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1253951

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Records: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on joining (a) Europol, (b) Eurojust, (c) the Schengen Information System (SIS II), (d) the European Criminal Records Information System and (e) Passenger Name Records Data on 1 January 2021; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Staffordshire Moorlands
tabling member printed	Karen Bradley
uin	117996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority.</p><p> </p><p>We’ve been negotiating an agreement with the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice to equip operational partners on both sides with capabilities to protect citizens and bring criminals to justice.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>As set out in the UK’s published <em>Approach to Negotiations</em>, we believe an agreement in this area should include: arrangements that support data exchange for law enforcement purposes; operational cooperation between law enforcement authorities; and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. We have therefore proposed this agreement should include capabilities similar to those provided by SIS II, ECRIS and PNR.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is not seeking membership of either Europol or Eurojust – that is not how third country arrangements with these agencies work. In line with the UK Approach, our legal text provides for cooperation between the UK and Europol and UK and Eurojust to facilitate multilateral law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to be a global leader on security and one of the safest countries in the world.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2020 17:01:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley

1251946

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to expand the application of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 to EU member states after 21 December 2020; what the timescale is for expanding the application of that legislation; what step she is taking to ensure that UK authorities have the power to arrest based on Interpol Red Notices issued by EU member states after 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	91962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 (‘The Act’) provides UK law enforcement agencies with the power of arrest on an international arrest alert (typically in the form of an Interpol Notice) which has been certified by the National Crime Agency. The Act was amended at Third Reading in the House of Commons on 8 September to add EU Member States to the Schedule of countries within scope of this power.</p><p>The Act will be commenced at the end of the Transition Period and its provisions were drafted to allow commencement for the EU Member States only should it prove to be necessary and not if there is an agreement which provides for the continuation of a warrant-based system after 31 December.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2020 11:55:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1251540

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Fire on the LiBess battery explosion in September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	114885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There have been no discussions with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service on the LiBess battery explosion.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2020 17:18:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1250364

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 a waking watch in tackling fire safety in high-rise residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is for the Responsible Person to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. This can include, where relevant, ensuring that there is a waking watch in place, that this is tested and works. Local Fire and Rescue Services and other enforcers of the Fire Safety Order can take action where appropriate if the responsible person fails to comply with their duties under the order.</p><p>The revised guidance simultaneous evacuation guidance produced by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>The guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible. This is further supported by the publication of the costs of waking watches on 16 October, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2020 11:58:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1250779

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jonathan Taylor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role (a) her Department and (b) her Department's non-departmental public bodies have in the case of the UK whistleblower, Jonathan Taylor.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	114044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has no role in Mr Taylor’s case.</p><p>Whether to seek a person’s extradition to the UK is a matter for the UK’s independent police and prosecution services.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114045 114046 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:57:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1250780

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jonathan Taylor
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 sought the extradition of whistleblower, Jonathan Taylor to the UK from Croatia.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	114045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has no role in Mr Taylor’s case.</p><p>Whether to seek a person’s extradition to the UK is a matter for the UK’s independent police and prosecution services.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114044 114046 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:57:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1250781

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jonathan Taylor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department has not issued a European Arrest Warrant for the UK whistleblower, Jonathan Taylor.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	114046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has no role in Mr Taylor’s case.</p><p>Whether to seek a person’s extradition to the UK is a matter for the UK’s independent police and prosecution services.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114044 114045 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:57:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1250815

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of UK residents who are members of Daesh.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	114096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Membership of a proscribed organisation is an offence under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and Al Qa’ida and Daesh have been proscribed in the UK since March 2001 and June 2014 respectively.</p><p>The Government takes proscription offences seriously. Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations or individuals who may be members of proscribed organisations are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to publish data on intelligence related matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences. The most recent publication up to year ending June 2020, was published on 17 September on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114097 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:13:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1250816

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Al Qaeda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of UK residents who are members of Al Qaeda.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	114097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Membership of a proscribed organisation is an offence under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and Al Qa’ida and Daesh have been proscribed in the UK since March 2001 and June 2014 respectively.</p><p>The Government takes proscription offences seriously. Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations or individuals who may be members of proscribed organisations are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to publish data on intelligence related matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences. The most recent publication up to year ending June 2020, was published on 17 September on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114096 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:13:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1250436

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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 the status is of the Proscription Review Group; and when that Group last met.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	113585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Proscription Review Group (PRG), a cross–Government group supporting the Home Secretary in her decision making on proscription issues, remains active. The Government does not comment on intelligence matters and it would not be appropriate to comment on the timing of PRG meetings.</p><p>We keep the keep the list of proscribed organisations under regular review. This year, in February and July respectively, we have proscribed the right-wing terrorist groups Sonnenkrieg Division and Feuerkrieg Division.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/11/2020 16:55:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn