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830366

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tech City UK: Skilled Workers
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 1 visas have been approved for people working at Tech City for people of each gender; from what country of origin those visas have been approved; and for the purposes of working in which regions of the UK have these visas been approved.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	124932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Tech City UK is a designated competent body who consider and endorse applications from talented individuals in the digital technology sector applying under the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent scheme. The individuals granted an endorsement do not take up employment with Tech City UK</p><p>Transparency data on the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Scheme is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a><br>The latest data was published on the 30 November 2017, and provides all published data relating to Tech City UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/01/2018 12:03:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

828623

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on hire cars by each constabulary in the North West in 2016 and 2017; and what steps are being taken to reduce expenditure on such cars.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	124288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. It is for elected Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how their force’s resources are deployed and how best to manage their communications with the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 30/01/2018 15:56:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

828752

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between October and December 2017.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	124392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 30/01/2018 15:58:11 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

828776

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Business
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 ensure that businesses who are required to provide statements on their supply chains (a) provide such a statement and (b) complete their statements to a sufficient standard; and what steps her Department is taking to monitor the performance of businesses in providing those statements.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society, consumers and investors rather than set up a burdensome system of Government monitoring. We are pleased that civil society organisations are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number and quality of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’ which will establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act 2015<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:11:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828777

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for her Department to implement improvements to the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Improvements to the National Referral Mechanism were announced in October 2017. The reforms cover 16 work streams some of which will be implemented more quickly than others. A number of reform measures are subject to commercial tender for provision of services. The detailed implementation plans for each work stream are being developed, which will identify the likely timescales.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:08:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828779

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will set a target for the time taken for cases of modern slavery to be processed under the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The time taken to process National Referral Mechanism (NRM) cases varies by complexity. As part of the ongoing reform of the NRM, changes will be made to ensure a quicker, more certain decision making process, that victims have confidence in.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:01:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828782

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals have been made under the National Referral Mechanism by police forces in England and Wales by police force in each month since the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by the Home Office. However, the October 2017 report from the police inspectorate (HMICRFS) on the police response to modern slavery includes data on NRM referrals made by police forces by year.</p><p>This report can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/wp-content/uploads/stolen-freedom-the-policing-response-to-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking.pdf" target="_blank">www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/wp-content/uploads/stolen-freedom-the-policing-response-to-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking.pdf</a></p><p>The National Crime Agency also regularly publishes statistics relating to the number of potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism, broken down by police force area. These can be found here: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:06:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828784

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 put in place data sharing arrangements between all parties involved in tackling modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has a number of agreements with partner agencies to enable data to be shared for the purposes of tackling modern slavery. We are considering the impact of the proposed Data Protection Bill in relation to these agreements. We are exploring options to put in place improved data sharing arrangements with international partners to tackle modern slavery up stream.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:03:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828787

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average waiting time for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking to access English courses provided by the Salvation Army as part of the victim care contract.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Victim Care Contract for adult victims of modern slavery, delivered for the Government by The Salvation Army does not include the provision of English courses and therefore the Home Office does not have data on average waiting times for victims to access classes. Through the Victim Care Contract, victims of modern slavery receive accommodation, subsistence, access to mental, physical and dental health services, and signposting to legal support.</p><p>Recently announced reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) will mean that confirmed victims have access to this support for a minimum of 90 days, and when victims leave central-government funded support they will have access to drop-in services for a further 6 months</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:17:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

828788

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of subcontractors of the modern slavery victim care contract use the Human Trafficking Foundation Care Standards.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	124421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>As part of the recently announced package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), Government committed to adopting the Trafficking Survivor Care Standards, drafted by the Human Trafficking Foundation with contributions from a range of non-governmental organisations, including a number of subcontractors of the Victims Care Contact.</p><p>We are currently working with a group of key stakeholders, including subcontractors of the Victim Care Contract, to update the standards and design a compliance regime. The standards will then be incorporated into future care contracts for adult victims of modern slavery. In the meantime, we will work with all subcontractors to ensure they are meeting the minimum standards.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2018 16:19:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson