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448728

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at border controls to prevent the Zika virus entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Border Force Officers will refer any passengers that require medical attention in accordance with established procedures and advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:40:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1201391

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Violence Reduction Units: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will allocate long-term funding to Violence Reduction Units to enable them to (a) plan strategically for the future and (b) maximise their effectiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	55868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>We have invested £70m over two years into the 18 areas worse affected by serious violence in England and Wales to support them in developing a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).</p><p>VRUs are required to work across agencies to identify the root causes of violence and develop a strategy to prevent and reduce violence. We expect them to build on this platform over time and we hope to see VRUs operating beyond the end of 2021. That is why future funding for VRUs will be a key element of our spending review bid.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/07/2020 12:12:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

690527

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Textiles: Slavery
	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 encourage transparency within supply chains for the textile industry to ensure that workers are not victims of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	64128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 includes a ground breaking transparency in supply chains provision, which requires large commercial organisations operating in the UK to set out the steps they have taken to ensure there is no modern slavery in their business or supply chains. This includes large businesses in the textile industry.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/02/2017 14:23:20 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1039106

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statutory options for the regulation of social media companies his Department plans to include in the White Paper on online harm.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	207172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is publishing a White Paper this year. It will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p><p>We are currently exploring options for a strengthened regulatory approach. As part of that we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of Ministerial meetings which are held as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 207173 207174 207175 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1039108

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a regulator to tackle online harms on social media platforms; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	207174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is publishing a White Paper this year. It will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p><p>We are currently exploring options for a strengthened regulatory approach. As part of that we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of Ministerial meetings which are held as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 207172 207173 207175 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

931770

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: 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 his Department is taking to tackle orphanage trafficking as a form of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	158162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>Any form of modern slavery is unacceptable and the UK is committed to taking firm action to tackle all types of exploitation.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government is concerned about reports of child trafficking in orphanages overseas. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 recognises child trafficking as a form of modern slavery and includes a provision to allow for the prosecution of British nationals who commit modern slavery offences internationally.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with civil society, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to gather further evidence of orphanage trafficking overseas. Where there is clear evidence of the role of UK tourists or donors abetting child trafficking in orphanages overseas, we will consider the most effective action to take.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/09/2018 15:26:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

692663

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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 measures are in place to ensure that companies which find evidence of modern slavery within their supply chains are required to report such evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	64745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has published guidance for businesses on tackling modern slavery which sets out how businesses should report incidents of modern slavery to the relevant authorities. The guidance is available on the gov.uk website here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/03/2017 16:00:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

850762

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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 steps are being taken by the Government to encourage businesses with a total annual turnover of under £36 million to produce a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year of that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	129997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements. The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/" target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org/" target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org/</a></p><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’. This aims to establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 130049 question first answered 07/03/2018 17:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

850821

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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 many businesses have failed to comply with the requirement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 that every organisation carrying on a business in the UK with a total annual turnover of £36m produce a slavery and human trafficking statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	130049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements. The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/" target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org/" target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org/</a></p><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’. This aims to establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 129997 question first answered 07/03/2018 17:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

964318

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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 many victims of modern slavery are resident in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	169008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>Assessing the true scale of modern slavery in the UK is problematic given the hidden nature of the crime. Current Home Office estimates place the number of victims of modern slavery between 10,000-13,000 in the UK.</p><p><br>The most recent assessment of the nature and scale of modern slavery is the 2017 annual report, which quotes this figure. A link to the 2017 report can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/09/2018 11:41:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman