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1345175

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yvonne Fletcher
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to review the evidence which has been withheld by the Government since 2015 on the grounds of national security in the investigation into the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984, to ascertain whether that evidence may now be released.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	29909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>In any case referred to the CPS by the police, a decision to prosecute is made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors, and a case must meet the evidential and public interest stages of the Full Code Test. Ultimately, the decision was taken that a prosecution could not proceed.</p><p>The Government is unable to confirm or deny the existence of any evidence being withheld on national security grounds.</p><p> </p><p>Although a prosecution is not currently possible, should new information come to light the police and CPS would look again at whether a prosecution could be brought. We are determined to bring perpetrators to justice wherever possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/07/2021 15:39:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1345177

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessments she has made of the level of monitoring and reporting by the Health and Safety Executive of cases of (a) disease, (b) death, (c) dangerous occurrences and (b) workplace outbreaks among Fire and Rescue Service employees.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	29776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Fire and rescue authorities, as employers are responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees. This includes compliance with any statutory requirements to report cases of disease, death, dangerous occurrences, and workplace outbreaks.</p><p>Since March 2020, fire and rescue employees across the country have volunteered to complete over 550,000 activities in support of the response to the Pandemic. Ministers receive regular updates on levels of COVID-19 related employee absence in fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/07/2021 15:42:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1345245

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
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 has taken to tackle the domestic operations of Hezbollah since its full proscription in February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>Hizballah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and membership is therefore a criminal offence. Since the extension of Hizballah’s proscription in 2019, the Government has also extended the UK’s domestic financial sanctions designation to cover the group in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations, or individuals who may be members or supporters of proscribed organisations, are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to comment or publish data on these matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences.</p><p>The Home and Foreign Secretaries routinely discuss global counter-terrorism matters, both bilaterally and at Cabinet during meetings of the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 29747 29748 29749 29750 question first answered 13/07/2021 16:47:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1345246

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
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 her Department has made of the number of UK citizens who are members of Hezbollah.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>Hizballah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and membership is therefore a criminal offence. Since the extension of Hizballah’s proscription in 2019, the Government has also extended the UK’s domestic financial sanctions designation to cover the group in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations, or individuals who may be members or supporters of proscribed organisations, are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to comment or publish data on these matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences.</p><p>The Home and Foreign Secretaries routinely discuss global counter-terrorism matters, both bilaterally and at Cabinet during meetings of the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 29746 29748 29749 29750 question first answered 13/07/2021 16:47:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1345247

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah: Islamic Resistance Support Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the relationship between Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance Support Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>Hizballah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and membership is therefore a criminal offence. Since the extension of Hizballah’s proscription in 2019, the Government has also extended the UK’s domestic financial sanctions designation to cover the group in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations, or individuals who may be members or supporters of proscribed organisations, are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to comment or publish data on these matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences.</p><p>The Home and Foreign Secretaries routinely discuss global counter-terrorism matters, both bilaterally and at Cabinet during meetings of the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 29746 29747 29749 29750 question first answered 13/07/2021 16:47:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1345248

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah: Finance
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 sources of financial assistance to Hezbollah in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>Hizballah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and membership is therefore a criminal offence. Since the extension of Hizballah’s proscription in 2019, the Government has also extended the UK’s domestic financial sanctions designation to cover the group in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations, or individuals who may be members or supporters of proscribed organisations, are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to comment or publish data on these matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences.</p><p>The Home and Foreign Secretaries routinely discuss global counter-terrorism matters, both bilaterally and at Cabinet during meetings of the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 29746 29747 29748 29750 question first answered 13/07/2021 16:47:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1345250

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah: Lebanon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on tackling Hezbollah activity in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>Hizballah is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK and membership is therefore a criminal offence. Since the extension of Hizballah’s proscription in 2019, the Government has also extended the UK’s domestic financial sanctions designation to cover the group in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations, or individuals who may be members or supporters of proscribed organisations, are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to comment or publish data on these matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences.</p><p>The Home and Foreign Secretaries routinely discuss global counter-terrorism matters, both bilaterally and at Cabinet during meetings of the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 29746 29747 29748 29749 question first answered 13/07/2021 16:47:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1345277

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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, what assessment she has made of the performance and reliability of the View and Prove service for the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	29830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>We have designed our digital services to be highly resilient, with rigorous testing to build assurance, and deployed them across multiple data centres. This ensures customer data is backed up across those data centres, meaning if one fails another will take over, maintaining continuity of service.</p><p>Our digital services and their constituent parts are proactively monitored for failures, which will highlight any potential problems to allow support teams to triage and resolve as quickly as possible.</p><p>Our dedicated Resolution Centre is able to assist users who are experiencing technical issues with their online immigration status, and where necessary, enable individuals’ status to be verified through alternative means.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2021 12:14:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1345292

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the relative safety of the use of (a) waking watch fire patrols and (b) professionally installed fire alarm systems in buildings with unsafe building materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29759 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345293

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulation is in place to oversee companies offering waking watch fire patrols in buildings with unsafe cladding materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood