Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to the British Muslim Initiative in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Stephen Williams
My Department has not allocated any funding to the British Muslim Initiative in any of the last 10 years.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to Middle East Eye in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Stephen Williams
My Department has not allocated any funding to Middle East Eye in any of the last 10 years.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to the Cordoba Foundation in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Stephen Williams
My Department has not allocated any funding to the Cordoba Foundation in any of the last 10 years. However, I understand the organisation did receive some funding indirectly under the last Labour Government through their allocations to local authorities under the Prevent programme – a scheme which was widely criticised. We refocused the Prevent strategy in 2011 to ensure that we target resources better.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which trustees or directors of organisations subject to suspicious activity reports who have subsequently become trustees or directors of other organisations have received public funds in the last five years.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The requirement to submit suspicious activity reports related to money laundering is set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The information in the suspicious activity reports provided to the NCA is used for intelligence
or investigative purposes. The contents of the reports are not disclosed, in order to prevent prejudicing investigations which may be taking place.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, in which local authorities the Government has intervened because they are deemed not to be taking the problem of radicalisation seriously.
Answered by Stephen Williams
No local authority has been subject to statutory intervention because of a failure to take seriously the problem of radicalisation. The Government maintains close links with local authorities on work to tackle radicalisation. Should the need arise we will work with local authorities to address any concerns before considering whether there is any need for intervention.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 2.3 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, which organisations have received support and advice to exclude extremists; and what funding for that purpose each such organisation has received.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Home Office works alongside local partners and organisations in a range of sectors to challenge and disrupt extremism. There are Prevent programmes in place in all key sectors, including, local government, health, education,
prisons, youth justice, immigration and charities.
We do not comment on the funding arrangements for individual organisations.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 5.1.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, how many people have been barred from managing or teaching at independent schools because of involvement with or links to extremism under the new regulations.
Answered by Edward Timpson
New regulations enabling the Secretary of State to bar individuals from taking part in the management of independent schools came into force in September 2014. A number of cases are under consideration.
These regulations cover individuals involved in the management of independent schools rather than teachers. The Teachers’ Standards were amended in September 2012 to require that teachers uphold public trust in the profession by not undermining fundamental British values. The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) takes decisions on whether to bar individuals from teaching and guidance to teacher misconduct panels issued in July 2014 makes clear behaviour that promotes extremism is likely to be considered incompatible with being a teacher. Four individuals are currently subject to Interim Prohibition Orders by NCTL preventing them from teaching for reasons relating to extremism.
We will investigate and take action wherever we find evidence of extremism.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount was spent by all government Departments on each type of activity related to tackling extremism in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by James Brokenshire
Tackling extremism is a priority for the Government, which is why we expanded the Prevent Strategy in 2010 to tackle non-violent, as well as violent, extremism.
In addition, the Home Secretary has asked the Home Office to prepare a new Extremism Strategy that goes further and addresses extremism in all its forms, working with Departments and Agencies across Government.
The Cabinet Secretary has not commissioned a formal review into cross-government expenditure on tackling extremism. However, normal procedures apply to tracking spending across government.
We have allocated £40 million for Prevent spending in 2014 / 15 which includes work on countering extremism where it creates an environment conducive to terrorism. This is in addition to the work already undertaken by DCLG on
community cohesion and integration that challenges all forms of extremism including non violent extremism. The Extremism Task Force has played a key role and, as part of the additional £130 million announced by the Prime Minister in
November 2014 to strengthen the UK’s capability to combat the increased threat of terrorism, Prevent will receive further funding.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference were of the review commissioned by the Cabinet Secretary of cross-government expenditure on tackling extremism.
Answered by James Brokenshire
Tackling extremism is a priority for the Government, which is why we expanded the Prevent Strategy in 2010 to tackle non-violent, as well as violent, extremism.
In addition, the Home Secretary has asked the Home Office to prepare a new Extremism Strategy that goes further and addresses extremism in all its forms, working with Departments and Agencies across Government.
The Cabinet Secretary has not commissioned a formal review into cross-government expenditure on tackling extremism. However, normal procedures apply to tracking spending across government.
We have allocated £40 million for Prevent spending in 2014 / 15 which includes work on countering extremism where it creates an environment conducive to terrorism. This is in addition to the work already undertaken by DCLG on
community cohesion and integration that challenges all forms of extremism including non violent extremism. The Extremism Task Force has played a key role and, as part of the additional £130 million announced by the Prime Minister in
November 2014 to strengthen the UK’s capability to combat the increased threat of terrorism, Prevent will receive further funding.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of cross-government expenditure on tackling extremism was spent (a) domestically and (b) internationally in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by James Brokenshire
Tackling extremism is a priority for the Government, which is why we expanded the Prevent Strategy in 2010 to tackle non-violent, as well as violent, extremism.
In addition, the Home Secretary has asked the Home Office to prepare a new Extremism Strategy that goes further and addresses extremism in all its forms, working with Departments and Agencies across Government.
The Cabinet Secretary has not commissioned a formal review into cross-government expenditure on tackling extremism. However, normal procedures apply to tracking spending across government.
We have allocated £40 million for Prevent spending in 2014 / 15 which includes work on countering extremism where it creates an environment conducive to terrorism. This is in addition to the work already undertaken by DCLG on
community cohesion and integration that challenges all forms of extremism including non violent extremism. The Extremism Task Force has played a key role and, as part of the additional £130 million announced by the Prime Minister in
November 2014 to strengthen the UK’s capability to combat the increased threat of terrorism, Prevent will receive further funding.