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92738

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to eliminate modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Graham Evans
	uin	905439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government is determined to stamp out the abhorrent crime of modern slavery. The Modern Slavery Bill will give law enforcement the tools to tackle modern slavery and enhance support and protection for victims. We will soon publish a comprehensive Modern Slavery Strategy setting out additional practical actions being undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be introducing a world-leading disclosure requirement to the Bill, which will require big businesses to publicly state each year what action they have taken to ensure their supply chains are slavery free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/10/2014 15:42:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

65913

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cyber-attacks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the preparedness of the police to respond to a cyber-attack.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	904651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of cyber attack seriously. Last year we created the National Cyber Crime Unit in the National Crime Agency, to lead the national response to cyber crime. We are also investing in the cyber teams in Regional Organised Crime Units, and training police officers in local forces, to ensure we are fully equipped to tackle cyber attacks at every level. And we are strengthening the Computer Misuse Act to ensure that the punishments available to prosecute cyber criminals fit the crime.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 15:59:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

63024

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle cyber-crime.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	904459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Combating cyber crime is a core part of the National Cyber Security Strategy, <br>which is underpinned by the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) with £860 <br>million of new investment over five years. The NCSP funds a range of work to <br>tackle cyber crime, including strengthening law enforcement capabilities with <br>the establishment of the National Cyber Crime Unit in the National Crime <br>Agency, and cyber teams within each of the Regional Organised Crime Units <br>(ROCUs) across England and Wales, as well as developing the capability of local <br>police forces. It also funds the Cyber Streetwise campaign, and the Action <br>Fraud reporting system for cyber crime that is run by City of London Police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/06/2014 13:08:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

49662

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that assets of human traffickers are frozen within 48 hours of their arrest; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Sir John Randall
	uin	903856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, published in October 2013, sets out <br>how the Government will make it harder for criminals to use, hide and move the <br>proceeds of crime. The Government will, as soon as parliamentary time allows, <br>seek to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act to enable assets to be frozen more <br>quickly and easily. <br><br>Section 60B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 allows for relevant land vehicle, <br>ship or aircraft to be detained where a person has been arrested for a human <br>trafficking offence. These powers will be brought forward and consolidated <br>into the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8409 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

49636

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's priorities are for provisions to be included in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Michael Connarty
	uin	903852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Bill is an important step in the fight against modern <br>slavery. The provisions in the Bill are designed to protect victims and <br>strengthen the law enforcement response. Increased sentences, restricting the <br>activities of those who pose a risk to others and introducing an Anti-Slavery <br>Commissioner will ensure that law enforcement have the tools they need to <br>prosecute and convict the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime, whilst at the <br>same time protecting more people from becoming victims of this appalling crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8353 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	602 label Biography information for Michael Connarty

48608

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of links between tobacco smuggling and organised crime.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	903701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tobacco smuggling is a global, highly-profitable business, dominated by organised crime groups with the resources to continually adapt their methods in an attempt to evade UK controls. Border Force and HMRC are working collaboratively across Government and with overseas partners to disrupt tobacco smuggling and implement civil penalties and sanctions against criminals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

101954

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Stations: Lighting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to operators of police forces that they should implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in all police premises.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	212612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Police forces have installed LED lighting to reduce energy costs. The wider public sector, including police forces, is encouraged to make use of Government Buying Standards. These standards feature mandatory and best practice categories for lamps including LED lighting and are detailed in the below link:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-procurement-the-government-buying-standards-gbs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-procurement-the-government-buying-standards-gbs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/11/2014 14:55:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101651

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question as our financial accounting information system does not identify the cost of focus groups or surveys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/11/2014 14:55:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

101452

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to her Department's press office on answering queries from student journalists.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	212186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has not issued any guidance to the press office on dealing with student journalists.The press office receives between 100 and 200 calls a day from accredited regional, national, international and specialist journalists from both print and broadcast media. Any student journalist who contacts the Home Office press office in relation to a student publication is advised that statistics, departmental announcements, <br>ministerial speeches and quotes, which may assist their enquiries, are available on the government website, gov.uk. We do not have the resources to deal with any student request related to their studies.This is a common approach adopted by other government departments and organisations of a similar size which receive significant media interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/10/2014 11:37:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

101176

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to officials in her Department on dealing with correspondence from hon. Members to Ministers when the correspondence is clearly marked for the Minister's personal attention; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
	uin	212155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p><br>Cabinet Office sets guidance for officials dealing with correspondence from MPs. Details of this guidance can be found on the Home Office website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-mps-correspondences" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-mps-correspondences</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/10/2014 11:44:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes