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1360562

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hamas: Proscribed Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's proscription of Hamas.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	903772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Hamas’ military wing was proscribed in the UK in 2001.</p><p>Proscription is a powerful tool. The investigation and prosecution of proscription offences is a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p>It would be inappropriate for the Government to comment further on such matters however, anyone that professes support for, or who is a member of Hamas, risks being investigated by the police for proscription offences.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/10/2021 15:11:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1360568

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she had with Police Scotland prior to the laying of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Scottish Sites under Section 129) Order 2021.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	903778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Officials in the Home Office worked closely with Scottish Parliament counterparts throughout the process.</p><p>For security reasons we do not comment on the underlying reasons for the decision. Designation as a protected site will assist the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to strengthen protection of the Parliament as a key civic institution.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/10/2021 15:21:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1359803

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud: Victim Support Schemes
	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 deliverables set out in the Government's Economic crime plan: statement of progress, published in April 2021, what progress her Department has made on (a) reviewing the national support provided to victims of fraud and (b) testing innovative approaches to improve that support.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	57135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>HMG are making significant progress delivering the Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022. Of the 52 actions, 24 actions are complete with a further 26 in progress expected to be delivered by their delivery dates which are set out in the Economic Crime Plan Statement of Progress published in May 2021.</p><p> </p><p>There are 2 actions (17 and 29) that are currently forecast to be overdue against the planned delivery dates although there has been considerable progress on both actions. These are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Action 17 (led by HM Treasury): HMG continues to consider the most proportionate response to this action and will be engaging industry in the coming months.</li><li>Action 29 Build our Government Counter Fraud Profession (led by Cabinet Office): The Profession continues to be developed and includes more than 6,800 members. A project is underway to open membership of the profession more widely, using a knowledge check to ensure that those wishing to join the Profession meet the standard. The Profession is creating a new awarding body, which will assess learning providers and approve their courses and qualifications, aligned to the Profession standards. New Professional Standards are being written for the Prevention discipline. A new programme of learning and development for senior counter fraud leads is being developed and will be piloted with a first cohort by the end of March 2022.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In collaboration with the Serious Fraud Office, the Home Office has established the Victims of Fraud Working Group, bringing together key stakeholders working with victims of fraud and cyber crime from across government, law enforcement, charities and voluntary organisations. This group met for the second time in September. The group is building a better understanding of the national fraud landscape to help understand a victim’s journey and how their needs can be met.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is supporting National Trading Standards in the national rollout of Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH). The hubs are in the process of being rolled out within England and Wales and will improve the quality of victim care available to local fraud victims by establishing a holistic multi-agency support service that listens to victims and works with them to address their immediate and longer-term needs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 57133 57134 question first answered 20/10/2021 16:51:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1473090

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2022
	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, with reference to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, what steps she has taken to improve the (a) safety and (b) security of public venues.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Rob Roberts
	uin	24666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government, working with the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), continues to ensure that all stakeholders have access to the advice, training and guidance to ensure they understand terrorist threats and measures which can be taken to protect their staff and the public.</p><p>To further support delivery across the public and private sector and sharing of CT content, the Home Office has collaborated with NaCTSO and Pool Reinsurance to develop a new interactive online platform; ProtectUK. The platform was released at Security &amp; Policing 2022 and is gathering feedback ahead of a more formal, public launch later this year.</p><p>Whilst our engagement and advice has done much to improve security and preparedness measures at public places, this is undertaken on a voluntary basis. This Government announced our intention to introduce a ‘Protect Duty’ in legislation. The new duty will seek to improve the safety and security at public venues through the application of proportionate security measures.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/07/2022 10:01:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 9879 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1381212

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk
	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 High Court ruling of 16 November 2021 that Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk was jointly liable for the killing of WPC Yvonne Fletcher on 17 April 1984, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing release of evidence relevant to a potential criminal prosecution for that killing, previously withheld on grounds of national security, to the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	80277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>WPC Fletcher’s death remains as shocking and senseless today as the day it occurred, and I understand that the decision not to prosecute remains disappointing and frustrating for all her family, friends and colleagues.</p><p>The Government cannot comment on the details of this case. This is one of the most notorious crimes of the last forty years, representing an act of state-sponsored terrorism which resulted in the murder of a serving police officer on the streets of London. I would like to acknowledge the hard work and commitment the Metropolitan Police have shown over a prolonged period of time to bring to justice those involved in the murder of PC Fletcher.</p><p>In any case referred to the CPS by the police, a decision to prosecute is made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors, and a case must meet the evidential and public interest stages of the Full Code Test. Ultimately, the difficult decision was taken that a prosecution could not proceed.</p><p>As I am sure that the Honourable Member will understand, I am unable to confirm or deny the existence of national security material.</p><p>In accordance with the Code, the CPS will consider any new information that is referred to them by the police in relation to this case and will continue to bring justice to offenders wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/11/2021 13:40:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1453659

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Companies: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
	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 Exchange of Notes arrangements on sharing beneficial ownership information between the UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, whether UK law enforcement have been provided with information from those jurisdictions on the owners of the 21,460 companies registered there that hold UK property assets.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	145788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Exchange of Notes Arrangements, UK Law enforcement agencies are able to request beneficial ownership information for corporate and legal entities incorporated in the Crown Dependencies and six British Overseas Territories with financial centres. This includes companies that hold UK property assets.</p><p>UK LEAs have reported that the Arrangements are adding value and supporting complex investigations into the financial affairs of individuals believed to be involved in serious and organised crime.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 14:54:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1453658

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Companies: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
	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 Exchange of Notes arrangements on sharing beneficial ownership information between the UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, how many requests UK law enforcement agencies have made for information on individual companies registered in those jurisdictions (a) in 2021 and (b) since 24 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	145787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Exchange of Notes Arrangements, UK Law enforcement agencies are able to request beneficial ownership information for corporate and legal entities incorporated in the Crown Dependencies and six British Overseas Territories with financial centres. This includes companies that hold UK property assets.</p><p>UK LEAs have reported that the Arrangements are adding value and supporting complex investigations into the financial affairs of individuals believed to be involved in serious and organised crime.</p><p>The performance of the Exchange of Notes arrangements are subject to annual reviews. The calendar year 2021 is in the process of being reviewed.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 14:53:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1462590

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Economic Crime
	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 Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 150126 on Economic Crime, how many cases involving money linked to corruption flowing from African states into the UK were prosecuted following National Crime Agency investigations in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 to date.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	1134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The NCA has had no prosecutions in respect of money linked to corruption flowing from African states during 2021 and 2022.</p><p>The NCA does however have a number of long standing investigations with the Crown Prosecution Service, as these are live investigations it would be inappropriate to comment further.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/05/2022 14:53:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1377891

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	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 Animals in Science Committee's report entitled Review of the harm benefit analysis in the use of animals in research, what steps her Department has taken to implement the 17 recommendations pertaining to the regulatory framework around the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	73802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the Animals in Science Committee’s (ASC) report on a review of harm-benefit analysis in the use of animals in research on 21 May 2020.</p><p>The Home Office accepted the 17 recommendations pertaining to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and indicated how it intended to implement the recommendations.</p><p>The Home Office has regularly updated the ASC and stakeholders on progress, and wider issues, at scheduled meetings. In particular, the Home Office has updated ASC and stakeholders on reforms to the regulatory delivery model, including the approach to audit, and updates to the e-licensing system. Further information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 13:33:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 33867 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1359801

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Economic Crime
	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 52 recommendations set out in the Government's Economic crime plan 2019 to 2022, published on 12 July 2019, how many of those recommendations his Department (a) has implemented, (b) is in the progress of implementing and (b) has not yet implemented and are overdue in line with the deadlines set in that plan.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	57133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>HMG are making significant progress delivering the Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022. Of the 52 actions, 24 actions are complete with a further 26 in progress expected to be delivered by their delivery dates which are set out in the Economic Crime Plan Statement of Progress published in May 2021.</p><p> </p><p>There are 2 actions (17 and 29) that are currently forecast to be overdue against the planned delivery dates although there has been considerable progress on both actions. These are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Action 17 (led by HM Treasury): HMG continues to consider the most proportionate response to this action and will be engaging industry in the coming months.</li><li>Action 29 Build our Government Counter Fraud Profession (led by Cabinet Office): The Profession continues to be developed and includes more than 6,800 members. A project is underway to open membership of the profession more widely, using a knowledge check to ensure that those wishing to join the Profession meet the standard. The Profession is creating a new awarding body, which will assess learning providers and approve their courses and qualifications, aligned to the Profession standards. New Professional Standards are being written for the Prevention discipline. A new programme of learning and development for senior counter fraud leads is being developed and will be piloted with a first cohort by the end of March 2022.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In collaboration with the Serious Fraud Office, the Home Office has established the Victims of Fraud Working Group, bringing together key stakeholders working with victims of fraud and cyber crime from across government, law enforcement, charities and voluntary organisations. This group met for the second time in September. The group is building a better understanding of the national fraud landscape to help understand a victim’s journey and how their needs can be met.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is supporting National Trading Standards in the national rollout of Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH). The hubs are in the process of being rolled out within England and Wales and will improve the quality of victim care available to local fraud victims by establishing a holistic multi-agency support service that listens to victims and works with them to address their immediate and longer-term needs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 57134 57135 question first answered 20/10/2021 16:51:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn