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155730

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud in referring reports of fraud and internet crime to the police.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	214590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime. It takes reports of crimes from members of the public and businesses online or via its dedicated helpline. These reports are then analysed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), which looks for links between separate victims of the same scams, and matches information in Action Fraud reports with other data it holds. The NFIB then prepares intelligence packages and sends these to the police force best placed to consider enforcement action. It also carries out work to disrupt the enablers of this criminality, such as having websites used by criminals taken down.</p><p>Both Action Fraud and the NFIB are part of the City of London Police, which is the national lead force for fraud. The Government brought Action Fraud into the City of London Police in April 2014 to strengthen the end-to-end process for reporting and analysis of reports of fraud. In 2013/14, there were 40,000 intelligence packages disseminated to police forces for enforcement action. We expect this number to increase this year and are working with the City of London Police, and their partners to deliver further improvements.</p><p>We continue to work with the City of London Police to ensure as many crimes as possible are sent to police forces, and that victims of crime are kept up-to-date with the progress of their report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 20/11/2014 15:17:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

155913

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Malawi
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 applicants from Malawi for UK visas for whom a UK sponsor will pay who have been rejected because they cannot prove they have enough funds to visit the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	214566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The data requested is not held by the Home Office. However, the majority of Malawian visa applications (86%) are successful.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 14:31:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155968

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: 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, if she will make it her policy that passport offices should publicise the Electoral Commission's campaign to increase the number of UK citizens living abroad who are registered to vote in UK elections when people apply for passports.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	214692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Passport applications from British citizens overseas are made online and dealt with in the United Kingdom. There are no plans to forward material which is not relevant to the passport process when responding to passport applicants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:34:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

155969

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department had in formulating the walking out policy covering Libyan recruits being trained at Bassingbourn barracks; and what role (a) her Department and (b) the police had in monitoring that policy.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>As an incentive to promote good behaviour and thereby improve the effectiveness of the training programme the Army proposed to allow the trainees some very limited unsupervised access to the local amenities. These proposals were discussed across Government (including the Home Office) prior to implementation. <br><br>The Home Office requested that the Army liaise closely with Cambridgeshire Police on the monitoring of such visits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/12/2014 18:13:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155971

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
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 effect of the cost of calling the 101 non-emergency number on use of the number.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	214673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Consumer research undertaken by the Department following the launch of the 101 non-emergency service showed that the majority of respondents felt that the 15 pence call charge was reasonable.<br><br>Research by Ofcom shows that a small fixed charge does not deter people from calling the service and reduces the likelihood of it being used inappropriately. <br><br>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that 51% of the public are aware of 101. Awareness and use of the number have increased steadily since 2011, when 30% of the public were aware of it. Calls almost trebled during the period <br>December 2011 to October 2014, increasing from 908,600 to 2,645,593.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/11/2014 14:52:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

155973

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Malawi
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 average length of time taken between first application for and being granted a UK visa for applications from Malawi in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	214575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>UKVI customer service standards are to assess all visitor applications within 15 working days and all settlement applications within 60 working days, and the UKVI operation in Pretoria continues to meet these customer service standards, including for Malawian applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 15:59:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155974

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Malawi
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 how much money her Department received from (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful visa applications from Malawi in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	214573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not retain this data. However, it is important to note that visa fees are non-refundable after a customer has submitted the application and provided biometric details, as at this point we have commenced assessment of the application. Currently, 86% of applications submitted in Malawi are successful.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 14:55:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155975

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Africa
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 money saved by her Department by the move to regional hubs in Africa to process UK visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	214574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has pursued this consolidation programme in order to improve the quality of its operations, as well as to realise savings for the taxpayer. Globally, savings have been realised, for example, in areas such asreduced estates costs, more streamlined support services, and lower staff numbers. It is not possible to disaggregate the Home Office savings associated with consolidation in one post or one region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 14:34:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155976

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of asylum application appeals was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214621 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155978

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of legal representation in asylum claims in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214622 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies