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386709

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Restraint Techniques
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 ensure that there is effective oversight of (a) the use of restraint against black and minority ethnic groups and those with mental health issues and (b) other use of force by the police.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The police collect data nationally on some types of force used in the deployment of their duties, such as Taser and firearms. There is no single reporting mechanism for police forces on all uses of force, including restraint, and the Home Office does not currently collect information routinely on its use.</p><p> </p><p>At the Black Mental Health and Home Office Summit on 23 October, the Home Secretary announced that the national policing lead, Chief Constable David Shaw will conduct an in-depth review of the publication of Taser data and other use of force by police officers. This will present options for publishing the data on how police officers are deploying these sensitive powers, who they are being used on and what the outcome was.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also underway with a number of forces, on a voluntary basis, to improve information held locally about those who are detained by the police under sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Five forces have to date provided some initial information for the months of April and May in relation to the age, gender and ethnicity of such individuals and whether restraint was used.</p><p> </p><p>The police must be able to use force to protect the public, vulnerable people and themselves. However, the Government is clear that any use of force, including restraint, must be lawful, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 4902 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:13:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

386710

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Port of Dover
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 the vehicles arriving at the Port of Dover are checked on arrival.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>100% of freight vehicles arriving at Dover are subject to screening checks at the border controls at the juxtaposed ports of Calais and Dunkirk. Further screening may take place at Dover on an intelligence -led basis.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/07/2015 16:15:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386711

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bridgend College
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 25 June 2015 to Question 3116, when copies of the Estyn and QAA inspection were requested from Bridgend College; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	4798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The Estyn report has not been requested from the college as it is available online. Officials requested the QAA inspection report from the college on 23 June.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 14:48:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386713

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Licensing
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 confirm how many publicly-funded colleges have been (a) granted and (b) refused international licences to run privately-funded courses in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	4785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2015 answer text <p>The number of publicly-funded colleges that had an application for a Tier 4 sponsor licence (a) granted and (b) refused, in each year since 2008, is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>687</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refused</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>92</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>An application may be refused for various reasons. We do not collate information on the courses each sponsor offers or the reason(s) for the refusal of each application.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/08/2015 08:44:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386714

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to increase the number of checks on vehicles arriving through the Port of Dover.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Border Force deployed additional resources to combat the increase in opportunistic migrant activity that followed the strike at Calais by French workers, including deployment of additional sniffer dog and contractor freight searching capability to deal with the anticipated risk of migrants targeting slow moving traffic at the juxtaposed ports in Northern France. We have also deployed additional resource to enable enhanced screening at Dover port of both freight and tourist vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:10:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386716

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
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 place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by her Department between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	4968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012 requires government departments to publicise successful appointments, once made by the appointing Minister. These can be found on the Department’s gov.uk website or the appointing body’s website.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2015 15:35:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

386720

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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) Tier 1 general, (b) Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur, (c) Tier 1 exceptional talent, (d) Tier 1 investor, (e) Tier 4 general, (f) Tier 4 child and (g) short-term student visas were issued in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is given in the table below:</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on entry clearance visa grants by category in table vi_04 (Entry clearance visas tables volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release.</p><p>A copy of the latest release, “Immigration Statistics January to March 2015”, is available from the Library of the House and the Home Office website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/07/2015 14:46:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 4830 - Table.xls title Entry clearance visas granted
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

386721

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Assaults on Police: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sickness days were taken as a result of assaults on (a) police and (b) community support officers in each police force in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	4825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The table provided contains statistics on the number of working days lost by police officers as a result of sickness due to assault, by police force area for 2004/05 to 2011/12. These figures ceased to be collected from 2012/13 onwards.</p><p>The number of working days lost by police community support officers as a result of sickness due to assaults is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/07/2015 15:58:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name PQ4825 table.xlsx title Number of working days lost by police officers
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

386723

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces report incidents of the use of force on individuals by police officers and the ethnicity and ages of those such force is used against.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The police collect data nationally on some types of force used in the deployment of their duties, such as Taser and firearms. There is no single reporting mechanism for police forces on all uses of force, including restraint, and the Home Office does not currently collect information routinely on its use.</p><p> </p><p>At the Black Mental Health and Home Office Summit on 23 October, the Home Secretary announced that the national policing lead, Chief Constable David Shaw will conduct an in-depth review of the publication of Taser data and other use of force by police officers. This will present options for publishing the data on how police officers are deploying these sensitive powers, who they are being used on and what the outcome was.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also underway with a number of forces, on a voluntary basis, to improve information held locally about those who are detained by the police under sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Five forces have to date provided some initial information for the months of April and May in relation to the age, gender and ethnicity of such individuals and whether restraint was used.</p><p> </p><p>The police must be able to use force to protect the public, vulnerable people and themselves. However, the Government is clear that any use of force, including restraint, must be lawful, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 4787 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:13:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

386724

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions on working hours and type of work there are on international students with tier 4 (general) visas; and what plans she has to place further working hours restrictions on such students.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	4881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Tier 4 (General) students studying courses at degree level or above at Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are permitted to work for 20 hours per week during term time and full-time during vacations. Tier 4 (General) students studying courses below degree level at HEIs, or studying at publicly-funded further education colleges, are permitted to work for 10 hours per week during term time and full-time during vacations. In addition, courses of study may include a work placement, provided it is an integral and assessed part of the course.</p><p>Tier 4 (General) students cannot be self-employed or employed as a professional sportsperson, an entertainer, or a doctor in training, except where the student is studying on a recognised foundation programme under Tier 4.</p><p>We keep our all policies under review. We continue to have a highly competitive offer for international students, which allows the brightest and the best to study at our world-class universities.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:10:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq