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1453632

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 52 control orders issued under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 were related to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	145979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Of the 52 control orders issued under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, six were related to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 15:01:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1453633

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Ukraine
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 have been stopped under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of traveling to fight in Ukraine since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	145980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on matters of national security. Operational decisions on who to examine under Schedule 7 are taken independently by the police, and quarterly statistics on the use of Schedule 7 are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 15:10:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1453658

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Companies: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
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 Exchange of Notes arrangements on sharing beneficial ownership information between the UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, how many requests UK law enforcement agencies have made for information on individual companies registered in those jurisdictions (a) in 2021 and (b) since 24 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	145787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Exchange of Notes Arrangements, UK Law enforcement agencies are able to request beneficial ownership information for corporate and legal entities incorporated in the Crown Dependencies and six British Overseas Territories with financial centres. This includes companies that hold UK property assets.</p><p>UK LEAs have reported that the Arrangements are adding value and supporting complex investigations into the financial affairs of individuals believed to be involved in serious and organised crime.</p><p>The performance of the Exchange of Notes arrangements are subject to annual reviews. The calendar year 2021 is in the process of being reviewed.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 14:53:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1453659

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Companies: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
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 Exchange of Notes arrangements on sharing beneficial ownership information between the UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, whether UK law enforcement have been provided with information from those jurisdictions on the owners of the 21,460 companies registered there that hold UK property assets.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	145788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Exchange of Notes Arrangements, UK Law enforcement agencies are able to request beneficial ownership information for corporate and legal entities incorporated in the Crown Dependencies and six British Overseas Territories with financial centres. This includes companies that hold UK property assets.</p><p>UK LEAs have reported that the Arrangements are adding value and supporting complex investigations into the financial affairs of individuals believed to be involved in serious and organised crime.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 14:54:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1453676

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on security for the diaspora Burmese community in the UK of the continuous presence of the Myanmar military attaché in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	145888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>As a matter or long-standing policy, the Government does not comment on the detail of security or intelligence matters.</p><p>The Government takes potential risks to communities in the UK, including those from Myanmar, very seriously. I would encourage anyone who feels that they are under threat to contact the police in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 14:50:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1453152

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animals in Science Regulation Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Animals in Science Regulation Unit; and what assessment she has made of the compatibility of her Department’s change programme with the UK's animal welfare responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	144872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Animals in Science Regulation Unit has undertaken a change programme to benchmark itself against leading regulatory practice. The aim of the programme has been to improve its effectiveness.</p><p>Under the Change Programme the Regulator has strengthened its regulatory oversight and published its process of full system audits at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fanimal-research-technical-advice%23process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits&amp;data=04%7C01%7CWilliam.Reynolds10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C069595fb99064365da7008da0cb2ac79%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637836259035326929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=KlK0sfwtrmg%2BI6CLgSywHo3dzm1%2Fjh0UIh9%2FIf1vi%2BY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>.</p><p>At audits the Regulator requires evidence for assessment of compliance against all legal licence conditions, including those for animal welfare, which is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 15:47:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1452860

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Online Safety Bill on terrorist content (a) linked and (b) not linked to the UK list of proscribed terrorist groups.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	143607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The effect of the Online Safety Bill on terrorist content has been considered as part of the published Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Bill will require all in-scope companies to prevent terrorist content from being uploaded onto their sites, and when it is uploaded, to remove it immediately. The duty of care overseen by Ofcom will set a high standard that all in-scope platforms will need to meet, and therefore increase the amount of terrorist content that is identified and removed.</p><p>Those who fail to do so, will need to answer to an independent regulator, Ofcom, who will have the power to require all in-scope companies to use automated technology to identify and remove terrorist content from their public channels.</p><p>The Government has also pressed companies to increase the use of technology to automate the detection and removal of terrorist content where possible. As a result of continued engagement, companies have expanded the use of automated removals.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 15:13:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1452934

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government will publish its Fraud Action Plan for 2022-25.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	143583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The action plan will be part of the Fraud Strategy which will be published in 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2022 16:29:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1452425

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any members of National Action have travelled to Ukraine to meet the Azov Battalion since 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	142520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/03/2022 14:43:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1452426

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any members of Ukraine's Azov Battalion have attended National Action events in the UK since 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	142521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>National Action was proscribed in 2016, making it a criminal offence to belong to or invite support for the organisation, including arranging a meeting in support of National Action. The penalty for proscription offences can be a maximum of 14 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine.</p><p>The proscription of National Action has significantly supported the police and Security Service to disrupt the group. This includes the prosecution of individuals for proscription offences, as well as wider terrorism and criminal offences.</p><p>The investigation and prosecution of proscription offences is a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/03/2022 14:45:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill