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690305

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date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Eritrea: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to (a) ensure that Eritrean minors who are returned from the Shagarab Camp in Sudan to Eritrea, as part of the Khartoum Process, are not subjected to imprisonment and abuse by the Eritrean authorities and (b) put in place work to monitor those minors returned.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	64148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>We note reports of actions by the Sudanese Government to return migrants to Eritrea. These are not actions under the Khartoum Process.</p><p>We have made clear that we continue to work for improved human rights in Eritrea as a priority. We continue to press the government of Eritrea, including at ministerial level, to take concrete steps to improve its respect for human rights.</p><p>We are using our increased engagement to make clear the tangible improvements in Eritrea’s human rights record we want to see, including: amending its national service system; fully implementing its own constitution; and cooperating with international human rights bodies. Eritrea is listed as a Human Rights Priority Country in the FCO Annual Human Rights Report 2015.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/02/2017 14:27:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

690309

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Eritrea: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to increase capacity building in Eritrea to counter the production and use of forged and fraudulent documents; whether such steps include increasing cooperation with Frontex and Europol; how many British personnel are involved in such activity; and what the cost to the public purse is of that activity.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	64144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK government works closely with law enforcement agencies in the Horn of Africa, to tackle the threat from organised immigration crime. However, the UK Government is not currently involved in any specific programmes to build capacity in Eritrea with regard to forged and fraudulent documents.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/02/2017 11:20:13 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

690379

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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, with reference to paragraph 1.44 of the 2016 Report of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery, which six police forces recorded no instances of modern slavery crime in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	64264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Modern slavery was introduced as a separate recording category for police recorded crime data in April 2015, covering all forms of human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.</p><p>At the time of publication of the 2016 report by the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery, six of the 43 territorial police forces had recorded no modern slavery crimes in the year to March 2016: Durham, Dyfed-Powys, Gwent, North Wales, City of London and South Wales. North Wales subsequently submitted revised data showing that the force had recorded 5 modern slavery crimes during this period.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/02/2017 11:31:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

690380

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: 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 representations she has received from whom on placing limitations on UK universities' ability to bring international students to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	64257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government engages with a wide variety of organisations, bodies and individuals to discuss all aspects of policy on international students</p><p><br> There is no limit to the number of genuine international students. The Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/02/2017 11:32:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

690381

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) detainees, (b) security guards and (c) independent witnesses were on board the deportation charter flight from Glasgow Airport to West Africa on 31 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	64255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>There was no flight from Glasgow to West Africa on 31 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/02/2017 17:44:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

690382

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Mergers
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 merging the British Transport Police, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Home Office airport policing and the Ministry of Defence Police.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	64256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 included a commitment to “integrate infrastructure policing further and to review the options to do this&quot;. We are continuing the work across Whitehall to deliver this commitment in consultation with the relevant forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/02/2017 15:23:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

690383

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2017 to Question 62976, on higher education standards, (a) how the current immigration rules for study migration differentiate by institution and (b) what criteria are used to define top universities.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	64209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The immigration rules for study migration currently differentiate between further education and higher education institutions in respect of the maximum permissible periods of study, whether students are permitted to work and, if so, for how many hours per week during term time and how institutions are allowed to assess the student’s competency in English.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/02/2017 11:30:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

690384

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in her Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	64169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested for the Home Office is below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Full Time</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£30,294.11</p></td><td><p>£26,618.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£29,261.15</p></td><td><p>£26,618.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>£30,111.76</p></td><td><p>£26,618.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethnic Minority</p></td><td><p>£28,501.79</p></td><td><p>£26,759.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>£28,917.44</p></td><td><p>£26,618.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non Disabled</p></td><td><p>£29,868.94</p></td><td><p>£26,618.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Part Time</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25,899.81</p></td><td><p>£24,143.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£25,935.05</p></td><td><p>£24,143.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>£25,834.23</p></td><td><p>£23,320.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethnic Minority</p></td><td><p>£25,651.86</p></td><td><p>£24,143.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>£25,228.87</p></td><td><p>£24,143.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non Disabled</p></td><td><p>£25,959.50</p></td><td><p>£24,143.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: Data View - Office for National Statistics compliant monthly snapshot corporate Human Resources data for Home Office.</p><p>Period Covered: Figures are as at 31st March 2016.</p><p>Extraction Date: 1st April 2016.</p><p>Organisational Coverage: Figures include Home Office.</p><p>Employee Coverage: Data is based on headcount of all paid civil servants, who were current at the 31st March 2016 and salary data is held.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/02/2017 11:28:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

690385

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on the availability of places for unaccompanied children in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	64152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is in ongoing contact with the Northern Ireland Executive at ministerial and official level to discuss participation in the Government’s resettlement schemes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/02/2017 17:06:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

690386

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vulnerable persons have been placed in Northern Ireland as part of the current Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	64153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Progress on resettlement in each local authority is indicated in quarterly immigration statistics. The last set of statistics, published on 1 December 2016, showed that 221 Syrians have been resettled in Northern Ireland under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme between October 2015 and September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/02/2017 17:05:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson