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1717185

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the the potential merits of updating the Licensing Act 2003 to regulate online alcohol delivery services.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	25653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the way in which people purchase alcohol has changed in recent years, with sales increasingly being made online.</p><p>Accordingly, we recently ran a consultation that closed on 30 March this year that requested views on whether the Licensing Act 2003 should be amended to include a requirement for age verification to occur when alcohol purchased remotely is delivered. We also asked for views on whether the Act should be amended to specify that it is an offence to deliver alcohol to someone who is already intoxicated.</p><p>We are currently analysing the responses to this consultation and will publish a response in due course.</p><p>Home Office officials meet regularly with Alcohol Change UK to discuss the licensing framework in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 25654 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:36:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1717186

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with Alcohol Change UK on their research entitled The need for responsible alcohol delivery, published on 8 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	25654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the way in which people purchase alcohol has changed in recent years, with sales increasingly being made online.</p><p>Accordingly, we recently ran a consultation that closed on 30 March this year that requested views on whether the Licensing Act 2003 should be amended to include a requirement for age verification to occur when alcohol purchased remotely is delivered. We also asked for views on whether the Act should be amended to specify that it is an offence to deliver alcohol to someone who is already intoxicated.</p><p>We are currently analysing the responses to this consultation and will publish a response in due course.</p><p>Home Office officials meet regularly with Alcohol Change UK to discuss the licensing framework in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 25653 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:36:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1716990

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals deemed eligible for removal to Rwanda that (a) have (i) partners and (ii) spouses and (b) are a dependent of an individual who has been granted (A) asylum and (B) other leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to start giving out numbers. This is operationally sensitive information.</p><p>Everyone considered for relocation will be screened and have access to legal advice. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis, and nobody will be relocated if it is unsafe or inappropriate for them.</p><p>For those with family links in the UK, who want to be considered for entry to the UK, they should seek to do so via legal and safe routes. Nobody should put their lives into the hands of criminal people smuggling gangs by making dangerous and irregular journeys.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 14:25:32 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1716562

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the commencement of detention operations undertaken by his Department following the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 on levels of contact with people whose asylum claims have been deemed inadmissible.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	25398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely monitors levels of compliance for individuals who are required to report as a condition of their bail. We have a range of interventions available to us to maintain contact, including face to face reporting, contact by telephone, digital reporting and notifications from the accommodation providers where they reside.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 15:31:42 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1716563

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of detaining asylum seekers that have experienced torture on their mental health.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	25399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office takes the welfare and safety of people in its care very seriously and we are committed to ensuring the proper protection and treatment of vulnerable people in detention.</p><p>The Home Office recognises that some groups of people can be at particular risk of harm in immigration detention. This is the basis of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy. In accordance with the policy, people considered to be vulnerable, including those suffering from serious mental health conditions and victims of torture, are detained only when the risk factors in their case are outweighed by the immigration considerations.</p><p>People entering detention have a medical screening undertaken by a nurse within two hours of their arrival at an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) which seeks to identify any immediate or long-term healthcare risks. Subject to them providing consent, everyone detained in an IRC is also given an appointment with a doctor for a physical and mental examination which takes place within 24 hours of their arrival at the IRC.</p><p>Everyone in detention also has access to a complete range of medical care throughout their period in an IRC including primary care, dentistry, substance misuse treatment services, mental health care and welfare services. Depending on the outcomes of the reception screening and the doctor’s appointment, clinical pathways into other healthcare services such as mental health or welfare services may be initiated.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 14:38:49 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1716222

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Detainees
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 the Government Response to the recommendation in paragraph 47 of the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to the United Kingdom from 27 March to 6 April 2023 (CPT/Inf (2024) 09) that a healthcare professional be present during all Assessment, Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) interviews in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs), if he will take steps to address resourcing constraints of healthcare staff in order to meet the needs of mentally vulnerable people in detention.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	25081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Healthcare services in immigration detention facilities in England are commissioned by NHS England. We take our responsibility towards detained individuals seriously and work closely with NHS England to ensure the health and safety of people we detain is safeguarded.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare staff attend Assessment, Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) reviews where possible, and particularly if there are health concerns with the individual in question or a specific request for healthcare attendance has been made. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recording-attempted-self-harm-in-detention-centres" target="_blank">DSO 01/2022 Assessment care in detention and teamwork</a> provides guidance on the care and management of individuals under the ACDT process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 14:40:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1716241

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Captogan has been found in the UK; and whether his Department is taking steps to prevent it becoming available.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	25086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs strategy, to cut crime and save lives<em>. </em>As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end, This includes restricting upstream flow, securing the UK border, and ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing threats.</p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly assess the threat posed to the UK by the trafficking of illicit drugs. At this time, we are not aware of any captagon on UK streets and to date, no instances of captagon being seized at a UK border have been recorded; however, shipments have been seized in Europe.</p><p>As such, the UK will continue to seek coordinated global action to address the effects of the captagon trade, in close cooperation with our regional partners.</p><p>Beyond this, the UK Government and its law enforcement partners are leveraging our extensive international networks to maximise cooperation with other governments to tackle drug trafficking upstream. This includes identifying and disrupting organised crime groups aiming to exploit the UK, and seizing drugs before and during their journey to the UK.</p><p>Additionally, we are also funding Border Force and the NCA to develop and deliver innovative intelligence-led approaches to securing our border which keeps pace with changes to routes and methods used by criminals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/05/2024 16:38:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1714602

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: General Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the personal and cyber security of high-profile individuals involved in politics, such as parliamentarians, ahead of the upcoming general election campaign.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL4151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The safety of our elected representatives is essential to the security of our country. Protecting our democratic values and processes is one of the most important duties of government. That is why the Government will take every possible step to safeguard the people, processes, and institutions upon which our democracy relies.</p><p> </p><p>On 28th February the Prime Minister announced the Government was investing an additional £31 million in funding to protect the democratic process and our elected representatives. The funding is being used to strengthen protective security measures for MPs and locally elected representatives over the next year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the funding we are enhancing police capabilities, increasing private sector security provision for those facing a higher risk, and expanding cyber security advice to elected representatives. The investment also enables the expansion of the Operation BRIDGER network, so that every elected representative and candidate is given a dedicated, named police contact to liaise with on security matters, where needed. Through this network all candidates will have access to security briefings in the run up to the General Election.</p><p> </p><p>The funding is accompanied by a new Defending Democracy Policing Protocol, agreed with police to enhance the safety of elected representatives, and protect the UK’s democratic process from disruption. Further information about the Protocol is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Defending Democracy Taskforce has supported the Westminster Parliamentary authorities and the National Cyber Security Centre to develop and roll out an enhanced cyber security offer for Parliamentarians and their teams to better protect them against cyber-attacks and foreign interference. As part of the £31 million uplift, the Taskforce is now seeking to extend this offer to other elected officials including the Devolved Authorities and is working closely with staff from the Devolved Authorities to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 15/05/2024 15:48:40 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell