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1104657

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 February (HL13370), why they have not laid before Parliament the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration on an inspection of the Home Office Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s policies and practices relating to charging and fees within eight weeks of having received it; and when they expect to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL14782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) report on an inspection of the Home Office Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s policies and practices relating to charging and fees was received on 24 January 2019.</p><p>The report will be laid before Parliament as soon as possible. It is important that the Department and Ministers give full consideration of the serious recommendations made in ICIBI reports. In some circumstances, this will take longer than 8 weeks due to the complexity or importance of the recommendations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/04/2019 11:59:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1104683

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 March 2018 (HLWS527), when the first annual report of the Commission for Countering Extremism is expected to be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Warsi
uin	HL14808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent Commission for Countering Extremism’s study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response, including advice on new policies to tackle it, will report to the Home Secretary and be published shortly. The Government expects the Lead Commissioner’s report to include advice on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and, if necessary, the appointment of further commissioners.</p><p>Once the Commission’s has reported to the Home Secretary on its study and it’s been published, the Government’s response will be a decision for the Home Secretary.</p><p>The Commission for Countering Extremism’s public Charter is clear that it’s a transparent body operating independently of the Government. This independence extends to its decision about who it engages with and the methodologies and content of its reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14809 HL14810 HL14811 HL14812 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:24:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi

1104684

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 March 2018 (HLWS527), what assessment the Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism has made of the threat of, and response to, extremism in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Warsi
uin	HL14809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent Commission for Countering Extremism’s study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response, including advice on new policies to tackle it, will report to the Home Secretary and be published shortly. The Government expects the Lead Commissioner’s report to include advice on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and, if necessary, the appointment of further commissioners.</p><p>Once the Commission’s has reported to the Home Secretary on its study and it’s been published, the Government’s response will be a decision for the Home Secretary.</p><p>The Commission for Countering Extremism’s public Charter is clear that it’s a transparent body operating independently of the Government. This independence extends to its decision about who it engages with and the methodologies and content of its reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14808 HL14810 HL14811 HL14812 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:24:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi

1104685

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability on 25 June 2018 (152869), what advice they received from the Lead Commissioner on Countering Extremism on the Commission for Countering Extremism’s future structures, work programme and the appointment of further commissioners; and what was their response to such advice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Warsi
uin	HL14810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent Commission for Countering Extremism’s study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response, including advice on new policies to tackle it, will report to the Home Secretary and be published shortly. The Government expects the Lead Commissioner’s report to include advice on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and, if necessary, the appointment of further commissioners.</p><p>Once the Commission’s has reported to the Home Secretary on its study and it’s been published, the Government’s response will be a decision for the Home Secretary.</p><p>The Commission for Countering Extremism’s public Charter is clear that it’s a transparent body operating independently of the Government. This independence extends to its decision about who it engages with and the methodologies and content of its reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14808 HL14809 HL14811 HL14812 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:24:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi

1104686

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which individuals and organisations met with the Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism during her first year in post; and what are the dates, locations, agenda and meeting outcomes of all such meetings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Warsi
uin	HL14811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent Commission for Countering Extremism’s study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response, including advice on new policies to tackle it, will report to the Home Secretary and be published shortly. The Government expects the Lead Commissioner’s report to include advice on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and, if necessary, the appointment of further commissioners.</p><p>Once the Commission’s has reported to the Home Secretary on its study and it’s been published, the Government’s response will be a decision for the Home Secretary.</p><p>The Commission for Countering Extremism’s public Charter is clear that it’s a transparent body operating independently of the Government. This independence extends to its decision about who it engages with and the methodologies and content of its reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14808 HL14809 HL14810 HL14812 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:24:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi

1104687

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research briefings have been (1) produced for, and (2) commissioned by the Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism; what was the subject of any such briefing; and if provided by an external party, who that was.
tabling member printed	Baroness Warsi
uin	HL14812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent Commission for Countering Extremism’s study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response, including advice on new policies to tackle it, will report to the Home Secretary and be published shortly. The Government expects the Lead Commissioner’s report to include advice on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and, if necessary, the appointment of further commissioners.</p><p>Once the Commission’s has reported to the Home Secretary on its study and it’s been published, the Government’s response will be a decision for the Home Secretary.</p><p>The Commission for Countering Extremism’s public Charter is clear that it’s a transparent body operating independently of the Government. This independence extends to its decision about who it engages with and the methodologies and content of its reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL14808 HL14809 HL14810 HL14811 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:24:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi

1104718

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Turkey, (b) Bulgaria and (c) Greece on supporting their investigations into the movement of the suspect in the recent shootings in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	236383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>UK law enforcement and intelligence services regularly engage with international partners on issues of mutual interests. HMG has offered support to New Zealand in the aftermath of the attack in Christchurch.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/04/2019 16:52:54 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1104723

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mosques: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing the funding for the protection for mosques in line with that provided for the protection of synagogues via the grant administered by the Community Security Trust.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	236388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant was introduced in 2015 following a series of terrorist attacks against Jews and Jewish locations across Europe and the West, including Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels and Marseilles.</p><p>International terrorist propaganda, particularly by Daesh has repeatedly highlighted Jews as targets for terrorist attacks. The grant mainly funds security guarding at Jewish schools, nurseries and some synagogues</p><p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is specifically for the provision of protective security measures such as access control, fencing and lighting for places of worship that are vulnerable to hate crime attacks.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced a boost in funding for the hate crime Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6 million for 2019/20. This is double the amount awarded in 2018/19. In addition, £5 million over three years has been committed to providing security training to places of worship in England and Wales.</p><p>This funding marks a significant change in our funding for protective security for places of worship. We also committed to consult with communities on what more can and should be done to protect faith communities. If the threat changes or there is a sense that more money is needed, we will always look at how we should respond.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/04/2019 15:41:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1104725

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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 steps his Department is taking to support young EU nationals apply to the EU Settlement Scheme who may have difficulty in providing documentation proving their residency in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	236500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There is a range of support available to those who require assistance ap-plying to the Scheme.</p><p><br>Generally, children under 21 applying as the dependent of their parent or guardian only need to provide evidence of their relationship to the parent or guardian to be granted the same status.</p><p>There is no need for them to prove their own UK residence.</p><p><br>The Home Office is willing to accept a broad range of evidence of applicant’s residency in the UK. Applicants will need to provide one document only dated in the last six months to be granted pre-settled status.</p><p>Guidance on the evidence EU citizens can submit is available on gov.uk (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence</a>).</p><p>If applicants do not have enough evidence, the Home Office’s EU Settlement Scheme Resolution Centre will work with them to confirm when they have been resident in the UK based on all the evidence available.</p><p>For vulnerable applicants, caseworkers will be able to exercise discretion on compassionate grounds, based on the range of evidence available. There is also support available through community organisations supported by the Home Office’s Grant Scheme funding.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 16:47:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1104729

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Death and Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have had the highest incidence of knife-related (a) deaths and (b) injuries in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	236305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on (a) homicide and (b) assault with injury offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area only. It is not possible to disaggregate these data to a local authority level.</p><p>The most recently published information for offences involving knives or sharp instruments by Police Force Area is for the year to September 2018 and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods.</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2019 15:51:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane