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1241255

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Retail Trade
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 10 September 2020 to Question 85969 on Knives, what steps the Government is taking to work with retailers to promote the responsible sales of knives.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	100312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a set of voluntary commitments with major retailers to promote the responsible sale of knives and to prevent the sale of knives to under-18s, both in stores and online. The agreement commits retailers to having robust measures in place to ensure age verification and both appropriate display and access to knives in stores.</p><p>Retailers also act to ensure customers and staff are reminded that knives are age restricted products and that all staff receive regular training. Since March 2016, 19 major retailed have joined the agreement, with some stopping the sale of single knives in their stores altogether. We are continuing to work with retailers to strengthen the agreement further in relation to the display of knives.</p><p>The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 strengthens the law in relation to the preventing the online sale of knives to under 18s by requiring age verification and stopping knives being sent to residential addresses after they are bought online, unless the seller has arrangements in place with the delivery company to ensure that the product would not be delivered into the hands of a person under 18.</p><p>We have paused commencement of some of the Act’s provisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures that have been in place to avoid placing significant additional burdens on businesses and delivery companies to modify their sales and delivery systems and train staff over this period. We are keeping the position under review and we expect to be able to commence the provisions at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/10/2020 08:50:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1240247

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Prisoners
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 in prison have been identified (a) provisionally and (b) conclusively by her Department as victims of modern slavery through the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	98905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The Single Competent Authority (SCA) operates the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which is a civil process for the identification and support of victims of modern slavery. The SCA does not hold real-time or reportable data on the number of individuals that have been identified as potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery whilst in prison.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/10/2020 09:29:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1231847

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives
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 (a) make an assessment of the validity of September 2020 research on knives from De Montfort University and (b) bring forward legislative proposals on replacing pointed knives with rounded knives for domestic use.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	85969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work with retailers to promote the responsible sales of knives. It is important to strike the right balance between allowing access to knives, for instance as tools, with the need to protect the public from dangerous weapons.</p><p>We are doing everything in our power to make our streets safer, including recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years and providing the most substantial increase in police funding in a decade. Additionally, the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 introduced new knife crime prevention orders which were requested by the police and will provide them with a vital means to steer those most at risk away from serious violence.</p><p>£70 million of the Serious Violence Fund was invested in 18 areas to develop multi-agency Violence Reduction Units which bring together police, local government, health and education professionals, community leaders and other key partners to identify the drivers of serious violence and agree a multi-agency response to them. In addition to the Serious Violence Fund, we have invested £200 million in early intervention and prevention support initiatives to support young people at risk of exploitation and involvement in serious violence, through the Youth Endowment Fund.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/09/2020 15:05:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092706

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the independent review of drugs led by Professor Dame Carol Black will make an assessment of drug use and access to treatment for marginalised groups, including people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The independent review of drugs will be undertaken in two parts. In its first part it will look at who drug users are, what they are taking, and how often in order to build the most in-depth and comprehensive picture of this issue to date. This will include consideration of vulnerable or marginalised groups.</p><p>The review will be able to draw on this evidence base to examine the harms that drugs cause and the best ways to prevent drug-taking, taking into account the system of support and enforcement around drug misuse. Further information on the scope of the review and the terms of reference can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-drugs-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-drugs-terms-of-reference</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/03/2019 13:40:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

754212

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Gatwick Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queuing time at Gatwick Airport is.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 - average sampled passenger wait time for Gatwick (North and South) from 1 July 2016 until 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EEA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non EEA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>00:05:40</p></td><td><p>00:12:07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The information provided relates to passenger queuing times – defined as when a passenger arrives at the UK Border control desk - and as such excludes transaction times for clearance. Performance is assessed over a 12 month period.</p><p> </p><p>The performance against service levels is assessed over a month period. If 95% or above of passenger wait times sampled are recorded as within the 25 minute (EEA) and 45 minute (non EEA) service standard, the service level is assessed as met, if less than 95%, then this is considered a breach of the service level.</p><p> </p><p>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/09/2017 08:02:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

754213

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queuing time at London Heathrow Airport is.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 - the average sampled passenger wait time for Heathrow (Terminal 2, 3, 4 and 5) from 1 July 2016 until 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EEA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non EEA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>00:03:46</p></td><td><p>00:17:38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><p>No data for Heathrow Terminal 1 as terminal closed in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to passenger queuing times – defined as when a passenger arrives at the UK Border control desk - and as such excludes transaction times for clearance. Performance is assessed over a 12 month period.</p><p> </p><p>The performance against service levels is assessed over a month period. If 95% or above of passenger wait times sampled are recorded as within the 25 minute (EEA) and 45 minute (non EEA) service standard, the service level is assessed as met, if less than 95%, then this is considered a breach of the service level.</p><p> </p><p><em>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</em></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/09/2017 08:02:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

637938

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	Home Office: Social Media
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 is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	53230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does seek to monitor or access information published on social media, where relevant and available, to support specific investigations and conduct research. Such activity is only conducted where there is an identified business need, in line with Home Office objectives.</p><p>Open source data, including information publically available online, is of increasing importance and it is right that the Department seek to take account of all available relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/11/2016 16:42:11 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

539563

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
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 help secure the long-term status of UK citizens in other EU member states before Article 50 negotiations formally begin; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	43075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government has repeatedly stated that there will be no immediate changes in the circumstances of UK nationals and their family members entering or currently residing in the European Union.</p><p>During the period of the negotiations, the UK remains a full member of the EU, entitled to all the benefits and obligations of membership. We have published guidance on gov.uk which makes this clear.</p><p>It is a Government priority to protect the legal rights of British nationals living in EU countries, as well as EU nationals in the UK, and we are confident that we will be able secure those things together during discussions with our EU partners.</p><p>As part of this process, the Secretary of State will continue to work closely with EU counterparts and with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 43053 question first answered 26/07/2016 15:08:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

539572

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what bi-lateral discussions she has had with her counterparts in which EU member states on the long-term status of UK citizens in those member states.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	43053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government has repeatedly stated that there will be no immediate changes in the circumstances of UK nationals and their family members entering or currently residing in the European Union.</p><p>During the period of the negotiations, the UK remains a full member of the EU, entitled to all the benefits and obligations of membership. We have published guidance on gov.uk which makes this clear.</p><p>It is a Government priority to protect the legal rights of British nationals living in EU countries, as well as EU nationals in the UK, and we are confident that we will be able secure those things together during discussions with our EU partners.</p><p>As part of this process, the Secretary of State will continue to work closely with EU counterparts and with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 43075 question first answered 26/07/2016 15:08:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

532977

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information relating to health or medical conditions has been included in any bulk personal datasets held by the security and intelligence agencies.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	41922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member for Hammersmith to PQ 36125, which I answered on 12 May 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 41918 41920 question first answered 12/07/2016 13:11:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter