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1271123

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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 10 December 2020 to Question 126060 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, how many additional Police Nationale and Gendarmerie land patrols will be deployed as part of the bilateral agreement agreed with France in November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	129025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>In November the UK and France agreed a package of funding to support a range of activity as part of ongoing efforts to address illegal migration. The funding agreed by the Home Secretary and Minister Darmanin will enable an uplift to the number of Gendarmes and Police Nationale deployed daily on French beaches, which will improve capability for monitoring the coastline and surrounding areas and preventing small boats Channel crossings. Due to operational sensitivities, we cannot outline the exact number of personnel deployed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/12/2020 15:31:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260200

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Immigration: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those prosecutions related to having control of a vessel on the sea.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced, including the offences charged by way of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>During the last 10 years, up to the end of March 2020, the number of offences charged by way of section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(2) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(A)(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(B)(1) }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately report whether any offences involved the use or control of a vessel at sea other than by manually examining case files at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers have not issued any guidance, advice or instructions to Crown Prosecution Service lawyers on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. However, the CPS has clear and published policy guidance on the prosecution of immigration offences, which reflects the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the CPS and Home Office Immigration Enforcement in 2016. This establishes the agreed approach and public interest factors which prosecutors must consider when reviewing immigration cases. No further recent guidance has been issued to Crown Prosecutors on section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Attorney General's Office nor the CPS have received representations from the Home Office on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. The joint approach between the CPS and Immigration Enforcement is to consider prosecution under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 for anyone who has been involved in organising and planning the offences.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 128183 128184 question first answered 15/12/2020 13:30:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260201

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Immigration: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she has issued guidance, advice and instructions to Crown prosecution lawyers on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced, including the offences charged by way of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>During the last 10 years, up to the end of March 2020, the number of offences charged by way of section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(2) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(A)(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(B)(1) }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately report whether any offences involved the use or control of a vessel at sea other than by manually examining case files at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers have not issued any guidance, advice or instructions to Crown Prosecution Service lawyers on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. However, the CPS has clear and published policy guidance on the prosecution of immigration offences, which reflects the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the CPS and Home Office Immigration Enforcement in 2016. This establishes the agreed approach and public interest factors which prosecutors must consider when reviewing immigration cases. No further recent guidance has been issued to Crown Prosecutors on section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Attorney General's Office nor the CPS have received representations from the Home Office on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. The joint approach between the CPS and Immigration Enforcement is to consider prosecution under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 for anyone who has been involved in organising and planning the offences.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 128182 128184 question first answered 15/12/2020 13:30:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260202

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Immigration: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what representations (a) her Department and (b) the CPS has received from the Home Office on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced, including the offences charged by way of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>During the last 10 years, up to the end of March 2020, the number of offences charged by way of section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(2) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(A)(1) }</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Act 1971 { 25(B)(1) }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately report whether any offences involved the use or control of a vessel at sea other than by manually examining case files at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Officers have not issued any guidance, advice or instructions to Crown Prosecution Service lawyers on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. However, the CPS has clear and published policy guidance on the prosecution of immigration offences, which reflects the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the CPS and Home Office Immigration Enforcement in 2016. This establishes the agreed approach and public interest factors which prosecutors must consider when reviewing immigration cases. No further recent guidance has been issued to Crown Prosecutors on section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Attorney General's Office nor the CPS have received representations from the Home Office on prosecutions under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last 18 months. The joint approach between the CPS and Immigration Enforcement is to consider prosecution under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 for anyone who has been involved in organising and planning the offences.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 128182 128183 question first answered 15/12/2020 13:30:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260221

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces of 9 December 2020, Official Report, column 872, what assessment he has made of the significance of gold mining to the financing of terrorist organisations in (a) Mali and (b) neighbouring countries; what discussions he has had with international counterparts on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made an assessment of the relationship between artisanal gold mining and the funding of Violent Extremist Organisations (VEOs). The level of funding for VEOs, originating from the sale of gold is assessed to be low, with ransom for kidnap activities and their illicit smuggling activities more of a concern. Nonetheless, part of the UN MINUSMA mission is to encourage better governance in Mali which would tackle the funnelling of funds to support VEOs. The UK will also seek to raise the issue with the Economic Community of West African States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/12/2020 07:47:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260400

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Asylum: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on clinically extremely vulnerable asylum seekers under his jurisdiction accessing covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) has advised that for Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine programme, the vaccine first be given to care home residents and staff and those over 80 years old, followed by health and social workers, then to the rest of the population in order of age and clinical risk factors.</p><p>Asylum seekers have the same access to the COVID-19 vaccine as the rest of the population. If they have not done so already, they should register with a general practice, and if they have health conditions that would make them clinically vulnerable or clinically extremely vulnerable then that should be recorded.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 17:02:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 69544 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1260402

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Coronavirus
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 asylum seekers can access covid-19 (a) home tests, (b) testing centres and (c) mobile testing facilities; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	128187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Like everyone else in the UK, asylum seekers are being asked to abide by the relevant Government guidance and adhere to national and local measures to help fight coronavirus.</p><p>Asylum seekers can access coronavirus testing services in the same way as the wider UK population. Our contracted accommodation and advice providers can offer support and signposting to local health and mobile testing services, and to the Government’s official website where orders for home tests can be placed if appropriate.</p><p>We remain in continued dialogue with national and local health leads in relation to rapid testing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/12/2020 09:45:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1258962

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on upholding the rule of law.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	909950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Naturally, the Government does not disclose the details of private conversations that are had amongst Cabinet colleagues, but there should be no doubt that the Government will continue to be very active in supporting the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/12/2020 16:46:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1258740

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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 publish a breakdown of how the £28.1 million committed to France as part of the bilateral agreement of 28 November 2020 to tackle migrant activity in the Channel will be spent; and to which French police forces funding will allocated.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	126060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to tackling illegal migration with France and this is a joint effort. The funding recently agreed for £28.1m supports a range of activity including continued deployment of French reservists from the Gendarmerie and Police Nationale, technical equipment to improve detections of crossings; suitable alternative accommodation for migrants away from the immediate port and beach areas; and border security infrastructure and capabilities at priority ports in France. We are not intending to publish detailed information on the package agreed with the French Government, as it relates to sensitive operational activity.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/12/2020 17:56:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1256261

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Somalia: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on (a) the security situation in Somalia and (b) reports of potential troop withdrawals in that country by Ethiopia and the US.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	121853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK regularly engages international partners on the security situation in Somalia, including the threat from Al Shabaab, the role of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somalia's ongoing needs for international support, as it takes greater control of its own security after 2021. UK efforts in November, for example, included a very active role in UN Security Council consultations, participation in an international conference on security support in Somalia and, with the UK as 'penholder', renewal of UN Somalia sanctions. I also recently discussed security in Somalia with Kenyan Ministers and the Somali Foreign Minister.</p><p>We are aware of reports about the withdrawal of some Ethiopian troops present in Somalia in a national capacity. We have not seen indications of Ethiopian proposals to withdraw from AMISOM. On 4 December the US announced the repositioning of US forces in Somalia, with some relocating to Djibouti or Kenya and others returning to the US. US officials have briefed UK counterparts on their decision, and been clear that this is a change in force posture and not a change in US policy on Somalia. We continue to work with international partners on our collective interests in building long-term security and stability in Somalia, and ensuring an effective international presence to support this.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/12/2020 17:49:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald