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732482

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures
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 are currently subject to terrorism prevention and investigation measures.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given on the 27<sup>th</sup> June 2017 to question UIN 625.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/06/2017 08:35:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

732607

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for five years or more will be granted the same legal rights as British citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status.</p><p>Being granted settled status will mean EU citizens will be free to reside in any capacity and undertake any lawful activity. We also intend to treat EU citizens with settled status in the same way as if they were UK citizens for the purposes of education, benefits and pensions.</p><p>The Government undertakes to treat EU citizens who were resident in the UK before the specified date, according to the principles set out in the policy paper in the expectation that the EU will offer reciprocal treatment for UK nationals resident in its member states.</p><p>Full details of the Government’s proposal are in the policy paper ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is available at the following link:</p><p>//www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/06/2017 14:49:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732612

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 22 June 2017, Official Report, column 211, on terror attacks, whether (a) the requirement for a hate crime to have occurred within two years before a place of worship can apply for security funding has been removed and (b) any new requirements for such applications have been put in place; and when she plans to publish updated application information.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	1114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>On the 22 June, the Home Secretary announced an additional £1 million of funding for places of worship who are vulnerable to attack.</p><p>The new scheme will not require the applicant to demonstrate that they have been subject to a hate crime attack within the last two years. Full details of the criteria for the scheme and how to apply will be published on GOV.UK in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/06/2017 16:17:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

732678

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
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 review immigration rules for spouse visas.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	1189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Supreme Court has upheld the lawfulness of the English language and minimum income requirements of the Immigration Rules for spouse visas. The requirements prevent burdens on the taxpayer and promote integration.</p><p>The Supreme Court agrees that they strike a fair balance between the interests of those wishing to sponsor a non-European Economic Area national spouse to settle in the UK and of the community in general.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/06/2017 14:43:29 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

732707

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	South Wales Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many armed police officers were trained for deployment in the South Wales Police in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15 and (e) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office annually publishes statistics on the number of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) in the ‘Police use of Firearms statistics, England and Wales’ series. An AFO is a police officer who has been selected, trained, accredited and authorised by their chief officer to carry and use a firearm.</p><p>The data tables for the latest publication can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2015-to-march-2016-data-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2015-to-march-2016-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 3 of the data tables gives the number of AFOs by force for the years ending 31 March 2009 to 31 March 2016.</p><p>The Home Office will publish ‘Police use of Firearms statistics, England and Wales, 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017’ in July.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2017 15:14:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732292

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to review Police and Crime Commissioners' responsibility for managing the employment of the Chief Constable for their area.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) as directly elected individuals are best placed to make the decision to appoint, suspend or remove a Chief Constable to ensure the force can deliver their locally agreed police and crime priorities.</p><p>In making a decision to compel a Chief Constable to resign or retire, a PCC is bound by certain requirements, including acting reasonably and fairly, and consulting the Chief Constable, the local police and crime panel (PCP) and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary. The Home Office continues to work with partners to ensure the effectiveness of this process.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/06/2017 10:51:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732293

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 59293, what progress has been made on the development of the IT system for section 5 prohibited firearms licensing applications.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Licensing of section 5 prohibited firearms is administered by the Home Office, and it is anticipated that the new IT system for section 5 licensing applications will be implemented later this summer.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 27/06/2017 10:40:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732307

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 review the effect of the non-provision of documentation, such as National Insurance numbers, on destitution among people who have been granted refugee status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are supported by the Home Office. If they are granted refugee status this support ends 28 days later because they are now allowed to work and can apply for mainstream welfare benefits.</p><p> </p><p>They are also provided with a Biometric Residence Permit and National Insurance Number to help them access these benefits. We are working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that newly recognised refugees are able to swiftly access benefits and employment support services.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/06/2017 09:26:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732369

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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, when the independent review of the deportation with assurances policy commissioned in November 2013 will be laid before the House.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s report on Deportation with Assurances will be published as a Command Paper in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 28/06/2017 10:11:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

732379

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
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 hate crime have been reported in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of hate crimes recorded by the police on an annual basis. In 2015/16, the most recently published data, the police recorded 62,518 hate crimes in England and Wales. The statistical bulletin, which includes data for earlier years, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>This Government is committed to tackling hate crime. The UK has a strong legislative framework to tackle hate crime. We are working across Government with police, (including National Community Tensions Team), the Crown Prosecution Service and community partners to send out a clear message that hate crime will not be tolerated and we will vigorously pursue and prosecute those who commit these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/06/2017 13:31:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn