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How many persons have been convicted of entering or attempting to enter the United Kingdom using false or forged documents in the past five years; how many such persons have subsequently been granted refugee status or exceptional leave to remain; and how many cases for financial compensation are pending. [HL...

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

HL 5263; 654 c182WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to protect the United Kingdom from the use of illicit passports. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patrick Mercer (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 September 2003

For answer on

18 September 2003

Answered on

18 September 2003

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to protect the United Kingdom from the use of illicit passports. [128663] Beverley Hughes: The United Kingdom has a range of measures aimed at preventing people using forged or improperly obtained documents entering the country. These include a network of Airline Liaison Officers overseas, a comprehensive visa strategy, international co-operation, development of expertise within the Immigration Service and special exercises. In the UK, the lead is taken by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate National Forgery Unit (NFU) who have links with other agencies including the police. The NFU provides equipment, training and intelligence to immigration officers in the UK, and to those serving abroad, including Airline Liaison Officers. Immigration officers, specially trained in forgery detection work, are based at all UK ports. 9,664 fraudulent documents were detected at UK ports in 2002, an increase of 46 per cent. over 2001. The NFU organises regular exercises targeting specific documents, which show a high rate of recorded abuse, and these have proven particularly effective. NFU also have a permanent presence at IND's main offices in Croydon, where they examine documents submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. In 2002, a total of 461 fraudulent documents was detected there. As part of its external borders policy, the UK maintains a network of 25 Airline Liaison Officers at key locations abroad. They offer advice, training and expertise to airlines, to help prevent the carriage of inadequately documented passengers to the UK. British immigration officers are now working alongside their French counterparts in Calais, offering advice on the validity of travel documents. The UK also works closely with the EU and G8 states, exchanging information and expertise to combat passport abuse.

Date

18 September 2003

Reference

128663; 410 c947W;410 c945W

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Lords statement on Whether they plan to introduce any measures to prevent identity or document fraud in the immigration field. [HL 3439].

Asked by

Lord Orme (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 September 2003

Reference

HL 3439; 652 c124-5WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his memorandum to the Foreign Affairs Committee of 16th June, which documents were examined which were found to be forgeries; which documents on Iraq's alleged uranium procurement are under consideration; and if he will make a statement...

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

123655; 409 c46W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the good and unforged evidence that Iraq sought materials from Niger mentioned by Sir Jeremy Greenstock in his interview with David Usborne of the Independent was passed to the International Atomic Energy Authority.

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

124906; 409 c46W

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on changes to immigration practice

Written Statement on changes to immigration practice.

Member

Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour)

Department

Home Office

Type

Written statements

Date

17 June 2003

Reference

407 c5-6WS

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of offences involving counterfeit tax discs in each police authority in each of the last five years. - Inc no figures.

Asked by

Mark Tami (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 May 2003

Reference

113026; 405 c639-40W;405 c637-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of forged passports in circulation in the UK. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 May 2003

For answer on

12 May 2003

Answered on

12 May 2003

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of forged passports in circulation in the UK. [112137] Beverley Hughes: It is difficult to quantify the number of false passports circulating within the United Kingdom, given the nature of the problem. Forgery detection which is carried out by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's National Forgery Section (NFS). As part of a comprehensive brief addressing passport forgery, NFS conducts forgery detection training for all Immigration Service staff, ranging from basic training for new entrants, through intermediate to expert level. As a direct result of this training, a provisional total of 9,665 fraudulent documents were detected at UK ports of entry in 2002 (an increase of 46 per cent. over the 2001 figure). NFS also delivers training to the police, Customs and Excise, the DVLA and the Department for Work and Pensions. This in turn leads to substantial numbers of falsified documents being discovered within the United Kingdom and inhibits the adoption of false identities. Since October 2001, NFS has had a permanent presence at the main offices of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in Croydon, following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. As well as examining suspect documents on behalf of their colleagues in Croydon, NFS has also established a comprehensive training programme for caseworkers, resulting in the discovery of many more forged documents. Provisional figures for 2002 indicate that a total of 461 fraudulent documents was detected there, an increase of 28 per cent. over the figure for 2001. Work is now under way to ensure that the best use is made of biometric technology in travel documents, to combat identity fraud and facilitate the operation of border controls. Managers from NFS represent the United Kingdom at relevant international working groups, with the aim of securing an agreement on global interoperability of the appropriate technology.

Date

12 May 2003

Reference

112137; 405 c66-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of legislation under EU directive 97/2001 on money laundering to tackle proceeds from the illegal timber trade; and if he will make a statement; To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has...

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 April 2003

For answer on

6 May 2003

Answered on

6 May 2003

Ms Walley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment the Government have made of legislation under EU directive 97/2001 on money laundering to tackle proceeds from the illegal timber trade; and if he will make a statement; [111035] (2) what assessment has been made of the use of existing UK legislation to target illegal timber imports, with particular reference to legislation on stolen goods, fraud and forgery; and if she will make a statement. [111036] Clare Short: The Government have contributed to a study on measures that the EU could take to control illegal logging and trade in illegally sourced timber products. The study indicated that UK's money laundering legislation under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 could be used as a possible measure by which the proceeds of illegal logging entering the UK financial system could be identified and persons involved convicted. However, this would require illegal logging in other countries and associated trade to be defined as criminal offences under UK law. The study also indicated that some forms of illegal logging could be targeted under the Theft Act 1968 that applies to goods that have been stolen abroad as well as within the UK. For this to be effective, there must first be a request by a court or prosecuting authority in the country of origin for the suspected stolen goods to be seized and criminal proceedings initiated or a person arrested for the offence. Therefore, using UK legislation in this regard is dependent on the activities of enforcement agencies in the countries of origin of illegal timber. Provided these actions have been taken, sale within the UK of timber known to be illegally sourced may be considered an offence.

Date

6 May 2003

Reference

404 c579-80W;404 c576-7W; 111035;111036

House

House of Commons

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill (HL) 2002/03

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill (HL). Lords committee stage fifth day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House. (Committee rooms 3A and 4B). Clauses 83-94 agreed to, clauses 83 and 91 as amended. Schedules 4 and 5 as amended agreed to. New clauses and schedule considered. Bill reported with amendments...

Department

Home Office; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

3 February 2003

Reference

644 c1-46GC

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper DEP 03/137

Tables showing (a) the number of detections by offence group and Police Force area and region 2001/02, (b) the number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates courts for notifiable offences by Police Force Area in England and Wales in each year from 1997 to 2001, (c) the number of...

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

6 January 2003

Reference

DEP 03/137

House

House of Commons

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