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536681

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	42923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The previous Government signed the Istanbul Convention to show the strong commitment it placed on tackling violence against women and girls and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The UK already complies with the vast majority of the Convention’s articles but further amendments to domestic law, to take extra-territorial jurisdiction over a range of offences (as required by Article 44), are necessary before the Convention can be ratified. We are currently considering the approach to implementing the extra-territorial jurisdiction requirements in England and Wales and will seek to legislate when the approach is agreed and Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2016 10:44:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

536698

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 intra-company transfer visa applications were (a) received and (b) refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	42906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The information is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Entry clearance visa applications and cases resolved (granted, refused, withdrawn/lapsed): Intra-company transfers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(including dependants)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Cases Resolved</p></td><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>Withdrawn/lapsed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>42,229</p></td><td><p>41,946</p></td><td><p>40,644</p></td><td><p>1,107</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>48,704</p></td><td><p>48,158</p></td><td><p>47,218</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>54,965</p></td><td><p>55,422</p></td><td><p>54,868</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>61,089</p></td><td><p>61,010</p></td><td><p>60,454</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>59,038</p></td><td><p>59,405</p></td><td><p>58,931</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Applications do not equal cases resolved. Applications made in a year may be resolved in a subsequent year</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visa applications, grants and refusals by category are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2016/list-of-tables#visas</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2016 10:28:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

536700

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the use of Tier 2 intra-company transfer visas to ensure they are used legitimately.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	42905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Employers must justify the reasons why they wish to sponsor migrant workers when they apply to the Home Office. We also routinely carry out compliance checks and visits on sponsoring employers.</p><p>On 24 March 2016, the Government announced reforms to the ICT category, to align it more closely with its original intention as a route for senior managers and specialists. From April 2017, we will require all transferees (except graduate trainees) to qualify under a single category with a minimum salary threshold of £41,500.</p><p>We will also review the extent to which allowances may be counted as salary, to ensure we have appropriate safeguards in place against undercutting of the resident labour market.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2016 10:40:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

536701

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the provision of test centres for citizenship applications; and if she will investigate the potential for increased use of digital technology for such applications from remote areas of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The networks of test centres in place for the Life in the UK test and the Secure English Language Test (SELT) are subject to continuous review. Provision is linked to demand. There are currently no plans to deliver tests outside of the approved networks.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2016 10:36:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536702

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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, if she will review the cost of passport applications for (a) adults and (b) children.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office reviews passport fees annually to ensure they are set to recover the full cost of providing the passport service. The review is currently underway and is carried out collectively with Her Majesty’s Treasury, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and guidance including Managing Public Money.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2016 10:32:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536490

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of human trafficking of women (a) from and (b) into Lancashire have taken place over the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	42877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Data on the number of cases of human trafficking of women a) from and b) into Lancashire is not collated centrally. The available data on the number and profile of potential victims of human trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism can be found on the NCA website:</p><p>http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/about-us/what-we-do/specialist-capabilities/uk-human-trafficking-centre/national-referral-mechanism</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2016 13:10:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

536491

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on policing strategies to help protect older and more vulnerable citizens against crime.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	42876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>It is for democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners to establish priorities for their area based on local community needs and to set these out in their Police and Crime Plan.</p><p>The Government recognises that older and more vulnerable citizens can be particularly vulnerable to a range of crimes from domestic and sexual abuse to fraud and organised crime, and routinely engages with police forces on improving the response to these crimes in line with the relevant Government strategies and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2016 12:53:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

536492

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of each type of hate crime were recorded in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) the Liverpool City Region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	42871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office have collected information on the number of hate crimes recorded by the police since 2011/12 at the police force area level. The data for Merseyside police for each of the currently monitored hate strands are given in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of hate crimes recorded by Merseyside police, by monitored strand, 2011/12 to 2014/15 <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hate crime strand</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Race</p></td><td><p>1,107</p></td><td><p>1,047</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td><td><p>1,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Religion</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual orientation</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender-identity</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of hate crimes<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>1,679</p></td><td><p>1,914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Source: Police recorded crime, Home Office</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><a href="http://www.report-it.org.uk/files/hate_crime_definitions_-_v3_0.pdf" target="_blank">1. Hate crimes are taken to mean any crime where the perpetrator's hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised. For the agreed definition of hate crime see: http://www.report-it.org.uk</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="2"><p>2. It is possible for a hate crime to have more than one motivating factor (for example an offence may be motivated by hostility towards the victim’s race and religion). Therefore, the total number of hate crimes may be lower than the individual strands combined. Total number of hate crimes was not collected in 2011/12.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Further information on hate crime can be found in Hate Crimes, England and Wales, 2014/15, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2014-to-2015 Data for 2015/16 are due to be published in October 2016.</p><p>This Government is committed to tackling hate crime. The UK has one of the strongest legislative frameworks in the world to tackle hate crime. We are working across Government with police, (including National Community Tensions Team), the Crown Prosecution Service and community partners to send out a clear message that hate crime will not be tolerated and we will vigorously pursue and prosecute those who commit these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2016 15:50:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

536494

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Channel Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the UK Border Agency did not carry out any checks on vehicles crossing from Poole to Cherbourg on the ferry Barfleur on 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>On June 23rd all necessary checks were completed on the departure of the Barfleur from Poole.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/07/2016 14:54:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 7463 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

536495

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bombings: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the families of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings will be eligible for funding to cover the costs of their legal representation; and if Ministers or officials from her Department will meet those families to discuss that matter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	42825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has received letters from the families of the victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings and lawyers representing them, requesting a special scheme be set up for funding of the families’ legal representation at the newly opened Coroner’s inquest into the bombings, and a meeting to discuss this. The Government is carefully considering these requests, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/07/2016 13:00:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 7465 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff