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843723

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he intends to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the success of telephone banking scams.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	128103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The activities underpinning telephone banking scams, such as impersonating a bank, are captured under the Fraud Act 2006. The Joint Fraud Taskforce which brings together Government, banks and law enforcement will continue to develop a collective response to fraud.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/03/2018 15:02:39 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

802975

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask The Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the powers given to him under of the Criminal Finances Act against those listed under the US Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	118395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>It has been the practice of successive governments that we do not comment on specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 118297 118298 118299 118300 118303 question first answered 15/12/2017 14:35:53 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

810168

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood of 13 November 2017 on gun crime in Merseyside.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	120634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on the 10th January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/01/2018 13:58:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

838303

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Internet: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to improve awareness among older people of internet scams.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	127198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is designed to help encourage the public to protect themselves from fraud and scams, providing advice on specific protective behaviours including around phishing. The campaign was developed jointly by industry, Government experts and the Joint Fraud Taskforce. Take Five has partnered with a number of organisations including Neighbourhood Watch, National Trading Standards and Age UK to ensure awareness is raised amongst older people.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/02/2018 11:13:02 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1015150

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drug Seizures: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 23 October and 22 November 2018 to Questions 179178 and 191899 on Cannabis: Misuse, whether the National Crime Agency (a) does not routinely test the strength of street cannabis or (b) monitors the strengths of all illicit drugs seized by the police.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	195568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>In response to the two questions regarding drug strength, I can confirm that:</p><p>(a) the testing and analysis of seized drugs is carried out by forensic service providers and not the National Crime Agency (NCA).</p><p>(b) the National Crime Agency (NCA) does monitor the purity levels and adulteration patterns of certain illegal drugs seized and submitted for forensic analysis in England and Wales, however this does not currently or routinely include the monitoring of cannabis seizures. The NCA provides purity data for other illicit drugs to Focal Point UK who publish this data in their annual report. Relevant information for 2017 can be found in Tables 7.3 and 7.4 of t<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713101/Focal_Point_Annual_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713101/Focal_Point_Annual_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/12/2018 16:55:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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

802749

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, what plans she has to use the powers given to her under of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 against Dmitry Klyuev and others listed under the US Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	118298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>It has been the practice of successive governments that we do not comment on specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 118297 118299 118300 118303 118395 question first answered 15/12/2017 14:35:53 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

855735

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders: Libya
	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 unexplained wealth orders in respect of members of the Gaddafi Family and Libyan associates who reside in the UK or who claim ownership of assets frozen in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	131041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The recent introduction of the unexplained wealth order in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is an important additional tool in asset recovery relating to corruption and serious crime.</p><p>This new investigation tool is not a power available to Ministers but rather to certain law enforcement and prosecution agencies such as the National Crime Agency, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office. The Government cannot comment on the potential or actual use of investigation powers in individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/03/2018 17:35:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

752603

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Qatar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how much and (b) what forms of assistance have been provided to Qatar for countering terrorism as part of the Sharaka project between the UK and Qatar.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	5211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Sharaka is a bilateral forum between the United Kingdom and the State of Qatar. It covers a range of regional and bilateral issues, including occasional discussion of counter terrorism, for example our work through the Global Counter Daesh Coalition to tackle the threat posed by Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/07/2017 16:03:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael