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825687

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on referrals of foreign terrorist fighters to the Prevent programme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	123755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Data regarding individuals referred to Prevent in 2015/16 was published on 9 November 2017. Similar data relating to 2016/17 will be published this year. This includes the number of individuals referred due to concerns related to Islamist extremism and right wing extremism. However, the data does not state whether the individual is a ‘foreign terrorist fighter’. The 2015/16 data can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662824/individuals-referred-supported-prevent-programme-apr2015-mar2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662824/individuals-referred-supported-prevent-programme-apr2015-mar2016.pdf</a></p><p>Prevent safeguards people who are vulnerable to radicalisation in a similar way to safeguarding processes designed to protect people from gangs, drug abuse, and physical and sexual abuse.</p><p>Everyone who returns from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq must expect to be investigated by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences, and to ensure that they do not pose a threat to our national security. Those who have committed criminal offences should expect to be prosecuted for their crimes under the full range of existing counter terrorism legislation. However any decision on whether to prosecute will be taken by the police and Crown Prosecution Service on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2018 16:13:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

825688

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the 2017 Annual Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	123756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has received the report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the Terrorism Acts in 2016 and will publish it in due course. The Independent Reviewer’s report covering 2017 has not yet been written.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2018 16:17:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

825689

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish statistics on arrests relating to foreign terrorist fighters in Iraq and Syria and support for Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	123757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office Statistical Bulletin publishes data about convictions quarterly but does not distinguish those which relate to Syria and Iraq and Daesh. British Citizens who are investigated and charged with offences relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq will be prosecuted in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p>Although official figures do not show how many were Syria or Iraq or Daesh related, of the 97 persons charged with a terrorism-related offence in the year ending September 2017, 30 had been prosecuted (as at the time of data provision to the Home Office, 06 November 2017), 30 of which were found guilty. A further 65 were awaiting prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2018 16:12:06 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

825792

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the promotion of the military wing of Hezbollah in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	123859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Hizballah's External Security Organisation was proscribed in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus including the Jihad Council.</p><p>Proscription means that an organisation is outlawed and is unable to operate in the UK. It is a criminal offence for a person to: <br>• belong to or invite support for a proscribed organisation; <br>• arrange a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation;<br>• wear clothing or carry articles in public which arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a member or supporter of the proscribed organisation. <br> <br>The penalties for proscription offences can be a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/01/2018 12:43:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

825606

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures
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 six Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures in force as of 31 August 2017 have been imposed on (a) British nationals suspected of service as foreign terrorist fighters in Iraq or Syria and (b) foreign nationals suspected of supporting Daesh or other Islamist groups.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	123734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not comment on the circumstances of individuals who are subject to a TPIM notice.</p><p>The last Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Written Ministerial Statement (published on 18 January 2018) confirmed that there are currently seven TPIM notices in force as of 30 November 2017.</p><p>TPIM notices are subject to an automatic High Court review of the necessity and proportionality of the TPIM and associated measures. The High Court has considered and published judgments on five of the current seven TPIM notices, these judgments will provide some of the information that you have requested. These judgments can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/795.html" target="_blank">http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/795.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/1529.html" target="_blank">http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/1529.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/2685.html" target="_blank">http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/2685.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/01/2018 16:50:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

823583

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, what assessment she has made of the nature of the links between the political and military wings of Hezbollah; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	123046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The military and political activities of Hizballah are distinct, though links exist between the senior leaders of the political and military wings. The UK proscribed Hizballah's External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/01/2018 15:56:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

823585

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, what representations she has received on proscribing Hezbollah; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	123048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Hizballah's External Security Organisation was proscribed in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus including the Jihad Council. I have received representations from Parliamentarians, civil society organisations and members of the public amongst others on whether to extend the proscription of Hizballah to cover the whole organisation.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/01/2018 15:55:59 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

822984

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, what information she holds on the number of Hezbollah (a) members and (b) supporters there are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	122667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect data on specific numbers of Hezbollah members or supporters in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/01/2018 16:43:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

819016

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to revoke the right of return for UK-born British jihadists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>If a UK national has another nationality the Home Secretary does have the power to remove their British citizenship and prevent them from returning if she assesses that their presence would not be conducive to the public good. However, it is prohibited under international and UK law to remove the nationality of an individual when to do so would leave them without any nationality and, in effect, stateless.</p><p>Where it is not possible to deprive an individual of their British nationality and we cannot prevent their return, the individual will be investigated by the police and prosecuted where there is evidence that they have committed criminal offences. We also have a range of other powers available to protect national security. Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs) give the Security Service and police powers to enforce some of the most restrictive measures available in the democratic world to help manage the risk posed.</p><p>Temporary Exclusion Orders (TEO) were introduced in 2015 and enable the Government to disrupt and manage the return of a British citizen who is reasonably suspected to have been involved in terrorism-related activity outside the UK. The TEO power enables the Government to impose obligations on the individual after their return to the UK, for example regular reporting to a police station or attending appointments on a de-radicalisation programme.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/01/2018 13:45:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

818016

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Direct Selling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle doorstep crime.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	903120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government set up the Joint Fraud Taskforce through which police, banks and trading standards work together to help protect vulnerable people from the fraudulent approaches made by doorstep criminals. The Banking Protocol, which helps bank staff recognise signs of fraud, such as unusually high cash withdrawals, has stopped over £9 million pounds from getting into criminal hands and led to over 100 arrests.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/01/2018 16:50:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts