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759387

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services her Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014 the Home Office have worked with the Behavioural Insights Team on a number of policy evaluations across the department.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/09/2017 11:40:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759394

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Crime
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 extent of the potential use of cryptocurrencies for criminal purposes; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	10018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>In the National Strategic Assessment published by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in 2017, the NCA assessed that cryptocurrencies will remain an enabler for online criminality because of their accessibility, perceived anonymity, speed of cross-border payments and irreversible payment mechanism. <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/807-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-and-organised-crime-2017/file" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/807-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-and-organised-crime-2017/file</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK’s first National Risk Assessment (NRA) of money laundering was published on 15 October 2015. It identified the threats and vulnerabilities faced in this area, and assessed that such currencies posed a low risk for money laundering.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently updating the NRA, which will provide an updated view of the money laundering risk posed by cryptocurrencies. The NRA will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/10/2017 09:17:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

758771

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Venezuela
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 provide an update on the work of the National Crime Agency to tackle drug trafficking in Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	9377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK works closely with international partners, including Venezuelan law enforcement, to counter Serious and Organised crime threats by disrupting and dismantling organised crime networks and seizing illicit commodities.</p><p> </p><p>The NCA engage with a number of Law Enforcement partners in Central and South American to counter the threat posed by drugs and original crime groups to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK works closely with international partners, including Venezuelan law enforcement, to counter Serious and Organised crime threats by disrupting and dismantling organised crime networks and seizing illicit commodities.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/09/2017 13:26:34 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

758784

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Poisons: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many retailers have reported suspicious transactions involving reportable poisons since the commencement of the Deregulation Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Since the implementation of the Deregulation Act 2015, the Home Office has engaged with a wide range of retailers that supply both regulated and reportable explosive precursors and poisons. This ongoing work has resulted suspicious transactions being reported to the National Counter-Terrorism and Policing Network. Due to operational security, we are unable to provide exact details.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/09/2017 13:32:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

758787

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accounts in UK banks have been frozen as a result of allegations of terrorist financing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act (2010) and UN asset freezing measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (2011) provide the mechanisms for the assets of a person, including funds in any bank accounts, to be frozen. An asset freeze is only applied where the relevant legal tests have been met. The number of accounts frozen under these measures at the end of each calendar year are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: HM Treasury statistics</em></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/11/2017 17:55:40 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

758239

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
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 extend the proscription of the military wing of Hezbollah under the provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 to include its political wing.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given to the Hon. Member for East Renfrewshire on 28 June 2017, UIN 556.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 15/09/2017 13:15:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757491

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency planning has been conducted by her Department on matters of national security in the event that no deal is reached on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>A future partnership between the UK and EU on security and law enforcement issues is in the interests of both sides and we approach negotiations anticipating success. We do not want or expect a no deal outcome. However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes. That is exactly what we are doing across the whole of Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office leads on EU Exit planning across a number of justice and home affairs areas, including Immigration and Security and Law Enforcement cooperation. Home Office EU Exit contingency planning is well underway, and this will continue as an ongoing process until the EU Exit negotiations are complete.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to national security, Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union sets out that national security remains the sole responsibility of Member States rather than the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/09/2017 15:20:55 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

755869

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counselling
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 an assessment of the merits of introducing a state-funded national resilience programme to provide people with counselling and support in the aftermath of a terrorist attack or other traumatic event.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	7402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a state-funded national resilience programme. The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with NHS England and others to support local areas to respond appropriately to the mental health needs of victims of terrorism. People affected can access existing NHS mental health services via GPs and local Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services. There are also locally agreed arrangements for children and young people, with schools able to provide support or referrals to local services. These mental health services have staff trained to deliver evidence based treatment for conditions such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. <br>To ensure that victims of terrorism receive the support and assistance they need, we established a cross-HMG Victims of Terrorism unit to co-ordinate support to those directly affected by terrorist events at home or overseas. Comprehensive information on support services providing emotional, practical and mental health support is available at <br>victimsofterrorism.campaign.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/06/2018 14:31:18 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

755890

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
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 Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2015, published by her Department on 20 July 2017, if she will take steps to reduce the breeding and dispatch of animals in the UK and make greater use of cryopreservation to maintain established lines of genetically altered animals for research purposes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	6958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 requires licensees to apply the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) at all times, including when breeding genetically altered animals. The Animals in Science Regulation Unit has developed a genetically altered animal assessment framework to support the delivery of the 3Rs through efficient breeding. The framework was designed specifically for the breeding of genetically altered mice, although the principles apply to many species. The framework encourages the use of options such as cryopreservation where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/09/2017 15:20:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

755923

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Primates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what experiments accounted for the 50 per cent increase in 2016 in the number of experiments on new world monkeys, marmosets and tamarins.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of non-human primates used each year depends on a number of factors, including the programmes of work and available funding.</p><p>In 2016 there were 125 new world monkeys, used in basic research: 49 for nervous system; and, 76 for multisystemic research. In the same year, 72 new world monkeys were used for translational and applied research: 24 for human nervous and mental disorders; 24 for other human disorders; and, 24 for non-regulatory toxicology and ecotoxicology.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/09/2017 15:10:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin