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1017308

registered interest
date	29/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on international co-operation on policing and justice of the UK leaving the EU .
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	197432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The government has published its assessment of the Future Security Part-nership (FSP) between the UK and the EU - ‘EU exit: an assessment of the security partnership’. It compares cooperation envisaged under the future UK-EU security partnership, as set out in the Political Declaration, with a no deal scenario.</p><p>This publication can be found on Gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759760/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Assessment_of_the_security_partnership__2_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759760/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Assessment_of_the_security_partnership__2_.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/12/2018 11:33:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1017273

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to give due consideration to the Public Sector Equality Duty in his response to the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments, which closed on 15 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	197400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Ministry of Justice, and the Home Office carried out a joint consultation on the effectiveness of powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments.</p><p>All government departments have an ongoing responsibility to meet the Public Sector Equalities Duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010. As such, when formulating any policy changes following the consultation, ministers must have due regard to the three limbs of the PSED: (1) eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act, (2) advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not, and (3) foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/12/2018 15:10:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1020579

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Cardiff South and Penarth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers (a) with children and (b) without children resided in the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency and were subsequently held in detention centres each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format specifically regarding those asylum seekers who were residing in the Cardiff and South Penarth constituency and who were subsequently held in detention centres.</p><p>However information relating to people detained or returned is available within published statistics and can be accessed via the following;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:41:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020582

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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, what steps his Department is taking to plan for processing new residence documents as outlined in Article 18 of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is introducing the EU Settlement Scheme to enable EU citizens who have chosen to make their lives here to obtain the UK immigration status they need in accordance with Article 18 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>The Scheme will be fully open by 30 March 2019 and will be delivered through a streamlined, digital application process. In preparation, the Scheme entered private beta testing in August and is now in the second phase of that testing. This approach is now standard for the launch of new government services and enables the system and processes to be tested to ensure that they work effectively before being fully introduced.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:42:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020593

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
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 dated 4 December 2018 to Question 197314, in what circumstances was it (a) relevant and (b) not relevant to require people with TOEIC certificates whose results were found by ETS to be questionable to undertake a fresh test or an interview.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the circumstances in which it was relevant to require a fresh test and an interview with a Home Office official was provided to the HASC on 17 August 2016. A link is provided here:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a> Question 114 contains the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:39:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1020621

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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, with reference to the Department for Exiting the European Union policy paper entitled Citizens’ Rights - EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU published on 6 December 2018, how the Government will distinguish between EU citizens who are resident in the UK before 29 March 2019 and those who arrive after that date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	199919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that, in an unlikely no deal scenario, the UK will honour its commitment to all EU citizens, and their family members resident by 29 March 2019, that they will be able to remain in the UK. This will be done through the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>EU citizens will need to provide evidence of their residence in the UK by 29 March 2019 in line with the requirements for the Scheme. Where possible, we will confirm it through automated checks of HMRC and DWP data. It will also be possible for applicants to submit a wide range of documentary evidence to prove their residence. Guidance on how applicants can evidence their residence in the UK is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence#submitting-documents-as-evidence-of-residence.%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence#submitting-documents-as-evidence-of-residence. </a><br>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:43:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1020722

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
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 Final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983, published on 6 December 2018, what steps his Department plans to take in respect of the recommendation that the Government should encourage ongoing work to explore how the use of restraint by police is reduced when supporting people experiencing mental distress.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	199857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody is overseeing work to consider whether there are alternatives to police use of prolonged physical restraint that could increase detainee safety, especially in the context of mental health crises. This work is being undertaken in consultation with police and healthcare partners.</p><p>Alongside this, the College of Policing will publish evidence based guidelines on ‘Safer Resolution’ early next year. These guidelines will provide recommendations to police forces on how they can develop de-escalation training to reduce the likelihood that officers will need to use restraint to resolve issues.</p><p>The College is also working with police forces to develop and pilot de-escalation training in the new financial year which will help to strengthen the evidence base for effective de-escalation training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/12/2018 16:04:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1020740

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates his Department had meetings with representatives from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on the Seasonal Workers Pilot in the agricultural sector.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	199922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Officials have been in regular contact with the Gangmasters Licencing and Abuse Authority (GLAA), throughout the design of the pilot. A meeting is scheduled for 12 December 2018, which will enable us to draw on the expertise of the GLAA when visiting agricultural sites.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 16:10:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1020232

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: 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, pursuant to the Answer on 3 December 2018 to Question 196808 on Human Trafficking: Victim Support Schemes, if he will conduct a public consultation on the adequacy of guidance to be issued under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	199474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of publishing guidance under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 on the identification of and sup-port for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p><br>There is no duty to consult on the s49 statutory guidance, and as such, there are no plans for a public consultation at this time. However, the Home Office began working closely with stakeholders across the sector to draft guidance shortly after commencement of the Act. This work was paused to accommo-date changes to identification and support as part of the reforms to the Na-tional Referral Mechanism. Work on the guidance has resumed and we will publish it as soon as we are able.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/12/2018 17:32:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1020418

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of pre-charge bail applications had restrictions imposed in the 12 months (a) prior to and (b) since 3 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	199311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p><p>From April 2017 the Home Office requested information on a voluntary basis from police forces on the number of individuals released on pre-charge bail following arrest, broken down by bail length.</p><p>This data collection has been published (as an Annex) within the ‘Police powers and procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, based on data received from 17 forces for the 2017/18 financial period. These figures give an indicative picture only and should be treated with caution – they have been designated as ‘Experimental Statistics’, to acknowledge further development will take place in the future. These can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of individuals released on pre-charge bail following arrest, broken down by bail length, are requested on a mandatory basis from April 2018, which will be published in the next instalment of the ‘Police powers and procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, scheduled for release in Autumn 2019.</p><p>Information on the number/proportion of persons released on pre-charge bail with restrictions are not collected, nor are information on specific details of pre-charge bail restrictions, and these will not be covered in the statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 199312 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:07:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane