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768851

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received information obtained by the US Administration by means of provisions within the USA PATRIOT Act of 2011; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	107096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK and US exchange information regularly for a range of purposes including combating terrorism, serious organised crime and other offences.</p><p>We do this through various mechanisms, including direct police-to-police and intelligence-to-intelligence cooperation and through instruments such as the UK-US treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. These exchanges benefit both countries’ law enforcement operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/10/2017 15:48:38 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752745

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
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 12 July 2017 to Question 2727, what investment has been made since the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London occurred.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>For reasons of national security we do not publically disclose detailed allocation of funding for counter terrorism by force area or by capability. The Government has a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place. Overall this Government has protected Counter-Terrorism police spend in real terms over the Spending Review period, and invested in counter-terrorism policing to grow key capabilities, including providing £144m to increase armed policing capability.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/07/2017 16:16:54 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751416

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
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 12 July 2017 to Question 2727, on what date the most recent assessment was conducted on the capacity of the Metropolitan Police to handle multiple large-scale terrorist attacks.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We keep our preparedness for terrorist attacks under constant review. Since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008, the Home Office has worked with emergency services to develop a strong, police-led capability to deal with large-scale attacks in the UK. We looked again at our response following the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015. Those attacks highlighted the challenges any country would face managing multiple, concurrent incidents. In October 2016, Lord Harris published a report on London’s preparedness for a terrorist attack. I recently met with him to discuss its contents.</p><p> </p><p>His report emphasised that the UK’s intelligence agencies and police are “amongst the best in the world”, and highlighted that London’s response to terrorist attack is fast and effective. The Home Office is continuing to work to ensure the highest priorities are given the right resources, and to test and review measures to respond to terrorist attacks. We have revised our risk assessments, and are delivering an uplift in our specialist response capability, including a five year £144 million programme to increase the number of armed officers. Not only are we increasing the number of specialist armed officers but they are now better trained and equipped to deal with the full range of complex attacks.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/07/2017 16:57:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751417

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
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 12 July 2017 to Question 2723, how many of the additional 41 armed response vehicles and around 650 armed officers she plans to be based in Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>For security reasons, the Home Office cannot comment on the operational deployment of armed policing capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/07/2017 16:55:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748042

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of the Metropolitan Police to handle multiple large-scale terrorist attacks such as that at Borough Market simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The first phase of the armed uplift is complete, with an additional 41 Armed Response Vehicles and around 650 armed officers trained. The number of armed response vehicles has more than doubled in London and around a quarter of the national CTSFO capability will also be based in the capital.</p><p>The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including London. Police’s response to the Borough Markey attack was fast and effective, with at least six armed response vehicles arriving on scene within the first ten minutes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/07/2017 16:42:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748045

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of Greater Manchester Police to handle multiple large-scale terrorist attacks simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The first phase of the armed uplift is complete, with an additional 41 Armed Response Vehicles and around 650 armed officers. The next phase - an increase in Counter-Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers - is expected to complete in 2018, with a proportion to be based in Manchester.</p><p>The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including in Greater Manchester. The emergency services’ response to the recent terrorist attack in Manchester was fast and effective, with at least six armed response vehicles arriving at the incident within ten minutes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/07/2017 16:41:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747460

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on contingency planning for multiple terrorist incidents across London.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including London.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s National CT Exercise programme plays a vital role in ensuring that Government, blue light responders, military and other agencies are prepared to respond to terrorist attacks in the UK. The programme comprises large-scale live exercises that test the national response to a terrorist attack, and also includes regional and table-top exercises.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/07/2017 12:33:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747461

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on contingency planning for multiple terrorist incidents across Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including in Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s National CT Exercise Programme plays a vital role in ensuring that Government, blue light responders, military and other agencies are prepared to respond to terrorist attacks throughout the UK. Exercise WINCHESTER ACCORD was delivered in Greater Manchester in May 2016. The exercise tested the emergency service and military response to a suicide bomb and firearms attack on a crowded place.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/07/2017 12:34:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

675589

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential financial implications of redistributing funds recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 regionally rather than locally.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	60864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Normally criminal assets that are recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are shared 50/50 between operational partners and the Home Office, as part of its core budget. In 2015 the Government made a manifesto commitment to return a greater percentage of assets recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to policing. In line with this commitment, all money collected above the 2015/16 baseline of £184 million, that would be part of the Home Office core budget, will now be returned entirely to the Regional Asset Recovery Teams (RART). Allocations to local forces and agencies will not change, and no additional funds are being given to organisations that do not engage in investigations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 60865 question first answered 24/01/2017 16:17:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

675590

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that all funds recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are not diverted to organisations which are not empowered to conduct investigations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	60865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Normally criminal assets that are recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are shared 50/50 between operational partners and the Home Office, as part of its core budget. In 2015 the Government made a manifesto commitment to return a greater percentage of assets recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to policing. In line with this commitment, all money collected above the 2015/16 baseline of £184 million, that would be part of the Home Office core budget, will now be returned entirely to the Regional Asset Recovery Teams (RART). Allocations to local forces and agencies will not change, and no additional funds are being given to organisations that do not engage in investigations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 60864 question first answered 24/01/2017 16:17:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne