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223662

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
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 5 January 2015 to Question 218892, what average length of time it takes for her Department to grant a visa after a decision is taken not to appeal a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	225434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested covers a broad range of case types and is not held <br>centrally for in country cases. It could only be obtained at a disproportionate <br>cost. For international appeals the average time for allowed appeals to be <br>implemented from January to December 2014 was 43 calendar days. Since 2006, <br>the average time has been 69 days with a peak of 92 days in 2009.<br><br>The Home Office has 14 calendar days to consider whether to appeal an allowed <br>First-tier or Upper Tribunal decision (although this can be longer in some <br>Upper Tribunal decisions where the last avenue to appeal is direct to the Court <br>of Appeal) for in country cases and 28 calendar days for international (out of <br>country) cases. The relevant unit responsible for implementation will be <br>notified once a decision has been made not to appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/03/2015 17:44:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 47251 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

223340

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) total cost of training police officers in the use of water cannons and (b) cost of such training to each police force.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	225114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, the Home Office paid £2.87 million for the cost of police training in <br>relation to G8 Summit, and this included training of English and Welsh police <br>officers to be deployed alongside water cannon. <br><br>All other decisions and assessments relating to the training of police officers <br>in the use of water cannon would be an operational decision for Chief <br>Constables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2015 14:25:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

223341

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
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 biometric data is deleted with minimal delay when arrests are made unlawfully or incorrectly.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	225115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>All chief officers of police must comply with the legal requirement under <br>section 63D(2)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (as inserted by <br>section 1 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) on destroying the <br>fingerprints and DNA belonging to individuals who have been unlawfully <br>arrested. In January 2014, the Home Office issued guidance to chief officers on <br>early deletion which addresses this issue.<br><br>I expect chief officers to comply with the law with minimal delay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2015 14:25:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

179018

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 has taken to explore the possibility of resettling Syrians to the UK via private sponsorship from individual British citizens who have expressed interest in offering accommodation to Syrians in need; and what discussions she has had with the Local Government Association on ways in which local authorities can indicate their interest in resettling Syrians in their communities.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	224090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We have not considered a private sponsorship model for the resettlement of Syrians through the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme. We do not believe this is appropriate given the vulnerabilities of those arriving in the UK as we need to ensure that the correct level of support and accommodation is in place before they arrive in the UK.<br><br>After launching the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme last January, the Home Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Local Government Association on 11 February 2014 encouraging local authority participation and the contents of this letter have been cascaded across local authorities. As the scheme has progressed, we have continued to engage closely with local authorities who have expressed an interest in participation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pledging conference in Geneva on 9 December 2014, a number of additional local authorities have also expressed an interest, and we are in discussions with them. We are grateful to the local authorities who are supporting the scheme, and we remain confident that we can continue to meet the needs of arrivals in the UK under the scheme as planned. We expect the scheme to help several hundred Syrians over three years, and we welcome further offers of support from local authorities as the scheme progresses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/02/2015 14:04:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

173437

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 encourage local authorities to participate in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	220662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>After launching the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme last January, the Home Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Local Government Association on 11 February 2014 encouraging local authority participation and <br>this letter has been cascaded across local authorities. As the scheme has progressed, we have continued to engage closely with local authorities who have expressed an interest in participation. Following the United Nations<br>High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pledging conference in Genevaon 9 December 2014, a number of additional local authorities have also expressed an interest, and we are in discussions with them. We are grateful to <br>the local authorities who are supporting the scheme, and we remain confidentthat we can continue to meet the needs of arrivals in the UK under the scheme as planned. We expect the scheme to help several hundred Syrians over three <br>years, and we welcome further offers of support from local authorities as the scheme progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/01/2015 14:14:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38790 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

170745

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the drug-induced mortality rate in (a) Sweden, (b) Portugal and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	219010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has not directly compared the drug-induced mortality rates in Portugal, Sweden and the UK. Such a direct comparison would be problematic, as data collection methods and definitions of a drug-related death vary <br>markedly between countries. <br><br>However, a wide range of data, including health outcomes such as drug-related deaths, was reviewed as part of the drugs International Comparators Study. The report demonstrated that health outcomes are affected by a range of complex <br>cultural, social and political factors as well as legislation, policing and health care policies. The report did not make recommendations for UK policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/01/2015 16:06:16 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 36790 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

170747

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internal Security Fund
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 has plans to set up an alternative to the EU Internal Security fund to facilitate cross-border crime prevention for the period 2014-20.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	219054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is still considering its position in regard to the policing element of the Internal Security Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/01/2015 12:04:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

170752

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is that the Home Office Visas and Immigration section is taking to respond to decisions taken by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in the last 12 months; and in how many cases a response is outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	218892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested covers a broad range of case types and is not held centrally for in country cases. It could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. For international appeals the average time for allowed appeals to be <br>implemented from October 2013 to September 2014 was 45 calendar days. Information relating to how many international appeals remain outstanding could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.<br><br>The Home Office has 14 calendar days to consider whether to appeal an allowed First-tier or Upper Tribunal decision (although this can be longer in some Upper Tribunal decisions where the last avenue to appeal is direct to the Court <br>of Appeal) for in country cases and 28 calendar days for out of country cases. The relevant unit responsible for implementation will be notified once a decision has been made not to appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/01/2015 12:00:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

170471

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crossbows
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what controls there are on the sale of crossbows.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	218630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The sale of crossbows is subject to the Crossbows Act 1987, as amended by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Under this legislation, it is an offence to sell or hire a crossbow, with a draw weight of 1.4 kilogrammes or greater, to <br>persons under the age of 17, and it prohibits persons aged under 17 from possessing a crossbow unless supervised by someone aged 21 or over. The maximum penalty on summary conviction is six months imprisonment or a £5,000 fine or <br>both.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 18/12/2014 15:01:42 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

156003

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internal Security Fund
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 opt in to the EU Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	214796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The EU Internal Security Fund was adopted on 16 April 2014 and comprises two EU Regulations. The Government chose not to opt in to the policing element when it was proposed but undertook to review that decision post adoption and is considering its position in advance of consulting Parliament. The UK cannot join the ‘borders and visas’ Regulation as it is a measure relating to that part of Schengen in which the UK does not participate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/11/2014 14:38:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert