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861940

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Children: Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the Welsh Government on child protection in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	904287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The provision and regulation of child protection is devolved to the Welsh Assembly, and as such is a matter for the Welsh Government. However, DfE officials have regular discussions with their Welsh Government counterparts on issues of common interest relating to child protection or safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:33:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

928643

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offensive Weapons
	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 publication of the consultation on offensive and dangerous weapons.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	156373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its consultation for proposals for new legislative measures on offensive and dangerous weapons on 14 October 2017 and the consultation closed on 9 December. The consultation received 10,712 responses.</p><p>My Right Honourable Friend, the Home Secretary, made a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 20 June (Official Report HCWS780) announcing the publication of a summary of the responses that the consultation received. Copies of the summary are available in the House Library and on the Gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/offensive-and-dangerous-weapons-new-legislation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/offensive-and-dangerous-weapons-new-legislation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/06/2018 14:35:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

927830

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rifles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for the proposed ban on .50 calibre rifles.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	155713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced an Offensive Weapons Bill on 20 June which includes proposals to prohibit high energy rifles with a kinetic energy of more than 13,600 joules. This prohibition would include some 0.50 calibre rifles.</p><p>Concerns have been raised by UK Law Enforcement about the risks that high muzzle energy rifles might pose to public safety if they were to get into the hands of criminals or terrorists. Given the potential risk to public safety from these types of rifles the Government is taking action to address these risks.</p><p>The Home Office holds information on the number of offences involving a firearm recorded by the police in England and Wales, but does not hold information on the calibre of firearm used in these offences.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 155714 155716 question first answered 28/06/2018 14:33:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1050154

	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	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his department is taking to prevent the availability and distribution of child sexual abuse material online; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	213276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Whilst there is no definitive number of child sex abuse images online, industry made over 10m referrals to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2017, and the Internet Watch Foundation last year processed 132,636 reports in 2017 (26% increase on 2016).</p><p>As well as working closely with the IWF, including the sharing of hashes with industry, the UK Government has invested in Project Arachnid – a tool that crawls the web to find indecent imagery and get it removed. It has issued approximately 1 million notices to service providers.</p><p>In September 2018, the Home Secretary called on industry to raise their response online child sexual exploitation and abuse, including to block child sexual abuse material as soon as companies detect it being uploaded. The Home Office and DCMS are also developing a White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures to counter online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from exploitation and abuse online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 213275 question first answered 31/01/2019 17:25:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

885320

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Parkinson's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policies the police have in place to help support (a) staff with Parkinson’s disease and (b) people with Parkinson’s disease being held in custody.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	136184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The arrest and detention of all individuals suspected of committing an offence is an operational matter for the chief officer of each force area. However, all detainees must be treated appropriately and in accordance with Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice C&amp;H (detention and detention in terrorism cases, respectively).</p><p> </p><p>In particular, section 9 of PACE Code C sets out detailed requirements concerning health care of all detainees. Amongst other things, the Code requires the custody officer to ensure that detainees receive appropriate clinical attention as soon as reasonably practicable if, for example, the person appears to be suffering from physical illness, or appears to need clinical attention. This applies even if the detainee makes no request for clinical attention and whether or not they have already received clinical attention elsewhere. If the need for attention appears urgent, the nearest available healthcare professional or an ambulance must be called immediately.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the number of individuals with a Parkinson’s diagnosis that have been detained in police custody.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to police staff and officers, chief constables have a duty to manage and support their workforce effectively, ensuring the welfare of all officers and staff. Where officers and staff have been diagnosed with serious medical conditions, such as Parkinson’s Disease, it is for their managers, on the advice of their occupational health department, to ensure that the severity of their condition is reflected in risk assessments, and their role and duties are adjusted accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 136182 question first answered 24/04/2018 16:26:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1050153

	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	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of child sexual abuse images online in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	213275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Whilst there is no definitive number of child sex abuse images online, industry made over 10m referrals to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2017, and the Internet Watch Foundation last year processed 132,636 reports in 2017 (26% increase on 2016).</p><p>As well as working closely with the IWF, including the sharing of hashes with industry, the UK Government has invested in Project Arachnid – a tool that crawls the web to find indecent imagery and get it removed. It has issued approximately 1 million notices to service providers.</p><p>In September 2018, the Home Secretary called on industry to raise their response online child sexual exploitation and abuse, including to block child sexual abuse material as soon as companies detect it being uploaded. The Home Office and DCMS are also developing a White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures to counter online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from exploitation and abuse online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 213276 question first answered 31/01/2019 17:25:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

927831

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rifles: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a ban on .50 calibre rifles on the use of firearms in violent crime.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	155714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced an Offensive Weapons Bill on 20 June which includes proposals to prohibit high energy rifles with a kinetic energy of more than 13,600 joules. This prohibition would include some 0.50 calibre rifles.</p><p>Concerns have been raised by UK Law Enforcement about the risks that high muzzle energy rifles might pose to public safety if they were to get into the hands of criminals or terrorists. Given the potential risk to public safety from these types of rifles the Government is taking action to address these risks.</p><p>The Home Office holds information on the number of offences involving a firearm recorded by the police in England and Wales, but does not hold information on the calibre of firearm used in these offences.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 155713 155716 question first answered 28/06/2018 14:33:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

933956

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hemp: Licensing
	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 review the licence provisions to enable people to grow hemp for personal (a) food and (b) clothing use.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	159533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to review the policy which gives rise to the licensing regime for cannabis cultivation.</p><p>The long-standing ‘industrial hemp’ licensing regime exists to enable growers- large or small- to cultivate low THC varieties of cannabis for use of the seed or fibre in clothing or culinary applications. Cultivation solely for ‘personal use’ would not be permitted within this policy.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2018 18:50:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1006911

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Royal Commissions
	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 establish a royal commission on the role and future funding of policing.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	191330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has no plans to establish a Royal Commission into police funding. Such a Commission would be a substantial undertaking requiring significant time and resource.</p><p>Instead, the Government is on the front foot in engaging with the police and we recognise the changing demands they are facing. The department supports forces to achieve their vision for policing through funding and work to improve forces' capabilities under five main strands: local policing; specialist capabilities; workforce; digital policing; and business enablers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/11/2018 13:12:40 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

997633

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many settlement visas his Department has issued in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	185548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted by detailed category is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:50:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon