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1057107

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department provides to local councils to help with the (a) preparation of anti-terror strategies and (b) installation of anti-terror infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>There is a wide range of high quality advice and guidance available to the owners and operators of crowded places (including public authorities) to en-sure that they are aware of terrorist threats and how to effectively mitigate them. This includes advice from police Counter Terrorism Security Advisers based in every police region, and a range of extensive advice and guidance from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and the Centre of the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p><p>It is a matter for the owners and operators of crowded places to consider this advice and to take forward, implement, and if required to fund, appropriate and proportionate security measures. Government resources will be able to provide appropriate guidance to assist councils in taking forward implementation of security measures, for example to provide details of companies who have achieved a benchmark of competence and expertise in a range of security mitigation techniques.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/02/2019 16:51:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1055179

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on public safety of the decision to release Abu Bakar Bashir from prison.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	216960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>It is government practice not to comment on individual threat assessments. We are committed to working with our international partners, including the Indonesian Government, to tackle the threat from terrorism. HMG’s assessment of the risks to British nationals traveling overseas including the threat from terrorism is reflected in our Foreign Office Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/02/2019 16:38:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1054631

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 September 2018, Official Report, column 169, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new power to detain people at the UK border to determine whether they are engaged in hostile state activity on the security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	216177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security introduced new powers that would allow ports and border officers to stop, question, search and detain persons at UK ports to determine whether they are or have been engaged in hostile activity.</p><p>The Bill completed its parliamentary passage on Tuesday 22 January but has not yet received Royal Assent. Following Royal Assent, the Schedule 3 powers will not come into force until the associated statutory guidance has been subject to public consultation, debated by both Houses of Parliament and subsequently commenced by regulations.</p><p>These powers were identified as a key gap in the capability of UK law enforcement to tackle the threat from hostile activity and the Government is pleased that Parliament has supported their passage in the Bill.</p><p>Once in force, the powers will be subject to the scrutiny and oversight of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner who will report annually on their exercise.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/02/2019 16:55:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1054713

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) make policy changes, (b) decrease scrutiny of project licences, (c) decrease the provision of statistics and reporting of information on the methods of killing specified in section 2C licences, (d) weaken advancement in the area of alternative methods by removing a requirement on the Secretary of State to identify and nominate suitable laboratories to carry out validation studies on alternative strategies, (e) potentially have other effects on animals in laboratories, compared to the legislation being amended or replaced.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	216294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The delivery of the animals in science regulatory framework will continue with the same standards of oversight, rigour and scrutiny following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.</p><p>The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 do not alter the requirement for the UK to publish annual statistics on the use of animals in science.</p><p>The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 regulations do not alter either the Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, which sets out its administration and enforcement, nor the published Code of Practice on the housing and care requirements for animals used in science. The Code of Practice will retain the requirements of Directive 2010/63/EU and any other higher standards already adopted by the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:59 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1054768

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
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 UK residents who have returned to the UK in the last 12 months after fighting with Daesh overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Around 900 people of national security concern travelled from the UK to engage in the conflict in Syria and Iraq. Of these, approximately 20% have been killed while overseas, and around 40% have returned to the UK.</p><p>The majority of those who have returned, did so in the earlier stages of the conflict, and were investigated on their return. A significant proportion of these individuals are assessed as no longer being of national security concern.</p><p>Only a very small number of travellers have returned in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/02/2019 16:42:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

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

1051490

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Mozambique
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January to Question 210062 on Loans: Mozambique, whether UK authorities plan to take action under the 2010 Bribery Act in relation to the allegations of K-based banks role in the $2 billion of loans to three state-owned companies in Mozambique.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	214663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>As stated in the Answer of 28 January to Question 210062, the relevant UK authorities have considered the allegations against UK-based banks for undisclosed loans to three state owned enterprises in Mozambique and have offered assistance to Mozambique in relation to their investigations.</p><p>Any action to be taken pursuant to investigations, including under the 2010 Bribery Act, will be a matter for law enforcement authorities. The Government does not comment on law enforcement action for live investigations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/02/2019 12:10:23 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1050382

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations resulting from information being passed to the police by Action Fraud have taken place in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	213951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Action Fraud reports are passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), who are responsible for reviewing and allocating offences to forces for investigation.</p><p><br>The Home Office collects information on the number of fraud cases disseminated by the NFIB to police forces and also the number of fraud outcomes recorded by the police. These data are published annually as part of the Home Office’s ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales’ publication. The latest data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740625/prc-fraud-open-data-march2018-tables.ods." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740625/prc-fraud-open-data-march2018-tables.ods.</a></p><p>In order to improve our understanding of how forces are responding to fraud, we, last year, asked HMIC to inspect forces. We will study the report when it is published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 16:21:58 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1050593

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Consumer Goods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals have been experimented on in the UK in the last 12 months for household product ingredients.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	213980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the use of animals in scientific <br>procedures annually at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals. </a><br> <br>The breakdown of the number of animals used for the testing of Household Product ingredients is published in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s Annual Reports at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit-annual-reports." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit-annual-reports.</a></p><p>Data from 2018, for both numbers of procedures, and animals used in household product ingredient testing, will be published later this year.</p><p>The HO has published guidance on the Household Products testing ban, which is available at:<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660233/Household_products_testing_ban_advice_note.pdf" target="_blank"> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660233/Household_products_testing_ban_advice_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/02/2019 16:48:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1050224

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	Ministerial Economic Crime Strategic Board: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason no economic crime or anti-corruption NGOs were brought on to the board of the new Economic Crime Strategic Board.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	213153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board (ECSB) will drive the public and private sector response to economic crime by: setting priorities; directing resources; and scrutinising performance against the economic crime threat. Board members include the UK’s Anti-Corruption Champion whose role is to oversee the government’s response to domestic and international corruption.</p><p>The Champion and other Board Members regularly engage with external stakeholders, including civil society organisations. This provides civil society with a channel to share their views with the ECSB on the development and implementation of policy. Other board members include other government Ministers, heads of law enforcement, CEOs of the major banks and senior representatives from the accountancy, legal and property sectors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/02/2019 16:41:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge