Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of anti-money laundering provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the 2002 Act on small businesses.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The UK is internationally recognised as having some of the strongest controls and legislation worldwide when it comes to tackling money laundering and bringing to justice those who seek to use or hide the proceeds of crime. There has been no recent assessment of the effectiveness of anti-money laundering provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. In 2017, the Regulatory Policy Committee, which considers the impact of legislation on business, rated the Criminal Finances Bill as ‘fit for purpose’. They agreed that the Bill would “involve no significant burden on small businesses”. The Criminal Finances Act amended the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and gained Royal Assent in 2017.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet the hon. Member for North Cornwall and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to discuss the future allocation of funding for summer street marshalling schemes similar to that which was in place in Bude during summer 2020.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Devon and Cornwall Police will receive total funding of up to £338.4 million in 2020-21, an increase of up to £23.2 million compared to 2019-20.
Decisions on how to use this funding, including the scheme referenced here, are taken locally. I am in regular contact with all PCCs, and look forward to future discussions with the Hon Member and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to licensing rules on alcohol free zones.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The provisions in the Business and Planning Bill currently progressing through Parliament include measures which will make it easier for licensed premises to expand outdoors by streamlining the processes for obtaining a pavement licence and a permission to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. The provisions will not override existing alcohol-free zones previously set by local councils.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the revenue generated from fixed speed cameras is held.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Revenue generated from fixed speed camera enforcement goes to the Treasury. This income does not accrue to the police or local authority.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with members of the expatriate community that spend short periods of time in the UK when finalising the legislative proposals on the two week quarantine period for people returning to the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Kevin Foster
From 8 June, all passengers arriving in the UK without having travelled through another part of the Common Travel Area are required to self-isolate for 14 days, apart from those on a short list of exemptions.
Those spending fewer than 14 days in the UK can depart again before the 14 days are complete.
Communications have been set up to clarify these measures to all those coming to the UK. These are available at the border and on gov.uk.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce incidences of livestock theft from farmers in Cornwall.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Government is clear that livestock theft should be reported to the police so that is can be investigated appropriately. To ensure that Police Forces have the resources they need to deal with these crimes when they do occur, the Government has committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years. Up to 6,000 additional officers are to be recruited by the end of the financial year. The deployment of these additional officers will be a matter for the chief officer of police and the regional police and crime commissioner.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to implement the recommendations in the Victims Commissioner's recent report on antisocial behaviour.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
We welcome the Victims’ Commissioner’s latest report on anti-social behaviour published on 30 April. We will consider the findings and recommendations carefully, including whether more can be done to make it clearer what information and support victims of anti-social behaviour are entitled to receive.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to promote and enhance community policing.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Government believes in local policing, accountable to local communities in line with local needs and priorities. That is why we abolished all central Government targets and put local people in charge by introducing directly elected police and crime commissioners.
The Home Secretary announced that £175m would be allocated to the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) for the 2017/18 financial year. The PTF provides PCCs with a real opportunity to transform policing and invest in digitalisation, a diverse and flexible workforce, and new and more efficient capabilities to respond to changing crimes and threats. It will incentivise policing to meet future challenges by being more efficient and effective, and build capability to respond to a changing crime mix.
Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on granting asylum to unaccompanied child refugees in Europe under the Dubs scheme.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Over 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and transfers are ongoing.
The Government is fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under section 67. We are working very closely with Member States, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGO partners to identify and transfer children to the UK in line with each individual Member State’s national laws.