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1199945

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: France
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 May 2020 to Question 41962 on Migrant Camps: France, what work the UK-France Migration Committee is conducting under the terms of the Sandhurst Treaty; and whether the (a) protection needs of individuals in the area and (b) improvement of reception conditions form part of discussions with the French authorities on the identification and relocation of vulnerable migrants in northern France.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	54078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK-FR Migration Committee is responsible for overseeing cooperation between the two countries on addressing illegal migration, including oversight and implementation of the Sandhurst Treaty. The Committee currently meets remotely due to current travel restrictions, and works to address current pressures at our shared border and to agree new action where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Articles 2-4 of the Sandhurst Treaty outline our joint commitment to (i) continued implementation of the Dublin process (ii) facilitating the transfer of unaccompanied minors under national relocation schemes, and (iii) improving access to French domestic asylum procedures; these topics therefore form part of the ongoing dialogue between the UK and France.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the previous response, the identification and relocation of vulnerable migrants on French territory remains the domestic responsibility of the French government, who continue to work to transfer those residing in camps into reception centres.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/06/2020 09:15:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1199948

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of visa applicants in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency that have been liable for the Immigration Health Surcharge since the introduction of that charge.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has no published data that provides an answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/06/2020 13:15:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199949

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
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 asylum applicants who reside in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency who have outstanding asylum applications are not provided with a timeframe for completion of those applications.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not provide applicants with a timeframe for completion of asylum decisions irrespective of where they reside in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that asylum claims are considered without unnecessary delay, to ensure that individuals who need protection are granted asylum as soon as possible and can start to integrate and rebuild their lives, including those granted at appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Where a decision on an application for asylum cannot be taken within six months of the date it was recorded, as stated in the Immigration Rules paragraph 333A, the applicant can write to the to request a time frame.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/06/2020 09:16:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199954

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeframe is for the introduction of the Online Harms Bill.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	54094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK the safest place to be online. DCMS and the Home Office are working at pace to develop the legislation. We will publish a full government response later this year, and legislation will be ready this session.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/06/2020 16:40:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1199985

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Social Distancing
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 police on maintaining social distancing in public spaces.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	54147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary holds regular meetings with policing partners about a range of issues linked to the response to Covid-19. This includes the measures in place to maintain social distancing in public places.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the police to ensure any changes to the Regulations or guidance are understood and enforced consistently, and that decisions regarding further restriction or relaxations take account of the impact on crime, policing and public order.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2020 14:59:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1199998

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: 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 she is taking to strengthen the Domestic Abuse Bill so that children affected by domestic abuse have a statutory right to specialist support services.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	54249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Domestic Abuse Bill, as introduced on 3 March, includes a new statutory duty on tier one local authorities in England to provide support to victims of domestic abuse, and their children, within safe accommodation. Paragraph 207 of the Explanatory Notes which accompany the Bill provides examples of the support that may be provided, including children’s support such as play therapy and child advocacy.</p><p>To enable us to better understand the complex landscape for community-based support for all victims, including children, the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner has agreed to undertake an in-depth exploration of the current community-based support landscape over 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will then work with the Commissioner to understand the needs identified and develop options on how best to address them.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2020 13:46:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1199999

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect children and young people from child sexual abuse at home and online during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	54250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>We are acutely aware that the necessary guidelines about social distancing and self-isolation may leave the victims of hidden crime, such as child sexual abuse, feeling especially vulnerable. For some children, home is not the safe-haven it should be, and more time spent online means children may be at increased risk of online harms.</p><p>We have responded swiftly to the risks posed by COVID-19, working closely with Law Enforcement, the UK Intelligence Community, safeguarding partners and the third sector to assess the threat and ensure they have the resources they need to tackle offending and provide the greatest protection for vulnerable children.</p><p>We are further working across government and agencies to ensure that teachers, parents and carers have access to the support they need to help keep children safe online. As part of this the National Crime Agency have launched the #OnlineSafetyAtHome campaign, the Department for Education has published interim safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges encouraging them to disseminate advice on online safety and we have published guidance for parents and carers on gov.uk.</p><p>As part of this the Government made £1.6 million available immediately for the NSPCC to expand and promote its national helpline for adults. We also worked across government, with the NCA and industry to ensure that teachers, parents and carers have access to the support they need to help keep children safe online.</p><p>On 21st May, the Prime Minister hosted a virtual summit focused on ‘hidden harms’, including child sexual abuse. The virtual summit brought key decision makers together to share insight, best practice and agree an approach for tackling these crimes as we move towards easing lockdown measures.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the summit, the Home Secretary announced that £9.86 million is being allocated to the National Crime Agency to improve its ability to tackle perpetrators seeking to offend against children via the Dark Web. An additional £3.36 million is being committed to further improve our understanding and tackle all aspects of the child sexual abuse threat. We will also launch a £2.8 million transformation fund to promote and embed best practice in Child Sexual Abuse victim support.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Summit, we have sought to engage stakeholders within communities who could support in identifying vulnerable children, by delivering communications that highlight how to spot the signs of abuse and neglect, as well as where to report concerns. The aim is to improve our collective ability to detect and respond to a range harms, including at home.</p><p>The Home Office will distribute £7.8 million in emergency support for charities helping vulnerable children who have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. We are working closely with other government departments to identify an approach for disbursing the proportion of the £360 million charities funding allocated directly from government departments to vulnerable children’s charities, with the aim to implement the approach as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2020 13:48:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1200002

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle county lines drug trafficking and safeguard vulnerable children form exploitation.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	54252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We are investing £25m to crack down on county lines gangs in 19/20 and 20/21. Through our county lines programme we are expanding the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre, increasing disruption on the rail networks by British Transport Police, delivering operational intensification in the three key exporting areas, investing in new technology including Automatic Number Plate Recognition and providing increased support for victims of county lines exploitation. Our investment is already delivering results; as a result of the first phase, be-tween November 2019 and March 2020, police forces have made over 650 arrests, closed nearly 140 deal lines, seized cash and drugs with a total value of over £3 million, and made over 100 weapons seizures. Officers have also safeguarded scores of individuals, including 140 children, from being ex-ploited by these gangs.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/06/2020 08:14:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1200073

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Buildings
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 on 15 May to Question 43779 on Civil Servants, in how many multi-hub locations employees of her Department are working together with employees of another Department or agency in London managed by the Government Property Agency; what the addresses are of those locations; and what other Departments and agencies employ staff at those locations.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	54301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Employees in the Home Office are working together with other Departments in one multi-hub location in London, where the site is managed by the Government Property Agency. The address is Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8AE.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/06/2020 13:43:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1200124

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 forward legislative proposals to introduce a new offence of intentional trespass to tackle unlawful traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Paul Bristow
uin	54266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Potential measures to criminalise the act of trespassing when setting up an unauthorised encampment in England and Wales were announced in the December 2019 Queen’s Speech for inclusion in the Police Powers and Protection Bill.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>On 5 November 2019, the Government launched a consultation seeking views on how best to strengthen police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-police-powers-to-tackle-unauthorised-encampments. This consultation closed on the 5 March. I will announce the outcome of this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/06/2020 16:16:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4792 label Biography information for Paul Bristow