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65913

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cyber-attacks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the preparedness of the police to respond to a cyber-attack.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	904651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of cyber attack seriously. Last year we created the National Cyber Crime Unit in the National Crime Agency, to lead the national response to cyber crime. We are also investing in the cyber teams in Regional Organised Crime Units, and training police officers in local forces, to ensure we are fully equipped to tackle cyber attacks at every level. And we are strengthening the Computer Misuse Act to ensure that the punishments available to prosecute cyber criminals fit the crime.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 15:59:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

100458

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the change in the number of front-line police jobs in Wales since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	211550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Table 1 contains statistics on the number of operational frontline police officers, police staff and police community support officers in Wales as at 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2014, as well as the change between the periods.<br><br>Table 2 shows that over the same period, police recorded crime (excluding fraud) has fallen by 21% in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/10/2014 11:14:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name tables for PQ211550.xlsx title Tables 1 & Table 2 - Frontline police jobs
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

156347

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by her Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	214988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Contingent labour contracts are awarded against tendered fixed day rates. Consultancy contracts are awarded either at fixed day rates by consultant grade or by maximum or capped prices for delivery of a package of work and are not normally subject to change. Such contracts may be extended or varied by means of contract change variations from time to time where contract terms allow and a business need exists which would result in a change to the overall value of the contracted services as a consequence of that change.<br><br>To provide information on every contract awarded since May 2010 would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/11/2014 14:25:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

176147

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Homophobia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect LGBT people from homophobic attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	222288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We deplore all attacks motivated by religion, race or sexuality. Everyone should be able to live their lives free from fear of targeted hostility, harassment or violence <br>on the grounds of a particular characteristic.<br><br>The Government’s action plan on hate crime brings together the activities of government departments that work with local agencies, voluntary organisations and an independent advisory group to meet three main objectives to challenge <br>attitudes and behaviours, increase the reporting of hate crime, and improve the operational response to it.<br><br>Our work includes encouraging anyone who is a victim of a hate crime or subject to religion or race-related abuse or attack to have the confidence to report it to the police so that the offenders can be dealt with appropriately. As part of <br>this, we issued guidance in 2014 to police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on dealing with hate crimes. This which includes advice on responding to incidents and how to monitor and deal with community tensions. <br><br>We have also worked with organisations, including Show Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people, to prevent hate crime from happening in the first <br>place.<br><br>A progress report was published in May 2014 and provides an overview of our achievements, which include working with football authorities to help drive racism and homophobia out of football, worked with organisations such as Show <br>Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people and supported the work of Tell MAMA to address anti-Muslim hatred. We have also seen the first <br>conviction(s) for offences of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 (as amended). The progress report also includes case study examples which demonstrate how <br>work is being carried out locally. The report is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 222289 222290 question first answered 02/02/2015 16:14:54 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

176148

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisemitism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British Jews from anti-semitic attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	222289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We deplore all attacks motivated by religion, race or sexuality. Everyone should be able to live their lives free from fear of targeted hostility, harassment or violence <br>on the grounds of a particular characteristic.<br><br>The Government’s action plan on hate crime brings together the activities of government departments that work with local agencies, voluntary organisations and an independent advisory group to meet three main objectives to challenge <br>attitudes and behaviours, increase the reporting of hate crime, and improve the operational response to it.<br><br>Our work includes encouraging anyone who is a victim of a hate crime or subject to religion or race-related abuse or attack to have the confidence to report it to the police so that the offenders can be dealt with appropriately. As part of <br>this, we issued guidance in 2014 to police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on dealing with hate crimes. This which includes advice on responding to incidents and how to monitor and deal with community tensions. <br><br>We have also worked with organisations, including Show Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people, to prevent hate crime from happening in the first <br>place.<br><br>A progress report was published in May 2014 and provides an overview of our achievements, which include working with football authorities to help drive racism and homophobia out of football, worked with organisations such as Show <br>Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people and supported the work of Tell MAMA to address anti-Muslim hatred. We have also seen the first <br>conviction(s) for offences of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 (as amended). The progress report also includes case study examples which demonstrate how <br>work is being carried out locally. The report is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 222288 222290 question first answered 02/02/2015 16:14:54 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

176149

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Islamophobia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British Muslims from Islamaphobic attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	222290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We deplore all attacks motivated by religion, race or sexuality. Everyone should be able to live their lives free from fear of targeted hostility, harassment or violence <br>on the grounds of a particular characteristic.<br><br>The Government’s action plan on hate crime brings together the activities of government departments that work with local agencies, voluntary organisations and an independent advisory group to meet three main objectives to challenge <br>attitudes and behaviours, increase the reporting of hate crime, and improve the operational response to it.<br><br>Our work includes encouraging anyone who is a victim of a hate crime or subject to religion or race-related abuse or attack to have the confidence to report it to the police so that the offenders can be dealt with appropriately. As part of <br>this, we issued guidance in 2014 to police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on dealing with hate crimes. This which includes advice on responding to incidents and how to monitor and deal with community tensions. <br><br>We have also worked with organisations, including Show Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people, to prevent hate crime from happening in the first <br>place.<br><br>A progress report was published in May 2014 and provides an overview of our achievements, which include working with football authorities to help drive racism and homophobia out of football, worked with organisations such as Show <br>Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people and supported the work of Tell MAMA to address anti-Muslim hatred. We have also seen the first <br>conviction(s) for offences of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 (as amended). The progress report also includes case study examples which demonstrate how <br>work is being carried out locally. The report is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 222288 222289 question first answered 02/02/2015 16:14:54 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

433532

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Mobile Radios
	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 revise the bidding procurement process for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme in order to increase the number of bidders for the provision of mobile services.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	18303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) Mobile Services procurement attracted all national mobile network operators and on 13 November announced its intention to award a contract to EE. Subject to an application decision in the High Court on 8-9 December to lift the automatic suspension, following a challenge by one of the down-selected bidders, EE will be awarded the contract for Mobile Services.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/12/2015 17:45:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

433524

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which parliamentary constituencies do not fall entirely within the 90 per cent coverage of the 4G replacement system being considered as sole bidder for Emergency Services as part of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	18304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) will provide geographic coverage to 97% of the country (including the 90% required by the Regulator) by requiring the Mobile Services supplier to infill commercial coverage area and extend their network over sites provided by ESMCP’s Extended Area Services (EAS) project.</p><p>Listed below are the Parliamentary Constituencies that do not fall entirely within the 90% coverage (as required by the Regulator), and those that do not fall entirely within the 97% coverage (with a further 7% provided by ESN) are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary </strong><strong>Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not met</strong> <strong>90%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not met 97%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberavon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberconwy Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arfon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barrow and Furness Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon and Radnorshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater and West Somerset Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Devon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd South Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd West Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Copeland Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hexham Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Peak Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster and Fleetwood Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montgomeryshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Devon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ochil and South Perthshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith and The Border Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and North Perthshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ribble Valley Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond (Yorks) Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scarborough and Whitby Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skipton and Ripon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Wiltshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thirsk and Malton Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westmorland and Lonsdale Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dwyfor Meirionnydd Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torridge and West Devon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Cornwall Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwick-upon-Tweed Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Cornwall Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Devon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ross, Skye and Lochaber Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Na h-Eileanan an Iar Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire and Arran Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries and Galloway Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preseli Pembrokeshire Co Const</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/12/2015 17:07:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

626051

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Prevent Strategy in countering radicalisation.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	51248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Prevent is a key part of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST). Prevent safeguards and supports individuals who are vulnerable to exploitation for radical purposes. Prevent is working. It is has made a significant impact in preventing people being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>Working with industry and the police we have secured the removal of 220,000 pieces of terrorist material since February 2010. Since 2012, over 1000 people have received support through our Channel programme which safeguards those most at risk of radicalisation. More than 150 attempted journeys to the Syria/Iraq conflict area were disrupted in 2015. This includes action by the family courts. The courts have protected 50 children (from around 20 families) from being taken to the conflict area in 2015. To build resilience in communities against radicalisation in 2015/16, we have delivered 142 projects reaching over 42,000 participants.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/11/2016 17:04:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

626050

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the list of vulnerabilities and warning signs tutors are advised to look out for as part of Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent training.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	51247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent training provides attendees with case studies to help build an understanding of how to recognise potentially vulnerable individuals who may be at risk of radicalisation, and how to share concerns so that the right support can be offered when it is required. All the case studies used in the training are based on real-life accounts. Feedback from attendees of WRAP training is consistently positive, and the content of the product is frequently revised and updated.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/12/2016 18:56:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans