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1562802

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date	19/12/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to prevent people claiming asylum in the UK if they could have claimed asylum elsewhere.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	902858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Individuals should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p>Our policies reflect this, including the process whereby an asylum claim may be declared inadmissible to the UK asylum system if the claimant was previously present in, or has a connection to, a safe third country where it would have been reasonable to expect them to claim asylum.</p><p>The differentiation policy, which differentiates the entitlements afforded to refugees, is intended to dissuade migrants from making dangerous journeys to the UK and instead claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/12/2022 15:55:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1562803

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention
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 tackle street crime against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	902860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering our Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p><p>We have allocated £125 million across England and Wales through the Safer Streets Fund and the Safety of Women at Night Fund, including £550,000 investment into the constituency of My Right Honourable Friend, the Member for Chelmsford.</p><p>The Government is supporting my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells’s ‘Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Bill’, which would make public sexual harassment a specific offence.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 19/12/2022 16:00:47 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1562804

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
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 support victims of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	902862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.</p><p>We are working to improve the victim support system to ensure everyone receives the support and advice they need to feel safe again and to prevent revictimisation. Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key pillar of the Government’s forthcoming fraud strategy.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2022 16:02:25 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1562805

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to create the Protect Duty.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	902863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>I would like to pay tribute to those [Figen Murray and Brendan Cox, amongst others] who have campaigned for this legislation. The foundational aspects of the Protect Duty, now to be known as Martyn’s Law, were detailed this morning in Written Ministerial Statements issued in both Houses.</p><p>It will keep people safe, by introducing proportionate new security requirements to ensure preparedness for, and protection from terrorist attacks.</p><p>This Government will introduce these measures to the House as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 19/12/2022 16:05:58 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1562806

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Iran
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 level of threat posed by Iran to British nationals.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	902864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>On 16<sup>th</sup> November, the Director General of MI5 outlined that since January, there have been at least ten threats to kidnap or even kill UK-based individuals, and there have been threats from Iran arise since that speech.</p><p>Iran has established a pattern of this type of behaviour which is deplorable, yet sadly typical of the regime and its lack of respect for basic rights.</p><p>The Home Office works closely across Government to ensure all tools are utilised to protect individuals in the UK against any threats from the Iranian state.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2022 16:07:24 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1562807

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
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 support victims of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	902866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Secretary is clear that standards in the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade must improve.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services has found that both organisations are under-performing and placed them into the ‘engage’ process to ensure targeted support.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Mayor of London is responsible for setting priorities and holding Commissioners to account.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are working to improve the victim support system to ensure everyone receives the support and advice they need to feel safe again and to prevent revictimisation. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key pillar of the Government’s forthcoming fraud strategy.  </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2022 16:08:47 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2022 18:42:32 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 43167 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1552053

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of potential conflicts of interests related to alcoholic beverage company Diageo’s sponsorship of the new THINK! drink drive campaign.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	111538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>THINK! and Diageo have entered into a no-cost partnership to tackle drink driving over the festive period, following a successful partnership in winter 2021.</p><p> </p><p>THINK! assessed that there would be no conflict of interest in this partnership due to its no-cost and educational nature.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 111539 question first answered 19/12/2022 14:39:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1552061

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure there is no conflict of interest in the alcoholic beverage company Diageo’s sponsorship of the new THINK! drink drive campaign.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	111539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>THINK! and Diageo have entered into a no-cost partnership to tackle drink driving over the festive period, following a successful partnership in winter 2021.</p><p> </p><p>THINK! assessed that there would be no conflict of interest in this partnership due to its no-cost and educational nature.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 111538 question first answered 19/12/2022 14:39:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1552095

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking with Network Rail to reduce instances of overhead line issues on the East Coast Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	111546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that overhead line issues on the East Coast Main Line have a huge impact on passengers and freight operators. Network Rail has put in place a programme of work to replace overhead line components that have historically caused a high number of failures and are working with train operators to ensure their trains interact as sympathetically as possible with the infrastructure. Network Rail is also designing a series of specific upgrades for tunnels, where overhead line failures can be extremely disruptive, so that the infrastructure is as resilient as it possibly can be. Finally, Network Rail is working to improve the speed of its response when incidents do happen, making sure its teams get trains moving again as quickly as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/12/2022 16:41:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1552136

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit: Ilford North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve take-up of Pension Credit in Ilford North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	111660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates for Pension Credit take-up are only available at the Great Britain level. The latest statistics (2019/20) are in the publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK</a></p><p>Pension Credit provides vital financial support to pensioners on a low income. In Ilford North some 2,300 pensioners and 6,200 in the London Borough of Redbridge already receive Pension Credit, but we want all those who are eligible to claim it. That’s why the Department launched a £1.2m nationwide communications campaign in April to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up. The campaign included:</p><ul><li>promotion of Pension Credit on social media, via internet search engines and sponsored advertising on targeted websites that pensioners, their friends and family are likely to visit;</li><li>information screens in Post Offices and GP surgeries across Great Britain;</li><li>advertising in regional and national newspapers and on national and local broadcast radio;</li><li>advertising on the sides of buses, interior bus panels and digital street displays;</li><li>leaflets and posters in Jobcentres, as well as digital versions which could be used by stakeholders and partners across local communities;</li><li>engagement with Local Authorities nationwide through the Government Communication Service local network and promotional materials to enable them to support the campaign;</li><li>an updated digital toolkit with information and resources that any stakeholder can use to help promote Pension Credit; and</li><li>a second Pension Credit awareness media ‘day of action’ in June working in close collaboration with broadcasters, newspapers and other partners such as Age UK, Independent Age and the private sector to reach out to pensioners to promote Pension Credit through their channels.</li></ul><p> </p><p>This month we undertook a further burst of communications activity, including press and radio advertising and social media to highlight to pensioners that if they applied for Pension Credit by 18 December, it would not be too late to qualify for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – subject to Pension Credit backdating rules.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 December, around 40 MPs attended a Pension Credit event at Portcullis House which I hosted. I was pleased to hear about the work that a number of MPs are already doing to help their constituents make a claim and also that others pledged to help promote Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In the new year, DWP will write to over 11 million pensioners to notify them of the up-rating of their State Pensions. As last year, a leaflet accompanying the notification includes information promoting Pension Credit. This has been updated to include a more prominent ‘call to action’ using the Pension Credit campaign messaging to encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p><p> </p><p>Further spend of £1.8m has been approved for marketing activity until the end of this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 111661 111662 question first answered 19/12/2022 17:07:49 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting