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792124

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to identify, and prosecute people who return to the UK from fighting for Daesh in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	901920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been consistently clear; everyone who returns from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq will be investigated by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences. Where there is a case to answer those individuals will be prosecuted.</p><p>We are working with our international partners, bilaterally and via the UN, to improve the sharing of information to ensure those responsible for crimes can be brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/11/2017 15:22:08 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

792125

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of recent cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	901924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The security of certain UK organisations, including the CNI, is of utmost importance. The Government is working with industry to provide advice and expertise on the management of their risk. Through the National Cyber Security Programme, we have invested through Lead Departments, the Intelligence Agencies and regulators to better understand cyber risk, share threat information, improve the security of the CNI and exercise together to be prepared for incidents. This will continue.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/11/2017 15:25:45 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

792126

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that businesses have access to temporary non-UK EU workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	901925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering options for our future immigration system very carefully. Our decisions will be based on evidence and engagement with stakeholders. After we leave the EU, we will want to control immigration from the EU whilst continuing to attract the brightest and best to work or study in Britain. We will ensure that businesses and communities have the opportunity to contribute their views before any final decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/11/2017 15:27:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

792127

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether her Department plans to review the effectiveness of the Prevent strategy.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	901926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. In June, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s commitment to review the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST), drawing on lessons learned from the recent attacks earlier this year. As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. The Prevent Strategy is being assessed as part of this review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2017 15:28:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

792128

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on placing vulnerable Syrian refugee families in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	901928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>It is important that we focus our support on the most vulnerable refugees in the region fleeing the atrocities in Syria, whatever their nationality. Latest statistics published on 24 August confirm that a total of 8,535 people have been resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme since it began, 4,369 of which arrived in 2016. We will continue to work closely with local authorities and devolved administrations to ensure we meet our commitment.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/11/2017 15:30:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

790156

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were charged with benefit fraud in each year from 2010 to date; and how many of those people served a custodial sentence as a result of that benefit fraud.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	113173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The Counter Fraud and Compliance Directorate (CFCD), part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the prevention, detection and where appropriate, investigation of Fraud and Error against all benefits administered by and on behalf of DWP.</p><p>DWP does not hold these data requested. However, Ministry of Justice has said The number of defendants proceeded against for benefit fraud offences and offenders sentenced to immediate custody for these offences in England and Wales 2010 – 2016 can be found by going to the ‘outcomes by offence’ tool at –</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614418/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-tool-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614418/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-tool-2016.xlsx</a></p><p>and selecting the following offences from the Offence filter:</p><ul><li>53.3 Benefit fraud offences - triable either way, and</li><li>151 Benefit fraud offences – summary.</li></ul> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/11/2017 10:26:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

790184

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question HL5729, if his Department will discuss with representatives of local highway authorities the Government's recommendation that those authorities consider scanning any deceased cats or dogs found on the highway for which they are responsible as a matter of standard practice.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	113225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has already highlighted to local highway authorities the importance of scanning deceased dogs and cats found on the highway as part of standard practice. This advice was included in a letter sent in March 2015 to highway authorities in England, outside London. It is the responsibility of each highway authority to determine whether to do so or not based on their own policies and procedures. However, the Department for Transport will look for opportunities to highlight the issue to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

790974

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
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 assess the potential merits of introducing minimum unit pricing on alcoholic drinks sold in England.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	113464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England's evidence review of the public health burden of alcohol and the cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies presents strong international evidence to show that price-based interventions can be effective in reducing levels of consumption and the harms associated with alcohol.</p><p>We have noted the ruling of the UK Supreme Court in favour of the Scottish Government. Minimum unit pricing will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/11/2017 10:25:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

791027

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many telephone calls the service Talk to FRANK received in the most recent year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	113466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>During the financial year April 2016 to March 2017 Talk to FRANK received 94,760 calls. It should be noted that the Talk to FRANK service offers a range of contact methods and its customer support team also answered 39,163 emails, texts and webchat messages. The FRANK website also received five million web visits in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>During the current financial year (April 2017 to March 2018) we are planning to spend £978,000 on the Talk to FRANK service.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Talk to FRANK service was established in 2003 (but excluding the period April 2010 to March 2013) £9,117,242 has been spent on the service (including the current year’s £978,000 budget).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 113472 question first answered 22/11/2017 07:44:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

791028

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent from the public purse on the drug information service FRANK in (a) the most recent year for which information is available and (b) total since FRANK was established.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	113472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>During the financial year April 2016 to March 2017 Talk to FRANK received 94,760 calls. It should be noted that the Talk to FRANK service offers a range of contact methods and its customer support team also answered 39,163 emails, texts and webchat messages. The FRANK website also received five million web visits in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>During the current financial year (April 2017 to March 2018) we are planning to spend £978,000 on the Talk to FRANK service.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Talk to FRANK service was established in 2003 (but excluding the period April 2010 to March 2013) £9,117,242 has been spent on the service (including the current year’s £978,000 budget).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 113466 question first answered 22/11/2017 07:44:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay