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1200960

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the adequacy of Government funding allocated to the recruitment of 6,000 police officers by March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	903015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by giving policing the biggest funding increase in a decade.</p><p>In total we’re increasing the funding available to the policing system by over £1bn this year.</p><p>In order to help recruit we are giving PCCs an additional £700 million this year to help deliver the recruitment of 6,000 additional officers by the end of March 2021; we have already recruited 3000 new officers.</p><p>We are giving the police the resources they need to fight crime and keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/06/2020 15:10:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1200961

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress her Department has made on introducing a points-based immigration system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mark Logan
uin	903017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set out our plans for a new points-based system to control immigration, that will deliver for the UK for years to come.</p><p>We have been clear that there will be no extension to the Transition period with the EU, and the introduction of the Immigration (and Social Security Co-ordination) Bill was a key part of delivering on that commitment.</p><p>From 1 January, our new system will provide simple, effective and flexible arrangements and lay the foundations for a firmer, fairer, skills-led immigration system</p><p>It will support our economic recovery by prioritising and investing in people in the UK while continuing to attract the talent and expertise we need from abroad.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/06/2020 15:14:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4815 label Biography information for Mark Logan

1200962

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the adequacy of Government funding allocated to the recruitment of 6,000 police officers by March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	903020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by giving policing the biggest funding increase in a decade.</p><p>In total we’re increasing the funding available to the policing system by over £1bn this year.</p><p>In order to help recruit we are giving PCCs an additional £700 million this year to help deliver the recruitment of 6,000 additional officers by the end of March 2021; we have already recruited 3000 new officers.</p><p>We are giving the police the resources they need to fight crime and keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/06/2020 15:12:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1200963

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the implications of the covid-19 outbreak for her Department's priorities.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	903021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department continues to deliver on our core priorities of;</p><p>o protecting the public,</p><p>o securing our borders,</p><p>o and reforming our immigration system.</p><p> </p><p>Current rates of staff absence due to Covid-19 do not present immediate risks to delivery of these.</p><p>The Home Office is also an integral part of the cross-Government Covid-19 response. To ensure the department is equipped to respond effectively some staff have been deployed to specific covid related activities.</p><p>We have also provided additional support for victims of domestic abuse who may feel particularly vulnerable at this time and implemented public health measures at the border to prevent a second wave of Coronavirus from imported cases.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2020 15:30:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1200964

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will suspend the no recourse to public funds condition for families with children that have leave to remain in the UK for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	903023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government has made it our priority to protect the vulnerable through this national emergency. We have put in place a range of measures for everyone to stay safe as we fight Coronavirus, including those with NRPF.</p><p><strong> </strong>May I thank the Rt Hon member for his continued engagement on this important issue.</p><p>Families with leave under family and human rights routes can apply, free of charge, to have no recourse to public funds conditions lifted. We encourage anyone eligible to submit an application and these will be considered compassionately.</p><p>Practical support such as rent protections and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme apply to those with NRPF conditions, and we have allocated more than £3.2billion to local authorities and £750million to charities to support the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/06/2020 15:17:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1200965

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase police funding.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Sara Britcliffe
uin	903024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by giving policing the biggest funding increase in a decade.</p><p>In total we’re increasing the funding available to the policing system by over £1bn this year.</p><p>In order to help recruit we are giving PCCs an additional £700 million this year to help deliver the recruitment of 6,000 additional officers by the end of March 2021; we have already recruited 3000 new officers.</p><p>We are giving the police the resources they need to fight crime and keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/06/2020 15:13:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4838 label Biography information for Sara Britcliffe

1201162

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) easyJet, (b) British Airways and (c) other major UK airlines on the 14-day quarantine period for people entering the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	56180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>As the health measures being put in place at the border are cross-HMG measures, the Home Office has worked closely with the Department for Transport (DfT) on engagement with airlines.</p><p> </p><p>The aviation sector is important to the UK economy and the government recognises the challenging times it is facing as a result of COVID-19. Through the Department for Transport, Government has kept an open dialogue with the aviation sector and put in place regular structured engagement at both Ministerial and official levels. Recent discussions have included the impact of the proposed 14 day quarantine period.</p><p>Home Office and DfT officials jointly held an Implementation Task and Finish Group with the aviation industry on 2 June to discuss implementation of the health measures at the borders and listen to operational impacts and concerns from Industry partners. Easyjet, BA and other major UK airlines dialled in to this meeting. The Home Secretary and DfT Aviation, Maritime and Security Minister held an extensive virtual roundtable discussion on 4 June with various aspects of the aviation and maritime industry on the border health measures due to come into effect. Easyjet, Virgin and Jet2 attended this meeting.</p><p>In addition, the International Aviation Taskforce has been established to develop plans for how to restart the aviation sector safely, as well as looking at some of the unique challenges that sector is facing. Both BA and Easyjet are members of the Taskforce’s industry Expert Steering Group. BA were invited to the round table but they turned down the invite for unspecified reasons.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/06/2020 13:26:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1201207

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether care workers will be eligible to apply to the scheme to offer free one-year visa extensions during the covid-19 outbreak to people whose visas expire before 1 October 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	55980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced we will extend the visas for a range of healthcare professionals working for the NHS and independent health and care providers, where their current visa expires between 31 March and 1 October. This offer also applies to their families.</p><p> </p><p>Details of immigration changes, including the extended list of healthcare professionals covered by this offer, as guided by the Department of Health and Social Care, relating to COVID-19 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-and-borders.</p><p> </p><p>This offer is just one part of the Government’s response to Coronavirus. We are continuing to work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care on how we can best support frontline health and care workers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/06/2020 13:29:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1201221

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is not proscribed as a terrorist organisation.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	55931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely comment on intelligence matters, including whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/06/2020 13:52:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1201272

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Computer Misuse Act 1990
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 review the effectiveness of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	56039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p><em>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) under regular re-view. The Home Office have been engaged in ongoing discussions with relvant partners in law enforcement, government and private sector to ensure that the legislation continues to remain effective.</em></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/06/2020 13:54:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn