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1135030

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales on the use of algorithms in the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	269690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has regular discussions with Police and Crime Commissioners across a wide range of issues.</p><p>We recognise the potential that the use of emerging technologies present in the Criminal Justice System for improving outcomes for citizens and also the importance of ensuring that these are used in a way which is compliant with appropriate legal and ethical frameworks. We welcome the work by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) to develop a code of practice for use of algorithms in predictive policing and will be working with them to develop it.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/07/2019 15:55:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1134842

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 25 June 2019 to Question 267306 on Immigration: EU Nationals, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants for whom tax credit records would be relevant.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	269726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The purpose of the automated checks is to help the applicant establish their continuous residence in the UK. Eligibility to receive benefits is not dependent upon being continuously resident in the UK. Benefits except Job Seekers Allowance and Maternity Allowance on their own are not strong indicators of continuous residence unless receipt of them persists over a period of 12 months. There are also overlaps with other data that is available from the checks. For instance, PAYE data covers most applicants who claim working tax credits and receipt of other benefits included in the checks will overlap with receipt of child tax credits. Child Benefit is not included in the automated checks because it is not a sufficient indicator of continuous UK residence. A full explanation of how the automated checks work has been published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check.</a></p><p>Following analysis conducted on an anonymised sample of 10,000 applications submitted under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, the Home Office estimated that the potential pool of resident EEA citizens who might benefit from tax credits data being included in the automated checks was around two per cent and this was before any consideration of the applicability of that data to proving continuous residence. Individuals who need to rely on tax credits to demonstrate their continuous residence are still able to provide documentary evidence of this as part of their application.</p><p>In accordance with section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, we have had due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/07/2019 15:35:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1134931

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is (a) taking and (b) plans to take to help tackle the number of extreme lslamists operating on (a) Twitter and (b) other social media platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	269681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>This Government has been clear there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite, or inspire. The UK has been at the forefront of the online battle against extremist and terrorist material.</p><p>The dedicated police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) refers content that they assess as contravening UK terrorism legislation to industry and have secured the removal of over 310,000 pieces of terrorist material since its inception in February 2010.</p><p>The UK Government was instrumental in setting up the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), an industry-led forum, following the 2017 terrorist attacks. We continue to press for the GIFCT to lead a more robust and coordinated cross-industry response to reduce the availability of terrorist content on the internet.</p><p>We continue to work with technology companies, including Twitter, to encourage them to take further steps in tackling terrorist material on the Internet. While companies have taken positive steps, the Government has been clear that more needs to be done to tackle online harms, including extremist content. That is why the Government published the Online Harms White Paper, which sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online and hold companies to account for tackling a wide range of online harms.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/07/2019 15:25:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134864

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services report entitled Fraud: Time to Choose: An inspection of the police response to fraud, published in April 2019, what steps he has taken in response to the recommendations in that report on improving the police response to fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	269769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary commissioned this report because we wanted a much clearer view of how fraud was being investigated and what improvements were needed.</p><p>We welcome the report and we are now working to ensure the report’s recommendations are implemented effectively, including supporting the City of London Police to develop a national fraud policing strategy which sets out the roles and responsibilities of each organisation involved in tackling fraud and how the police response to fraud at the national, regional and local level will be improved.</p><p>We are also working closely with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to understand how they plan to respond to the report’s recommendations that fall to them to implement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:42:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134865

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	City of London Police: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding he has made available to the City of London Police in their capacity as the national lead for fraud to support a cohesive response to fraud across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	269770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We have allocated £2.25m to the City of London Police this financial year for them to carry out their duties as national lead for fraud.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:40:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134868

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Economic Crime: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to open more economic crime victim care units.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	269773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit pilot is led by the City of London Police. Working with the Metropolitan Police Service, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Nottingham and Kent police forces, the pilot is determining how to provide a service to the large numbers of victims of fraud and cyber crime while ensuring every victim gets the right level of support dependent on their individual need. Further roll out of the service to other police force areas will be dependent on a full evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:38:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134869

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Trading Standards: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding he has allocated for the National Trading Standards local multi-agency hubs.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	269774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary commissioned this report because we wanted a much clearer view of how fraud was being investigated and what improvements were needed.</p><p>We welcome the report and we are now working to ensure the report’s recommendations are implemented effectively, including supporting the City of London Police to develop a national fraud policing strategy which sets out the roles and responsibilities of each organisation involved in tackling fraud and how the police response to fraud at the national, regional and local level will be improved.</p><p>We are also working closely with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to understand how they plan to respond to the report’s recommendations that fall to them to implement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:34:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1134980

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities in (a) 2018 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Mr Chris Leslie
	uin	269642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of arrests, conducted by each police force in England and Wales, on an annual basis.</p><p>Data are held at the offence group level only (for example ‘Violence against the person’ and ‘Public order’ offences). Information on the number of arrests for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities are not held centrally.</p><p>Data are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, the latest of which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2019 13:19:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

1134830

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Physiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to change the minimum earnings limit for physiotherapists renewing a work visa to increase the number of physiotherapists working in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	269751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government values the important work that physiotherapists do for the NHS. The current Tier 2 system, through which physiotherapists can be recruited, ensures that experienced workers are paid the higher of either a minimum of £30,000 or the ‘going rate’ for this occupation, the latter of which is based on data provided by the Office for National Statistics. This system is designed to ensure that migrants are paid a fair wage and that the resident workforce is not undercut.</p><p><br>However, we have been clear that decisions on the future immigration system should be based on clear evidence. That is why, on 24 June 2019, the Government asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to consider the issue of minimum salary thresholds in more detail. As part of this new commission, we have asked the MAC to look at a number of issues including the approach to calculating salary thresholds, the levels at which they should be set, the case for greater regional variation and the impact of exemptions from minimum salary thresholds. This report is due by January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/07/2019 13:29:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1134831

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Musculoskeletal Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of working days lost in police forces in England and Wales as a result of musculoskeletal conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	269752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of working days lost in police forces in England and Wales specifically as a result of musculoskeletal conditions is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police officers on long-term absence as at 31st March each year, including long-term absence for sickness. Long-term absence includes officers on leave for 28 days or more.</p><p>These data are available in the Absence Open Data tables published alongside the annual ‘Police workforce’ statistical bulletin, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables</a></p><p>The Home Office also collects information on the number of police officers on short/medium term sick absence as at 31st March each year. Short/medium term absence due to sickness includes officers on leave for 28 days or less.</p><p>This information is published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services in their Value for Money profiles, available here: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/our-work/value-for-money-inspections/value-for-money-profiles" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/our-work/value-for-money-inspections/value-for-money-profiles</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2019 13:16:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones