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1175534

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date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to update the (a) Right to work checks guidance and (b) Right to rent document checks guidance to enable digital forms of identification to be accepted.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	11546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>When an individual undergoes a right to work or right to rent check they are not just evidencing their identity, they must also demonstrate their entitlement to work or rent.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is transforming the way migrants demonstrate their immigration status and right to work and rent in the UK. The digital online status checking service for employers conducting right to work checks was launched on 6 April 2018. In January 2019, we amended secondary legislation and issued new guidance to employers which sets out how they can use the online service in complying with their responsibilities under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 on the prevention of illegal working.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is planning to launch an online digital right to rent status checking service to support landlords in conducting right to rent checks.</p><p> </p><p>British citizens will continue to evidence their right to work or right to rent by providing their passport or other acceptable documents, as set out in the published code of practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working to develop proposals for a digital identity system that would enable people to prove their identity easily and securely, without the need to provide physical documents, and to meet the demands of the digital age.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/02/2020 14:55:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1175545

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 plans she has to review the effectiveness of the Prevent Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>In January 2019, the Government accepted the proposed amendment to include an independent review of Prevent within the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill. Royal Assent was given to the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 on 12 February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering next steps. We will make further announcements about its progress on the prevent review, as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 11658 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:21:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1175546

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Prevent Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>In January 2019, the Government accepted the proposed amendment to include an independent review of Prevent within the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill. Royal Assent was given to the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 on 12 February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering next steps. We will make further announcements about its progress on the prevent review, as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 11657 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:21:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1175633

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Prevent strategy does not unfairly target racial and religious minorities.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prevent programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>Prevent is about safeguarding people who are at risk of radicalisation. Prevent does not target a specific faith or ethnic group - it deals with all forms of extremism.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/02/2020 14:06:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1175644

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
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 adopt the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendation on reducing the salary threshold for skilled migrants seeking to reside in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	11613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Following the UK’s exit from the European Union and the end of free movement, we will deliver a new points-based immigration system that allows us to attract the brightest and best talent from around the world.</p><p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee published its report on salary thresholds and the points-based system on the 28 January. We are considering its findings and recommendations carefully before taking any final decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2020 11:58:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1175698

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by Action Fraud to investigate crime in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	11449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Action Fraud is the national reporting facility for fraud and cybercrime. Action Fraud does not have any investigatory powers and does not conduct investigations themselves. The role of investigations and enforcement remains with local police forces.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/02/2020 14:47:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1175699

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangs: Mobile Phones
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 impose restrictions on pay-as-you-go mobile phones to help tackle the activities of drug gangs; and if she will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	11450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The use of pay-as-you-go mobile phones to run drugs supply ‘deal lines’ is a key feature of the county lines business model. The Government is committed to tackling drugs supply and reducing the viability of the county lines business model.</p><p> </p><p>The recent report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (Both Sides Of The Coin: The Police And National Crime Agency’s Response To Vulnerable People In ‘County Lines’ Drug Offending) recommended that the Home Office should commission a review of the criminal abuse of mobile telecommunications services. We welcome this report and are currently considering all of its recommendations and our response.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2020 14:30:58 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1175747

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Music Festivals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the provision of drug safety testing at music festivals.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the provision of drug testing at festivals.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2020 14:32:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1175748

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers sustained injuries as a result of attending an incident on their own in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of assaults with injury on constables in England and Wales. These are published quarterly and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>However, it is not possible to separately identify injuries sustained as a result of attending an incident on their own. Furthermore, data on injuries sustained for reasons other than assault are not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2020 14:26:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1175749

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resources available to Avon and Somerset police service to respond to knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling knife crime and serious violence and making our streets safer.</p><p> </p><p>The police funding settlement for 2020/21 sets out the biggest increase in funding for the policing system since 2010. Avon &amp; Somerset will receive an increase of £22.6m, or 7.4%, provided they utilise their full precept flexibility., The force has been allocated 137 additional officers from the 6,000 to be recruited by the end of March 2021, meaning more police on the streets to help tackle violent crime and keep our communities safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2020 14:28:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire