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443036

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what constitutes non-violent extremism.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443037

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what her definition is of non-violent expressions of religious belief which are (a) extreme and (b) not extreme.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21384 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443039

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 paragraph 113 of the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what definition her Department uses of extremism; and what steps she is taking to ensure that that definition does not close down debate or limit free speech.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21384 21385 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443041

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, whether a religious group or individual which claims that their religion is the only one true faith is included in its definition of extremism.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21383 21384 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443042

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what plans the Government has to consult with faith groups on its definition of extremism.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21384 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443043

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which (a) towns, (b) cities and (c) regions were the recorded locations of exploitation of potential victims of human trafficking referred to the UK National Referral Mechanism in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	21370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the breakdown of the claimed location of exploitation for the 2,340 potential victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in 2014. The geographical location of exploitation is recorded by police force area only, for reporting and statistical purposes.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Police for area of exploitation (claimed)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMP</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multiple locations</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police Scotland</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSNI</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown / Not recorded*</p></td><td><p>1016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2340</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* “Unknown/not-recorded” cases are ones where: • potential victims did not know the location of exploitation; and / or</p><p>• potential victims have been moved with the intention to exploit but have been identified before an act of exploitation has taken place; and / or</p><p>• frontline workers did not accurately record this data when initial referrals were made</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2016 16:24:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

443049

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Universities
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 is taking to improve police responses to sexual assaults and rapes at universities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes which we remain committed to tackling. We expect every report of rape to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity, and every investigation and every prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.</p><p>We continue to work with the police to look at ways to improve their response to rape and sexual assault. We have supported the publication of data on rape for every police force in the country as a basis for improving recording and investigations of this crime. The Rape Action Plan, led by the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Policing lead for rape, ensures that investigators and prosecutors have both the right tools for handling these cases, and referrals from the police to prosecutors are improved to increase successful prosecutions.</p><p>We want victims to have the confidence to report these crimes to the police, knowing they will get the support they need and that everything will be done to bring offenders to justice, no matter where the offence takes place. Police recorded rape increased by 43% (to 31,621 offences) in the year ending June 2015 compared with the previous year. We do not hold figures on the number of rapes in England and Wales that took place in universities. This significant rise in the reporting of rape is the result of a renewed focus on the quality of crime recording and a greater willingness of victims to come forward. These can only be positive developments in our fight to end abuse.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2016 16:19:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon