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90166

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the spread of Islamic State extremism to within UK borders.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government's PREVENT programme aims to prevent people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It includes programmes to deal with extremist groups, including those that have been proscribed by the Government. <br><br>It includes work to challenge terrorist ideology (including disrupting extremist speakers and removing material online) and to intervene and stop <br>people being radicalised. In the context of Syria and Iraq, we work to dissuade people from travelling there. We also have a range of interventions, from arrest at port for those suspected of committing terrorist offences, to support for people at risk from radicalisation.<br><br>The Government's Channel programme provides tailored support to people who have been identified as at risk of radicalisation. Referrals to Channel come from a range of sources including families, police, local authorities and others. <br><br>Since April 2012 there have been over 2000 referrals to Channel and hundreds of people have been offered support. In order to ensure our frontline services are able to deliver this support, since June 2011, we have provided training on tackling extremism to over 24,000 frontline public sector workers and are rolling out a revised version of the training this autumn.<br><br>The police work with the internet industry to remove terrorist material hosted in the UK or overseas and are making good progress. Since February 2010, the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) has taken down more than 49,000 pieces of unlawful terrorist-related content which encourages or glorifies acts of terrorism. Over 30,000 of these have been removed since December 2013.<br><br>In parallel, we have made it easier for the public to report terrorist and extremist content they are concerned about via www.gov.uk/report-terrorism.<br><br>As the Prime Minister announced on 1 September, we keep this work under constant review and are looking at what more we can add to this comprehensive package of measures designed to ensure that we continue to do all we can to prevent the spread of extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/09/2014 15:57:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90167

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidance she has issued to applicants for passports on the likely processing time for such applications.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The website provides advice to applicants on the expected processing times for passport applications made in the UK and provides overseas applicants on a country-by-country basis with the minimum period it may take for their application to be processed.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/09/2014 15:03:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90170

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence from hon. Members to each UK Visas and Immigration regional account management team was responded to within the 20 working day target in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	207627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proportion of correspondence responded to within the 20 working day target in each of the last three years by UK Visas and Immigration (and predecessors) is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><br>2014 (Jan - June) 82%<br>2013 70%<br>2012 81%<br>2011 90%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/09/2014 08:17:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

90174

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many standard applications for passports were re-designated as fast-track applications in each month in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	207780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of standard applications for passports which have been re-designated as fast-track applications in each month in the last five years. These have been re-designated by the customer on request.</p><p> </p><p>* The table also shows the total number of applications dealt with under the fast track scheme over the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/10/2014 14:48:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ207780.table.ab[1].doc title Applications dealt with for fast track
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

89531

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the threat to the UK posed by IS.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Office.</p><p /> <p>JTAC raised the threat level on 29 August from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. That means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but there is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is imminent. The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the West. Some of those plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have travelled there from the UK and Europe to take part in those conflicts.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/10/2014 13:26:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17950 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

89745

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent UK nationals joining IS.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>British citizens fighting with violent extremist groups committing atrocities in Syria and Iraq will clearly have the potential to pose a threat to the UK should they return. Such individuals are among our primary counter-terrorism concerns.<br><br>For those individuals who are at risk of radicalisation, agencies such as the police and local authorities work together to assess the nature and the extent of the risk and, where necessary, provide an appropriate support package tailored to individual needs. <br><br>We advise against all travel to Syria; anyone who does so is putting themselves in considerable danger. We have held community events in mosques and universities to dissuade people from travelling to Syria and to help Syrian people in other ways, emphasising that Syrians themselves have been clear that they do not want foreigners to come to their country. The best way for the public to help is to donate to orotherwise support UK registered charities that have ongoing relief operations.<br><br>Where an individual intends nonetheless to go to Syria, there are a number of tools at our disposal to disrupt travel. In some cases we can use the Royal Prerogative to withdraw passports. We also use powers to question people at borders to determine whether they are involved with terrorism. The Pre-Departure Checks Scheme is in place to identify those who pose a terrorist or terrorism-related threat and prevent them from flying to and from the UK. Where individuals have left the UK, we work with international partners to disrupt onward travel. <br><br>If there is evidence that people are going to Syria to engage in terrorist activity they can be arrested and prosecuted. Each case is considered individually; if the police refer a case to the Crown Prosecution Service, they consider whether there is sufficient evidence of any offence, and if so, whether it is in the public interest to prosecute.<br><br>As the Prime Minister announced in the House on 1 September, this Government is seeking to strengthen our ability to meet the unprecedented scale of this threat. The proposed new counter-terrorism powers include:<br><br>* Specific and targeted legislation to provide the police with a temporary power to seize a passport at the border, during which time they will be able to investigate the individual concerned.<br>* If there is any judgment that threatens the operation of our existing powers to revoke passports, introducing primary legislation immediately so that Parliament, not the courts, can determine whether it is right that we have this power.<br>* A targeted, discretionary power to allow us to exclude British nationals from the UK.<br>* Putting our long-standing arrangements on aviation security around the world on a statutory footing. Airlines will have to comply with our no fly list arrangements, give us information on passenger lists and comply with our security screening requirements.<br>* Putting our de-radicalisation programme, called Channel, on a statutory footing.<br>* New powers to add to our existing Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, including stronger locational constraints on suspects under TPIMs – either through enhanced use of Exclusion Zones, or through relocation powers. Anyone subject to our strengthened Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures will be required to engage with the PREVENT programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/09/2014 16:04:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17842 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

89749

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been granted limited leave to remain with no recourse to public funds in each year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	207459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The specific information that has been requested is not held centrally. <br><br>The Home Office does publish statistics on extensions of stay in Tables ex_01 to ex_02_o within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. A copy of the latest <br>release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a> .</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/09/2014 15:40:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17867 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

89750

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Raytheon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal costs have been incurred by her Department for costs associated with the recent Raytheon e-borders arbitration tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	207485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Home Office incurred £23.3m (not including internal and witness costs) in the period April 2010 to March 2014 on legal costs associated with preparing and presenting its case in respect of the Raytheon arbitration. This amount includes costs incurred with lawyers, counsel and experts.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2014 14:51:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17843 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

89751

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings the Minister for Security and Immigration has had with the Chief Executive and senior officials of HM Passport Service since November 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	207490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/10/2014 12:10:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17844 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier