues to make progress under the Valetta Action Plan in combatting people smuggling and trafficking, and in bolstering regional protection for refugees. The UK will remain engaged under Italy's upcoming chairmanship and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802266

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, how many times UK law enforcement authorities have accessed beneficial ownership information held on companies incorporated in British Overseas Territories since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	117953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have access to operational details of requests made by UK law enforcement authorities for beneficial ownership information.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:27:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

804346

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Chechnya: LGBT People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department provides development assistance to human rights organisations helping LGBT people in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	118601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​Officials from across Whitehall and in Russia continue to work closely with non-governmental organisations who are supporting the victims fleeing persecution in Chechnya. We continue to make our concerns clear to the Russian Government at a senior level; most recently I raised this with First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov in Moscow on 8 December. This is all in keeping with the UK's longstanding support for LGBT rights in Russia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:16:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel