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1626183

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: 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 take steps to increase the transparency of licensing applications for the performing of scientific procedures on living animals.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	184188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government publishes extensive information about the use of animals in science in Great Britain, including: guidance on the operation of ASPA (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-the-operation-of-the-animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-the-operation-of-the-animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986</a>); and national annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-statistics</a>).</p><p>For each project licence granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 a Non-Technical Summary is published, available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit#non-technical-summaries" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit#non-technical-summaries</a><strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 17/05/2023 14:30:09 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1626337

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 17 April 2023 from the APPG for Safeguarding in Faith Communities on the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	184217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>I recognise the important work of the APPG for Safeguarding in Faith Communities and I responded to your 17 April letter on 12 May.</p><p>The Government remains firmly committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse, and the Inquiry’s final report marks an important milestone in that regard. We have been working across government to carefully consider the Inquiry’s final recommendations. I appreciate all of the victims and survivors who came forward to bravely share their testimonies with the Inquiry and all of the important contributions of stakeholders right across the country over the past seven years.</p><p>And as the Home Secretary confirmed in a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 20 April, we will be publishing the Government response to the Inquiry’s final report in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/05/2023 13:57:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1601841

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 (a) identify eligible applicants of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who remain within Afghanistan and meet the criteria for vulnerable minorities and (b) provide that information to the Foreign Office to assist in the implementation of the Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	160421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) has been designed to support those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values, as well as vulnerable people, including members of minority groups at risk.</p><p><br> Under Pathway 3, in the first year, places are being offered to eligible at-risk British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni in Afghanistan or the region, and their dependents</p><p> </p><p>The FCDO is working hard across Government to progress referrals under Pathway 3. They received over 11,400 expressions of interest, which they have been assessing against the eligibility criteria. Any offer of resettlement will be subject to security screening and provision of biometric information.</p><p> </p><p>FCDO are notifying those who have completed initial security checks and providing advice on next steps. Some eligible individuals and their families have already arrived in third countries, where they are offered accommodation and support from the International Organisation for Migration. We look forward to welcoming the first arrivals to the UK under Pathway 3 as soon as practicable.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the eligibility criteria for the ACRS and how vulnerability is taken into consideration has been set out in the policy statement:<br> <br> <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEleanor.Morris3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb2280e1b7b58445b077908db25711f33%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638144939996866855%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=l6AMcfsGToYuRV5gfJHwlj29DkHXGsyJjAt9%2BnSb%2B6w%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/03/2023 16:25:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582215

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Office for Police Conduct: Standards
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 an assessment of the effectiveness of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has confirmed that there will be formal review of the IOPC’s effectiveness this year, as part of the Cabinet Office’s programme of reviews of Government bodies.</p><p>Home Office Ministers gave evidence to the recent HASC inquiry on police conduct and complaints, including on the IOPC. The IOPC reports annually to the Home Secretary and performance is monitored through-out the year.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2023 16:37:30 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582216

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Office for Police Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met representatives of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Ministerial engagement takes place on a regular basis with representatives from the Independent Office of Police Conduct.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2023 16:24:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582217

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Office for Police Conduct: Finance
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 adequacy of funding for the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The funding for the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) is determined through an annual budget setting process (in line with the rest of Government). The IOPC are allocated funding from the Police Settlement and from core Home Office funding. In-depth consideration takes place for both involving Departmental finance specialists, senior policy and strategy officials and Ministers agreeing, with input from the IOPC, the appropriate budget for them to undertake their role effectively.</p><p>The financial performance of the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) and any pressures and opportunities are then discussed regularly with Home Office officials, alongside consideration of IOPC performance against its objectives. Decisions are taken at a senior level as to whether any additional funding is required to fulfil the IOPC’s objectives and requirements.</p><p>The process for funding for 2023/24 is near conclusion. As announced in December, IOPC’s funding from the annual Police settlement will remain level for 2023/24 recognising the importance of ensuring that they are appropriately funded for their work.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2023 16:39:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582218

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Office for Police Conduct: Welsh Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed the work of the Independent Office for Police Conduct with the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with counterparts in the Welsh Government on various relevant issues. The IOPC’s effectiveness will be reviewed this year and the Welsh Government will be given an opportunity to input.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2023 16:58:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582502

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dogs: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of ear cropping of dogs were (a) reported, (b) investigated and (c) charged in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects information on the number of offences of ‘Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal’ and ‘Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog’s tail other than for medical Treatment’. and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales, on a quarterly basis. The latest information is available up to the end of September 2022.</p><p>This shows that there were 2 offences of ‘Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal’ offences recorded in the first nine months of 2022. Both of these cases resulted in the investigation being complete with no suspect identified.</p><p>There have been no offences of ‘Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog’s tail other than for medical Treatment’ recorded in the first nine months of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 136839 question first answered 08/02/2023 16:50:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1582503

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dogs: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of tail docking of dogs were (a) reported, (b) investigated and (c) charged in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	136839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects information on the number of offences of ‘Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal’ and ‘Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog’s tail other than for medical Treatment’. and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales, on a quarterly basis. The latest information is available up to the end of September 2022.</p><p>This shows that there were 2 offences of ‘Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal’ offences recorded in the first nine months of 2022. Both of these cases resulted in the investigation being complete with no suspect identified.</p><p>There have been no offences of ‘Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog’s tail other than for medical Treatment’ recorded in the first nine months of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 136838 question first answered 08/02/2023 16:50:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1567330

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
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 been helped through the Windrush Compensation Scheme since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	124081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Information relating to the number of people that have been helped through the Windrush Compensation Scheme since its establishment is included in Windrush Compensation Scheme Transparency Data which is published regularly, together with the Windrush Compensation Scheme Fact Sheet which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2023%2F01%2F17%2Fwindrush-schemes-factsheet-november-2022%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CWini.Kirby1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4ab579aa67a340d9cfe308daf8b5f52a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638095757619949544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=B5yW5qN%2BUKcmOU0FvKSVt8A%2B752NYvupya%2Fpq38hnpI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Windrush Schemes factsheet – November 2022. </a></p><p>The effectiveness of the Windrush Compensation Scheme is kept under constant review. The Home Office works hard to streamline processes and make policy improvements where necessary. The Windrush Compensation Scheme Fact Sheet provides further information.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 124082 question first answered 24/01/2023 10:43:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones