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1366342

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hong Kongers have arrived in the UK via the British National (Overseas) visa scheme since its launch, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	70270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on visas and the British National Overseas (BN(O)) route in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a> .</p><p>At present it is not possible from this data to say how many of those issued with a visa have arrived in the UK or where they are planning to settle within it..</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/11/2021 16:08:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1366349

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 21 October 2021 to Question 58293 on Drugs: Misuse, whether a formal consultation process in line with guidelines has been used in developing the drug strategy, as was the case in the 2010 and other previous drug strategies; how existing external experts were chosen; and to what extent the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has (a) been involved in the new strategy's development or (b) provided feedback on the draft.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	70217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Like the 2017 Drug Strategy, the forthcoming Drug Strategy has been informed by extensive consultation with key partners in the drugs field. This includes through Dame Carol Black’s review of drugs, which involved significant consultation with external partners to gather information.</p><p>The calls for evidence for parts 1 and 2 of the review received responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including members of the public, academics, people working in the substance misuse sector and enforcement partners. Dame Carol also led an extensive programme of consultation events to develop her recommendations on drug treatment for part 2 of her review.</p><p>Our Strategy is responding to Dame Carol Black’s review in full. We have built on the research undertaken as part of the review, and have continued to consult external experts in order to shape the approach and interventions set out in the strategy. This includes Dame Carol Black in her role as independent advisor and Dr Ed Day our national Recovery Champion. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’ Full Council has also been briefed on our strategic approach and members of the Council have provided feedback.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/11/2021 12:54:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1366352

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Visits: Immigration Controls
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 potential impact of the UK's new immigration rules on the number of school trips from the EU to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	70295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>As part of the changes to the Immigration Rules in September 2021, we no longer accept national identity cards as a valid travel document from EU, EEA and Swiss visitors to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment was undertaken of this change.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/11/2021 16:45:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1366380

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when vulnerable female Afghan nationals sheltering in Tehran, and other cities and countries outside Afghanistan, will be able to access the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	70236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up to 20,000 people at risk. It will prioritise those who have stood up for values such as democracy and women’s rights in Afghanistan, as well as vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities. This will include some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which prioritised individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – including women’s rights activists, prosecutors and journalists.</p><p>The scheme is not yet open and remains under development. Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSian.Heeley%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C388beac4c1bd451079ce08d99553a24a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637705008692940905%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=S2lr6pD%2BdVVRgEkmRZgu9A2eJp%2F5oOKRHdDwbewjbb4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2021 15:39:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1366406

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Easington
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 expedite Skilled Worker Visas (Tier 2 Application) for GP surgeries in the Easington constituency that are seeking to employ and retain doctors.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Applications submitted under the Health and Care Visa route already benefit from shortened service standards compared to the Skilled Worker Route more widely.</p><p> </p><p>General Practitioners, regardless of location of the surgery, are included in the group who benefit from this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/11/2021 16:10:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1366407

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average 999 emergency police response times are for incidents in (a) Peterlee and (b) Seaham in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The handling of 999 calls, including response times and performance targets is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>The Home Office does not collect data on the 999 emergency service. However, in the Beating Crime Plan, the Government has committed to improving the responsiveness of police to 999 calls by working with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to develop league tables for answering calls and ensuring that the public know how responsive their local force is when they call them for help.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/11/2021 12:45:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1366408

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and Crime
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 produce a national police strategy for tackling anti-social behaviour and crime associated with off-road bikes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The police have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being used driven illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner respectively. Decisions on when to use these powers are operational matters for Chief Constables in conjunction with local policing plans. They are best placed to understand how to meet the needs of local communities.</p><p>In addition the Government has provided the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to all forms of Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) through the <em>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014</em>. These powers are deliberately local in nature, and it is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate including for nuisance involving vehicles.</p><p>In January of this year, the Home Office updated <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F956143%2FASB_Statutory_Guidance.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHelen.Fox%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C601cd37d30f9452815cf08d9a2a5013f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637719651833604715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PRC1xR0E%2FTYUbmyEnnq9rNpdmqcH0Fw3yd80oFDOjfI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">statutory guidance</a> to support local agencies to make effective use of these powers and in July the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1015382%2FCrime-plan-v10.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHelen.Fox%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C601cd37d30f9452815cf08d9a2a5013f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637719651833614675%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=VP%2F5j%2FEGUo9C88%2BPtTKOIYfg6emXIHfopOV1RLVTa0E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Beating Crime Plan</a> laid out the Government’s plan for tackling crime and ASB.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/11/2021 13:03:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1366421

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
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 she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 7 July 2021 from the hon. Member for High Peak, regarding migrant Channel crossings, reference RL24348.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Robert Largan
uin	70330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>I, as the Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration, responded on 12 November 2021</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/11/2021 16:06:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1366423

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans her Department estimates to process through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme before March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	70225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up to 20,000 people at risk, including women and girls and minority groups, so they can rebuild their lives in safety.</p><p>The scheme is not yet open and remains under development. However, the first to be resettled through this scheme will be some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – including women’s rights activists, prosecutors and journalists.</p><p>Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2021 17:20:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey