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864271

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	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 Digital Charter, published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 25 January 2018, what her Department's definition of terrorist material is; and whether the Government’s plans to strengthen the offences under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 will include changing that definition.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	132756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The statutory definition of terrorism is provided at section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and the Government has no plans to amend this. There is no single statutory definition of ‘terrorist material’ however there are a range of applicable offences. It is unlawful under section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 to publish a statement directly or indirectly encouraging another person to commit, prepare or instigate an act of terrorism.</p><p>Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 covers dissemination of publications which are likely to be understood as such an encouragement, or to be useful to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes it unlawful to collect or possess information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. The Government intends to clarify that this applies to the repeated streaming or viewing such material online, and to increase the maximum penalty from 10 to 15 years, but does not plan to change the type of material covered by the offence.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/03/2018 12:18:06 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

864470

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	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 the sale of pro-terrorist merchandise cannot take place.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	132953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>There are already a number of offences which may be relevant, including:</p><ul><li>encouragement of terrorism, contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006;</li><li>disseminating terrorist publications, contrary to section 2 Terrorism Act 2006;</li><li>inviting support for a proscribed group, contrary to section 12 Terrorism Act 2000; and</li><li>displaying an item in circumstances arousing a reasonable suspicion that a person belongs to or supports a proscribed group, contrary to section 13 Terrorism Act 2000.</li></ul><p>It would be for the police and CPS to investigate and charge any offences, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/03/2018 12:12:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

864461

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
	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 ensure that minors trafficked to the UK are able to receive (a) welfare and (b) protection for as long as they require.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	132944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government views the slavery, including trafficking, of children as a very serious offence. Where children are found to be victims of modern slavery their safety and welfare needs must be addressed as the priority.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to safeguard all children in their care, regardless of their backgrounds or experiences including children within the National Referral Mechanism. It is the responsibility of the local authorities to make decisions about the placement and welfare of children in their care, this includes assessing the risks to that child, such as trafficking, and how best to safeguard them.</p><p>In addition to the care and support local authorities provide children in their with, the Government announced in October 2017 that it would commence section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and committed to the full national roll out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates (ICTAs) across England and Wales. Acting in the child’s best interests, ICTAs will provide independent advice and guidance to the child and will be independent of those authorities responsible for making decisions about the child. We introduced ICTAs in three early-adopter sites (Greater Manchester, Hampshire and nationally in Wales) on the 30<sup>th</sup> January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2018 18:18:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

864462

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has undertaken on the potential merits of adopting the Swedish model of prosecuting people who pay for sex.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	132945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has examined different legislative approaches to prostitution around the world, including the ‘Nordic Model’ adopted by Sweden. However, we have not yet seen unequivocal evidence that any alternative approach is better at tackling harm and exploitation – and that remains our priority.</p><p>As set out in our response to the Home Affairs Select Committee report into prostitution, the Government recognises the strong arguments for commissioning a research project into the prevalence and nature of prostitution in England and Wales and believes that such an evidence base is vital prior to considering any further changes to policy and legislation.</p><p>We have provided £150,000 to the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales to commission this research and we intend to announce the successful applicant soon.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2018 18:21:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

864438

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Burglary: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the change in the level of police funding on the capacity of the police to investigate burglaries in Coventry.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	132921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>In January I announced the police funding settlement for 2018/19 which will see an additional £450m invested in the policing system, around £270m direct to PCCs. Prior to this I spoke to police leaders in every police force in England and Wales about the demands they face, including representatives from the West Midlands and this settlement reflects the evidence they provided.</p><p>I understand that the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has chosen to use his increased precept flexibility, which will provide around £9.5m additional funding for West Midlands Police in 2018/19. The PCC has said that he will use this additional funding to improve services delivered to the public.</p><p>Decisions about the allocation of police resources and deployment of officers are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable PCCs. They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 132920 question first answered 20/03/2018 12:28:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

864437

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	West Midlands Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for West Midlands Police.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	132920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>In January I announced the police funding settlement for 2018/19 which will see an additional £450m invested in the policing system, around £270m direct to PCCs. Prior to this I spoke to police leaders in every police force in England and Wales about the demands they face, including representatives from the West Midlands and this settlement reflects the evidence they provided.</p><p>I understand that the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has chosen to use his increased precept flexibility, which will provide around £9.5m additional funding for West Midlands Police in 2018/19. The PCC has said that he will use this additional funding to improve services delivered to the public.</p><p>Decisions about the allocation of police resources and deployment of officers are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable PCCs. They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 132921 question first answered 20/03/2018 12:28:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

864376

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Cleaning 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 she holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	132860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Cleaning services across the department are outsourced. Suppliers are responsible for setting rates of pay for their staff and rates for cleaners vary dependent on their age, location and market rates. They have informed the department that they currently pay, as a minimum, either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage for cleaning the department’s buildings. The rates set by government for the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage are to rise in April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2018 18:15:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864304

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who have been unlawfully detained in immigration centres for (a) 1 week, (b) 1 month, (c) 3 months, (d) 6 months and (e) 1 year or more.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	132788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of people who have been unlawfully detained in immigration centres for the periods requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost through the examination of individual case records.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/03/2018 15:07:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

864326

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	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 number of refugees residing in the UK who have been separated from their family due to not being eligible for family reunification.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	132810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Immigration Rules have a comprehensive framework for refugees and their families to be safely reunited in the UK. Our family reunion policy allows immediate family members of those granted protection here to reunite with them. The Immigration Rules also provide for relatives with protection in the UK to sponsor children in serious and compelling circumstances. The Mandate resettlement scheme also allows those recognised by the UNCHR as refugees to join close family members here in the UK.</p><p>In addition, there is provision in the policy to grant visas outside the Rules in exceptional circumstances, which caters for extended family members who otherwise do not qualify under the Rules.</p><p>We do not believe there are unnecessary barriers to family reunion for refugees. Over the last five years there have been 24,700 family reunion visas issued –and this is in addition to the numbers granted asylum here or resettled here under our resettlement schemes.</p><p>We are listening carefully to concerns raised on this issue by Non-Governmental Organisations and others, we are currently reviewing our approach to family reunion as part of the Government’s wider asylum and resettlement policy.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/03/2018 12:22:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

864287

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for bias against people on the basis of (a) gender and (b) ethnicity of the automated facial recognition software used by the (i) Metropolitan Police and (ii) South Wales Police.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	132771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Facial recognition software for which the Home Office has reviewed Privacy Impact Assessments compares images of members of the public captured by surveillance cameras with images of persons on a watch list.</p><p>If there is a match this is reported to a police operator who will confirm its accuracy before any action is taken. People are not arrested solely on the basis of matches made by facial recognition software. The Government is exploring the expansion of oversight of facial recognition systems.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/03/2018 12:41:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy