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986386

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Religious Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on granting visas to religious or community leaders who publicly advocate female genital mutilation or cutting.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	178519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and constitutes child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate the practice, which can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>All applications for entry clearance and those seeking entry to the UK are considered on their merits and against the Immigration Rules. If an immigration decision maker is aware that an applicant advocates FGM then they should normally refuse the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/10/2018 15:10:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

986421

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Arrests and Prosecutions
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 (a) arrested and (b) prosecuted for offences relating to female genital mutilation in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>The Home Office does not collate information on arrests and prosecutions centrally. Information on FGM referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2010-18 is available in the CPS’s Violence Against Women and Girls Report. To date, there have been no convictions for FGM.</p><p>The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a number of measures to help overcome the barriers to prosecution, including: a new mandatory reporting duty for known cases of FGM in under-18s; extended extra-territorial jurisdiction over FGM offences committed abroad; lifelong anonymity for victims; FGM Protection Orders (FGMPOs), and a new offence of failure to protect a girl from the risk of FGM. To date, 248 FGMPOs have been made to protect victims and those at risk.</p><p>In addition, the police and CPS have put in place joint FGM investigation and prosecution protocols. Border Force, the police and other agencies regularly carry out joint operations at the border to raise awareness of practices such as FGM. Earlier this month, the Home Office launched an FGM communications campaign which seeks to prevent FGM by changing attitudes among affected communities. The campaign also highlights that FGM is a crime and encourages communities to report.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2018 15:46:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986426

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle money laundering in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made significant progress in developing our response to the threat from money laundering. We want to ensure that the full force of government can be used against criminals and kleptocrats who seek to use the UK as a haven for their illicit funds.</p><p>As part of the Criminal Finances Act, Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) were introduced on 31 January 2018. UWOs are an important addition to existing investigation powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and compel individuals to explain the sources of their wealth where it is suspected that their lawful income would be insufficient to obtain specified property and they are a non-EEA politically exposed person or suspected of being involved in serious crime. Three UWOs have been applied for, and all granted, since the UWO power came into force in January. The Home Office works with law enforcement agencies to encourage the use of UWOs.</p><p>The Act made it easier to seize the funds of criminals and those suspected of financing terrorism from bank accounts, and introduced powers to prevent the laundering of money through works of art, precious metals and stones, and casino chips. The Act also contains powers to deal with the failure to prevent tax evasion.</p><p>The Home Office has established a suspicious activity report (SARs) Reform Programme, working with reporters, law enforcement and regulators, to design an effective regime that ensures that there is no safe space to move, use or hide illicit finances.</p><p>The Government has also announced the setting up of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) in the National Crime Agency. The NECC will be hosted in the NCA and will be staffed by partners from across the law enforcement community (including the NCA, Financial Conduct Authority, HMRC, City of London Police and the Serious Fraud Office) and from the Private sector. It will build on the work already done by these organisations to enable economic crime is tackled in a more coordinated way</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/10/2018 15:51:08 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986428

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the total debt to the public purse for confiscation orders.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Data on outstanding confiscation orders is published annually by HMCTS as part of their trust statement. The latest trust statement was published on 17 July 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018</a>), indicating a gross value of confiscation order debt at £1,961million, of which £152million is considered recoverable.</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is published annually by the Home Office. The latest data, showing asset recovery performance year on year from 2013-2018, was published on 13 September 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics</a>).</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance at the National Crime Agency is published annually in their annual report, which is published according to financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 178466 178467 question first answered 22/10/2018 15:53:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986429

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money his Department has recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 since January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Data on outstanding confiscation orders is published annually by HMCTS as part of their trust statement. The latest trust statement was published on 17 July 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018</a>), indicating a gross value of confiscation order debt at £1,961million, of which £152million is considered recoverable.</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is published annually by the Home Office. The latest data, showing asset recovery performance year on year from 2013-2018, was published on 13 September 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics</a>).</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance at the National Crime Agency is published annually in their annual report, which is published according to financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 178465 178467 question first answered 22/10/2018 15:53:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986431

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was recovered from criminal proceeding by the National Crime Agency since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Data on outstanding confiscation orders is published annually by HMCTS as part of their trust statement. The latest trust statement was published on 17 July 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-trust-statement-2017-to-2018</a>), indicating a gross value of confiscation order debt at £1,961million, of which £152million is considered recoverable.</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is published annually by the Home Office. The latest data, showing asset recovery performance year on year from 2013-2018, was published on 13 September 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asset-recovery-statistics</a>).</p><p>Data on asset recovery performance at the National Crime Agency is published annually in their annual report, which is published according to financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 178465 178466 question first answered 22/10/2018 15:53:09 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

985616

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cumbria Constabulary: Appleby Horse Fair
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will meet with the chief constable of Cumbria Constabulary to discuss the adequacy of funding for Cumbria Constabulary to effectively police the area surrounding the Appleby Horse Fair each year.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	178265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers meet on a regular basis with police leaders to discuss a range of topics. Last year, I spoke to all 43 polices force in England &amp; Wales about the demands they face.</p><p>The Government is supporting the police to respond to changing demand with an over £460m increase in total investment in the police system this financial year, including an increase of around £280m in funding for Police &amp; Crime Commissioners through council tax precept.The Cumbria PCC’s direct resource funding is £102.9 million in 2018/19, an increase of £2.5 million from precept compared to 2017/18.</p><p>Decisions about the allocation of police resources and deployment of officers are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable PCCs. They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met.If any force faces an exceptional event that could threaten the financial stability of the force, the Police and Crime Commissioners can apply to the Home Office for special grant funding.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2018 17:09:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

985631

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the recommendations made in the Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse published in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	178330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has welcomed the Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and is carefully considering the recommendations directed at Government. We will respond fully as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2018 12:14:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

985655

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 174681 on Deportation: West Africa, how many of the 60 people who were due to be returned on the charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana on 28 March 2017 have subsequently been deported and on what dates; whether each of the 60 people were informed by his Department (a) between 28 March 2017 and 15 April 2018 of the rights to stay which are conferred to Commonwealth citizens under the 1971 Immigration Act and (b) of the Windrush Taskforce after 16 April 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	178272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Of the 60 people due to be returned on the charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana on 28 March 2017, 49 have since been removed. The table below shows the dates of removal. In the table below, we have included all types of removal including those who may have been deported.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of removal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number removed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 March 2017</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 May 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 May 2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 June 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 June 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 August 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 September 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to any enforced removal, all individuals are notified of their liability for removal. This informs them of the reason why they are liable to removal, the destination for removal, advises the migrant to seek early legal advice and places them under a duty to raise with the Home Office any asylum, human rights or European free movement reasons why they believe they are entitled to stay. It also sets out the options for voluntary departure as well as the consequences of not doing so. All individuals are provided with a minimum of 72 hours in which to access legal advice prior to action being taken to enforce their return.</p><p>Any individual who believes they are protected under the provisions of the 1971 Immigration Act is able to contact the Windrush Taskforce, who will help to identify their current status. Information on the Windrush Taskforce is readily available on the Home Office website. None of the individuals have contacted the Taskforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2018 15:07:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

985660

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
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 his Department has received from (a) police forces in England and Wales and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners to help with the cost of policing unexpected and exceptional events in each of the last eight years; and what the (i) value and (ii) purpose was of each (A) successful and (B) unsuccessful application.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The requested information may be found at the website links below. The Home Office can only accept applications for Special Grant from Police and Crime Commissioners.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/10/2018 16:24:40 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones