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604106

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Social Media
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 is taking to ensure that social media activity by terrorist groups both within the UK and abroad is effectively monitored.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	48934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>This Government takes extremely seriously the threat from those that post online terrorist and extremist material.</p><p>In the UK, our dedicated police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) proactively identifies and refers online terrorist and extremist content to communication service providers for removal. Since its inception in February 2010, CTIRU has secured the removal of more than 220,000 pieces of terrorist-related content. Its work has a global impact as content is removed by industry from their social media platforms world-wide.</p><p>Internationally, the UK assisted in the establishment of the European Internet Referrals Unit (EUIRU) which replicates the UK model at European level and services all Member States. The Unit went live on 1 July 2015 and has focused on a broad range of non-English language content, including Arabic, French and German. Since its creation, the EUIRU has secured the removal of over 12,000 pieces of terrorist-related content.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2016 15:22:39 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

604107

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effect on access to justice and protection of human rights of civil legal aid reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	48967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 48968 49049 49060 question first answered 25/10/2016 15:16:33 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604108

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
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 ensure that local authorities are using the Community Trigger for reviewing reports of anti-social behaviour in a consistent way with respect to (a) the thresholds involved, (b) publicising the process and (c) publishing information on uses of the Community Trigger.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	48966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect or hold information on anti-social behaviour case reviews undertaken by local agencies using the Community Trigger process. The Government issued statutory guidance for frontline professionals in July 2014 on the use of powers to tackle anti-social behaviour introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</p><p>This included information on the Community Trigger, including setting an appropriate threshold, publishing the procedure to be followed when making an application, and relevant data relating to use of the Trigger. We are currently reviewing the statutory guidance and we will publish revised guidance in due course if changes are required.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 48965 49039 question first answered 02/11/2016 15:31:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

604109

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Amnesty International's report, Cuts that hurt, published on 10 October 2016, if she will review the effect of reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	48968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 48967 49049 49060 question first answered 25/10/2016 15:16:34 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604110

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will ensure better provision of public legal education to ensure people understand and can effectively claim their rights, and to provide parallel education to practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	48969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>As one of their regulatory objectives the legal services regulators have a duty to promote public understanding of citizens’ legal rights and duties. The regulators have established the Legal Choices website, which provides information to help with decisions on whether and how to seek legal advice and the available services the public might choose. There is also easy to understand information to help the public to be aware of their rights and the law on the ‘crime, justice and the law’ section of the GOV.UK website. Finally, independent advice is also provided at the Advicenow website, established by Law for Life, which provides information on rights and the law.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 25/10/2016 15:29:57 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604111

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces in Wales are required to contribute to the UK's Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	49027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy will be introduced on 6 April 2017. The levy will be paid by an employer, in any sector, with a pay bill more than £3 million each year. This includes police forces in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2016 16:24:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

604112

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, when setting up the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Government stipulated how many members of the counsel team supporting that inquiry were to practise family law.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	49001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was established under the Inquiries Act 2005. The appointment of counsel to the inquiry is a matter for the inquiry chair. The only requirement under the Inquiry Rules 2006 is that counsel appointed by the chair should be ‘qualified lawyers,’ which means they must be a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/10/2016 16:37:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

604113

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Complaints
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 increase public awareness of the Community Trigger for reviewing anti-social behaviour complaints.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	49039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect or hold information on anti-social behaviour case reviews undertaken by local agencies using the Community Trigger process. The Government issued statutory guidance for frontline professionals in July 2014 on the use of powers to tackle anti-social behaviour introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</p><p>This included information on the Community Trigger, including setting an appropriate threshold, publishing the procedure to be followed when making an application, and relevant data relating to use of the Trigger. We are currently reviewing the statutory guidance and we will publish revised guidance in due course if changes are required.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 48965 48966 question first answered 02/11/2016 15:31:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

604114

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: 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 discussions she has had with the hospitality sector on future entry requirements for EU nationals after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	48987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are published on the Cabinet Office website on a quarterly basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Cabinet Office website which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/12/2016 10:13:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

604115

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the French government on the deployment of armed police on ferries operating across the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	49046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Earlier this year officials met, and have since been working closely with, French counterparts to discuss the current trial deployments of French sea marshals.</p><p>Arrangements for maritime security, including on cross -channel ferries, are kept under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/10/2016 17:05:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond