Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damian Hinds and Dan Jarvis

Monday 24th February 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis]

My hon. Friend raises an important issue, not least that the vast majority of scams are perpetrated by criminal gangs based overseas. We need the support of overseas Governments and agencies and the co-operation of tech firms to prevent fraud from taking place on their platforms. My noble Friend Lord Hanson will be meeting tech firms next month to confirm what action is being taken. Working across Government, including with partners in DSIT and others, we will not hesitate to take further action where necessary.

[Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)]

It was disappointing to see in the January figures that fraud has risen again after it had been coming down, but I commend the Government for proceeding with the Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024 to slow down payments where there is a reasonable suspicion of fraudulent activity. What effect does the Minister believe that change will make?

[Dan Jarvis]

The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. He is right that the latest statistics show that there were 3.9 million incidents in the year ending September 2024—that is one in 15 people becoming a victim—which demonstrates the urgent need for action. The Government are taking action: the Home Secretary, the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology recently wrote to tech and telecoms companies, urging them to go faster and further on fraud, and we expect them to do so.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damian Hinds and Dan Jarvis

Tuesday 16th May 2023 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

I certainly appreciate the link that my hon. Friend mentions. The MOJ has worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office on the antisocial behaviour plan, which includes funding to use out-of-court disposal conditions in 10 police and crime commissioner areas to deliver immediate justice. The probation service will pilot new rapid deployment teams of offenders serving community sentences to clean up and repair more serious incidences of antisocial behaviour as quickly as possible.

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

18. What steps he is taking to protect children in the family courts.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damian Hinds and Dan Jarvis

Monday 9th October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

Are levels of child poverty falling or rising?

[Damian Hinds]

When one compares rates of poverty with those before the change of Government in 2010, we see that none of the four main measures has worsened and, in fact, three have improved.