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43426

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 325W, on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, how many NCA employees who work in Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command have arrest powers.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	192070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 20 March 2014]</p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to my reply of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 326W.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Command is fully integrated within the National Crime Agency (NCA). As part of the NCA, the CEOP Command is able to draw on the whole of the NCA's resources. The NCA works as a flexible organisation and as such there will be NCA officers whose work covers a range of serious and organised crime threats.</p><p> </p><p>In total the NCA has 1,900 officers who currently hold arrest powers who can be called upon to tackle child exploitation. This number is for NCA permanent officers and does not include secondees or those attached to the NCA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

43430

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in January 2014; in which (a) region, (b) county, (c) metropolitan district, (d) district council area, (e) city and (f) parliamentary constituency each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to that Scheme; in which town the shelter to which such people were placed for the statutory period was; what continued contact is had with each such victim after they have exited the shelter to avoid re-trafficking; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	192320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>In January, 2014 there were 90 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales <br>administered by the Salvation Army.<br><br>In order to ensure that victims cannot be identified, the tables below only <br>provide data at a regional level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albanian</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgarian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroonian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghanaian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungarian</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iranian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraqi</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenyan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuanian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moroccan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigerian</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Polish</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romanian</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leonean</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakian</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lankan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togolese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ugandan</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnamese</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Gender</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transgender</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Region where victim was found</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Agency type that referred victims</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Agency type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal Representative</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NGO</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self Referral</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The victim care contract does not require support providers to maintain any form<br>of formal contact after the recovery and reflection period. However, some survivors do maintain informal contact with their support provider, but we do not have this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

43554

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 domestic violence were recorded in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	192377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of domestic violence and abuse incidents at the local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

43555

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current status is of the Border Systems Programme (BSP); what the timescale is for tendering and choosing suppliers; and when the BSP is expected to be developed and rolled out.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The e-Borders programme has been incorporated within the Border Systems' scope <br>of work. Border Systems now assumes responsibility for the Warnings Index and <br>the wider Border Force portfolio of technology projects. Border Systems will <br>build on the foundations of the e-Borders programme, strengthening even further <br>our border security.<br><br>The procurement approach to replacing the primary border security elements of <br>the Border Systems Programme will reflect broader Government ICT and Commercial <br>strategy, and there will be no single, large supplier. The Home Office will <br>lead development, with services procured from a range of providers, potentially <br>including small and medium enterprises. <br><br>By March 2015 the Border Systems Programme aims to:<br><br>• Complete resilience of all current business critical systems; <br>• Develop replacement primary border security systems; <br>• Provide additional capability to support commitments on exit checks; <br>• Establish a programme for the next generation of Radiological and Nuclear <br>detection (Cyclamen); <br>• Continue the implementation of second generation e-Gates across the estate; <br>• Develop and implement new freight targeting capability for Sea Containers; <br>• Establish contracts to purchase new detection equipment; <br>• Continue to assure live operations of existing systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43557

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences by foreign-born nationals were recorded in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	192375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the nationality of offenders, and so cannot provide data on the number of offences committed by foreign-born nationals that were recorded by police in Pendle.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office collects aggregate data on the number of offences recorded by the police, available at police force area and Community Safety Partnership level. However, we do not hold details about the people responsible for these offences.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice collects details on the number of offenders and offender characteristics, but does not collect information on the number of offences that these offenders commit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

42945

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the passports of everyone arriving in and leaving the United Kingdom are properly checked.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL6010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force is, through its Operating Mandate, required to undertake checks on the passports of all passengers who enter the United Kingdom at the Primary Control Points. Border Force undertakes electronic checks on most outbound passengers and physically checks passports on a strictly targeted basis. The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority work closely with air carriers in the UK to ensure that proper checks are in place. The Government is further committed to introducing exit checks on all modes by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

43117

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the decision to cancel the e-borders programme was taken.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	192028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The activities of the e-Borders programme have been absorbed into the Border <br>Systems Programme. The estimated cost to close the e-Borders programme and <br>define the Border Systems Programme was £340,000. These costs are attributable <br>to civil servants already in post and there has been no additional expenditure <br>or procurement in order to move the work from e-Borders to Border Systems. <br><br>The procurement approach to replacing the primary border security elements of <br>the Border Systems Programme will reflect broader Government ICT and Commercial <br>strategy, and there will be no single, large supplier. The Home Office will <br>lead development, with services procured from a range of providers, potentially <br>including small and medium enterprises; no tenders have been received at this <br>time. <br><br>By March 2015 the Border Systems Programme aims to:<br><br>• Complete resilience of all current business critical systems; <br>• Develop replacement primary border security systems; <br>• Provide the capability to support commitments on exit checks; <br>• Establish a programme for the next generation of Radiological and Nuclear <br>detection (Cyclamen); <br>• Continue the implementation of second generation e-Gates across the estate; <br>• Develop and implement new freight targeting capability for Sea Containers; <br>• Establish contracts to purchase new detection equipment; <br>• Continue to assure live operations of existing systems. <br><br>The breakdown of FTE Civil Servants engaged by the e-Borders and subsequently <br>the Border Systems Programme in each year since 2010, is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Dec-10</td><td>Dec-11</td><td>Dec-12</td><td>Dec-13</td></tr><tr><td>SCS PB 2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>SCS PB 1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>G6</td><td>7.8</td><td>7.8</td><td>7.8</td><td>9.8</td></tr><tr><td>G7</td><td>11.8</td><td>9.8</td><td>10.8</td><td>17.8</td></tr><tr><td>SEO/HMI</td><td>33.5</td><td>34.7</td><td>48.8</td><td>49.7</td></tr><tr><td>HEO/CIO</td><td>26</td><td>25.4</td><td>22.5</td><td>30.9</td></tr><tr><td>EO/IO</td><td>22</td><td>19.3</td><td>25</td><td>20.8</td></tr><tr><td>AO/PS</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192029 192030 192031 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

43118

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
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 held in immigration removal centres on 13 March 2014 had been held for (a) between 28 and 60 days, (b) between 60 and 365 days, (c) more than 12 months and (d) more than 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	192038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Figures on people held in detention are collated as at the last day of each quarter, on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December of each year and published in Immigration Statistics quarterly releases: Immigration Statistics: October – December 2013, table dt_11_q from the GOV.UK website: <br><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>. <br><br>Figures as at the 31 March 2014 will be published in Immigration Statistics January – March 2014 on 22 May 2014.<br><br>Published figures on people detained in the United Kingdom solely under Immigration Act powers include those held in short term holding facilities, pre departure accommodation and immigration removal centres. Figures exclude those held in police cells, Prison Service establishments, short term holding rooms at ports and airports (for less than 24 hours), and those recorded as detained under both criminal and immigration powers and their dependants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

43119

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
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 many (a) private and (b) public sector properties will be used for the vulnerable persons relocation scheme in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	192036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme has been put in place to relocate to the UK some of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees, displaced to neighbouring countries by the on going conflict. We anticipate that it will support several hundred people over the next three years. On-going discussions with a number of local authorities regarding participation in the scheme will determine exact numbers to be relocated between 29 January 2014 and 30 May 2015. Given the continuing nature of these discussions, it is therefore too early to have a clear indication of the type of accommodation that will be available to house the relocated refugees.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192035 192037 question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

43120

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities are participating in the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	192037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme has been put in place to relocate to the UK some of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees, displaced to neighbouring countries by the on going conflict. We anticipate that it will support several hundred people over the next three years. On-going discussions with a number of local authorities regarding participation in the scheme will determine exact numbers to be relocated between 29 January 2014 and 30 May 2015. Given the continuing nature of these discussions, it is therefore too early to have a clear indication of the type of accommodation that will be available to house the relocated refugees.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192035 192036 question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson