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1180969

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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

483191

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cedars Pre-departure Accommodation Facility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on plans for the future of the Cedars pre-departure accommodation site.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	31868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The cost of pre-departure accommodation is kept under review. The Home Office is currently considering the most cost-effective way of providing pre-departure accommodation within an enforced family returns service.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2016 13:33:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

176507

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress operation Nexus has made on tackling offending by foreign nationals.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	222491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Operation Nexus has enabled the removal of more than 3,100 foreign criminals, including 269 offenders considered by the police to represent a serious threat since it was established in 2012. The Nexus model of joint working currently operates in nine forces across the UK and we are continuing to implement it across the whole of Great Britain.<br>Nexus work continues to make best use of all available information to tackle the threat, risk and harm posed by foreign national offenders</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/02/2015 17:13:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

155982

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projects her Department is sponsoring to tackle radicalisation leading to violent extremism in (a) Crawley and (b) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	214426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office provides support to local authority for Prevent activity based on an assessment of risk, to ensure that they understand the threat of extremism and are equipped to deal with it effectively. We currently fund 30 priority areas, plus an additional 14 areas which receive Home Office support for Prevent initiatives, but do not have a funded Prevent co-ordinator as in priority areas. Crawley is one of the additional areas. <br><br>Since June 2011 the Home Office has funded over 180 Prevent local authority projects. These include activity on education, internet safety, and families – all projects now address the risk of travel to Syria and Iraq in different ways. £40 million has been allocated for Prevent spending in 2014/15.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:45:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith