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483340

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to investigate further the allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham as covered by the Jay Report to establish more precisely the number of children involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL7264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Professor Alexis Jay’s report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham provided a terrible account of the appalling failures by the Council, the police and other agencies to protect vulnerable children. Following publication of the Jay report the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, David Crompton, asked the National Crime Agency (NCA) to carry out an independent investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham over the period covered by the Jay report (1997-2013). In response the NCA launched Operation Stovewood which has three priorities. They are to deliver a victim-focused investigation, to work to identify and bring all offenders to justice and, thirdly, to work with partners and help to build confidence in local agencies. Operation Stovewood is ongoing and has a number of designated suspects and hundreds more potential suspects still to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2016 16:11:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

476441

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of any political parties or foreign nationals using London for money laundering purposes, and if so, what actions they are taking against them.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL7021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK has a robust but proportionate anti-money laundering regime. The UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering was published on 15 October 2015. It identified the threats and vulnerabilities faced in this area, and an Action Plan will be published shortly, clearly setting out the steps that will be taken to address them.</p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in his Singapore speech on corruption last year that the Government is determined to make sure the UK does not become a safe haven for corrupt money. The Prime Minister's Anti-Corruption Summit in May will also consider what more the UK and our international partners can do to tackle flows of illicit finance at home and abroad.</p><p>Any investigation is an operational matter for the police and the prosecution authorities. The decision on whether to investigate a case, and then take forward a prosecution, will depend on the evidence available. The Home Office has not received representations from the Government of India in relation to allegations of money laundering offences by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7022 HL7023 HL7024 question first answered 21/03/2016 14:07:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

476443

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muttahida Quami Movement: Money Laundering
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 evidence found against MQM regarding allegations of money laundering, and of the comments made by senior members of that organisation in the media about those allegations.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL7022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK has a robust but proportionate anti-money laundering regime. The UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering was published on 15 October 2015. It identified the threats and vulnerabilities faced in this area, and an Action Plan will be published shortly, clearly setting out the steps that will be taken to address them.</p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in his Singapore speech on corruption last year that the Government is determined to make sure the UK does not become a safe haven for corrupt money. The Prime Minister's Anti-Corruption Summit in May will also consider what more the UK and our international partners can do to tackle flows of illicit finance at home and abroad.</p><p>Any investigation is an operational matter for the police and the prosecution authorities. The decision on whether to investigate a case, and then take forward a prosecution, will depend on the evidence available. The Home Office has not received representations from the Government of India in relation to allegations of money laundering offences by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7021 HL7023 HL7024 question first answered 21/03/2016 14:07:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

476444

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muttahida Quami Movement: Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of why the Metropolitan Police took over a year to investigate the case against MQM.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL7023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK has a robust but proportionate anti-money laundering regime. The UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering was published on 15 October 2015. It identified the threats and vulnerabilities faced in this area, and an Action Plan will be published shortly, clearly setting out the steps that will be taken to address them.</p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in his Singapore speech on corruption last year that the Government is determined to make sure the UK does not become a safe haven for corrupt money. The Prime Minister's Anti-Corruption Summit in May will also consider what more the UK and our international partners can do to tackle flows of illicit finance at home and abroad.</p><p>Any investigation is an operational matter for the police and the prosecution authorities. The decision on whether to investigate a case, and then take forward a prosecution, will depend on the evidence available. The Home Office has not received representations from the Government of India in relation to allegations of money laundering offences by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7021 HL7022 HL7024 question first answered 21/03/2016 14:07:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

476445

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muttahida Quami Movement: Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any representations from the government of India about not pursuing the money-laundering case against MQM.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL7024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK has a robust but proportionate anti-money laundering regime. The UK’s first National Risk Assessment of money laundering was published on 15 October 2015. It identified the threats and vulnerabilities faced in this area, and an Action Plan will be published shortly, clearly setting out the steps that will be taken to address them.</p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in his Singapore speech on corruption last year that the Government is determined to make sure the UK does not become a safe haven for corrupt money. The Prime Minister's Anti-Corruption Summit in May will also consider what more the UK and our international partners can do to tackle flows of illicit finance at home and abroad.</p><p>Any investigation is an operational matter for the police and the prosecution authorities. The decision on whether to investigate a case, and then take forward a prosecution, will depend on the evidence available. The Home Office has not received representations from the Government of India in relation to allegations of money laundering offences by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7021 HL7022 HL7023 question first answered 21/03/2016 14:07:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

476452

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that all those British persons identified as jihadists fighting in Iraq or Syria are dealt with in those countries and are not permitted to return to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL7031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Everyone who returns from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq should expect to be subject to review by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences abroad, and to ensure that they do not pose a threat to our national security.</p><p>British citizens and residents who commit offences abroad can be prosecuted under a wide range of terrorism and other criminal law offences including training for terrorism and murder. Decisions on charging are taken independently on a case-by-case basis by the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 introduced a power under which the Secretary of State may impose a temporary exclusion order (TEO) on a British citizen suspected of involvement in terrorism-related activity outside the UK. The TEO enables the Government temporarily to disrupt and control the individual’s return to the UK.</p><p>In addition, section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981, empowers the Secretary of State to make an order depriving any person of any form of British citizenship status, if this would not result in the person deprived of citizenship being left stateless. This power can be used in response to activities threatening national security, which includes acts of terrorism. Deprivation of British citizenship results in simultaneous loss of the right of abode in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2016 13:39:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

476453

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in considering the amount of police grant to allocate to each police force, what assessment they make of the case for urban forces, or those that do not regularly suffer snow, purchasing large four-wheel drives or SUVs.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL7032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Core central Government funding to police forces in England and Wales is allocated annually on the basis of the Police Allocation Formula. The formula incorporates a number of indicators linked to demand on the police and does not include consideration of police spending. Local spending decisions are for the relevant Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2016 13:36:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

476455

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any national assessment of the power, sizes and trims of vehicles that police forces want to buy in part, or entirely, using police grant.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL7033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Decisions about the number and types of vehicles required by police forces are matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners locally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2016 13:36:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

470615

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of asylum claims resolved after six months were found to be well-founded in the latest period for which the statistics are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lansley
uin	HL6961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>In 2015 there were a total of 10,199 asylum claims which were concluded six months or more after their initial application date. Of these, 4,620 claims were found to be entitled to a grant of asylum based on a well-founded fear of persecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2016 14:06:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley

470616

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to setting a limit to how long individuals can be held at immigration removal centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not believe that a time limit on immigration detention would be appropriate. Home Office published policy is centred on a presumption in favour of liberty. Depriving someone of their liberty is subject to careful consideration and scrutiny, with appropriate account taken of individual circumstances. The introduction of an arbitrary time limit could lead to the release of foreign criminals and illegal immigrants even when their removal is imminent. Home Office guidance is clear that detention must be used sparingly and for the shortest period reasonably necessary to achieve its purpose. Published statistics show that, in the year to December 2015, over 90 per cent of individuals leaving detention had been detained for no longer than four months.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/03/2016 13:43:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley