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747337

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether an acid attack would be classified as a terrorist attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has a longstanding and comprehensive strategic approach to tackling all forms of terrorism. It is for the police to decide whether an incident is terrorist in nature and ultimately for the independent Crown Prosecution Service to decide what charges are appropriate based on the facts of the case. Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000 contains the definition of terrorism against which these decisions are made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/07/2017 16:03:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747440

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of staff shortages in the key areas of teaching and the NHS, they intend to remove public service jobs from the immigration cap.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government maintains a Shortage Occupation List, based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. The list comprises skilled jobs, including public sector roles, where there is an identified national shortage. Jobs on the list are given priority when allocating places within the Tier 2 immigration limit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/07/2017 11:47:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

747446

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Iraqi refugees they have resettled since 2014 under (1) the Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme (VCRS), and (2) other global resettlement schemes such as Gateway and Mandate.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The Government has committed to resettling to the UK up to 3,000 individuals under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS). Data on the number of people who have been resettled under this scheme will be published in future releases of the Home Office’s immigration quarterly statistics. Latest statistics published on 25 May confirmed that a total of 360 Iraqis have been resettled to the UK under the Gateway scheme, and 18 under the Mandate scheme, during the period 1 January 2014 until 31 March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2017 12:14:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

747455

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on the legal status of (a) Spice, (b) Black Mamba and (c) the new highly potent and lethal crystalised form of Spice.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>A third generation of synthetic cannabinoids was controlled under class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in December. Synthetic cannabinoids are commonly found under a number of brand names, including ‘spice’ and ‘black mamba’, which contain a wide range of these substances that varies from sample to sample.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/07/2017 15:34:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747456

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Screening
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 in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the rest of the UK to test for the presence of the new crystalised form of the drug Spice.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects police and forensic service providers to follow locally agreed processes for conducting forensic analysis for samples of synthetic cannabinoids or any other substances in order to prosecute under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:16:00 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747457

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Jewish places of worship from each denomination had applied for funding under the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme by 1 June 2017 in each region.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Jewish places of worship are unable to apply under the places of worship security scheme as a separate commitment was already in place to fund Jewish community sites via a grant administered through the Community Security Trust (CST).</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/07/2017 15:55:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747458

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Greater London
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 contingency planning for multiple fire incidents across London.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Contingency planning for multiple fire incidents is the responsibility of each local fire and rescue authority. Each fire and rescue authority has a statutory requirement to have mutual assistance arrangements in place to provide additional support including during major fires and other emergencies, and to review and test their arrangements. Local mutual assistance arrangements are augmented by national resilience capabilities available from across the country.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2476 question first answered 11/07/2017 12:38:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747459

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Greater Manchester
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 contingency planning for multiple fire incidents across Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Contingency planning for multiple fire incidents is the responsibility of each local fire and rescue authority. Each fire and rescue authority has a statutory requirement to have mutual assistance arrangements in place to provide additional support including during major fires and other emergencies, and to review and test their arrangements. Local mutual assistance arrangements are augmented by national resilience capabilities available from across the country.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2475 question first answered 11/07/2017 12:38:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747460

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater London
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 contingency planning for multiple terrorist incidents across London.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including London.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s National CT Exercise programme plays a vital role in ensuring that Government, blue light responders, military and other agencies are prepared to respond to terrorist attacks in the UK. The programme comprises large-scale live exercises that test the national response to a terrorist attack, and also includes regional and table-top exercises.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/07/2017 12:33:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

747461

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater Manchester
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 contingency planning for multiple terrorist incidents across Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including in Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s National CT Exercise Programme plays a vital role in ensuring that Government, blue light responders, military and other agencies are prepared to respond to terrorist attacks throughout the UK. Exercise WINCHESTER ACCORD was delivered in Greater Manchester in May 2016. The exercise tested the emergency service and military response to a suicide bomb and firearms attack on a crowded place.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/07/2017 12:34:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne