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872609

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Official Hospitality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money his Department has spent on hospitality in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	134423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>‘Hospitality’ expenditure is not separately visible in the Home Office published accounts; the figure is included in ‘Travel, Subsistence and Hospitality’ for the Financial Years requested, refer to the links below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY2016/17 page 115:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</a></p><p><strong>FY2015/16 - page 132</strong>:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</a></p><p><strong>FY2014/15 – page 123</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf</a></p><p><strong>FY2013/14 – page 109</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf</a></p><p><strong>FY2012/13 – page 131</strong></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210660/Annual_Report_and_Accounts_FINAL_updated_logo.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210660/Annual_Report_and_Accounts_FINAL_updated_logo.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2018 10:12:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

797835

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will introduce enhanced training for police officers and call handlers across all agencies on tackling wildlife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	116742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>With the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit, which provides intelligence, analysis and specialist assistance to individual police forces and other law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom that allows them to deal effectively with wildlife crime investigations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/12/2017 14:07:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

897919

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: North Yorkshire
	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 encourage the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire to support and fund the emerging partnership against modern slavery in the North Yorkshire area.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	141365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>While the performance of police forces in the fight against modern slavery is a key priority of this government, the deployment of resources at the local level is ultimately a decision for chief officers, in line with the local priorities set by their Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p>The Home Secretary has £8.5million of additional funding available to transform the policing response. This money has been used to fund a bespoke modern slavery intelligence hub, regional analysts, improved training and tactical advisors to support front line officers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/05/2018 14:32:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

861088

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Workers: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information on (a) labour rights and (b) access to advice and remedy is routinely provided to workers who (i) file a complaint with and (ii) are encountered during labour inspections conducted by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	132237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>When a worker contacts the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority with a complaint about an employer the GLAA directs them to the information available on its website which covers rights and sources of advice.</p><p>Every worker interviewed or encountered during a compliance inspection is provided with a ‘Workers’ Rights’ leaflet available at <a href="http://www.gla.gov.uk/i-am-a/i-am-a-worker/workers-rights-leaflets/" target="_blank">http://www.gla.gov.uk/i-am-a/i-am-a-worker/workers-rights-leaflets/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2018 12:31:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

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

894974

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Advocacy: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department plans to allocate to funding for Young Peoples Advocates in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	139543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to support the existing provision for Young People’s Advocates through Home Office funding of £475,000 pa in both 2018/19 and 2019/20, to provide support and advice to young people being exploited by gangs, especially if they have been victims, or are at risk, of sexual violence by gangs. In addition, we will explore whether the YPA model should be expanded to provide support in other areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has also provided related funding support for:</p><p>Redthread, to support the expansion of their youth violence intervention scheme in hospital emergency departments outside London, starting with the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham in February 2018 and Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham in July 2018.</p><p>16 local EGVE projects of over £280k, for activity delivered between October 2017 and March 2018, including: gang, knife and county lines awareness training for young people, practitioners and foster carers; community sports and arts provisions; mentoring programmes; and young peoples safeguarding workshops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/05/2018 11:31:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

894973

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangs: Crime Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department plans to allocate to the Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation fund in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	139542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to support local voluntary sector and community schemes through new rounds of the Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation (EGVE) Fund. We plan to allocate up to £300,000 in 2018-19 and in 2019-20. The EGVE Fund will be launched in the summer and further details will be available in due course.</p><p>We are continuing to provide funding for Young People’s Advocates in London, Manchester and Birmingham to work directly with gang-affected women and girls. We are also providing funding to Redthread to support the expansion of their youth violence intervention scheme in hospital emergency departments.</p><p>We will also be providing £1million for the Community Fund in both 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help communities tackle knife crime and £11million over the next two years through a new Early Intervention Youth Fund.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/05/2018 16:48:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

789144

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with whom she plans to consult on new measures to tackle domestic violence and abuse; and when that consultation will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	112890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We will be publishing a public consultation later this year to inform the development of our domestic abuse programme. We recognise how important it is to get this right which is why we have already been in close contact with key partners and experts to shape our thinking. We will welcome responses from anyone who wishes to contribute, and we will be engaging with a range of partners including professionals, victims, experts and wider communities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:30:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

972370

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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: Conferences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to host an International Violent Crime Symposium.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	174084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>We will be holding an International Violent Crime Symposium later this Autumn in line with the commitment in the Serious Violence Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/10/2018 15:48:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

832900

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Internet
	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 prevent the sale of illegal drugs online.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	125216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We want the UK to be the safest place in the world to be online. Anything that is illegal offline should be illegal online.</p><p>The Government and law enforcement agencies take the unlawful advertising and sales of drugs on the internet very seriously. Tough enforcement is a fundamental part of the Government’s drug strategy and we are taking coordinated action to tackle illegal drugs alongside other criminal activity.</p><p>Law enforcement agencies continue to work with internet providers to shut down UK-based websites found to be committing offences, building on work already underway to tackle the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the UK and overseas and tackle associated organised crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/02/2018 16:15:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson