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1665700

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring into force the provisions of the Public Order Act 2023 introducing safe access zones around abortion clinics.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	203201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/10/2023 14:21:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1662874

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in (a) Sandwell and (b) each of the other local authorities in the West Midlands as of 13 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	200728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Published statistics of where asylum seekers are accommodated can be viewed under the Local Authority Dataset Asy-D11 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2023 13:18:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1655801

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	University of Cambridge and University of Oxford: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visas were issued to students at (a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge University in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	195637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish the number of student visas for individual sponsors. For details of our published data on student visas, this can be found in the available Migration Statistics on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2023/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-to-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2023/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-to-study</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 15:54:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1625242

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	TLScontact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of TLScontact to meet the terms of its contract with her Department.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	183308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>UKVI closely monitor and manage the contract with TLS Contact on a daily basis and robustly review how they are performing to ensure we are providing a high-quality service for our visa customers.</p><p>This includes holding regular reviews to assess their performance in line with the Service Level Agreements in the contract and to ensure any service level failures are identified and resolved. We have a clear governance process in place to ensure that any incidents, risks and issues are effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 15:16:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564454

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Action Fraud.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Tackling fraud is a priority for this government. Making it easier and more efficient for the public to report fraud is central to our efforts.</p><p>In light of advances to technology, growing demand on the service and an independent review by Sir Craig Mackey exploring the performance and function of Action Fraud, we are providing over £30 million to City of London Police over the next three years to support the upgrade of the Action Fraud service.</p><p>The upgrade is already underway, with improvements so far including more staff, better trained staff and vulnerable victims being prioritised. In 2023, a new, user-friendly, accessible reporting tool and website will be launched, offering an improved victim experience and simpler pathways to access further support and guidance.</p><p>The new service is expected to be fully operational by 2024. The upgrades will provide better support services and reporting tools for victims, produce greater intelligence and insight for policing so they can investigate more frauds, and allow for greater prevention and disruption at scale using this intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 16/01/2023 17:54:42 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1507250

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 has taken steps to implement changes in general policy arising from the decision published on 14 January 2022 on the case of R(on the application of SGW) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Biometrics – family reunion policy).
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	53271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has published updated biometric policy and family reunion guidance on GOV.UK clarifying that an individual must, in most circumstances, provide their biometrics when applying for a visa or a biometric immigration document to come to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/09/2022 15:00:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1489589

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Body Armour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness and adequacy of the standard of police officer body armour from the perspective of (a) health and safety and (b) comfort.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	37437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Home Office body armour standards take into consideration the relevant police operational requirements and threats to set the minimum performance levels for body armour.</p><p>These standards are internationally recognised and ensure that body armour is safe and fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/07/2022 13:00:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1488860

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Warley of 10 March on delays in extension of applications for Further Leave to Remain.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	35833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>A response was sent to the hon. Member on 6 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/07/2022 11:00:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1458007

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will respond to the letter of 17 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Warley on Mr Fred Osei.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	153745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 13 February 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 13:54:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1452763

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on Ministers answering letters from hon. Members that are specifically addressed to them.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	143557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>When a hon. Member makes a written enquiry to either the Home Secretary or an Immigration Minister, a Ministerial response will normally be provided by the appropriate Minister.</p><p>There will occasionally be circumstances where replies are provided by officials where the query is one which can be suitably answered by them, for example a query about an individual case where an update can be provided to indicate it has been granted, or where the member has simply forwarded a standard item of correspondence which has already been received multiple times.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/03/2022 16:35:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar