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1156499

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to tackle recent increases in knife crime.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	900177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is taking action by recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers, by easing restrictions on the use of stop and search, and through supporting the police operational response through the £100 million Serious Violence Fund.</p><p>We are also investing in early intervention and, as announced in the Queen’s speech, we will legislate for a new serious violence duty.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2019 16:48:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1156500

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has for the UK’s future immigration system.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	900178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Our vision is for a truly global nation – where we welcome the brightest and best.</p><p>We have been clear that we will introduce an Australian style points-based system, where it is the skills, talent and contribution people bring to the UK that matters – not where they come from.</p><p>That is why we have commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee as the first step in creating our new and fair immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/10/2019 16:51:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1156501

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	900179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that no-one should be criminalised simply for sleeping rough.</p><p>In the Cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy published last year we committed to review the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>The review is consulting with stakeholders on all options including retention, repeal, replacement or amendment.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/10/2019 16:53:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1156502

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that police officers have adequate powers and protection.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	900182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring police have the powers they need to keep themselves and the public safe, that is why we have lifted restrictions on stop and search and committed £10m in ring-fenced funding for Taser.</p><p>We will also introduce a Police Protection Bill to give police the support and protection they need to do their jobs effectively and safely.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2019 16:55:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1156543

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1156558

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Armed Forces have, or are intended to have, any involvement in controlling the al-Omar oilfield in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains fully committed to the Global Coalition against Daesh and we must not lose sight of the threat that they still pose.</p><p>We are in close contact with the US and other allies regarding the next stage of the campaign against Daesh in Syria but we are clear that our key aim is to defeat this evil terrorist group.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/11/2019 09:29:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1156563

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated loss of revenue to HM Treasury as a result of the sale and distribution, within the UK, of laundered fuel, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL444 HL445 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156564

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fuel laundering plants have been discovered and decommissioned in (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) Great Britain, in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL445 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156565

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness and depth of co-operation with the authorities in the Republic of Ireland in their attempts to disrupt and prevent the illegal laundering and distribution of fuel.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL444 HL446 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1156566

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions have been brought against those charged with the illegal laundering, distribution and sale of fuel in the UK in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the difference between expected revenues and the tax that is actually paid in the annual publication, <em>Measuring Tax Gaps.</em> These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud, for example laundering.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has estimated the total oils (fuel duty) tax gap (including VAT) as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£200 million in 2017-18</li><li>£200 million in 2016-17</li></ul><p> </p><p>The estimate for 2015-16 was calculated using a different methodology and therefore cannot be compared to the estimates for subsequent years. The oils tax gap for 2015-16 was estimated to be less than £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of laundering plants detected by HMRC in NI &amp; GB in each of the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>LAUNDERING PLANT DETECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The routine sharing of information to identify trends and emerging threats developed over many years through the Cross Border Fuel Fraud Group has continued and further built upon by the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force introduced as part of the Stormont House (Fresh Start) Agreement. HMRC and the Revenue Commissioners together with other partner agencies are represented at both the regular Strategic and Operational meetings and this continued collaboration has been key to successfully identifying and interdicting fuel related fraud in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of convictions secured for oils related criminality in the UK in each of last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL443 HL444 HL445 question first answered 31/10/2019 16:24:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey