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1683172

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques 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 applications he has received under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme as of 17 January 2024, by region.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Protective Security for Mosque Scheme is a new scheme in 2023/24 and opened on 21 June 2023.</p><p>As of 17 January 2024, the Home Office has received 269 applications to the scheme. By region, applications have been received from the East Midlands (32), East of England (24), Greater London (57), North East (21), North West (54), South East (22), South West (8), West Midlands (36), Northern Ireland (3) and Wales (12).</p><p>Decisions on applications will be communicated to applicant mosques and Muslim faith community centres in due course. The scheme remains open to applicants and information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 10243 10244 question first answered 25/01/2024 12:53:43 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1683173

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques 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 applications have been approved under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme as of 17 January 2024, by region.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Protective Security for Mosque Scheme is a new scheme in 2023/24 and opened on 21 June 2023.</p><p>As of 17 January 2024, the Home Office has received 269 applications to the scheme. By region, applications have been received from the East Midlands (32), East of England (24), Greater London (57), North East (21), North West (54), South East (22), South West (8), West Midlands (36), Northern Ireland (3) and Wales (12).</p><p>Decisions on applications will be communicated to applicant mosques and Muslim faith community centres in due course. The scheme remains open to applicants and information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 10242 10244 question first answered 25/01/2024 12:53:43 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1683174

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques 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 applications have been denied under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme as of 17 January 2024, by region.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Protective Security for Mosque Scheme is a new scheme in 2023/24 and opened on 21 June 2023.</p><p>As of 17 January 2024, the Home Office has received 269 applications to the scheme. By region, applications have been received from the East Midlands (32), East of England (24), Greater London (57), North East (21), North West (54), South East (22), South West (8), West Midlands (36), Northern Ireland (3) and Wales (12).</p><p>Decisions on applications will be communicated to applicant mosques and Muslim faith community centres in due course. The scheme remains open to applicants and information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/places-of-worship-security-funding-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 10242 10243 question first answered 25/01/2024 12:53:43 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1683175

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations his Department consulted when establishing the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office works with a number of stakeholders in relation to the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme and our wider work on protective security for faith communities, including the police, delivery partners, other government departments, devolved administrations and faith and community organisations.</p><p>We continue to work closely with these stakeholders to understand the safety and security issues affecting Muslim communities in the UK, to ensure that our protective security interventions remain effective and aligned with good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 10246 question first answered 25/01/2024 12:50:22 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1683180

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to consult representatives of Muslim organisations on the effectiveness of the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office works with a number of stakeholders in relation to the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme and our wider work on protective security for faith communities, including the police, delivery partners, other government departments, devolved administrations and faith and community organisations.</p><p>We continue to work closely with these stakeholders to understand the safety and security issues affecting Muslim communities in the UK, to ensure that our protective security interventions remain effective and aligned with good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 10245 question first answered 25/01/2024 12:50:22 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1678084

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel Defense Forces: 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, whether he considers British nationals fighting for the Israel Defence Force to be a risk to national security.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	7109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises the right of British nationals with additional nationalities to serve in the legitimately recognised armed forces of the country of their other nationalities.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2023 16:47:58 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1666624

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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 places of worship of religion have applied for funding through the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	203940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme provides physical protective security measures, such as CCTV, intruder alarms and secure perimeter fencing to places of worship and associated faith community centres that are particularly vulnerable to religiously or racially motivated hate crime in England and Wales.</p><p>In the first seven years of the scheme between 2016 and 2022, the Home Office approved protective security measures at 523 places of worship across England and Wales: 225 mosques, 201 churches, 47 gurdwaras, 38 Hindu temples, and 12 places of worship of other faiths.</p><p>The Home Office is currently processing applications for this year’s scheme with a view to informing applicants of the outcome in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 203941 question first answered 25/10/2023 15:47:22 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1666625

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protective Security for Mosques 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 applications have been received for the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	203941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme provides physical protective security measures, such as CCTV, intruder alarms and secure perimeter fencing to places of worship and associated faith community centres that are particularly vulnerable to religiously or racially motivated hate crime in England and Wales.</p><p>In the first seven years of the scheme between 2016 and 2022, the Home Office approved protective security measures at 523 places of worship across England and Wales: 225 mosques, 201 churches, 47 gurdwaras, 38 Hindu temples, and 12 places of worship of other faiths.</p><p>The Home Office is currently processing applications for this year’s scheme with a view to informing applicants of the outcome in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 203940 question first answered 25/10/2023 15:47:22 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1663392

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Muslims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held meetings in 2023 on (a) Islamophobia and (b) hate crime against Muslims.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	201246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to doing everything we can to tackle anti-Muslim hatred, and all forms of prejudice in our society. Ministers across Government hold meetings covering these important issues regularly.</p><p>Details of meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/10/2023 16:40:58 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1664441

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned from external consultants modelling of the potential impact of a reduction of the backlog of asylum applications on the number of people applying to (i) come to and (ii) stay in the UK via a refugee family reunion application.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	202294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s refugee family reunion policy provides a safe and legal route to bring families together.</p><p>We are committed to improving and speeding up processing times for family reunion applications.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2023 12:58:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan