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1386430

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money was allocated to the Places of Worship: protective security funding scheme in each of the years since it was announced; how much money was spent in each of the years since it was announced; how many applications for funding were received in each of those years; and how many of those applications were successful in full or in part.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL4789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is available in England and Wales. For the 2021/2022 round, £3.5 million was announced. Applications closed on 16<sup>th</sup> July, and applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course.</p><p>For the first three years of the scheme £2.4 million was announced over three years; with £800,000 available each year.</p><p>For the 2016/2017 round we received 286 eligible applications for funding, of which 53 were successful, and we allocated £435,466.</p><p>For the 2017/2018 round we received 57 eligible applications for funding, of which 36 were successful, and we allocated £440,203.</p><p>For the 2018/2019 round we received 88 eligible applications for funding, of which 45 were successful, and we allocated £806,281.</p><p>For the 2019/2020 round, £1.6 million was announced. We received 376 eligible applications, of which 49 were successful, and we allocated £1,718,763.</p><p>For the 2020/2021 round, £3.2 million was announced. We received 243 eligible applications, of which 58 were successful, and we allocated £1,704,237.</p><p>All successful applicants to the scheme are deemed as successful in full.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/12/2021 16:28:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1200326

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 2 June (HL4611), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what assessment they have made of the average quantity of personal protective equipment required on a daily basis by the police service; and if they have not made such an assessment, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL5190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all of those on the frontline, including police.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary and Minister for Policing have regular conversations with police forces about a range of matters including supply of PPE, ensuring a sufficient daily supply is available. The National Police Co-ordination Centre is co-ordinating police PPE procurement and distribution across the whole country and confirm that police currently have a good supply of PPE.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of PPE in stock and used by each force is not held centrally. That is an operational matter for forces.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/06/2020 11:08:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1196900

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average quantity of personal protective equipment required on a daily basis by the police service; and if they have not made such an assessment, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL4611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with its partners including the emergency services on a range of issues including the availability of suitable PPE. The National Police Chiefs’ Council have confirmed that police currently have a good supply of PPE and they are working to oversee its distribution to forces. We will continue to work with them to ensure this continues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/06/2020 11:39:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1177227

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Oversight Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prevent Oversight Board, as referenced in the statutory guidance published in accordance with the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, still exists; and if so, (1) what is its current membership, and (2) when it last met.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL1473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prevent Oversight Board is currently in existence. The Board membership includes Ministerial and Director-level representatives and their equivalents across the following Whitehall departments:</p><p>Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence, Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Counter Terrorism Police Headquarters (CTPHQ), Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), Welsh Government, Scottish Government, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, the Security Services, Cabinet Office, and Charity Commission.</p><p>Departments and agencies which are not listed as standing members can be invited as required.</p><p>The Board last convened in November 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/02/2020 17:40:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1132311

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why no public statement was made at the time of, or shortly after, the seizure of three tonnes of explosive materials allegedly linked to Hezbollah terrorists in north London at the end of September 2015; and when Ministers and elected officials were briefed on those seizures.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL16380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>It is the policy of successive governments not to comment on Police operational or intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/06/2019 13:47:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1012111

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Manzoor on 18 October (HL Deb, col 564), when they will publish the equality impact assessment for the introduction of charges by UK Visas and Immigration for those making inquiries from abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office undertook a Policy Equality Assessment in May 2017 as part of the Home Office procurement for UKVI Contact Centre services and will publish the findings in December 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/12/2018 17:13:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

904247

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration A re-inspection of Border Force's identification and treatment of Potential Victims of Modern Slavery, published on 28 March, they have made changes to the delivery of effective real-time communication between Roving Officers, Monitoring Officers and the referral desk for modern slavery; and if so, what changes have been made.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Further to my response of PQ HL7683, I can also confirm that, alongside the review into the existing Roving Officer guidance, that review will also consider the question of real time communications between Roving Officers, Monitoring Officers and the referral desk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/05/2018 11:41:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

901037

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of an increased use of technology at the border on safeguarding people from modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Border Force has a role in identifying victims and perpetrators of modern slavery as they arrive in the UK. At the primary checkpoint, Border Force Officers have the unique advantage of being the first point of contact with UK authorities for many vulnerable children and adults as well as the criminals who traffic them.</p><p>New technological capabilities such as eGates offer a high standard of identification verification.</p><p>Border Force has developed an additional layer of security, by deploying roving officers in front of the eGates observing and interacting with passengers. At smaller ports an extra message appears when a child uses the gate and halts the transaction until the monitoring Border Force Officer is satisfied there are no safeguarding concerns.</p><p>Where there are concerns, including safeguarding, passengers are directed to a manual control for further questioning.</p><p>Furthermore, all freight vehicles and a percentage of tourist vehicles entering the UK through the juxtaposed controls are screened for people being smuggled into the UK using a range of techniques. This includes using carbon dioxide detectors and motion sensors as well as sniffer dogs to detect clandestines who are potentially victims of trafficking. Border Force have upgraded the heartbeat monitors , which are now called motion detectors (Clantect) as these detect more than just heartbeats.</p><p>Whilst not uniquely a result of technology, BF internal performance data shows a significant increase in identification of potential victims of Modern Slavery during this current year</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/05/2018 15:43:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

901038

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of resources available to the Border Force to combat modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>We have always been clear that Border Force has the resources it needs to secure the border</p><p>Border Security is achieved through a multi- layered system of capabilities, including: people, technology, intelligence, and joint working. All frontline officers undertake training in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), FGM and Modern Slavery.</p><p>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery officers who receive specialist training. All Border Force training has recently been reviewed and updated to make it more victim focussed, taking into account the recommendations made by the ICIB Trafficking Inspection and Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner.</p><p>BF internal performance data shows a significant increase in identification of potential victims of Modern Slavery during this current year. This is attributable to training and raised awareness levels due to periods of intensification with other law enforcement partners to target exploitation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/05/2018 15:47:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

901039

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, A re-inspection of Border Force's identification and treatment of Potential Victims of Modern Slavery published on 28 March, that one Roving Officer does not provide effective safeguarding when there are high levels of passengers.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government response to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, <em>A re-inspection of Border Force’s identification and treatment of potential Victims of Modern Slavery</em>, was published on 28<sup>th</sup> March 2018. Roving Officers are one of the tools used for safeguarding purposes at ports, alongside monitoring officers, behavioural detection training and the targeted use of intelligence.</p><p>Whilst, under current Border Force policy instructions, only one Roving Officer is required for terminals with six to 10 e-Passport gates, additional Roving Officers will be deployed based on considerations such as threat level, risk assessment of flights and the number of arrivals. Border Force has committed to review Roving Officer policy this summer. This review will consider the sufficiency of these safeguarding arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/05/2018 15:48:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey