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1182031

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2020 to Question 6769 on Counter-terrorism, if she will publish a timetable for the recruitment of the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	23545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the Independent Review of Prevent.</p><p>We will be running a full and open recruitment process to appoint the next reviewer. Further details on the next steps, including details of the recruitment exercise, will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 23540 question first answered 06/03/2020 12:49:34 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1181514

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: Offenders
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 24 February 2020 to Question 1876, on Extradition: Offenders, what discussions (a) officials and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with their (i) Austrian, (ii) German and (iii) Slovenian counterparts on the extradition of criminals during the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	22366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials and Ministers regularly engage with their international counterparts in EU Member States on security cooperation. Engagement also takes place between the law enforcement agencies and prosecution services responsible for the execution of individual warrants, including with Austria, Germany and Slovenia where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/03/2020 18:06:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1180969

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	Biology: Research
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 UK Biological Security Strategy, published June 2018, what steps he has taken to establish a central point of contact (a) on dual-use biological research and (b) to review the Government's approach to dual-use bio research.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	21239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>We continue to support and recognise the value of biological research.</p><p>The potential security risk from dual-use of some biological research is recognised in the UK Biological Security Strategy and Government departments continue to monitor emerging technologies and work to mitigate these risks, whilst continuing to build the right regulatory environment for innovation.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/03/2020 11:56:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1180970

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	Biology: Research
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 UK Biological Security Strategy, published in June 2018, what steps she is taking to promote a responsible biological sciences research culture in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	21240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC), both part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have a position statement in place on Dual Use, jointly with the Welcome Trust <a title="Original URL: https://mrc.ukri.org/research/policies-and-guidance-for-researchers/managing-risks-of-research-misuse/ Click to follow link." href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmrc.ukri.org%2Fresearch%2Fpolicies-and-guidance-for-researchers%2Fmanaging-risks-of-research-misuse%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJonathan.Hoare%40beis.gov.uk%7Ca676cc22ec564e7edd7e08d7bb89b830%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637184072480985406&amp;sdata=14IMfrZIRDfnOnismXADFgzfx1Y1oseqKvm4I%2FytYRM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/research/policies-and-guidance-for-researchers/managing-risks-of-research-misuse/</a></p><p>The research community must take active steps to develop mechanisms of self-governance, and that through doing so researchers can ensure that responsibly conducted research is not unnecessarily obstructed. UKRI-BBSRC and UKRI-MRC also have internal processes in place to review research grant applicants where Dual Use concerns arise during the course of peer review.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/03/2020 12:00:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1180980

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	Home Office: Amazon Web Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of using Amazon Web Services as a public cloud hosting service.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	21394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office recently completed a procurement for “Continuity Cloud Services”. We assessed a wide number of Cloud Service Providers available on G-Cloud 11.</p><p>This was awarded to Amazon Web Services via G-Cloud 11 on the basis of best technical fit for existing Home Office requirements and met all of our ‘must have’ requirements.The procurement has enabled the Home Office to take advantage of discounts and savings opportunities available on G-Cloud 11.</p><p>Under this new contract we are already on track to save 28% or over £6m over the next 12 months on our cloud spend with Amazon Web Services compared to what we would have spent if we had extended our previous contract based on old terms. The Home Office follows best practice for Cost Efficiency, we continually review our cloud spend to ensure that we are getting best value for money.</p><p>We take regular action to ensure that our usage is optimised, and we receive regular support from AWS via their Enterprise Support Programme. The Home Office is looking to achieve further efficiencies on cloud services by contracting with a wider number of cloud service providers in the future.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2020 16:49:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1180983

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	Home Office: Amazon Web Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data Amazon Web Services has access to as the public cloud host for her Department.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	21395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Amazon Web Services have publicly available policies and statements on access to customer data, which broadly state that they do not access data available within AWS accounts without receiving consent from the account holder. In line with wider government policy we follow the NCSC’s ‘Cloud Security Principles’ &amp; ‘Standard Architecture for UK-Official on AWS’.</p><p>The Home Office has policies in place to ensure that our data is protected when it is hosted with Public Cloud Service Providers and we have full control of access to our accounts and data within them. Specifically, our policy is to mandate that all data is encrypted during transit and at rest, this means that if data is accessed by a third party from outside of the Home Office it is protected.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2020 16:50:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1180475

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative accessibility of the application process for the EU Settlement Scheme for vulnerable people (a) with and (b) without support provided by voluntary and civil society organisations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	20596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>There have already been more than 2.5 million people given status through the settlement scheme. The Home Office is always looking at ways to make sure everyone secures the status they are eligible for.</p><p>As well as providing funding for charities which have supported hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people, there are more than 1,500 Home Office staff working on the EU Settlement Scheme and 250 Settlement Resolution Centre staff providing assistance to applicants with any questions about the scheme or who need help applying.</p><p>Additional support is also available to those EU citizens in the UK who do not have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to apply. This includes over 300 assisted digital locations across the UK where people can be supported through their application.</p><p>It is one of several ways people can verify their identity, including by post. There are also over 80 locations where applicants can have their passport scanned and verified across the UK.</p><p>The current grant funding scheme continues until the end of March 2020, and the Home Office is currently exploring options</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 20597 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:23:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1180476

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to make a decision on the future of grant funding for the provision of support for vulnerable people applying to the EU Settlement Scheme from voluntary and civil society organisations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	20597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>There have already been more than 2.5 million people given status through the settlement scheme. The Home Office is always looking at ways to make sure everyone secures the status they are eligible for.</p><p>As well as providing funding for charities which have supported hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people, there are more than 1,500 Home Office staff working on the EU Settlement Scheme and 250 Settlement Resolution Centre staff providing assistance to applicants with any questions about the scheme or who need help applying.</p><p>Additional support is also available to those EU citizens in the UK who do not have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to apply. This includes over 300 assisted digital locations across the UK where people can be supported through their application.</p><p>It is one of several ways people can verify their identity, including by post. There are also over 80 locations where applicants can have their passport scanned and verified across the UK.</p><p>The current grant funding scheme continues until the end of March 2020, and the Home Office is currently exploring options</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 20596 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:23:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1179726

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	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to Fire and Rescue Services in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Cumbria, (c) Lancashire, (d) Greater Manchester and (e) London in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	19885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Spending power for West Yorkshire and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services can be found at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing#history</a></p><p>Fire and Rescue in Cumbria, Manchester and London are part of an overall parent authority which sets the budget for the fire and rescue services in their area from their overall un-ringfenced funding. The spending power for these parent authorities can also be found in the MHCLG tables published in the link above.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/02/2020 16:56:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1179008

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Inspections
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 were employed in fire safety inspecting teams in (a) 2010, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by Fire and Rescue Services for fire safety activities for the first time in 2019.</p><p>The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice.</p><p>As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2020 16:52:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan