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1010393

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Criminal Investigation
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 people investigated under Prevent for (a) Islamic extremism and (b) far-right extremism in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	192932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>No investigations are carried out under the Prevent strand of CONTEST, the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy. Prevent exists instead to safeguard people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.</p><p>Figures for those who have been referred to Prevent and subsequently supported under the Channel programme have been published by the Home Office and are available on the <a href="http://Gov.uk" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2016-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2016-to-march-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2018 12:36:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038432

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations: Finance
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 ability of members of proscribed groups to raise funds via Paypal and Patreon.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	206868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Terrorist financing activity in the UK is varied, but usually low-level. Terrorists and their supporters employ a variety of methods to raise and move terrorist funds, looking to any means at their disposal to do so.</p><p>Those who wish to finance terrorist activity face significant including UK proscriptions, UK asset freezes and international sanctions. No one method to raise funds appears to be more prevalent than others, with the choice of method assessed to be dependent on personal knowledge or end destination of funds.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/01/2019 17:12:21 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1052357

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Crime and Terrorism
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 has taken to estimate the number of far-right linked terrorist actions and crimes in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	215217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes relevant statistics on a quarterly basis, including information on arrests and convictions for terrorism offenses, titled Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000. The ideology of individuals is recorded only once they are in prison, not at the time of their arrest. You will be able to access a copy of this report online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 16:12:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1082636

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Syria: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) British children and (b) children who are eligible for British citizenship currently with rebel groups in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	229230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Around 900 people have travelled from the UK to engage with the conflict in Syria and Iraq, against the advice of the Foreign Office. Of these, approximately 20 per cent have been killed in the conflict and around 40 per cent have returned to the UK. They have all been investigated and the majority have been assessed to pose no, or a low security risk. For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to breakdown these figures further.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/03/2019 16:14:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1088507

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Young People
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 stop the far right radicalising young people online.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	232040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government has been clear there should be no safe spaces online for terrorists and extremists to operate. This includes those engaged in far right radicalisation, as demonstrated by the measures we have taken against National Action and its aliases.</p><p>We are taking robust action to tackle radicalisation online, by securing the removal of terrorist content. Our approach involves working closely with industry, including through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, to encourage them to proactively respond and to develop innovative solutions to tackle this problem.</p><p>But there is still more to do. A White Paper will be published in the coming weeks, setting out measures to tackle online harms, including terrorist and extremist content.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/03/2019 16:50:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1109236

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued since their introduction.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	240035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Three UWOs have been applied for, and all granted, since the UWO power came into force in January 2018.</p><p>As a new tool, law enforcement and prosecutors are determined to ensure that U.W.Os are successful during their first use in the courts.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/04/2019 16:19:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1124585

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from the UK to countries that continue to operate the death penalty in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	250505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/05/2019 14:25:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1177698

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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 people have had a (a) passport and (b) UK citizenship withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>(a) The Secretary of State publishes the number of passports withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative in the annual Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. The last Transparency Report was published in July 2018. A link to that report can be found here;</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727961/CCS207_CCS0418538240-1_Transparency_Report_2018_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727961/CCS207_CCS0418538240-1_Transparency_Report_2018_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p>(b) Citizenship is not withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative, it is the British Nationality Act 1981 that provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) and 40(3) of the Act.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 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 have included figures for section 40(2) deprivations. Figures from May 2010 to December 2014 are included in the 2015 report, from January to December 2015 in the 2017 report and January 2016 to December 2017 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> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/02/2020 17:16:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1179773

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Entertainers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be subject to the Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting visa) temporary worker route from 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	19919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Currently, visiting artists, entertainers and musicians can perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to 6 months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa. They can also receive payment for appearance at permit free festivals for up to 6 months, or for up to one month for a specific engagement, under the Visitor route.</p><p>Artists wishing to come to the UK for longer-term work will need to do so under the points-based system. There will continue to be special arrangements for creative workers, which in future will encompass both EEA and non-EEA citizens.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/02/2020 17:03:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1180775

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that immigration rules support the needs of the music industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	21306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>Non EEA visiting artists, entertainers and musicians can currently perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to 6 months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa. They can also receive payment for appearances at permit free festivals for up to 6 months, or for up to one month for a specific engagement, under the Visitor route.</p><p>In future Artists wishing to come to the UK for longer-term work will need to do so under the points-based system. Under this system there will continue to be special arrangements for creative workers, which in future will encompass both EEA and non-EEA citizens.</p><p>The Home Office continues to engage with the creative sector to ensure the future system will enable the UK’s cultural life to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2020 17:01:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens