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795488

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether safehouses for the victims of human trafficking have a statutory duty to inform social workers which county the victims have been placed in;and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	115909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>When a victim of modern slavery is referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) they are offered access to a safe house or outreach support to facilitate their recovery. Details of the location of safe houses are not shared widely to ensure the safety of residents. Victims of modern slavery who are resident in safe houses are assisted by their support worker to access the support they need from statutory services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/11/2017 08:59:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

946950

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Corrosive Substances
	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 3 July 2018 Question 158653, when he plans to publish the scientific advice commissioned by his Department on the corrosive products and concentration limits set out in Schedule 1 of the Bill.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	167105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>We have provided the scientific advice prepared by the Government’s advisors at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on the corrosive substances and concentration levels set out in Schedule 1 of the Offensive Weapons Bill, to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Offensive Weapons Bill. A copy of the advice will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/09/2018 16:26:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

932307

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offensive Weapons: Corrosive Substances
	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 place in the Library the recommendations of the scientific advisers at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory which provided the basis for Schedule 1 to the Offensive Weapons Bill.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	158653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>We have been working closely with scientific advisers at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and formerly at the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology on the corrosive products and concentration limits set out in Schedule 1 of the Offensive Weapons Bill. A paper setting out the scientific advice we have received will be made available to Parliament by Committee stage of the Offensive Weapons Bill.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/07/2018 15:15:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

795485

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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 estimate she has made of the cost of providing weekly drop-in support services for victims of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	115906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The recent announcements on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) reform indicate the Government’s commitment to markedly improve the identification of, and support provided to, victims of modern slavery. This includes the provision of ‘drop in’ services for all confirmed victims for up to 6 months after leaving support to aid the transition, provided by The Salvation Army.</p><p>The Government also announced its intention to invoke Section 50 of the Modern Slavery Act, setting out in regulation the support that victims are entitled to and to launch a consultation in the preparation of statutory guidance, under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act, on identification and support for victims of slavery;</p><p> </p><p>Detailed implementation plans for the reform programme are currently being developed which will identify likely timescales for each of the reform measures and the relevant cost implications will be factored into our routine financial planning process.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 115908 115911 question first answered 30/11/2017 14:29:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

795487

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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 the timetable is for the introduction of weekly drop-in support services for victims of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	115908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The recent announcements on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) reform indicate the Government’s commitment to markedly improve the identification of, and support provided to, victims of modern slavery. This includes the provision of ‘drop in’ services for all confirmed victims for up to 6 months after leaving support to aid the transition, provided by The Salvation Army.</p><p>The Government also announced its intention to invoke Section 50 of the Modern Slavery Act, setting out in regulation the support that victims are entitled to and to launch a consultation in the preparation of statutory guidance, under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act, on identification and support for victims of slavery;</p><p> </p><p>Detailed implementation plans for the reform programme are currently being developed which will identify likely timescales for each of the reform measures and the relevant cost implications will be factored into our routine financial planning process.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 115906 115911 question first answered 30/11/2017 14:29:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

795490

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish guidance on victim identification and support for those who have been subject to human trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	115911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The recent announcements on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) reform indicate the Government’s commitment to markedly improve the identification of, and support provided to, victims of modern slavery. This includes the provision of ‘drop in’ services for all confirmed victims for up to 6 months after leaving support to aid the transition, provided by The Salvation Army.</p><p>The Government also announced its intention to invoke Section 50 of the Modern Slavery Act, setting out in regulation the support that victims are entitled to and to launch a consultation in the preparation of statutory guidance, under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act, on identification and support for victims of slavery;</p><p> </p><p>Detailed implementation plans for the reform programme are currently being developed which will identify likely timescales for each of the reform measures and the relevant cost implications will be factored into our routine financial planning process.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 115906 115908 question first answered 30/11/2017 14:29:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

904861

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by police forces on handling (a) acid attacks, (b) knife attacks and (c) violent crimes in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	144149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. It is a matter for Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Officers to determine how to use their available resources in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/05/2018 16:53:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

850270

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement her commitment in October 2017 to ban the carrying of acid in public without good reason.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	129838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on legislative proposals on offensive and dangerous weapons closed on 9 December 2017 and this included a proposal to make it an offence to possess a corrosive substance in a public place without good reason.</p><p>We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and we will publish a summary of the consultation responses shortly. Legislative measures arising from the consultation will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/03/2018 17:14:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

834417

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of victims of modern slavery who go on to be re-trafficked after they leave the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	126036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The ability to monitor long term outcomes for victims that leave the National Referral Mechanism and do not wish to maintain contact is extremely difficult.</p><p>As part of reform to the National Referral Mechanism, we are introducing access to a 6 month drop-in service for confirmed victims leaving Government funded support. In addition we will be implementing a digital system that will improve our ability to identify individuals who have previously been referred to the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/02/2018 16:25:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

834038

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to evaluate the outcome of the modern slavery strategy; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	125795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has had an ambitious Modern Slavery Strategy in place since 2014. Significant progress has been made in implementing the Strategy which has been monitored through performance indicators relating to individual parts of the Strategy.</p><p>The 2017 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery details the steps the UK has taken to combat modern slavery including through implementation of the Modern Slavery Strategy. The report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/02/2018 13:32:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms