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1244831

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Organised Crime
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 her Department has taken to address trafficking gangs in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, and drug and firearms trafficking.</p><p>Our response to these threats is set out in:</p><ul><li>Serious and Organised Crime Strategy: (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/698009/serious-violence-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/698009/serious-violence-strategy.pdf</a>)</li><li>2019/20 Modern Slavery Annual Report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></li></ul><p>This year, the Home Office is providing £2 million funding to continue to support the police under the new Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Programme (MSOIC). This funding will enable us to support the police to drive forward work to increase modern slavery prosecutions and build capability to respond to organised immigration crime.</p><p>We are also investing £25m over two years (2019/20 to 2020/21) to boost law enforcement efforts to tackle the county lines model of drugs distribution, including through expanding the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre (NCLCC), boosting operational activity in the three major exporting force areas (the Metropolitan Police, Merseyside, West Midlands), and increasing support for victims.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2020 12:51:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1240100

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Raves: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent illegal raves during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	98967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>On Friday 28 August, the Government introduced legislation to provide the police in England and Wales powers to issue a £10,000 FPN to anyone holding, or involved in the holding of, an illegal gathering of over 30 people.</p><p> </p><p>Police forces also have the power to direct rave goers to leave, and failure to comply with this direction constitutes a criminal offence. Individuals who attend illegal raves can be fined £200, doubling with each offence up to a maximum of £6,400.</p><p> </p><p>Forces continue to work hard to gather and share intelligence in order to detect and disrupt unlicensed music events which are purposely organised at short notice to avoid detection, and continue to engage, explain, encourage, and enforce these fines where necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/10/2020 14:59:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1237107

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Espionage
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 implications for her policies on preventing infiltration of the police by foreign intelligence agents of the charges brought against a New York City Police Department officer for spying on Tibetan immigrants for the Chinese Government.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	94424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat posed by hostile state activity extremely seriously, and seeks to protect the UK through strategies and structures that combine the UK’s diplomatic, intelligence and military capabilities, and its hard and soft power, to maximum effect. We act in concert with our allies, seeking to lead the West’s collective response to hybrid threats to our societies and values. And as set out in the Queen’s Speech in December 2019, we are developing new legislation to tackle hostile state activity.</p><p>Decisions on the recruitment of officers across England and Wales are for the chief officer of the police force concerned to make, on a case by case basis. These decisions must be taken in accordance with the statutory Code of Practice on Vetting and Authorised Professional Practice (APP) on vetting, which are issued by the College of Policing.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/10/2020 16:17:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1236711

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
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 has taken to provide practical support to people discovered in modern slavery rings by police sting operations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	93596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Police forces are designated First Responders and are trained to spot the signs of modern slavery, and on how to refer potential victims into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM); the UK’s system for identifying and supporting victims.</p><p>Support to victims of modern slavery is a devolved matter. In England and Wales, potential victims of modern slavery are supported through a mixture of mainstream support and specialist support through the Victim Care Contract delivered by The Salvation Army. In Northern Ireland, Belfast &amp; Lisburn Women’s Aid and Migrant Help are the two specialist support providers, contracted by the Department of Justice.</p><p>In terms of the practical support on offer, potential adult victims can receive accommodation, financial support, assistance in accessing mental and physical health care including counselling, and access to legal support, compensation and protective measures in court to enable them to support the Government in prosecuting their exploiters. This support provision is replicated in Northern Ireland.</p><p>A new Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract was awarded in June for services across England and Wales. During the first year of the contract the government will work with law enforcement partners to test the set-up and operation of a new provision of Places of Safety. The service is aimed at the most vulnerable victims rescued from exploitation and will provide them with a safe place for up to three working days to consider if they want to enter the NRM.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/09/2020 15:33:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1236254

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
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 support Hong Kong citizens who are born after 1997 and do not qualify for BN(O) status.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	92769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>We are introducing the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa to give BN(O) citizens and their dependants an opportunity to settle in the United Kingdom, in recognition of their historic ties to the UK and China’s breech of its previous commitments through the introduction of new national security legislation.</p><p>Many people in Hong Kong chose to register for BN(O) status, electing to retain their ties with the UK and a British Identity. However, a child born on or after 1 July 1997 to BN(O) parents would not have had the opportunity to be registered for BN(O) status. We do not wish to split family units and therefore the children of a BN(O) citizen who fall into this category and who form part of the same household will be able to apply for this Visa alongside their BN(O) parent.</p><p>Individuals from Hong Kong not eligible for the specific route for British National (Overseas) will still be able to apply to come to the UK under the terms of the UK’s new Points Based System, which will enable individuals to come to the UK in a wider range of professions than in the past. In addition, Hong Kong nationals aged between 18 and 30 are eligible to apply to the existing Youth Mobility Scheme, with 1000 places currently available each year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2020 15:30:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1236255

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available for Hong Kong citizens seeking asylum in the UK to apply for (a) the right to remain and (b) the right to work and study in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	92770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge.</p><p>All asylum claims must be lodged in-country and we have no plans to amend this. However, all asylum claims made in the UK are judged on their individual merits. Asylum seekers have by definition applied for the right to remain and they will usually have the right to work and the right to study if certain conditions are met.</p><p>The UK Government is introducing a new immigration route for British National (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, providing the opportunity for them and their family members to live, work and study in the UK. This follows the imposition by the Chinese Government of a national security law on Hong Kong, in breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, that restricts the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/10/2020 17:00:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226813

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Madeleine McCann
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the Portuguese police on the disappearance of Madeline McCann.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	77616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has had no discussions with representatives of the Portuguese police concerning Operation Grange, the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.</p><p> </p><p>Police forces are independent of Government, its Ministers and officials and operational decisions relating to investigations, including liaison with international counterparts, are for forces to make.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/09/2020 10:26:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226885

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on the potential for non-Chinese ethnic minority British citizens resident in Hong Kong to relocate immediately to the UK with non-EEA national dependants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	77625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>All British Citizens have the right of abode, meaning they can freely enter and remain in the UK.</p><p>For a non-EEA dependant, the family Immigration Rules already permit a non-EEA family member to accompany or join a British citizen to come to or remain in the UK. The family member (partner, parent, child, or adult dependent relative) must make a valid application and meet the requirements under Appendix FM. If successful, they are granted 33 months Entry Clearance on a route to Settlement.</p><p>If necessary, consideration can also be given to granting leave outside the Immigration Rules on an exceptional basis – although such a consideration also requires a valid application to be made.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 77626 question first answered 01/09/2020 09:55:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226886

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
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 ensure that non-Chinese ethnic minority British citizens resident in Hong Kong are able to immediately relocate to the UK accompanied by non-EEA national dependants following the enactment of the national security law in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	77626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>All British Citizens have the right of abode, meaning they can freely enter and remain in the UK.</p><p>For a non-EEA dependant, the family Immigration Rules already permit a non-EEA family member to accompany or join a British citizen to come to or remain in the UK. The family member (partner, parent, child, or adult dependent relative) must make a valid application and meet the requirements under Appendix FM. If successful, they are granted 33 months Entry Clearance on a route to Settlement.</p><p>If necessary, consideration can also be given to granting leave outside the Immigration Rules on an exceptional basis – although such a consideration also requires a valid application to be made.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 77625 question first answered 01/09/2020 09:55:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226247

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish additional information on the proposals for the bespoke immigration route for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	76708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary was pleased to recently announce details of the new immigration route for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) citizens, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hong-kong-bno-visa-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hong-kong-bno-visa-policy-statement</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/07/2020 16:24:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon