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792127

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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	Whether her Department plans to review the effectiveness of the Prevent strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	901926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. In June, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s commitment to review the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST), drawing on lessons learned from the recent attacks earlier this year. As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. The Prevent Strategy is being assessed as part of this review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2017 15:28:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

941997

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	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	What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's security services have the resources required to counter terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	906473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, the Government committed to spending more than £2 billion per year on counter-terrorism and investing 30% more over the Spending Review period, including £1.4 billion investment in new capabilities for the security and intelligence agencies.</p><p>In light of the changing threat picture set out in our strengthened and updated CONTEST strategy, we have also allocated an additional £50m funding to Counter-Terrorism Policing this year.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 16/07/2018 15:47:32 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

731860

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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, with reference to the Queen's Speech 2017, who will sit on the commission for countering extremism and how does the Government plans to appoint the commissioners to the commission.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering options for establishing the process by which Commissioners are appointed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/06/2017 13:28:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

731861

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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, with reference to the Queen's Speech 2017, what the timescale will be for the review of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We will review our counter-terrorism arrangements to ensure that we are doing everything possible to address the threat from terrorism and to keep the public safe, drawing on lessons from the recent attacks in London and Manchester.</p><p>This review will ensure that the police and the security services have the powers they need and that the prison sentences for those found guilty of terror offences are sufficient to keep us all safe. The review will also consider what further steps need to be taken to halt the spread of extremist material and poisonous propaganda online, so there are no safe spaces on the internet for terrorists.</p><p>MI5 and the police are conducting an internal review into the recent terrible attacks in Manchester and London. David Anderson QC will provide external assurance of the MI5 and police review. This independent scrutiny will provide confidence that the work is thorough and the Government will take forward recommendations that may arise. The findings of this review work will feed into a new counter-terrorism strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/06/2017 16:05:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

523562

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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, with reference to the Answer to Lord Ahmad of 7 April 2016 to Question HL7297, if her Department will make it its policy to use in all future documents and legislation a definition of extremism which includes the phrase mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, rather than the phrase mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	39747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The Counter–Extremism Strategy set outs our approach to tackling extremist ideologies. We will challenge all those groups or individuals who vocally or actively oppose our fundamental values, who seek to promote, encourage and spread intolerance of individuals of different faith and beliefs. We are clear that this approach tackles all forms of extremism: violent and non violent, Islamist and neo-Nazi.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2016 11:39:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 3232 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

166575

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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, with reference to the Answer of 13 December 2013, Official Report, column 384W, on counter-terrorism and pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 210417, under what categories the additional £2.7 million spent by local authorities in 2013-14 was counted.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	216265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2013 – 14, £4.4 million was spent on Prevent projects and Prevent Coordinators in local authorities. £2.7million represents the spend in the second half of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:16:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31168 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

997316

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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, with reference to page 40 of the Government document Entitled CONTEST: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering Terrorism, published in June 2018, what progress he has made on the Government’s aim to more than double the current capacity of the Desistance and Disengagement Programme to accommodate up to 230 individuals.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	184942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Desistance and Disengagement Programme (DDP) launched in October 2016. It focusses on those who have served prison sentences for terrorist or terrorist related offences and are due to be released on probation licence; those on Terrorism Prevention Investigation Measures (TPIMs): and those who have returned from conflict zones in Syria or Iraq and are subject to Temporary Exclusion Orders (TEOs).</p><p>We are committed to publishing data where security requirements allow and will continue to publish an annual report on our counter-terrorism work under CONTEST. We do not provide detailed information about the funding allocation of DDP activity.</p><p>The Home Office delivers the DDP in conjunction with non-governmental organisations and experienced practitioners. Due to the sensitive nature of this important work, we do not release details of individuals and organisations selected to support the programme or the terms on which they have been contracted.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 184943 184944 question first answered 01/11/2018 18:34:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

792629

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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, with reference to page 11 of her Department’s paper Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2015 to March 2016, published on the 9th November 2017, if she will make an estimate of the level of referral to each later stage of the Prevent and Channel processes for individuals subject to (a) right-wing extremist concerns and (b) other extremist concerns.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	114556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>This is contained within the published figures (see table below).</p><p> </p><p>For those referred for right-wing extremist concerns: of the 759 individuals referred over the year, 189 were discussed at a Channel panel, and 99 went on to receive Channel support.</p><p>For those referred for other extremist concerns – which we have taken to mean Islamist and Other as detailed in the table below: of the 5,699 individuals referred, 883 were discussed at a Channel panel and 282 then went on to receive Channel support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Numbers</em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Financial Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Concern</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Prevent Referrals</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islamist</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,152</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>1,466</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4,997</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Extreme Right Wing</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>702</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Unspecified</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,865 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,353 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,191 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,222 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 7,631 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Discussed at Panel</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islamist</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>819</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Extreme Right Wing</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 193 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 146 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 369 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 364 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,072 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Received Channel Support</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islamist</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Extreme Right Wing</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 77 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 63 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 125 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 116 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 381 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2017 13:28:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

166582

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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, with reference to her speech on counter-terrorism at the Royal United Services Institute on 24 November 2014, on what dates in the last 12 months terrorist plots planned in the UK were thwarted by actions of the security services; and what information she is able to disclose about the character of the intended targets of those plots.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	216310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>We do not comment on the actions of the Security Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/12/2014 12:52:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

792630

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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, with reference to her department’s publication, Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2015 to March 2016, table D11, published on the 9 November 2017, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for low levels of referral of individuals subject to right-wing extremist concerns by friends and family, relative to the level for individuals subject to concerns relating to other forms of extremism.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	114557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>This is the first release of Prevent data. To conduct any meaningful analysis we would expect to need at least three years data in order to show trends and patterns.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2017 13:26:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown