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1054631

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2018, Official Report, column 169, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new power to detain people at the UK border to determine whether they are engaged in hostile state activity on the security of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	216177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security introduced new powers that would allow ports and border officers to stop, question, search and detain persons at UK ports to determine whether they are or have been engaged in hostile activity.</p><p>The Bill completed its parliamentary passage on Tuesday 22 January but has not yet received Royal Assent. Following Royal Assent, the Schedule 3 powers will not come into force until the associated statutory guidance has been subject to public consultation, debated by both Houses of Parliament and subsequently commenced by regulations.</p><p>These powers were identified as a key gap in the capability of UK law enforcement to tackle the threat from hostile activity and the Government is pleased that Parliament has supported their passage in the Bill.</p><p>Once in force, the powers will be subject to the scrutiny and oversight of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner who will report annually on their exercise.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/02/2019 16:55:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1138921

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the advertisement for the role of independent reviewer of prevent; and where it will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	277294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Short term appointments of this nature are not usually included in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council. Best practice with regards to public appointments will be followed as outlined in the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments 2016.</p><p>Bearing in mind the timescale set out in legislation, the role of Independent Reviewer of Prevent is not being advertised. The Home Secretary will make the appointment, and Ministers have been considering potential candidates for the role of Reviewer with a view to announcing the name of the Reviewer, along with the agreed Terms of Reference, to Parliament when a decision has been made.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 277293 question first answered 18/07/2019 15:31:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012431

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department has not answered Question 181236 on Armed Conflict: Capital Punishment, asked on 18 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	194671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The reponse for UIN 181326 was given on the 14th February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/02/2019 16:59:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1050224

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ministerial Economic Crime Strategic Board: Non-governmental Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason no economic crime or anti-corruption NGOs were brought on to the board of the new Economic Crime Strategic Board.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	213153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board (ECSB) will drive the public and private sector response to economic crime by: setting priorities; directing resources; and scrutinising performance against the economic crime threat. Board members include the UK’s Anti-Corruption Champion whose role is to oversee the government’s response to domestic and international corruption.</p><p>The Champion and other Board Members regularly engage with external stakeholders, including civil society organisations. This provides civil society with a channel to share their views with the ECSB on the development and implementation of policy. Other board members include other government Ministers, heads of law enforcement, CEOs of the major banks and senior representatives from the accountancy, legal and property sectors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/02/2019 16:41:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1055960

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Community Security Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons his Department allocates the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant on an annual rather than multi-annual basis.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	217673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office grant governance standards require grants to be reviewed at least annually, taking into account delivery across the period. This then results in a decision to continue, discontinue, amend funding levels or the scope of the Grant. A multi-year grant process would inhibit the outcomes of these reviews and commercial assurance processes from being implemented.</p><p>It is important that the Home Office ensures that the Recipient has managed the Grant in line with Government standards and that the Grant continues to represent value for money for the tax payer.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/03/2019 15:00:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1083600

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it takes for the proceeds of serious crime to be administered to communities through (a) the safer communities fund and (b) other grant applications.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	229765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office runs the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS), in which criminal property recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is divided between the Home Office and operational partners, based on their relative contribution to recovering these funds. These funds are calculated and paid quarterly in arrears to agencies, as soon as possible after the end of each quarter.</p><p>The safer communities fund is not operated by the Home Office but by local police forces. There is an expectation that payments made under ARIS will be used to further drive up performance on asset recovery and, where appropriate, to fund local crime fighting priorities for the benefit of the community.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/03/2019 16:48:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1064426

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British nationals and (a) dual-British nationals returning from the conflict in Syria have had their British citizenship revoked.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	223951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status. Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the public good to do so. Section 40(3) allows the Secretary of State to deprive a person who has obtained citizenship by naturalisation or registration, where the Secretary of State is satisfied that citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact.</p><p>Three reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017 and 2018, providing figures for section 40(2) deprivations since 2010, this is the deprivation power most likely to be applied to those returning from Syria. The links to these reports are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018</a></p><p>For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to provide a breakdown of the citizenship of those who have returned from the conflict in Syria.</p><p>When seeking to deprive on the basis that to do so is conducive to the public good, the law requires that this action proceed only if the individual concerned would not be left stateless.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 223948 223950 question first answered 01/03/2019 11:38:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1110973

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Primates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) marmosets and (b) tamarins were used in scientific procedures at (a) Porton Down and (b) other premises licenced by the Government in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	243299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The annual publication of annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific research in Great Britain is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/724611/annual-statistics-scientific-procedures-living-animals-2017.pdf." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/724611/annual-statistics-scientific-procedures-living-animals-2017.pdf.</a></p><p>Data are available on the number of procedures by species of the animal and for what purpose, and also the number of animals used for the first time in procedures and by purpose. The data show that in 2017 there were 166 procedures on marmosets and tamarins, and 110 marmosets and tamarins used for the first time in procedures.</p><p>Data are not collected on the numbers of animals housed at individual establishments.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 243300 question first answered 23/04/2019 14:06:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1121463

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Nationals: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Saudi Arabian citizens or former Saudi Arabian citizens have been put under police protection in the UK since 2015; and how many of those have been put under police protection from October 2018 until now.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	243988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on the security arrangements for individuals. To do so could compromise the integrity of those arrangements and affect the security of the individuals concerned. This includes numbers related to those in receipt of protection measures.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/04/2019 11:55:14 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1064687

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens have had that citizenship deprived under section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	224350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status. Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the public good to do so. Section 40(3) allows the Secretary of State to deprive a person who has obtained citizenship by naturalisation or registration, where the Secretary of State is satisfied that citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact</p><p>Three reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017 and 2018, which provide figures for section 40(2) deprivations, those where the Home Office has deemed that to deprive individuals of their citizenship is conducive to the public good. Figures for May 2010 to December 2014 are included in the 2015 report, figures for 2015 are in the 2017 report and the annual figures for 2016 and 2017 are listed in the 2018 report. The links to these reports are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018</a></p><p><br>Data relating to deprivation on fraud grounds under section 40 (3) is not currently published.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/03/2019 11:46:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock