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1359768

	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	Crime: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made with Interpol on the delivery of the Government’s I-LEAP law enforcement alerts platform.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	57131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <ol><li>The International Law Enforcement Alert Platform (I-LEAP) is a new single technical mechanism that is being developed to enable UK law enforcement agencies to access, share and take action on alerts related to people, documents and objects with international partners on a reciprocal basis</li></ol><p>The current priority of the I-LEAP programme, which is at an early stage of development, is to further enhance the UK’s connectivity to INTERPOL. We aim to initiate two pilots at the end of this year that will test I-LEAP’s real-time connection to INTERPOL nominals data in a live environment. The gradual rollout of I-LEAP’s INTERPOL capability to UK policing more widely should then commence in 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2021 16:54:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1201272

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Computer Misuse Act 1990
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the effectiveness of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	56039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p><em>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) under regular re-view. The Home Office have been engaged in ongoing discussions with relvant partners in law enforcement, government and private sector to ensure that the legislation continues to remain effective.</em></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/06/2020 13:54:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1250438

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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 provision there is for mutual aid between counter terrorism policing and the National Crime Agency.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	113587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p><em>CT policing and the NCA have a well-established relationship and along with other operational partners, collaborate closely to tackle a range national security threats and safeguard the country. This cooperation includes sharing resources, intelligence, specialist capabilities and facilities as well as providing operational support or undertaking joint operations. </em></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/11/2020 17:02:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1365590

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Joint Fraud Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on what dates the Joint Fraud Taskforce has met since its initial inception in February 2016.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	68348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p><strong>To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on what dates the Joint Fraud Taskforce has met since its initial inception in February 2016.</strong></p><p>From its inception in February 2016, the Joint Fraud Taskforce (JFT) has held a total of 27 meetings, including the recent relaunch on 21 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p><strong>To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Fraud Action Plan.</strong></p><p>Work on the Fraud Action Plan has continued at pace since it’s inception in February 2021 and the government intend to publish the final plan in early 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 68349 question first answered 08/11/2021 17:16:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1365592

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Fraud Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	68349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p><strong>To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on what dates the Joint Fraud Taskforce has met since its initial inception in February 2016.</strong></p><p>From its inception in February 2016, the Joint Fraud Taskforce (JFT) has held a total of 27 meetings, including the recent relaunch on 21 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p><strong>To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Fraud Action Plan.</strong></p><p>Work on the Fraud Action Plan has continued at pace since it’s inception in February 2021 and the government intend to publish the final plan in early 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 68348 question first answered 08/11/2021 17:16:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1194712

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the operation of the Common Travel Area.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	45301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Both the UK and Irish Governments are committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements. As such, there are no routine immigration controls on journeys from within the CTA to the UK, with no immigration controls whatsoever on the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the Republic of Ireland and the Crown Dependencies on our response to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Recognising the unique nature of the Common Travel Area, as well as the position of Northern Ireland, there are no plans to introduce the recently announced measures at the UK border on journeys from within the Common Travel Area, including on the land border with Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/05/2020 14:11:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1665777

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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) hotel rooms and (b) similar accommodation are occupied by asylum seekers in St Helens.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	203338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Data on the number of supported asylum seekers residing in St Helens (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 09:49:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1327505

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Delivery Services: 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 (a) reduce incidences and (b) raise awareness of delivery text scams.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	6345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>Fraudsters are sophisticated and will exploit any vulnerabilities they can, especially as more of us find ourselves at home and online.</p><p>We are working hard to tackle fraud. As part of the 2020 Spending Review, the Government committed a further £63m to the Home Office to tackle economic crime, including fraud. This is in addition to the funding the Home Office commits each year to the National Economic Crime Centre in the NCA, and police forces, including over £15m each year to the City of London Police as the national lead force for fraud.</p><p>The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), a specialist unit which was set up last year in collaboration with City of London Police, the Metropolitan Police and UK Finance, recently made 8 arrests as part of an investigation in Royal Mail text scams (<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57226704" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57226704</a>).</p><p>However, we recognise there is still more to do, and are working closely with DCMS, the telecommunication industry, regulators and consumer groups to tackle fraud and close those vulnerabilities (e.g., like the ability to ‘spoof’ the number of a legitimate organisation) criminals too easily exploit in order to protect the public.</p><p>We are also raising awareness among the public to help them protect themselves.</p><p>Royal Mail has issued guidance on how to spot fake emails and communications and what to do if you have received one. More information can be found on the Royal Mail’s website: <a href="https://www.royalmail.com/help/scam-examples" target="_blank">https://www.royalmail.com/help/scam-examples</a>.</p><p>Action Fraud issued an alert on delivery scams on 23 December last year (found here: <a href="https://www.actionfraudalert.co.uk/da/357020/Scam%20warning%20-%20Fake%20DPD%20emails%20and%20texts.html" target="_blank">https://www.actionfraudalert.co.uk/da/357020/Scam%20warning%20-%20Fake%20DPD%20emails%20and%20texts.html</a>).</p><p>We continue to encourage the public to forward suspicious text messages to 7726 (which is free of charge) and anyone who has been a targeted by a scam to report it. Action Fraud is the national reporting service for all victims of fraud and cybercrime and can be contacted by phone on 0300 123 2040 or through their website: <a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/05/2021 15:26:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1327503

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) social media companies and (b) online accommodation booking platforms on tackling holiday and travel related fraud since the recent easing of international travel restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	6343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>Fraudsters will use any hook to commit these crimes and COVID-19 has been no exception. We have seen criminals exploiting people’s unease and fear of the pandemic through opportunistically selling bogus PPE, running phishing campaigns impersonating government departments, and even vaccine fraud.</p><p>As restrictions begin to ease, it is important that we continue to remain vigilant to any risks and vulnerabilities. That is why we are engaging with the private sector to discuss the threat from online fraud and the need to prevent fraud and protect the public on these platforms.</p><p>As set out in our Economic Crime Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022</a>), we are clear that a public- private partnership is essential in tackling fraud. Government, industry, law enforcement, regulators and consumer groups are in regular conversation with the aim of protecting the public from fraud. This includes developing some voluntary charters of the actions that certain industries, including online platforms, will take to prevent fraud.</p><p>The Government will build on this work through our Fraud Action Plan, an ambitious approach grounded in prevention, education, effective enforcement and regulatory reforms that will be published after the Spending Review.</p><p>We continue to encourage anyone who has been a targeted by fraud to report it. Action Fraud is the central police reporting point for all victims of fraud and can be contacted by phone on 0300 123 2040 or through their website: <a href="https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime." target="_blank">https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime. </a>This information is being used by the City of London Police alongside crime reports to identify, disrupt and stop fraudsters.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/05/2021 16:22:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

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