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1110189

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violence: Voluntary Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) ability and (b) capacity of voluntary sector organisations to assist (i) the police and (ii) other authorities in tackling serious violence.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	242242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Violence Strategy sets out the importance of a multi-agency approach to tackling serious violence which involves a range of partners and agencies. The strategy places a strong emphasis on early intervention and tackling the root causes of the problem to prevent young people from being drawn into violence in the first place.</p><p>Voluntary sector organisations are essential in helping the Government to deliver on our commitments in the strategy. We have provided support to a number of voluntary sector partners to help tackle serious violence, including through the £1.5m we made available for grassroots projects through our anti-knife crime Community Fund in 2018/19 and making available £22m through our Early Intervention Youth Fund through which we have already invested £17.7m in 29 projects across England and Wales. We will be evaluating the projects and sharing information and learning across all areas to assist voluntary and community sector organisations to continue to provide the best support to young people to tackle serious violence.</p><p>In addition, the £200m Youth Endowment Fund, announced by the Home Secretary last October, will deliver a ten-year programme of grants that will enable interventions targeted at children and young people who are at most risk. It will act as a centre of expertise; finding out which approaches are most effective; generating, disseminating and promoting new knowledge and practice to transform local and national responses.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2019 12:33:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

990314

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent reductions in the number of staff in Border Force on its ability to carry out operations to tackle illegal workers and people trafficking in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	181301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>We have always been clear that Border Force has the resources it needs to secure the border.</p><p>Border Force staffing figures are published in the Home Office Annual Report. This information can be found at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>Border Force also recently launched a nationwide recruitment campaign for officers across many of its ports and airport locations campaign to develop a recruitment pipeline of up to 1,000 officers, which will support Border Force to respond flexibly to any emerging requirements including backfilling promptly against BAU attrition.</p><p>This is in addition to the recruitment of a further 300 frontline officers to allow existing staff to be trained in new requirements ahead of EU Exit</p><p>This campaign will develop a pipeline for ongoing recruitment across various port locations as part of Border Force’s multi-year workforce plan.</p><p>All frontline officers undertake training in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), FGM and Modern Slavery. <br> <br>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery officers who receive a minimum of 3 days specialist training. <br>BF internal performance data shows a consistent increase in identification of potential victims of Modern Slavery year on year. This is attributable to a mixture of training and raised awareness levels due to periods of intensification with other law enforcement partners to target exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/10/2018 13:06:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

990315

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Undocumented Workers
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 his Department has made of the ability of UK Border Force to identify and punish people who regularly exploit and traffick illegal workers into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	181302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the vulnerable. At the primary checkpoint, Border Force Officers have the unique advantage of being the first point of contact with UK authorities for many vulnerable children and adults as well as the criminals who traffic them.</p><p>All Border Force staff receive training in how to spot indicators of modern slavery for both victims and traffickers. In addition to this specialist safeguarding teams with enhanced skills provide advice to colleagues on this area of work.</p><p>Intelligence-led operations to disrupt traffickers and protect victims is the key to Border Force’s response to the threat of Modern Slavery. Through the Modern Slavery Threat Group, Border Force work alongside UKVI, IE and other law enforcement agencies to identify and disrupt modern slavery offenders.”</p><p>If a suspected trafficker is encountered by Border Force staff this is referred to colleagues in Immigration Enforcement, NCA or the police for further investigation and prosecution.</p><p>The responsibility for investigation and prosecution does not sit with Border Force.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/10/2018 13:08:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

819034

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting: Cheshire
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 extent of illegal foxhunting in Cheshire; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent illegal foxhunting in that county.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	121711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. This is in line with their duties to keep the peace, protect communities and prevent the commission of offences, working within the provisions of the legal framework set by Parliament.</p><p>It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected PCCs to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/01/2018 12:24:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

804470

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on devolving further powers to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular meetings with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) where a range of topics, including the extension of the PCC role, are discussed.</p><p>Together with the Ministry of Justice, Home Office officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers could play a greater role in the wider Criminal Justice system (CJS). The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing – transparency, accountability and a direct local mandate – could be of real benefit to the wider CJS.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/12/2017 16:39:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

795387

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	Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Home Secretary, what steps she is taking to ensure the police have adequate funding to tackle violent crime.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	115808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has protected police spending since 2015. Since then, Po-lice and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have received broadly flat cash direct resource funding and we are increasing investment in transformation and improved communications and technology capabilities.</p><p>We know that crime is changing, and we are sensitive to current pressures on policing. That is why I am undertaking a programme of engagement with the sector to understand the impact of changing demands, and to hear how the police are managing this. That includes what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and make prudent use of financial reserves.</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 question first answered 30/11/2017 17:02:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

770905

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of changes in the level of government funding on fire and rescue services in Cheshire.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	901154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. In 2017/18 Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service have a core spending power of £40.9 million, and reserves of £33.8 million at March 2016. Over the last 5 years the level of reserves has more than doubled and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service have seen a 31 per cent reduction in fires and a 6 per cent reduction in overall incidents.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/10/2017 16:16:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

707691

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-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 police and security services have the powers necessary to apprehend people planning terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	909068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK has one of the world’s most effective legal regimes for tackling terrorism. The Investigatory Powers Act, which the Government passed last year, ensures that law enforcement and the security and intelligence agencies have the powers they need in a digital age to disrupt terrorist attacks, subject to strict safeguards and world-leading oversight. And the Criminal Finances Bill will add to the ability of UK law enforcement to identify, investigate and disrupt terrorist finance activity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/03/2017 16:24:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

575551

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-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 police and security services have the necessary powers to apprehend people planning terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	906097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We continue to strengthen our Counter Terrorism powers. The 2015 Counter Terrorism &amp; Security Act provided the police with new powers and created a general duty on public bodies to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. To apprehend terrorist suspects the police and security agencies need to collect intelligence to support arrests and develop evidence to secure prosecutions.</p><p>Therefore the government is taking forward the Investigatory Powers Bill, which will provide them with powers fit for the digital age.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 05/09/2016 16:26:19 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

93596

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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 (a) training and (b) financial assistance the Government has provided to local authorities to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery in each year from 2011 to 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>No training or financial assistance has been provided directly to local authorities, by the Home Office, to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery in the years 2011-2014. <br><br>In 2013, three Non-Government Organisations were awarded total grant funding of approximately £75,000 by the Home Office to provide training to a range of local professionals, including those working in local authorities. <br><br>Home Office funding of £420,000 is being provided to Barnardo’s to fund independent child advocacy service trials for a period of twelve months in 23 local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/10/2014 16:15:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22866 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow