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1006901

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on its financial situation.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	191361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter and the PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant, through the Policing Board. Operational policing matters are a matter for the Chief Constable, with whom I maintain regular contact.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided the Police Service of Northern Ireland with additional security funding in order that they can tackle the SEVERE and enduring threat from Northern Ireland related terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>The PSNI has submitted a case for additional Brexit-related resources to Treasury. That bid is currently under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>This Government remains unstinting in its admiration and support for the brave men and women of the PSNI and their efforts to keep people in Northern Ireland safe and secure.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 20/11/2018 11:17:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1108688

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are required to ensure that Northern Ireland is prepared for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	239214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We want and expect to leave the EU with a negotiated agreement. As a responsible Government, at the same time we have accelerated no-deal preparations to ensure that all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland, are as prepared as possible in the event of a no-deal exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office and other Government Departments have been working intensively alongside the Northern Ireland Civil Service to prepare for the potential impacts of a no-deal exit for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that the unique social, political and economic circumstances of Northern Ireland must be reflected in any arrangements that would apply.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/04/2019 10:09:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1108690

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of PSNI on the border after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	239216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Chief Constable to discuss security issues, including aspects of EU Exit. Across Government we are working closely with operational partners on contingency planning so we can ensure the safety and security of our citizens in all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/04/2019 10:10:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

904067

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Customs Unions: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings has she had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the customs union since that Department's establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	143727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/05/2018 10:21:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

167812

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Direct Marketing: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fraud perpetrated by telephone cold callers.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	216979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes all types of fraud extremely seriously. We are working closely with law enforcement agencies and industry to pursue and disrupt criminal activities, ensure that members of the public have the knowledge to protect themselves, and prevent criminals from using telephones to exploit vulnerable victims. <br><br>The City of London Police is the national lead force for fraud, and runs Action Fraud, the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime. All reports made to Action Fraud are analysed for links between separate victims of the same scams. Where these are found, intelligence packages are sent to the police force best placed to consider enforcement action. In 2013/14, there were 40,000 intelligence reports disseminated to police forces in this way. We expect this number to increase this year and are working with the City of London Police, and their partners, to deliver further improvements. <br><br>We are also working closely with Financial Fraud Action UK, which has issued advice to consumers on how to protect themselves from phone scammers. This includes recognising when they might be targeted by criminals, and knowing not to give out sensitive details, such as four-digit PIN numbers, which a bank will never ask for.<br><br>Finally, Ofcom has worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service, Action Fraud and landline providers to prevent criminals exploiting phone lines to trick and defraud members of the public. The majority of landline providers have reduced the time a call remains open after one party hangs up down to two seconds. This makes it much more difficult for criminals to exploit phone lines in this way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/12/2014 17:05:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

349715

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Racial Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to prevent racist attacks on people with young families.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	1983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously and deplores all racially motivated attacks. Crime that is motivated by hostility or hatred towards the victim is particularly corrosive and can have devastating consequences for victims and their families.</p><p>In 2012, we published a hate crime action plan and a total of 23 actions were dedicated to preventing hate crime. This includes work to tackle racist material on the internet, development of targeted materials to promote community cohesion and reduce racist attacks, and supporting working groups on anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred to tackle negative attitudes towards those groups within communities.</p><p>Our comprehensive new Counter-Extremism strategy, which will set out a range of measures to identify and defeat extremism in all of its forms, including racial hate crime, will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:57:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416495

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extortion: Children
	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 effectiveness of legislation against online blackmail of children.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	8475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Blackmail, whether on or offline, is a serious offence which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment. Investigation of these offences is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>The CEOP command of the NCA engage nationally and internationally with partners to raise awareness of the threat of child sexual exploitation and abuse, educate children and young people to prevent them from becoming victims and deter offenders. Specifically through its thinkuknow.co.uk website the NCA works with children, schools, other practitioners and families to help protect children and young people from sexual abuse and exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/09/2015 14:48:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416497

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to counteract disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	8478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. Crime that is motivated by hostility or hatred towards the victim is particularly corrosive and can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. In 2012, we published a hate crime action plan and a total of 13 actions were dedicated to the prevention of disability hate crime, including the creation of a new cross government Disability Strategy, the publication of the Crown Prosecution Service Action Plan on disability hate crime and publishing examples of good practice by disabled persons’ user-led organisations. The progress report on the action plan, published in 2014, showed that we had either completed or made good progress on all actions.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/09/2015 14:44:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

522652

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces have the necessary resources to tackle dealers of substances banned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	39004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>We have worked closely with the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to ensure that the police have the necessary resources to tackle dealers of substances banned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.</p><p>We held joint operational workshops with the NPCC for enforcement partners across the UK and the NPCC has produced guidance for officers, in consultation with the Home Office, to support enforcement of the Act’s offences. The Local Government Association has developed guidance to assist action by local authorities.</p><p>In addition, we have put in place a comprehensive testing programme to fulfil the evidential requirements of the Act. For the first year of implementation, test results will be held by the Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology who will maintain a central reference bank of data. This data will be made available to forensic providers, law enforcement agencies and expert witnesses at no cost.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/06/2016 14:58:08 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

58402

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	199227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is determined to lead the global fight against modern slavery, <br>and have introduced the Modern Slavery Bill to help us do so. The Bill aims to <br>give law enforcement the tools to stamp out modern slavery and to enhance protection for <br>victims. The Bill was published on 10th June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 12/06/2014 14:04:18 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson