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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Fraud: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of covid-19 related fraud; and what steps she is taking to prevent those offences. more like this
tabling member constituency Bosworth more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Luke Evans more like this
uin 130238 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-12-22
answer text <p>The Government is aware that criminals are exploiting the pandemic to commit opportunistic crimes such as fraud. Although Covid-19 related fraud represents a small proportion of overall fraud reporting, we understand the devastating impact it can have on individuals. Along with partners, we have been implementing measures to ensure the public has the protection and advice needed to shield themselves from these crimes. We have published guidance for the public to spot potential frauds and the steps they can take to avoid them. This advice can accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime</a></p><p>Our efforts include working alongside the National Cyber Security Centre to establish a new Suspicious Email Reporting Service. This service allows the public to report potential scams safely and effectively. To date, this has led to the removal of over 22000 scams. Members of the public can forward suspicious emails to the dedicated email address: <a href="mailto:report@phishing.gov.uk" target="_blank">report@phishing.gov.uk</a></p><p>We are also working with the Cabinet Office, who lead on the response to public sector fraud, around tracking and mitigating the risk of fraud against the unprecedented levels of stimulus funding including the bounce back loan scheme.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-22T12:31:20.35Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-22T12:31:20.35Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4781
label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans more like this
1270935
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-14more like thismore than 2020-12-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Islam more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 101987 on Islam, for what reason the reference to undertaking an assessment of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) influence on extremist Islamist activity has been removed in the corrected Answer; and whether her Department has undertaken that assessment. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 128887 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-17more like thismore than 2020-12-17
answer text <p>Regrettably owing to human error an incorrect response was provided for PQ101987. I apologise for this error. The Home Office has not undertaken an assessment of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-17T15:20:36.137Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-17T15:20:36.137Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1260207
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Europol more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what UK mechanism will replace the EU Europol Information System on 1 January 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 128124 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-17more like thismore than 2020-12-17
answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations continue, and on law enforcement and criminal justice, there is a good degree of convergence in what the UK and EU have been negotiating in terms of operational capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that it is not possible to reach an agreement, the UK has well-developed and well-rehearsed plans in place. We will transition cooperation with EU Member States to alternative, non-EU arrangements by the end of the Transition Period, where available and relevant. Broadly speaking, this means making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and bilateral channels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to be a global leader on security and one of the safest countries in the world.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-17T11:46:00.787Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-17T11:46:00.787Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
1260208
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Criminal Records Information System more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what UK mechanism will replace the EU European Criminal Records Information System on 1 January 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 128125 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-17more like thismore than 2020-12-17
answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations continue, and on law enforcement and criminal justice, there is a good degree of convergence in what the UK and EU have been negotiating in terms of operational capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that it is not possible to reach an agreement, the UK has well-developed and well-rehearsed plans in place. We will transition cooperation with EU Member States to alternative, non-EU arrangements by the end of the Transition Period, where available and relevant. Broadly speaking, this means making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and bilateral channels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to be a global leader on security and one of the safest countries in the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Please note that this is a grouped with 128124</strong></em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 128126 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-17T11:49:43.487Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-17T11:49:43.487Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
1260209
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Euoropol more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what UK mechanism will replace the Schenectady Information System on 1 January 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 128126 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-17more like thismore than 2020-12-17
answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations continue, and on law enforcement and criminal justice, there is a good degree of convergence in what the UK and EU have been negotiating in terms of operational capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that it is not possible to reach an agreement, the UK has well-developed and well-rehearsed plans in place. We will transition cooperation with EU Member States to alternative, non-EU arrangements by the end of the Transition Period, where available and relevant. Broadly speaking, this means making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and bilateral channels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to be a global leader on security and one of the safest countries in the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Please note that this is a grouped with 128124</strong></em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 128125 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-17T11:49:43.553Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-17T11:49:43.553Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
1260352
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Corruption more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to renew the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-22 with a view to addressing issues around (a) cronyism, (b) conflicts of interest and (c) party funding. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Carden more like this
uin 128236 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answer text <p>The government is focussed on implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy. Officials have begun to consider the question of renewal and at present no decision has been made. The content of any future strategy would be informed by an evidence-based review of threats, progress and priorities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-15T11:09:10.377Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-15T11:09:10.377Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4651
label Biography information for Dan Carden more like this
1260370
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Corruption more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating an independent Anti-Corruption Agency in the UK; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Carden more like this
uin 128237 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answer text <p>The UK recently received international recognition for the positive structures and systems in place to address corruption. This was evidenced in the UK’s 2019 United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Peer Review which singled out as successes and good practice the UK’s <em>“structures and governance for the coordination of anticorruption activity, including a national anti-corruption strategy, a Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion, an Inter-Ministerial Group on Anti-Corruption and a cross-government Joint Anti-Corruption Unit.”</em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-15T17:34:19.42Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-15T17:34:19.42Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4651
label Biography information for Dan Carden more like this
1260383
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Corruption more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating an Independent Commissioner for Corruption; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Carden more like this
uin 128238 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answer text <p>The UK recently received international recognition for the positive structures and systems in place to address corruption. This was evidenced in the UK’s 2019 United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Peer Review which singled out as successes and good practice the UK’s <em>“structures and governance for the coordination of anticorruption activity, including a national anti-corruption strategy, a Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion, an Inter-Ministerial Group on Anti-Corruption and a cross-government Joint Anti-Corruption Unit.”</em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-15T11:07:23.49Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-15T11:07:23.49Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4651
label Biography information for Dan Carden more like this
1259657
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-09more like thismore than 2020-12-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Criminal Records: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether equivalent agreements will be in place by 1 January 2021 to replace the current agreements for the exchange of information between UK police forces and other EU countries on criminals and terrorists. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 127612 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-14more like thismore than 2020-12-14
answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority. <br></p><p>We’ve been negotiating an agreement with the EU to equip operational partners on both sides with capabilities to protect citizens and bring criminals to justice.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the UK’s published <em>Approach to Negotiations</em>, we have maintained an agreement in this area should include arrangements that support data exchange for law enforcement purposes. There is a good degree of convergence in what the UK and EU have been negotiating in terms of operational capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>We are also seeking adequacy decisions, on both general and law enforcement processing, from the European Commission, which will allow more broadly the current smooth exchange of data to continue.</p><p>In the event that it is not possible to reach an agreement, the UK has well-developed and well-rehearsed plans in place. In particular, we will transition from our current arrangements with EU Member States to alternative, non-EU arrangements by the end of the Transition Period, where available and relevant. Broadly speaking, this means making more use of Interpol, Council of Europe Conventions and bilateral channels.</p><p>For other law enforcement data sharing, in the absence of adequacy decisions Member State law enforcement agencies will be able to rely on alternative mechanisms in order to transfer data to the UK.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-14T11:56:00.567Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-14T11:56:00.567Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this
1259245
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-08more like thismore than 2020-12-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Cybersecurity more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce cyber-crime in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England. more like this
tabling member constituency Wakefield more like this
tabling member printed
Imran Ahmad Khan more like this
uin 127023 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answer text <p>Cyber security, including cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security.<strong> </strong>This is why the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 is supported by £1.9billion of transformational investment.</p><p>Through the National Cyber Security Programme, we have invested over £250 million since 2010 to bolster the law enforcement response to the cyber crime threat. We have boosted the capabilities of the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit by increasing their ability to investigate the most serious cyber crime<strong>.</strong> And we are continuing to invest in the cyber teams in each of the Regional Organised Crime Units across England and Wales, to bolster the regional response.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the Government launched specialist Cyber Crime Units in every local police force, in order to improve the local response, provide an effective investigative response and an improved victim experience. The Government also provides funding for the Cyber PROTECT police officers and staff in all policing regions and local forces, and Cyber Resilience Centres, which are now live in each region, providing cyber security advice and support to micro and small SMEs.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-15T10:21:23.95Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-15T10:21:23.95Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4841
label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan more like this