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76998

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Cybercrime
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 deter and punish the perpetrators of cyber-crime attacks on UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	205272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Combating cyber crime is a core part of the National Cyber Security Strategy, <br>which is underpinned by the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) and £860 <br>million of investment over five years. The Government has so far committed £70 <br>million of NCSP funding to build law enforcement capabilities to tackle cyber <br>crime. This includes the establishment of the National Cyber Crime Unit in the <br>National Crime Agency (NCA), and cyber teams within each of the Regional <br>Organised Crime Units across England and Wales. We are also developing the <br>capability and awareness of local police forces. The NCA has led efforts to <br>arrest and disrupt cyber criminals, including warning individuals who may have <br>access to malicious software that they are known to the agency and that any <br>movement into criminality will result in action. NCSP also funds the Action <br>Fraud, the national reporting service for fraud and financially motivated cyber <br>crime, and the National Fraud Intellligence Bureau. Both of these are run by <br>the City of London Police, the country’s national lead force for fraud <br>investigations. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Home Secretary, visited the City of <br>London Police earlier this month with the Member for Hove and Portslade in <br>order to see the good work that the force is doing. <br><br>In addition, the Government has introduced a new offence as part of the Serious <br>Crime Bill to capture cyber attacks which cause, or create a significant risk <br>of, serious damage. This will ensure that serious cyber attacks carry <br>sentences that reflect the impact they can have. Where cyber attacks result in <br>loss of life or serious damage to national security, the maximum sentence will <br>be life imprisonment. Where an attack results in serious economic or <br>environmental damage, the maximum sentence will be 14 years’ imprisonment.<br><br>Furthermore, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has delivered a <br>range of measures to help protect businesses against cyber crime, including <br>producing best practice guidance, providing innovation vouchers to help <br>businesses boost their cyber defences, and delivering a campaign of <br>awareness-raising and behaviour change activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:49:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 10553 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

77132

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he discussed the extradition proceedings of Raymond Varley on his recent trip to India; and if he will continue to monitor the case.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Mrs Linda Riordan
uin	205190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary has not made any recent trips to India. Raymond Varley’s <br>discharge was ordered by the District Judge sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. <br>The Crown Prosecution Service, which represents the Government of India in the <br>court proceedings, is appealing against that decision. The appeal is due to be <br>heard on 10 October 2014. UK Ministers have no involvement in the court proceedings <br>and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:46:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1525 label Biography information for Mrs Linda Riordan

77168

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation and 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 has taken to ensure that people deported or extradited from the UK and who pose a threat to national security are unable to return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	205002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>A person who has been deported faces a mandatory refusal of entry under Paragraph 320(2) of the Immigration Rules until or unless the deportation order is revoked by the Secretary of State. This is generally not considered until a minimum of ten years have elapsed. <br><br>A person may be extradited from the UK to stand trial or to serve a sentence. This information is taken into account in decisions whether to grant or refuse re-entry to the UK. Where there is an overseas conviction entry will be considered in accordance with Paragraph 320(2) of the Immigration Rules, which provide for a mandatory refusal depending on the age and seriousness of the sentence imposed. <br><br>In addition, where an individual is a threat to national security, the Secretary of State may exercise her discretion to personally exclude that person from the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:54:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

77169

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the detention of each woman who has sought asylum have been in the last three years, as set out in form IS91R.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	205090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a list of the reasons that women who have sought asylum have been detained in the last three years. This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<br><br>Published policy states that detention may normally be used in the following circumstances: initially, whilst identity or basis of claim are established; where there is reason to believe the person concerned will not comply with any conditions attached to the grant of temporary admission or temporary release; as part of a fast-track asylum process; or to effect removal from the UK. <br><br>These general detention criteria apply to both women and men.<br><br>All decisions to detain are taken on a case-by-case basis, taking into account all relevant available information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:50:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

77170

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the National Crime Agency; and what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive on extending the scope of that agency to operate in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	205016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The creation of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has changed and improved the way we tackle serious and organised crime in this country. The NCA is taking a <br>stronger, more effective leadership role across our law enforcement community, and tackling threats and individuals which some in the past thought were too difficult or untouchable. This closer co-ordination is already delivering results, and you may be aware of a recent NCA investigation, in partnership with Surrey Police and Bahraini authorities that resulted in four men being sentenced to a total of 20 years imprisonment for a range of sexual offences against children. This is just one example of how the NCA is working with partners in the UK, and internationally, to take the fight to organised criminals. <br><br>The Northern Ireland Justice Minister is leading in the efforts to extend the powers of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland within an appropriate framework. As he said in answer to an Assembly question on 9 July, David Ford hopes to bring a revised proposed model for the operation of the NCA in Northern Ireland to all relevant parties as soon as practicable to seek to move matters forward. My officials have, naturally, had extensive discusssions with the Department of Justice and will continue to do so. <br><br>While these discussions are ongoing, the National Crime Agency remains committed to assisting the Police Service of Northern Ireland in tackling serious and organised crime as far as the restrictions on its powers permit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 15:51:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

77171

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect on operations at border control of trends in the number of women having different surnames to their children.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	205014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force has a duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and <br>Immigration Act 2009 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. All <br>Border Force officers undergo mandatory training and have guidance to enable <br>them to fulfil this important duty in an appropriate manner. Checks are <br>conducted on passengers arriving in the UK in accordance with the Border Force <br>Operating Mandate. <br><br>Where a child is encountered at the border, and it is not immediately apparent <br>that the accompanying adult is their parent or guardian, Border Force officers <br>will ask questions to satisfy themselves as to the child’s welfare and to <br>discharge their statutory duty. This will be done as quickly and as sensitively <br>as possible to avoid unnecessary delay and distress to the passenger and their <br>accompanying family.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:51:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 10285 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

77178

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training her Department provides to immigration officials in Northern Ireland to identify victims of human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>All frontline immigration officials must undertake a mandatory two stage e-learning training package on identifying victims of trafficking. They must also undertake training on safeguarding children. <br><br>The Home Office continuously reviews the training provided to front line officers to ensure that it remains relevant and up to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:38:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77179

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what facilities are available for unaccompanied children applying for asylum in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The accommodation of unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Northern Ireland is arranged and monitored by the local authority responsible for that child and Social Services maintain an ongoing responsibility for their welfare.<br><br>The Home Office will make social services aware of a child’s arrival at the earliest opportunity. From that point onwards, a variety of professionals will have involvement with the welfare of the child. <br><br>For consideration of their asylum application, children are interviewed by a specially trained decision maker. At the interview, the child will be accompanied by a Responsible Adult. A legal representative would normally be present for the interview and an interpreter if appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:42:16 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77180

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what residential facilities are available in Northern Ireland for asylum applicants; and when those facilities were last inspected.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Accommodation is provided for single applicants in single self contained properties and in HMO’s (houses of multiple occupation). Family accommodation is provided for families. Where a service user has specific needs, that impact on the type of accommodation required (e.g. pregnant women), details will be made known to the providers at the time of dispersal to ensure that suitable properties are offered.<br><br>Accommodation for asylum seekers is provided under the COMPASS contract. COMPASS contract providers are required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with relevant mandatory and statutory requirements in relation to housing and this includes the Housing Act 2004. Properties are inspected at least once every month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:36:19 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77181

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum were received in Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide data on the number of claims for asylum that have been received in Northern Ireland since 2010. This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<br><br>It is possible to provide an estimated figure for the number of asylum seekers that are recorded as being resident in Northern Ireland during the period specified. This information is provided in the following table.<br><br>These figures relate to main asylum claimants who have made a claim for asylum between 1st January 2010 and 31st March 2014 and who have a latest postcode recorded as located in Northern Ireland. <br><br>The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (Jan - Mar)</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:45:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 10307 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis