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1273722

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Young People
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 educate young people on the illegality of carrying knives without reasonable cause.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	134279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>It is vitally important that we prevent young people from being drawn into violent crime and carry knives in the first place. Raising awareness of the risks and consequences of carrying a knife is an important part of the Government’s approach to knife crime prevention. And there are many sources of funding we have put in place to ensure this education exists for young people:</p><p>The Government has invested over £200 million specifically in early intervention and prevention initiatives to support children and young people at risk of exploitation and involvement in serious violence. The Youth Endowment Fund and their National Centre of Excellence are sharing knowledge and expertise with those working with vulnerable children and young people at risk of involvement in serious youth violence.</p><p>This funding is in addition to the £22 million Early Intervention Youth Fund which ran from 2018 – 2020 that directly funded awareness raising and education programmes, diversionary activities, tailored interventions, and programmes which aimed to cease offending or reoffending.</p><p>Locally we have set up Violence Reduction Units in 18 of the highest violence hotspots whose job it is to bring together police, local government, health and education professionals, community leaders and other key partners to identify the drivers of serious violence, to help them to implement a long term, multi-agency, preventative approach, to stop violence from happening in the first place. We know that a number of these Units are funding education/awareness programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:23:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1273743

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
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 effectiveness of anti-money laundering provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the 2002 Act on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	133987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK is internationally recognised as having some of the strongest controls and legislation worldwide when it comes to tackling money laundering and bringing to justice those who seek to use or hide the proceeds of crime. There has been no recent assessment of the effectiveness of anti-money laundering provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. In 2017, the Regulatory Policy Committee, which considers the impact of legislation on business, rated the Criminal Finances Bill as ‘fit for purpose’. They agreed that the Bill would “involve no significant burden on small businesses”. The Criminal Finances Act amended the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and gained Royal Assent in 2017.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:55:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1273769

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are currently subject to outstanding UK requests under the European Arrest warrant.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	133895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p><br>The National Crime Agency handles requests made through the European Arrest Warrant as well as those made under the new surrender arrangements.</p><p><br>Statistics on the European Arrest Warrant have been published by the National Crime Agency for each year of its operation. These figures are published at: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 17:22:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1273847

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometrics: Greater Manchester and Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of free biometric appointments issued in (a) Hull and (b) Manchester in 2020; and what steps her Department has taken to increase the number of available biometric appointments.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As a result of COVID-19, and national restrictions at the time, all UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) sites were closed from 27 March until 1 June 2020.</p><p>Following the reopening of UKVCAS services, capacity was initially reduced due to the need to adhere to social distancing regulations.</p><p>To help reduce the number of customers who needed to attend a physical appointment, we introduced a biometric reuse process which allows UKVI to reuse previously submitted biometrics in order to assess visa and citizenship applications, meaning eligible customers didn’t need to visit a UKVCAS service point to enrol new biometrics. In parallel, customers without reusable biometrics were invited to book a physical appointment in date order from the date in which they applied.</p><p>This approach meant we could resume normal service quicker following the COVID-19 impact, and we were able to return to regular processes from 24 September, with a biometric reuse process still in place for student applications, where eligible. Since late September capacity at UKVCAS service points has continued to increase through site expansion, whilst ensuring the physical locations remain COVID-19 secure. and is now greater than pre-covid levels.</p><p>However, application demand since this time has exceeded forecasts, meaning some customers have experienced delays in securing an appointment.</p><p>The contract we have with Sopra Steria Limited, who run the UKVCAS service on behalf of UKVI, stipulates the percentage of appointments which must be free at the core service points in Cardiff, Croydon, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester. Details on the relevant performance indicators to measure appointment availability has been published and can be found in Schedule 7 of the UKVI Front End Services contract available here</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa</a>.</p><p>UKVI monitors appointment levels closely to ensure there are sufficient free appointments made available overall and including in geographical regions where there appears to be most demand. As a result, the UKVCAS service point in Manchester, for example, now has proportionately more free appointments than it did in July. UKVI continues to look at options to enhance capacity further to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2021 16:54:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1273864

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airguns: Regulation
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 publish the responses to the Airgun Registration consultation conducted in 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	134186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Following the Government’s review of air weapon regulation in England and Wales, which commenced in December 2017, we published a formal public consultation on a number of firearms safety issues on 24 November last year. The consultation includes proposals for new controls on air weapons, following the earlier review. The firearms safety consultation will close on 16 February, following which the Government will publish its response to the consultation, including in relation to air weapons controls.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:26:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1273894

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: 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 powers the police have to enforce covid-19 restrictions on people living in Tier 4 areas travelling to Tier 3 areas to shop during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	133659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>People are required to continue to follow the rules under the current restrictions. They are in place to protect the public and save lives during this national pandemic This means that you must not leave or be outside of your home without reasonable excuse. We also recommend that people stay local where possible. Stay local means stay in the village, town, or part of the city where you live.</p><p>The police will be able to take action against those who break these rules, including issuing a fixed penalty notice of £200 for the first offence.</p><p>People aged 18 or over can be issued with a fixed penalty notice:</p><ul><li>£200 for the first offence, lowered to £100 if paid within 14 days</li><li>£400 for the second offence, then doubling for each further offence up to a maximum of £6,400</li></ul><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with the police and operational partners to ensure they have the powers, resources and guidance they need.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:19:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1273895

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers the police have to enforce the wearing of face coverings in shops during the covid-19 outbreak; and whether the police may require people to produce documentation to prove a medical exemption from the requirements to wear face coverings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	133660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020, as amended, requires members of the public to wear a face covering in relevant indoor public settings unless an exemption applies, or the individual has a reasonable excuse.</p><p>The police have the power to enforce the requirement to wear a face covering including directing the individual to wear a face covering, directing the individual to leave the relevant place, and issuing a fixed penalty notice of £200 (reducing to £100 if paid within 14 days) doubling upon each repeat offence up to a maximum of £6,400.</p><p>Police officers receive guidance on the law and that they should use their discretion at all times. As they have done throughout the pandemic, the police apply a four-step escalation method - engaging, explaining and encouraging compliance before moving to take enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 09:03:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1273944

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
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 support visa holders unable to return to their home countries as a result of covid-19 restrictions whose visas have expired.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	133766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently operating a concession which allows visa holders unable to return to their home country as a result of COVID-19 restrictions to request ‘Exceptional Assurance’.</p><p>Exceptional Assurance provides short-term protection against immigration action or future consequences after leave has expired. If their visa conditions allowed them to work, study or rent accommodation they may continue to do under this concession.</p><p>Exceptional Assurance is not a grant of leave. It is a means to protect those who are unable to leave the UK due to COVID-19 restrictions and not to facilitate travel, other than to return home.</p><p>Information on our current concession can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2021 16:57:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1274013

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there were in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	133704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information centrally on police station numbers across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:21:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274015

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Stations: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire stations there were in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	133705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The number of fire stations in North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside, the four fire and rescue services that make up the Yorkshire and the Humber region, was a) 138 in 2010 b) 126 in 2019 (the latest year for which published statistics are available)</p><p>Further detail is available in table FIRE1403 here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-datatables#other</p><p>Operational matters (including where to locate fire stations) and the response to them are for each individual fire and rescue service (FRS) to determine, along with their associated Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA). Every fire and rescue service is obliged to carry out its own risk assessments and identify appropriate control measures to protect its staff and communities. The Integrated Risk Management Plan for each FRS is published by the FRA. The National Fire Chiefs Council, through their Central Programme Office, provide operational guidance spanning a wide range of activity to assist fire and rescue services in their work.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 17:20:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett