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1720002

registered interest
date	22/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the proposed new police powers concerning protests (1) maintain public order and, (2) protect the right to peaceful protest; and what steps they are taking to address concerns of potential misuse of those new powers against specific groups or causes.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Due to the announcement of a general election by the Prime Minister on 22<sup>nd</sup> May 2024 and the prospective dissolution of Parliament, the Criminal Justice Bill will not be progressed in this Parliamentary session.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:21:21 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1719746

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Lord Walney
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 Point of Order by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 21 May 2024 and the report entitled Protecting our Democracy from Coercion, HC 775, published on 21 May 2024, if he will amend page 1 of that report to include the registered interests of the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	27326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Lord Walney is the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption.</p><p>Lord Walney’s report, published on 21 May and entitled Protecting our Democracy from Coercion, is an independent report. Therefore, the Home Secretary is not able to make any amends to it.</p><p>It would be for Lord Walney as the report’s author to consider any necessary alterations.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/05/2024 13:53:44 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1719871

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
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 impact of gambling-related (a) fraud and (b) other acquisitive crimes on the finances of the victims of those crimes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	27553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office do not make assessments specifically on the impact of gambling-related (a) fraud and (b) other acquisitive crimes on the finances of the victims of those crimes.</p><p>The Treasury and Home Office hold joint responsibility for publishing a periodic National Risk Assessment which sets out the money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the UK. This includes an assessment of the Gambling sector. The latest risk assessment was published in 2020 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-2020" target="_blank">National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Gambling Commission also conduct money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments on the British gambling industry. The latest risk assessment can be found here: The 2023 money laundering and terrorist financing risks within the British gambling industry - <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/strategy/national-strategic-assessment-2020/executive-summary" target="_blank">National Strategic Assessment 2020 - Executive summary (gamblingcommission.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/05/2024 16:04:01 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1719872

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the amount of money that was returned to victims of gambling-related crimes (a) by the gambling industry, (b) through a proceeding under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and (c) by any other means in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	27554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p><em>The Home Office does not hold the information that you have requested on (a) compensation activity by the gambling industry (b) the value of assets recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) from offenders who committed gambling related crimes or (c) amount of money returned to victims of gambling related crimes by other means. </em></p><p><em>The Home Office holds information on the value of assets recovered under POCA 2002 from offenders who committed other types of offences including fraud and money laundering. This data is included in the Asset Recovery Statistical Bulletin which is published every year. The latest release was in September 2023, covering the period between financial year 2017 to 2018 and 2022 to 2023.</em></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/05/2024 13:57:15 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1719901

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers entered Northern Ireland from Great Britain in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, (3) 2022, (4) 2023, and (5) 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on the number of asylum seekers that have entered Northern Ireland from Great Britain.</p><p>The Home Office does publish data on asylum seekers in receipt of support as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ on gov.uk. As at 31 December 2023, there were 2,839 people in receipt of asylum support in Northern Ireland. Please note that asylum seekers are accommodated in Northern Ireland only if they apply for asylum there.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:31:45 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1719907

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are considering implementing to (1) monitor, and (2) evaluate the progress of the post-Brexit border strategy, and what steps they are taking to share new information with affected companies and organisations across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Progress against delivery of the 2025 UK Border Strategy can be seen through publication and subsequent implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). This has enabled us to bring together policy and process improvements through better use of technology and data, most notably with the development of a Single Trade Window.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to explore innovation at the border through our Ecosystem of Trust Pilots. The BTOM also outlines our plans for improving border processes for exporters. The Government will continue to monitor progress on specific BTOM policies in line with Magenta Book guidance on evaluation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government worked extensively with traders to ensure current and future changes at the border are clear and that they have ample time to prepare. Engagement with businesses has been extensive, including: 10,000 participants registering for Government-led events before final BTOM publication; regular contact with around 30,000 importers to provide up-to-date information; the delivery of over 50 webinars to thousands of businesses; engagement with major supermarkets and their suppliers to provide training, and communication to 150k businesses in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:47:59 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1719910

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they propose to meet the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners collectively to outline their policies for reducing crime and making communities safer; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Policing Minister attended the most recent Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) General Meeting on Thursday 23 May. The Minister congratulated PCCs on their recent election, thanked them for their support with the Government’s priorities and highlighted recent successes.</p><p>The Home Secretary also delivered a pre-recorded video message, following the Minister’s speech, reinforcing the Government’s support for PCCs and setting out priorities on policing and crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:11:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1719911

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs' Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times they have had pre-arranged meetings with (1) the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) the chair of the National Police Chiefs Council, since 1 May 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and senior officials have regular bilateral meetings with the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).</p><p>Since May 2022, the Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC six times, and on two of those occasions the Policing Minister also joined. The Policing Minister has separately held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC five times since May 2022. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety Group have met with the Chair of the APCC a combined total of seven times since May 2022.</p><p>Government records for pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC since May 2022 are incomplete. The Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC four times since April 2023. The Policing Minister has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC eight times since January 2023. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety have met with the Chair of the NPCC a combined total of twenty-six times since May 2022.</p><p>Alongside engagement through bilateral meetings, both the Chair of the APCC and Chair of the NPCC sit on the National Policing Board (NPB), the Home Office’s most senior policing board. The NPB meets quarterly and is chaired by the Home Secretary, with Home Office Ministers attending where relevant. The NPB has met 7 times since May 2022. The terms of reference and minutes are published online on Gov.uk, with minutes from the most recent meeting in April due to be published shortly.</p><p>In the 2023/24 financial year, the APCC were provided with a £1m grant, and a further £1m has been provided in the 2024/25 financial year, to give them additional capacity to help strengthen the PCC role and tackle key challenges across the criminal justice sector.</p><p>Between financial year 2020/21 and 2023/24 the NPCC have received a total of £10,113,939 from the Home Office as part of the NPCC Operating Model programme, which exists to deliver a stronger central strategic coordination for policing via a NPCC Strategic Hub. Separately to that, the NPCC receive a range of other funding from the Home Office for specific programmes or areas of work that are considered on a case-by-case basis</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4834 question first answered 23/05/2024 15:28:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1719912

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs' Council: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided directly to (1) the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) the National Police Chiefs Council, since 1 May 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and senior officials have regular bilateral meetings with the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).</p><p>Since May 2022, the Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC six times, and on two of those occasions the Policing Minister also joined. The Policing Minister has separately held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC five times since May 2022. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety Group have met with the Chair of the APCC a combined total of seven times since May 2022.</p><p>Government records for pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC since May 2022 are incomplete. The Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC four times since April 2023. The Policing Minister has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC eight times since January 2023. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety have met with the Chair of the NPCC a combined total of twenty-six times since May 2022.</p><p>Alongside engagement through bilateral meetings, both the Chair of the APCC and Chair of the NPCC sit on the National Policing Board (NPB), the Home Office’s most senior policing board. The NPB meets quarterly and is chaired by the Home Secretary, with Home Office Ministers attending where relevant. The NPB has met 7 times since May 2022. The terms of reference and minutes are published online on Gov.uk, with minutes from the most recent meeting in April due to be published shortly.</p><p>In the 2023/24 financial year, the APCC were provided with a £1m grant, and a further £1m has been provided in the 2024/25 financial year, to give them additional capacity to help strengthen the PCC role and tackle key challenges across the criminal justice sector.</p><p>Between financial year 2020/21 and 2023/24 the NPCC have received a total of £10,113,939 from the Home Office as part of the NPCC Operating Model programme, which exists to deliver a stronger central strategic coordination for policing via a NPCC Strategic Hub. Separately to that, the NPCC receive a range of other funding from the Home Office for specific programmes or areas of work that are considered on a case-by-case basis</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4833 question first answered 23/05/2024 15:28:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1719915

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that immigration rules will apply equally across the whole of the UK and that there will be no internal UK immigration borders.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Immigration is a reserved matter and the Government has consistently applied immigration law on a UK-wide basis.</p><p>Tackling illegal migration is a top priority for the Government and preparatory work continues to enable flights to Rwanda to begin in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:26:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme