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749684

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in UK prisons were convicted of terrorism-related offences; and how many of those prisoners are scheduled for release in the next (a) six months, (b) year, (c) three years and (d) five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	3663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the attached table. The statistics relate to England and Wales only. Other jurisdictions are not the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:54:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 3663_final_with TACT.xls title Prison Poplation - Terrorism Related Offences
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

749222

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Community Organisers programme is still in place; if so, (1) to which Government department or agency it is accountable, and (2) in which places it is in operation; if not, when it was brought to a close and on what authority; and for each year in which it has operated, what was the cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Community Organisers programme contract ran from 2010 - 2015. A new Community Organisers Expansion Programme was launched in March 2017 and will run until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>1) The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) contracted the delivery of the Community Organisers Expansion Programme.</p><p>2) 20 Social Action Hubs will be appointed across England to train Community Organisers as part of the Expansion Programme. The first 10 hubs have been publicly announced (<a href="http://www.corganisers.org.uk/news/launch-2nd-round-funding" target="_blank">http://www.corganisers.org.uk/news/launch-2nd-round-funding</a>) and the second 10 will be announced later in 2017.</p><p>3) The Community Organisers programme costs for 2010 - 2015 are published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>. The Community Organisers Expansion programme costs for the financial year 2016/17 will be published by DCMS in mid July 2017 on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/07/2017 15:46:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

731378

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will allocate resources to ensure that van hire firms and the police are able to share intelligence and information in order to prevent terrorist attacks using hired vans as weapons.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Partners from across Government, the police and the security services are considering what more can be done to prevent terrorist attacks using vehicles, including the use of hire vehicles. This is wide ranging work and includes consideration as to whether and where increased sharing of data and more effective use of intelligence systems and processes may assist these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 28/06/2017 13:00:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

717271

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what definition of "terrorism" they use.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out at section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000. There are a range of criminal offences contained in the Terrorism Acts which may apply in cases where that definition is met. Section 30 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 also places a duty on judges, when sentencing for other specified offences, to consider whether there is a terrorist connection. Charging and prosecution decisions in individual cases are a matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6574 question first answered 19/04/2017 09:08:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

717272

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they assess the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre produces regular detailed assessments of the international terrorist threat to both the UK and its interests abroad, which inform the UK’s threat levels. Information on the UK’s threat levels is available online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government assesses the most significant risks facing the UK over the next five years, including terrorism, through the National Risk Assessment (NRA). The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, the public version of the NRA (copy attached), is available online and has been placed in the House of Lords Library. This in turn helps Government and emergency responders to prepare for and respond to potential incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In order to assess the risk of a terrorist attack, Government works with the intelligence community to gather information about the intent and capability of potential adversaries. Together with information about potential targets, this enables the Government to assess how plausible an attack might be and what effects it may have.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:43:30 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name 20150331_2015-NRR-WA_Final.pdf title National Risk Register
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

717273

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they distinguish between terrorism and other criminal acts.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out at section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000. There are a range of criminal offences contained in the Terrorism Acts which may apply in cases where that definition is met. Section 30 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 also places a duty on judges, when sentencing for other specified offences, to consider whether there is a terrorist connection. Charging and prosecution decisions in individual cases are a matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6572 question first answered 19/04/2017 09:08:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

678095

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
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 suspected terrorists do not enter the UK using counterfeit passports.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	61515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>All Border Force officers at passport control are trained in forgery detection. When a Border Force officer is not convinced that a document is genuine and in the possession of the rightful holder they will take the appropriate action. Between 2010 and September 2016 more than 116,000 people were refused entry to the UK, including those refused for travelling on invalid documentation.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force is committed to a programme of continuous improvement and is constantly reviewing the training, techniques and technology available to front line staff to ensure that officers have the skills and equipment to detect counterfeit documents.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/01/2017 14:38:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

677382

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to harmonise military and other efforts with the USA to achieve the President's aim to "unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth".
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May)'s visit to the United States of America (26-27 January) was an opportunity to discuss a range of shared priorities and challenges, including the fight against Daesh. We will continue to work closely with the USA as part of the Global Coalition against Daesh, where the UK plays a leading role through airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, training the Iraqi Security Forces, cutting off Daesh’s finances and countering their poisonous narrative.</p><p>We have an extremely strong defence relationship with the US and look forward to continuing to work together to ensure our security and prosperity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/02/2017 14:08:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

674854

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 59330, for what reasons her Department does not hold information on the number of persons examined under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 at individual UK airports; in what format data is supplied to her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	60520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office receives data on a quarterly basis from the National Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (NCTPHQ) on the number of examinations and subsequent detentions made in Great Britain under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000. The data received from NCTPHQ cover the total numbers for Great Britain as a whole, with data for individual ports and airports not provided. The data are then published in the quarterly “Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and Subsequent Legislation” publication.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2017 13:28:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

670841

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
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 been subject to questioning under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 at each UK Airport since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	59330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of persons examined under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 at individual UK airports. The total number of persons examined and detained under Schedule 7 at airports, seaports, and international railway stations are published by the Government on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/01/2017 17:39:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker