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226329

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stalking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of stalking have been reported to the police since the implementation of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; and how many of those incidents led to an (a) arrest, (b) prosecution and (c) conviction.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	227114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of incidents of stalking reported to the police or on the number of people arrested for stalking. The Home Office holds data on the number of offences of stalking recorded by the police since April 2014 when stalking became a separately recorded classification (previously, stalking offences were included within harassment). The police recorded 1,682 stalking offences in the six month period April to September 2014. They are published in the quarterly Office for National Statistics publication of ‘Crime in England and Wales’. <br><br>The most recent data are available in Table A4 in this link:<br><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/year-ending-september-2014/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/year-ending-september-2014/index.html</a><br><br>The Ministry of Justice holds information on the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and those found guilty at all courts for stalking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 18/03/2015 11:48:56 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 50247 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

226330

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign criminals remain in the UK after being released from prison in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many were deported.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is available at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 14:58:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226331

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: 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 people (a) applied and (b) successfully resettled in Northern Ireland under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme in 2013 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme was launched in January 2014 to help particularly vulnerable Syrians who are displaced in the regions neighbouring Syria, for whom resettlement to the UK is the only option. In particular, the programme prioritises survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We are working closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the region to identify the exceptional cases whose needs are so profound that they need to be resettled to a country like the UK. <br><br>Individuals do not apply but are referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. <br><br>Northern Ireland is not currently participating in the scheme.<br><br>143 people were relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme between the first group of arrivals on 25 March 2014 and the end of December 2014. This is the latest publicly available figure, as numbers are released as part of the Home Office official statistics each quarter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 14:59:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226332

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported from each constituent part of the UK in 2013 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a breakdown of the number of removals for each constituent part of the UK but the total number of removals is available at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2014-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2014-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:25:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226333

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: 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 people have settled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	227013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>In the year ending December 2014, 143 individuals have relocated to the UK <br>under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. This is in addition to <br>nearly 4,000 Syrian nationals and dependants to whom we have granted asylum or <br>other forms of leave since the crisis began.<br><br>The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of people relocating to the <br>UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in Table as_19 (Asylum <br>data table Volume 4) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. A copy <br>of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October – December 2014, is <br>available from:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 50245 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

226334

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 Government's Syrian refugee resettlement policy in relation to the number of people seeking refuge; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	227012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the crisis in Syria, the suffering and <br>hardship it is causing for millions of displaced Syrians in the region, and the <br>strain it is placing on their host countries. That is why we launched the <br>Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, offering protection in the <br>UK to some of the most vulnerable refugees, who cannot be supported effectively <br>in the region. The scheme is based on need rather than fulfilling a quota, but <br>we have said that we expect it to help several hundred people over three years, <br>and we remain on track to deliver that commitment. We therefore have no <br>current plans to change the way the scheme operates. However, we continue to <br>monitor the situation in Syria and the surrounding region and work closely with <br>the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify the most <br>vulnerable people displaced by the conflict to ensure that the scheme remains <br>responsive to need.<br><br>However given the scale of the crisis, we believe the most effective way to <br>ensure the UK’s help has the greatest impact for displaced people and their <br>host countries is through substantial humanitarian aid and actively seeking an <br>end to the conflict so that refugees can return to their homes and livelihoods <br>safely. We have committed £800 million in response to the crisis, making us <br>the second largest bilateral donor in the world, and UK funding is helping to <br>support hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the region, providing <br>food, healthcare and essential supplies. Compared with aid, resettlement can <br>only ever help a minority of those in need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 50244 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

226335

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reasons there are for the time taken to give serving police officers information about the New Police Pensions Scheme for which the regulations were laid before Parliament on 5 March 2015 and will take effect on 1 April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
uin	227011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Information about the main elements of the reform has been in the public domain for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published <br>on the Home Office website on 3 September 2012; an online calculator which allows officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new <br>arrangements, published on 3 September 2012; and further detailed questions and answers which were published on 19 November 2013. <br><br>The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 were laid after extensive consultation with partners including police officers’ representatives. Members’ guidance was published on Friday 6 March, available at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-police-pensions-scheme-2015-members-guide</a>.</p><p>This provides police officers with all the information they need to seek the necessary independent financial advice on the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 227071 question first answered 16/03/2015 15:05:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood

226336

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	226969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The overall response rate for the Home Office 2014 People Survey was 51% <br>(15,431 staff). Of those who responded, 2,090 staff (14%) declared a <br>long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or <br>disability. <br><br>63% of respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health <br>condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated <br>fairly at work. 76% of respondents declaring that they did not have a <br>long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or <br>disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.<br><br>23% of respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health <br>condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally <br>experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months. 11% of <br>respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental <br>health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had <br>personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.<br><br>We are concerned by these results and are taking action. In particular, we are <br>building on our existing programme of work with disabled staff and their <br>managers to ensure the issues are understood so that staff are treated fairly. <br>The Home Office signed the Time to Change pledge and we are committed to <br>raising awareness of mental health issues. We are reviewing our guidance on <br>reasonable adjustments for disabled staff, including guidance on setting work <br>objectives and managing performance.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/03/2015 18:01:24 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226337

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of British nationals suspected to have left the UK to join Islamic extremist groups in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>We have stated publicly that around 600 people from the UK who are of interest to the security services are thought to have travelled from the UK to the region of Syria and Iraq since the start of the conflict. Given our longstanding policy not to comment on intelligence matters, we are unable to comment further on travel by British nationals to join extremist groups abroad.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:26:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226338

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Emergency Calls
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) 999 calls and (b) 999 calls to report incidents of domestic violence were made to the police in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	226908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The table provided contains the available data on the number of 999 calls received by police forces in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Number of 999 calls received by police forces in England and Wales, 2009/10 to 2013/14<sup>1, 2</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2009/10</td><td>2010/11</td><td>2011/12</td><td>2012/13</td><td>2013/14</td></tr><tr><td>Number of 999 calls received</td><td>8,789,070</td><td>9,166,679</td><td>9,033,120</td><td>8,407,084</td><td>7,836,530</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">1. Figures on 999 calls received by each police force area are published in the Value for Money Profiles produced by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (http://www.hmic.gov.uk/programmes/value-for-money/value-for-money-profiles).</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">2. The figure for 2009/10 excludes West Midlands, the figure for 2011/12 excludes Dyfed-Powys and the figure for 2013/14 excludes Greater Manchester. These forces were unable to supply data at time of submission.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on the reasons for these 999 calls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/03/2015 15:08:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra