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1011454

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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will lift the non-disclosure agreements that apply to the Border Delivery Group to enable that Group to update businesses on its contingency plans for after 29 March 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	193996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Border Delivery Group is actively seeking agreement for communication with stakeholders about border issues to be carried out without non-disclosure agreements as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/11/2018 17:22:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011490

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been made for universal credit hardship payments.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	194072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-05-24/147952/" target="_blank">147952</a> on 4 June.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/11/2018 18:41:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1011509

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution to legal limits in major cities.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	194156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to meet all current international air quality limits except for NO2. In July 2017 we published the NO2 Plan, backed by £3.5 billion funding, which sets out the steps we are taking to comply with NO2 limits as soon as possible. We are working intensively with local authorities, to identify measures to swiftly bring forward compliance, and support them with guidance and funding. This includes major cities outside London which are exceeding NO2 limits.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London has devolved responsibility for air quality in London and has received substantial grants through the TFL grant and other grants to support improvements to modes of transport to improve air quality.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2018 18:00:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1011525

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) information and (b) training has been given to immigration officials on their obligations under the Good Friday Agreement; and whether those staff have been made aware of the rights of residents of Northern Ireland to identify either as Irish or British or both without prejudice to their immigration status and that of their spouses and family members.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Guidance for immigration officials can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/topic/immigration-operational-guidance%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/topic/immigration-operational-guidance </a>and staff training is based around this guidance. The Home Office complies with its obligations under the Belfast Agreement and respects the rights of the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves as Irish or British or both as they may so choose</p><p>It would be inappropriate to comment further in relation to Mr De Souza as the case is subject to ongoing legal proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194009 question first answered 29/11/2018 18:23:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011527

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Jake DeSouza
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 amend his decision not to grant residency to the husband of Emma De Souza.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Guidance for immigration officials can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/topic/immigration-operational-guidance%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/topic/immigration-operational-guidance </a>and staff training is based around this guidance. The Home Office complies with its obligations under the Belfast Agreement and respects the rights of the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves as Irish or British or both as they may so choose</p><p>It would be inappropriate to comment further in relation to Mr De Souza as the case is subject to ongoing legal proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194008 question first answered 29/11/2018 18:23:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011530

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of drug testing at festivals, nightclubs and other large gatherings of young people on the health and safety of those people.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Drugs are controlled where there is scientific and medical evidence that they are harmful to health and society. The possession of any amount of a controlled drug is a criminal offence and the supply of a controlled drug is an even more serious offence. No illegal drug taking can be assumed to be safe and there is no safe way to take them.</p><p>The Government’s approach remains clear: we must prevent illicit drug use in our communities and help those dependent on drugs to recover while ensuring our drug laws are enforced. In relation to drug testing at events, chief constables are responsible for operational decisions in their local area and we are not standing in their way.</p><p>The National Policing Lead for Drugs provided updated advice in the summer to all Chief Constables to make them aware of matters that they should consider if working with event organisers who may wish to use drug testing services. He is currently considering this issue further in conjunction with forces.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 17:18:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011532

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to combat modern day slavery in agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>In the UK, the Gangmasters Labour and Abuse Authority (GLAA) licenses businesses which provide workers to the farming, food processing and shellfish gathering sectors to make sure they meet the employment standards required by law; and carries out inspections and enforcement activity.</p><p>The GLAA has been given police powers to investigate serious cases of labour market exploitation across the entire economy in England and Wales, and in 2016/17 the GLAA directly intervened on behalf of 4,691 workers to prevent them from exploitation. The GLAA also partner with businesses, such as Sainsbury’s, to deliver training sessions to their suppliers, so they can better identify and manage risks in their supply chains.</p><p>Through the Home Office’s Modern Slavery Innovation Fund, we are currently funding Stronger Together to deliver 34 workshops to over 560 workers and employers in South Africa’s fruit and wine industry, so that they are better equipped to identify and address modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 17:16:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011533

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from the public purse his Department has allocated to the National Crime Agency specialist unit for investigating child sexual abuse online in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>It has been the longstanding policy of successive Governments not to reveal specific details of the budgets or spending of the intelligence agencies.</p><p>However, a recent NCA and NPCC joint bid to the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) secured £2.2 million for an immediate uplift to work to tackle online child sexual exploitation. This will fund a significant expansion of the Joint Operations Team (JOT). Furthermore, in his speech at the NSPCC in September, the Home Secretary announced an extra £21m investment in law enforcement and intelligence agencies over the next 18 months to enable a focus on reducing the volume of offending and pursuing the most hardened and dangerous abusers, which also includes further funding for the JOT.</p><p>The JOT is a jointly managed National Crime Agency (NCA) and GCHQ capability, drawing on the experience and knowledge of the NCA and the high end capabilities and tradecraft of GCHQ to investigate and disrupt online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. <br>Working collaboratively provides a very powerful operating model. The JOT has supported the NCA in bringing offenders such as Dr Matthew Falder the university lecturer who committed 137 offences to justice. He was sentenced to 32 years imprisonment following their investigation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 17:14:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011539

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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 he has made of the adequacy of the EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>EU citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The EU Settlement Scheme enables them to do so, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement. The scheme provides a simple, streamlined process for resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain their new UK immigration status. The scheme is being implemented on a phased basis and will be fully open by 30 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/11/2018 18:25:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1011542

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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 steps his Department has taken to provide assurance to (a) users and (b) employers on the security of documents stored by cloud services for the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	194045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office takes the security of all of our data extremely seriously, including digitised evidence provided by EU Settlement Scheme users. There are processes in place in the Home Office for the capturing and mitigation of risks and vulnerabilities to ensure appropriate control of our services. I can confirm this is the case for the EU Settlement Scheme</p><p>All Home Office systems including EU Exit applications undergo rigorous cyber strengthening prior to launch. This includes an independent security testing to ensure they are resilient to external attack.</p><p>Our IT systems hosting platform include a number of mechanisms to detect and respond to malicious intrusions.</p><p>All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Our IT staff are security cleared and your data will only be accessed by those who have a valid business reason to access it. The Home Office regularly monitors the systems for abuse and misuse.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/11/2018 17:21:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott