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391258

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum applicants in the Detained Fast Track have been released from detention since 26 June who (1) were awaiting an initial decision; (2) had been refused but were awaiting an appeal hearing; (3) were awaiting an appeal determination; and (4) had exhausted all rights of appeal; and for each group, what information those applicants had been given regarding (a) the decision in <i>R (Detention Action) v First-Tier Tribunal </i>[2015] EWHC 1689; (b) the suspension of the Detained Fast Track; and ©) the redress available to them.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 26 June 323 asylum claimants have been released from Detained Fast Track.</p><p>Of those claimants released, 61 claimants were awaiting a decision, 70 claimants had received a decision, but were awaiting an appeal and 131 claimants were appeal rights exhausted.</p><p>We did not provide any information to those claimants who were released from detention.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2015 14:04:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

391263

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what evidence the Prime Minister's claim on 3 June that "the vast majority of people who are setting off into the Mediterranean are not asylum seekers" (HC Deb, col 583) is based.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2015 answer text <p>We believe the majority of those crossing the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy are more likely to be seeking a better way of life rather than fleeing persecution or conflict. Detailed analysis by Frontex, published in June, shows that West African migrants were the most prominent nationalities using this route for the period between January and March this year. 4,500 nationals of Gambia, Senegal, Mali or Nigeria were detected in the Central Mediterranean between January and March, while those from Syria, Eritrea and Somalia numbered approximately 3,000. EU asylum grant rates for 2014 show clearly that nationals of West African countries are far less likely to be granted asylum status. The size and composition of migrant flows can change markedly over time, given the large range of factors driving migration, and we keep these under regular review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/08/2015 16:16:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

391288

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British nationals are estimated to have travelled abroad to Syria and Iraq to join extremist groups since October 2014; how many have since returned to the United Kingdom; and what is the total number of such people who remain in Syria.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Around 700 people who are of concern to the Police and Security Services are thought to have travelled to the region since the start of the conflict. We estimate that around half of those have returned.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:41:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

391346

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 16 July (HL1344), in the light of the fact that some police forces, including the Metropolitan Police Service, have stopped adding faces to the National Database until the law has been clarified, why the Home Office has not yet distributed guidance about adding faces to the database until the review is complete.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>There are a number of police forces (including the Metropolitan Police Service) which do not, and never have, uploaded custody images to the Police National Database (PND). Of the Forces that have been uploading Custody Images to the PND, none have ceased doing so. Guidance on the operational uses of PND is issued by the National Police Chiefs Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:42:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

391353

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hungary: Serbia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely effects of construction of a fence by the government of Hungary along their border with Serbia on attempts at illegal immigration into the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the migration situation from the Western Balkans closely, including the Hungarian Government’s plans to respond to increased migrant flows by building a fence along its border with Serbia.</p><p>It is vital that all EU Member States ensure the full functioning of the external EU border. That is primarily the responsibility of the Member State concerned, although it is right that the EU and other Member States support those whose borders are under particular pressure. Member States also need to work jointly to address secondary movements of illegal migrants within the EU.</p><p>While it may help address the immediate situation, strengthening EU borders will not be sufficient to address current pressures. Instead, the EU must enhance joint efforts with third country partners, including the countries of the Western Balkans, to combat organised immigration crime, deter abuse of Member States’ asylum systems, and address the root causes of illegal migration. That is what Her Majesty's Government is pressing all Member States to do.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/07/2015 16:30:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

391485

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from shooting sports organisations on the cost of obtaining shotgun and firearms certificates; and if she will take steps to ensure that the cost of obtaining such certificates does not rise at a rate above inflation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Representations were received from a range of stakeholders, including a number of shooting organisations, in response to the Government’s consultation on firearms fees in Great Britain, published in November 2014. The majority of respondents (73%) agreed with the proposals.</p><p>In the response to the consultation published on 12 March the Government confirmed it would reconvene the Home Office Fees Working Group, which has representation from shooting organisations, to oversee the review of the fees on an annual basis. Government guidance on setting fees is clear that fees should be set to recover the full cost associated with providing the service to ensure that the government neither profits at the expense of consumers nor makes a loss for taxpayers to subsidise.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

391486

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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 people were held on pre-charge bail for (a) three to 12 months and (b) over 12 months in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>There is currently no maximum period of pre-charge bail. This Government feels that it cannot be right that people can spend months or even years on pre-charge bail with no oversight.</p><p>That is why the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, we will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms. These measures will make pre-charge bail more effective and will bring greater accountability to the system.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested. Estimated annual figures for the whole of England and Wales are set out on page 25 of the Government consultation response, published on 23 March and available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pre-charge-bail-consultation-on-statutory-time-limits-and-related-changes. Those figures are based on comparable data from twelve forces, scaled nationally on the basis of the number of arrests for notifiable offences per force.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 7911 question first answered 07/09/2015 14:38:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

391487

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children came forward as potential victims of human trafficking in each year since 2012; how many such people (i) were returned to their country of origin and (ii) stayed on in the UK; how many of those who stayed in the UK were granted asylum; and what data is collected from each shelter administered by the Salvation Army scheme.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	8025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of potential victims of human trafficking who were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each year since 2012, broken down by the age of the potential victim at the time of referral.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Minor</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transgender </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>1186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>1746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>2340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to accurately provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of those referred into the NRM. The Salvation Army provides the Home Office with information on the number of victims it has supported and the types of exploitation encountered.</p><p> </p><p>It also provides case specific information such as the NRM decision and victims’ country of origin.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 15:55:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391488

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Government is providing to (a) Kirklees Council and (b) West Yorkshire Police under the Prevent Strategy in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) each of the next three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	8041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>It is critical that Local Authorities, the Police and statutory partners work together, in light of the Prevent Duty, to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. Community organisations have an important role to play in building resilience in their local areas.</p><p>We do not provide a breakdown of Prevent funding for individual organisations as this would indicate the balance of where our resource is targeted and indicate where the greatest risk lies.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 8037 8039 8042 question first answered 07/09/2015 14:57:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

391489

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Dewsbury
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 increase support for projects under the Prevent strategy in Dewsbury constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	8039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>It is critical that Local Authorities, the Police and statutory partners work together, in light of the Prevent Duty, to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. Community organisations have an important role to play in building resilience in their local areas.</p><p>We do not provide a breakdown of Prevent funding for individual organisations as this would indicate the balance of where our resource is targeted and indicate where the greatest risk lies.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 8037 8041 8042 question first answered 07/09/2015 14:57:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff