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167210

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Crime Prevention Network
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided to leave the European Union Crime Prevention Network.
tabling member printed	Lord Maclennan of Rogart
uin	HL3311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>On 1 December 2014 the UK opted out of more than 100 EU police and criminal justice powers including the European Union Crime Prevention Network.</p><p>The Government has always been clear that we wanted to remain part of a smaller number of measures which give our police and law enforcement agencies vital and practical help in the fight against crime. The European Union Crime Prevention Network is not one of those measures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:50:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	578 label Biography information for Lord Maclennan of Rogart

167225

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Nepal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 September (HL2847), whether students from Nepal must have their applications to study in the United Kingdom vetted in Delhi‎; and if so, whether in assessing students from Nepal consideration is given as to whether Nepal needs students with the degrees the students wish to pursue.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Since March 2008, all Entry Clearance applications made in Nepal have been considered by UK Entry Clearance Officers based at the visa section in New Delhi. This includes applications to study in the UK. Entry Clearance Officers consider student applications in accordance with the Immigration Rules. These rules do not include any consideration of whether Nepal needs students with the degrees that the students wish to pursue.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/12/2014 15:26:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

167267

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure the protection of vulnerable children, particularly in Rotherham, in the face of recent cuts in the budget of South Yorkshire Police.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is clear that there is more to be done for victims and to minimise the risk of such terrible events occurring in Rotherham or anywhere else in the future. What happened in Rotherham was a complete dereliction of duty.</p><p>This is why the Home Secretary has been chairing a series of Secretaries of State meetings alongside colleagues from the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health, and the Attorney General and Solicitor General to analyse the failures identified in the Jay report and consider how all parties, including the police and local government, can work together more effectively on the issue of child sexual exploitation to protect vulnerable children and bring offenders to justice.</p><p>This will build on the existing work of the Home Office-led National Group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people, which is ensuring agencies are working together to better identify those at risk.</p><p>The Jay report made a ‘conservative estimate’ that there were over 1400 victims of CSE during the 15-year period. The 1400 figure was based on a reading of 66 case files, out of a total of 988, and includes some who were forced to watch others being assaulted and abused as well as those who were physically harmed.</p><p>The Government is determined that appalling cases of child abuse should be exposed so that perpetrators face justice and the vulnerable are protected. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are able to apply for Special Grant if the police force they are responsible for faces an unexpected and exceptional event that places a significant financial burden on the force.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3370 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:16:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

167269

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have analysed the Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham; and whether the total number of victims cited in that report is based on verifiable data or is an estimate.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is clear that there is more to be done for victims and to minimise the risk of such terrible events occurring in Rotherham or anywhere else in the future. What happened in Rotherham was a complete dereliction of duty.</p><p>This is why the Home Secretary has been chairing a series of Secretaries of State meetings alongside colleagues from the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health, and the Attorney General and Solicitor General to analyse the failures identified in the Jay report and consider how all parties, including the police and local government, can work together more effectively on the issue of child sexual exploitation to protect vulnerable children and bring offenders to justice.</p><p>This will build on the existing work of the Home Office-led National Group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people, which is ensuring agencies are working together to better identify those at risk.</p><p>The Jay report made a ‘conservative estimate’ that there were over 1400 victims of CSE during the 15-year period. The 1400 figure was based on a reading of 66 case files, out of a total of 988, and includes some who were forced to watch others being assaulted and abused as well as those who were physically harmed.</p><p>The Government is determined that appalling cases of child abuse should be exposed so that perpetrators face justice and the vulnerable are protected. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are able to apply for Special Grant if the police force they are responsible for faces an unexpected and exceptional event that places a significant financial burden on the force.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3368 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:16:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

167509

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Identification of Criminals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements she has made with the governments of (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria on the sharing of (i) DNA and fingerprints and (ii) other criminal intelligence; and what form such arrangements take.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Exchange of DNA and fingerprint information with Romania and Bulgaria takes place through the International Criminal Policing Organisation (Interpol). <br><br>Criminal Intelligence may be shared through Interpol or alternatively through European Police Office (Europol). Within the UK the international sharing of DNA, fingerprints and other criminal intelligence is co-ordinated through the <br>National Crime Agency. <br><br>Under the terms of Article 7 of Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union <br>(the Swedish Initiative), Member States may spontaneously exchange information and intelligence in cases where there are factual reasons to believe that the information and intelligence could assist in the detection, prevention or <br>investigation of offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/12/2014 14:38:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31889 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

167522

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes relating to overseas students her Department has made to the points-based immigration system since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	216746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government has overhauled Tier 4 of the Points-Based System with a package of measures to tackle the widespread abuse that was occurring when we inherited it in May 2010, while still attracting genuine students. <br><br>We have cracked down on bogus colleges by making the Tier 4 sponsorship system more rigorous, and this has led to the removal of nearly 800 colleges from the Tier 4 sponsor register since 2011. In order to recruit international <br>students, education institutions must demonstrate education quality, by undergoing an assessment of their education standards by an independent inspectorate, and a good track record of immigration compliance. Sponsors must <br>make basic checks on students to ensure that they are genuine students. We have incentivised them to do this by reducing to 10% the permitted visa refusal rate from 1 November 2014. If more than 1 in 10 of a sponsor’s prospective <br>students are refused a visa, they will lose their Tier 4 licence. <br><br>We have made it more difficult for non-genuine students to abuse the system. They must demonstrate that they are a genuine student in a credibility interview, meet tougher English language and maintenance requirements and have <br>a proven academic track record. We have introduced a maximum time limit on the period of study in the UK and if a student wants to undertake further study, they must show that this is academic progress. We have also restricted the <br>right to work while studying for students at universities and publicly funded further education colleges, and removed them altogether for students at private colleges, where abuse was greatest. <br><br>We have ensured that the UK’s university sector remains attractive to international students - they can use their own method to determine their student’s English language proficiency, their students can work whilst studying <br>here, postgraduates can bring dependants and graduates can stay on and work if they can secure a graduate level job. We have doubled the number of places on the Graduate Entrepreneur scheme to 2,000, and created a new visa for graduates wishing to undertake a corporate internship, or professional training related to their degree. We also allow all students who have completed a PhD to stay in the UK for an additional year to work, gain experience in their chosen field, or set up as an entrepreneur. <br><br>The latest statistics show that this approach is working – applications for study visas for university students have increased by 2% in the year ending September 2014, with a 4% increase for those with an offer from a Russell Group <br>university. Whilst applications for study visas for further education – where the abuse was greatest – have fallen by 13% over the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 14:58:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31899 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

167523

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre
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 take steps to defer removals of any potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC so they are able to give evidence to the police.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	216799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>An incident took place at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre on Saturday 29 November which resulted in two detainees being subject to control and restraint techniques. The Independent Monitoring Board was made aware of <br>the incident and attended the centre. <br><br>During the incident no detainees were injured and nobody required hospital treatment, although an officer at the centre sustained minor injuries. As of 3rd December, no complaints of alleged assault have been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216800 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:04:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

167524

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC have since been issued with Removal Directions or Removal Orders/Notices.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	216800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>An incident took place at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre on Saturday 29 November which resulted in two detainees being subject to control and restraint techniques. The Independent Monitoring Board was made aware of <br>the incident and attended the centre. <br><br>During the incident no detainees were injured and nobody required hospital treatment, although an officer at the centre sustained minor injuries. As of 3rd December, no complaints of alleged assault have been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216799 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:04:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

167525

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to have introduced exit checks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	216801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Exit checks where abolished by the last government. This Government is committed to reintroducing exit checks by April 2015 on scheduled commercial international air, sea and rail routes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 14:59:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

167526

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: USA
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 takes account of the US travel ban list in determining whether to grant visa applications.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	216811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Visa applications are checked against a number of different databases. Any information that is provided from these checks is taken into consideration when considering the visa application. It is long-standing policy not to discuss <br>specific information used to consider visa applications that is not already in the public domain, as to do so would not be in the interests of border and national security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:08:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31900 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay