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1134865

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	City of London Police: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding he has made available to the City of London Police in their capacity as the national lead for fraud to support a cohesive response to fraud across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	269770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We have allocated £2.25m to the City of London Police this financial year for them to carry out their duties as national lead for fraud.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:40:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1135196

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Fraud
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 targeted automated phone scams reported in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	270395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold this data centrally. Information on recorded fraud levels can be downloaded and found in table A5 of the Office of National Statistics website, at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables</a></p><p>The particular breakdown of reported, targeted automated phone scams reported in 2018 may be recorded under other fraud headings.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 16:15:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134864

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
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 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services report entitled Fraud: Time to Choose: An inspection of the police response to fraud, published in April 2019, what steps he has taken in response to the recommendations in that report on improving the police response to fraud.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	269769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary commissioned this report because we wanted a much clearer view of how fraud was being investigated and what improvements were needed.</p><p>We welcome the report and we are now working to ensure the report’s recommendations are implemented effectively, including supporting the City of London Police to develop a national fraud policing strategy which sets out the roles and responsibilities of each organisation involved in tackling fraud and how the police response to fraud at the national, regional and local level will be improved.</p><p>We are also working closely with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to understand how they plan to respond to the report’s recommendations that fall to them to implement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:42:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134869

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Trading Standards: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding he has allocated for the National Trading Standards local multi-agency hubs.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	269774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary commissioned this report because we wanted a much clearer view of how fraud was being investigated and what improvements were needed.</p><p>We welcome the report and we are now working to ensure the report’s recommendations are implemented effectively, including supporting the City of London Police to develop a national fraud policing strategy which sets out the roles and responsibilities of each organisation involved in tackling fraud and how the police response to fraud at the national, regional and local level will be improved.</p><p>We are also working closely with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to understand how they plan to respond to the report’s recommendations that fall to them to implement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:34:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134868

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Economic Crime: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to open more economic crime victim care units.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	269773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit pilot is led by the City of London Police. Working with the Metropolitan Police Service, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Nottingham and Kent police forces, the pilot is determining how to provide a service to the large numbers of victims of fraud and cyber crime while ensuring every victim gets the right level of support dependent on their individual need. Further roll out of the service to other police force areas will be dependent on a full evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:38:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1249753

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to UK immigration policy on the shipbuilding industry who employ non-UK labour on projects relevant to the UK's national security.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	113187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>In my role as Shipbuilding Tsar, I am committed to developing this sector and recognise the importance of access to skills.</p><p> </p><p>I am working closely with colleagues across Government to deliver the pipeline of skilled workers that the industry needs to successfully deliver the ships required for our national security and prosperity.</p><p> </p><p>In future, any EU citizen wishing to come to live and work in the UK will need to apply under the UK's future immigration system, which we are now capable of setting in the national interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/11/2020 17:46:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1135173

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with banks on the retrospective application of the Authorised Push Payment Scams voluntary code.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	270386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>A new industry voluntary Contingent Reimbursement Model Code for Authorised Push Payment Scam was introduced on 28 May 2019.</p><p><br>Customers of those payment service providers that are signatories are protected under the Code from this date. At the outset of the design of the Code, the steering group stated that it will only apply to APP scams occurring after its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:43:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1463353

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Broadband: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential role of Altnets in providing gigabit-capable broadband to all schools by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	2601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department will work with commercial providers to accelerate gigabit capable broadband rollout to schools to enable all schools to have access to a high-speed connection by 2025. Commercial providers, including Altnets, will be central to delivering on this important commitment.</p><p>Schools who qualify for funding have been identified from national connectivity data as the most difficult to reach schools that would be least likely to be upgraded before 2026 without government action. The department has already started work with the market and will begin contacting qualifying schools in the autumn term.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 2602 2603 2604 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:59:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1463354

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to engage with Altnets as part of its discussions with commercial providers on delivering gigabit-capable broadband to all schools by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	2602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department will work with commercial providers to accelerate gigabit capable broadband rollout to schools to enable all schools to have access to a high-speed connection by 2025. Commercial providers, including Altnets, will be central to delivering on this important commitment.</p><p>Schools who qualify for funding have been identified from national connectivity data as the most difficult to reach schools that would be least likely to be upgraded before 2026 without government action. The department has already started work with the market and will begin contacting qualifying schools in the autumn term.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 2601 2603 2604 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:59:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1463356

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Department will take the lead on delivering gigabit-capable broadband to all schools by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	2603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department will work with commercial providers to accelerate gigabit capable broadband rollout to schools to enable all schools to have access to a high-speed connection by 2025. Commercial providers, including Altnets, will be central to delivering on this important commitment.</p><p>Schools who qualify for funding have been identified from national connectivity data as the most difficult to reach schools that would be least likely to be upgraded before 2026 without government action. The department has already started work with the market and will begin contacting qualifying schools in the autumn term.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 2601 2602 2604 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:59:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore