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637949

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
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 proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	53381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Whilst we keep list of proscribed groups under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2016 17:11:55 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

636242

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	London Airports: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ePassport gates were not in operation at any time on 12 November 2016 at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton Airports.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	52788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>Protecting the UK border is, of paramount importance to this Government. It has never been government practice, for reasons of national security, to comment on operational issues relating to border security.</p><p>This includes offering commentary on the performance of border systems and of eGates specifically. The numbers of ePassport gates in use is an operational decision for Border Force and are flexed according to need.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/11/2016 18:32:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

604888

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2016 to Questions 47748 and 47749, on terrorism: British nationals abroad, how many people have been charged with terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Pursuant to my answer of the 18 October, the number of individuals suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism or criminal matters who are arrested and then formally charged is recorded and collated in the Home Office Quarterly Statistical Bulletin which was last published on 22 September 2016.</p><p>These statistics do not disaggregate arrests, charges and convictions relating exclusively to those charged whilst abroad, just as they do not for overseas returnees.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2016 15:23:06 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

598293

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her has Department made of the number of UK nationals who have travelled overseas to engage in terrorist activity and have subsequently returned to this country.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	47749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat posed by UK nationals who travel overseas to engage in terrorist activity extremely seriously. We are particularly concerned about those who travel to Syria and Iraq to fight; around 850 linked individuals have travelled to engage in the conflict since it began, and just under half of those have returned.</p><p>People seeking to travel to engage in terrorist activity should be in no doubt we will take the strongest possible action to protect our national security.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 47748 question first answered 18/10/2016 13:01:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

598294

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of UK nationals who have travelled overseas to engage in terrorist activity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	47748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat posed by UK nationals who travel overseas to engage in terrorist activity extremely seriously. We are particularly concerned about those who travel to Syria and Iraq to fight; around 850 linked individuals have travelled to engage in the conflict since it began, and just under half of those have returned.</p><p>People seeking to travel to engage in terrorist activity should be in no doubt we will take the strongest possible action to protect our national security.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 47749 question first answered 18/10/2016 13:01:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

598306

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
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 have been charged with terrorism offences committed overseas on their return to the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	47750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat posed by UK nationals who travel overseas to engage in terrorist activity extremely seriously. We are particularly concerned about those who travel to Syria and Iraq to fight. People seeking to travel to engage in terrorist activity should be in no doubt we will take the strongest possible action to protect our national security.</p><p>The number of individuals suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism or criminal matters who are arrested and then formally charged is recorded and collated in the Home Office Quarterly Statistical Bulletin which was last published on 22 September 2016. These statistics do not disaggregate arrests, charges and convictions relating exclusively to overseas returnees.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/10/2016 16:55:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

577587

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	War Crimes: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police services on investigation of historical war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of war crimes is an operational matter and any decision to investigate or prosecute is the responsibility of the police in consultation with Crown Prosecution Service. Investigations into these offences are conducted using jointly agreed guidelines between the Crown Prosecution Service and SO15 ; these guidelines can be found on the Crown Prosecution Service website. The Home Office does not issue separate guidance to police forces on investigation of historical war crimes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:48:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

577589

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the range of hate crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to keep the law on hate crime under review. The Law Commission published a report on hate crime legislation in May 2014. This considered whether existing offences should be extended to other groups not currently covered by the offences and made recommendations including that there should be a full review of the hate crime framework. The Government made a commitment to a review of hate crime legislation in its manifesto and is considering options.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2016 14:21:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

512653

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the procurement of ASP batons.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Decisions about the procurement of equipment for the police, including batons, are for chief constables and Police and Crime Commissioners locally. The Home Office supports forces working together to improve the value for money obtained from procurement by agreeing common specifications and aggregating their purchasing power. Suitably trained Border Force staff may be issued with collapsible batons. The Home Office requires Border Force to procure those batons through a Crown Commercial Service contract. The batons supplied are not the ASP brand.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/04/2016 08:29:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

421130

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Stansted Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the ePassport gates at Stansted Airport were fully functional on the evening of Monday 12 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>All fifteen ePassport Gates were open and fully functional at Stansted Airport on the evening of Monday 12 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/10/2015 15:39:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord