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748042

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of the Metropolitan Police to handle multiple large-scale terrorist attacks such as that at Borough Market simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The first phase of the armed uplift is complete, with an additional 41 Armed Response Vehicles and around 650 armed officers trained. The number of armed response vehicles has more than doubled in London and around a quarter of the national CTSFO capability will also be based in the capital.</p><p>The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including London. Police’s response to the Borough Markey attack was fast and effective, with at least six armed response vehicles arriving on scene within the first ten minutes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/07/2017 16:42:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748045

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of Greater Manchester Police to handle multiple large-scale terrorist attacks simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the UK’s preparedness for terrorist attack under constant review, and is delivering a £144 million programme to increase numbers of armed police officers in the UK. The first phase of the armed uplift is complete, with an additional 41 Armed Response Vehicles and around 650 armed officers. The next phase - an increase in Counter-Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers - is expected to complete in 2018, with a proportion to be based in Manchester.</p><p>The Home Office also trains and equips specialist fire and ambulance teams to manage casualties in higher risk environments. These capabilities are deployable to a terrorist incident occurring anywhere in the UK, including in Greater Manchester. The emergency services’ response to the recent terrorist attack in Manchester was fast and effective, with at least six armed response vehicles arriving at the incident within ten minutes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/07/2017 16:41:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748216

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Corrosive Substances: Sales
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 Answers to the hon. Member for East Ham of 23 March 2017 to Questions 68535 and 68460, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislation to (a) control the sale and purchase of products with high acidic content and (b) restrict by age of consumer the sale and purchase of such products.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	2974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office and the National Police Chiefs’ Council jointly hosted a meeting on 4 July with medical experts, police, retailers, and officials from a number of Government departments and agencies to share understanding about the nature of attacks and discussed action being taken by the respective agencies. We are currently considering with retailers what action can be taken to restrict access to the most harmful products used in acid and other corrosive substance attacks.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/07/2017 12:40:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

748217

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a report on the funding of extremist activities in the UK by foreign governments, entities or individuals.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	2977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined to cut off the funding which fuels the evils of extremism in the UK. In November 2015, the Government commissioned a review into the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK, including any overseas sources. The review reported to the Home Secretary and Prime Minister in 2016 and it has improved the Government’s understanding of the nature, scale and sources of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK.</p><p>The Government has updated Parliament on the review’s main findings on Wednesday 12 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/07/2017 12:27:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

748218

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken to process changes to passports for women holding dual nationality after those women have notified a name change after their marriage; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	2980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>No statistical information is available showing whether British citizens hold another citizenship. There is also no statistical information available to show the time taken to process applications for a change of name due to marriage.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 10:25:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

748220

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the 2017-18 Counter Terrorism Policing and Protective Security Grant budget has been allocated to (a) regional units and (b) national units.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	2787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the Hon Member for West Ham on the 27th June 2017, UIN 787.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/07/2017 15:22:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

748221

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the 2017-18 Counter Terrorism Policing and Protective Security Grant budget has been allocated to (a) North West CTU, (b) North East CTU, (c) SE CTU, (d) WM CTU, (e) London (SO15), (f) South West CTIU, (g) Wales CTIU, (h) Eastern CTIU, (i) East Midlands CTIU, (j) Scotland CTIU and (k) Northern Ireland CTIU.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	2788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the Hon Member for West Ham on the 27th June 2017, UIN 787.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/02/2018 11:16:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

748222

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for a visa through the fast track immigration service in the UK since 1 January 2017; and how many of those visa applications were granted on the same day that the application was made.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	2777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Purdah has delayed publication of data for 2017. A link to the most recent available data and that for Q4 of 2016 is therefore provided.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 13:12:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

748223

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether non-UK EU citizens living in the UK whose applications for settled status are refused will be required to leave the UK when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	2790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, sets out that obtaining settled status will be subject to meeting certain requirements. The eligibility criteria will be set out in UK law, and will include a requirement for the applicant to have been resident in the UK for a set length of time and an assessment of conduct and criminality, including not being considered a threat to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to apply rules to exclude those who are serious or persistent criminals and those whom we consider a threat to the UK. Those who are refused settled status, unless they are covered by any of the exemptions that the Government puts in place or have another basis to remain in the UK, will no longer have permission to remain in the UK after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 10:21:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

748224

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have contacted the Right to Rent check service in each month since that service has been in operation.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Landlords Checking Service started on 11<sup>th</sup> November 2014 as a pilot scheme covering the West Midlands. The scheme rolled out to the rest of England on 1<sup>st</sup> February 2016</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/07/2017 08:32:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz