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1271398

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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 steps her Department is taking prior to the end of the transition period to ensure that international agreements are in place that would guarantee that an asylum applicant will be received in a timely manner by a safe third country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	130266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We have made a political commitment to pursue new bilateral negotiations on post-transition migration issues with key countries with which we share a mutual interest, including on new arrangements for the family reunion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 11:38:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271399

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that point 11.4 of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (10 December 2020) is compliant with the UK’s commitments to the UN Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 3).
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	130267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Point 11.4 of the Statement of Changes is part of the overall clarification of the places and circumstances in which a Home Office officer is capable of receiving an asylum claim. It makes clear that an asylum claim cannot be received in the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.</p><p>I am satisfied the Rules are compatible with our international obligations. No individual will be refouled to a place where they would be harmed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2021 14:06:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271018

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes
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 publish (a) what plans she has to assess the success of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme due to end in Feb 2021 (b) the criteria for the final assessment of that scheme and (c) the findings of assessments on that scheme carried out to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	129167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>As I set out to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on 17 November, the UK Government is looking to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot into 2021.</p><p>When making a decision on numbers, as well as the outcomes of the evaluation, we must also consider the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the wider economy and ensure there are employment opportunities for UK workers.</p><p>We will publish the first-year evaluation information in due course, a key part of which will be how the pilot ensured the safeguarding of migrant welfare.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129168 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:05:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271021

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult with expert organisations representing migrant workers on the future of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme before any further rollout of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	129168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>As I set out to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on 17 November, the UK Government is looking to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot into 2021.</p><p>When making a decision on numbers, as well as the outcomes of the evaluation, we must also consider the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the wider economy and ensure there are employment opportunities for UK workers.</p><p>We will publish the first-year evaluation information in due course, a key part of which will be how the pilot ensured the safeguarding of migrant welfare.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129167 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:05:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1255021

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Abuse
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 retail workers are protected from abusive customers.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	120196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p><em>Last year the Home Office ran a call for evidence on Violence and Abuse Toward Shop Staff to understand further the issue and the measures which may help prevent these crimes. The Government published a response to the Call for Evidence in July. Action the Government is taking to reduce violence and abuse experienced by shop workers is set out in the response, which is available here: </em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence</em></a></p><p><em>The Government is also working closely with the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) to address key issues highlighted by taking forward a programme of work </em><em>focused on:</em></p><p> </p><p><em>• Developing communications for both employees and employers to make clear that violence and abuse of shop workers is not tolerated; </em></p><p> </p><p><em>• Developing a best practice guide that aims to support staff in reporting these crimes when they occur to ensure that a suitable response can be delivered;</em></p><p> </p><p><em>• Looking at barriers to effective data sharing between businesses and the police to ensure that information can be used to better understand the problem; and </em></p><p> </p><p><em>• Looking at how to better provide support to victims.</em></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/12/2020 15:34:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1251010

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
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 she has made of the (a) backlog and (b) average length of time taken to process applications for indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	114352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no backlogs on our ILR routes, we are deciding cases within published service standard, unless there is a specific reason we cannot, in which case we will contact the customer. Our service standard for the processing of ILR cases remains six months.</p><p>Performance against service standards for Indefinite Leave to Remain applications are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C14f6bb5f02874ae287d108d88648e0aa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637406994878454053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=e5oBvzm1R%2BVjAukdadzh1THvVQWCuCcQhAXsfEk%2F2vQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/11/2020 15:10:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249952

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
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 adequacy of funding for (a) therapeutic and (b) advocacy support for victims of child sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	112143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>Supporting victims of child sexual abuse, whether they are children or adult survivors, is a priority for the Government and we are taking steps to ensure that adequate funding is in place for specialist support services across the country providing both therapeutic and advocacy support. For example:</p><p>The Home Office and Ministry of Justice have doubled the funding available for voluntary sector organisations providing direct support to victims and survivors at a national level through the Support for Victims and Survivors of CSA fund. The SVSCSA will provide £2.4m up to 2022 to support vital national services including support lines, online resources and remote counselling. We have also introduced a new £2.8m transformation fund to promote and embed best practice in CSA victim support.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded £12m to 91 rape support centres across England and Wales to provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of sexual violence. This is an increase of £4m from 2019/20 and includes £1.8m of ringfenced funding for victims of recent and non-recent child sexual abuse. The new funding is in addition to the £4.79m provided to Police and Crime Commissioners by the Ministry of Justice to support victims of child sexual abuse (part of the £69m provided this year for them to commission victim support service based on local need).</p><p>The Government also recently announced an additional £4m per year until 2022 for recruiting more Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) to help victims feel informed and supported at every stage of their recovery journey. ISVAs provide an important link between police, support services and criminal justice agencies.</p><p>We have also increased spending from £31m in 2018 to £39m this year to improve services and pathways for survivors and victims of sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, who seek support from Sexual Assault Referral Centres, regardless of age or gender.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that victims can continue to access such support during the COVID-19 pandemic and recently announced a £76m package of funding for victims, with £10 million ringfenced to provide support for victims of sexual violence specifically. This has helped fund technology to enable charities to offer services remotely.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/11/2020 13:16:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249954

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve the handling of sexual assault cases by police forces.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	112145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>Rape and sexual assault are devastating crimes and we want victims to have the confidence to report them, knowing that every investigation will be conducted thoroughly, and everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The Government is currently conducting an end-to-end review of the criminal justice response to rape, which includes identifying issues and areas for improvement in the police handling of cases. We expect the review to report with actions for cross-system improvement later this year. These actions will improve outcomes for victims of sexual assault as well as those of rape and other forms of sexual violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/11/2020 13:17:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249955

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
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 adequacy of the police forces' handling of cases where a person has been reported for sexual offences by multiple individuals.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	112146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Rape and sexual assault are devastating crimes and we want victims to have the confidence to report them, knowing that every investigation will be conducted thoroughly, and everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The Government is currently conducting an end-to-end review of the criminal justice response to rape, which includes identifying issues and areas for improvement in the police handling of cases. We expect the review to report with actions for cross-system improvement later this year. These actions will improve outcomes for victims of sexual assault as well as those of rape and other forms of sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2020 11:02:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1237714

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 recommendation 7 of the Windrush: Lessons Learned review, whether she plans to make an assessment of the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds conditions in her review of hostile environment policies.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	95257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I have accepted the Windrush Lessons Learned review’s important findings and I will be publishing the Government’s response to the review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/09/2020 15:08:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome