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41913

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
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	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 funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	191025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 20 March 2014]</p><p>The Department did not provide specific funding for staff to carry out trade union activities in 2011, 2012 or 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities by staff who are union representatives has only been centrally recorded since November 2012. Between November 2012 and September 2013 our central records show that 1,345 paid days were spent by union representatives on such activities. These central records are based on returns submitted by union representatives to account for the time they have spent on their union roles. Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities prior to November 2012 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2013 the Department has not permitted members of staff elected as union representatives to be granted paid facility time for any trade union activities and in future will only grant paid facility time for such activities in exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Secretary of State. In line with our legal obligations members of staff elected as union representatives are able to request time away from their work to undertake trade union activities but any time off granted for this purpose will be unpaid.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

42547

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	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 she intends to answer Named Day written question 185520 tabled on 28 January 2014 for answer on 3 February 2014; and what the reasons are for the delay in answering this question.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	191536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

42793

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	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 amount of (a) tobacco and cigar products, (b) Class A and B drugs and (c) alcohol products were recovered by the Border Agency or its predecessor (i) in total value and (ii) from all ports and airports in the UK in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	191690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>[holding answer 17 March 2014]</p><p>Statistics on drugs, alcohol and tobacco seized at the border are published by the Home Office on a quarterly basis and can be found at the below links. We do not hold data on the total value of these seizures.</p><p>Tax revenue protected by the detention of undeclared goods - publications - http://<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-revenue-from-undeclared-goods" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-revenue-from-undeclared-goods</a></p><p>Drug seizures by Border Force in the UK, 2011 to 2013 - Publications - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-seizures-made-by-border-force-in-the-uk" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-seizures-made-by-border-force-in-the-uk</a></p><p>Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2010 to 2011 - Publications - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>Please note the 2010 to 2011 Seizure of Drugs statistics are for England and Wales only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

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

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

43800

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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 strategic priorities her Department has given to the National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the last five years; and on what key areas her Department has instructed that unit to focus until 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Newbury
	tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
	uin	192538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office recognises the importance of wildlife crime, and is providing specific funding of £136,000 for the National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the next two financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not set specific priorities for the National Wildlife Crime Unit, other than to tackle wildlife crime. The Unit produces a tactical assessment of wildlife crime across the UK every six months. This assessment is then considered by the UK Tasking and Co-ordinating Group, which includes the Home Office and Defra.</p><p> </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	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

43801

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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, with reference to the Declaration of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, what consideration her Department has given to ensuring that wildlife crime offences are made recordable offences.
	tabling member constituency	Newbury
	tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
	uin	192539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>Offences relating to the illegal purchase and sale of the world's most highly endangered species are already included in the Home Office Counting Rules for police recorded crime, with the specific crime recording code of 99/3. This includes the illegal trade in iconic species such as elephants, rhinoceroses and tigers, which provided the focus to the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.</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	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

43802

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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 (a) children and (b) adults have been granted asylum in the UK under the Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme from Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	192532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>[holding answer 24 March 2014]</p><p>The first Syrians relocated under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived into the UK on 25 March 2014. The scheme prioritises women and children at risk or in need of medical care, and survivors of torture and violence; given the particular vulnerability of these individuals, it has been essential to work with partners including UNHCR and local authorities to ensure that the support, services and accommodation they need are in place before they arrive in the UK. We expect the scheme to support several hundred people over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

43804

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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 assessment she has made of the (a) average life span and (b) health outcomes of members of gangs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	192630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 24 March 2014]</p><p>We know that young people, including gang members, who are exposed to violence have poorer health outcomes. This is set out in a practical guide we recently produced with the NHS Confederation on reducing violence, and in the Department of Health report ‘Protecting people, promoting health'.</p><p>To address these issues, the Ending Gang and Youth Violence annual report 2013 includes ‘youth violence and health' as a key priority.</p><p> </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	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

43807

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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, when someone, held at a Border Force checkpoint, is officially considered a detainee.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	192474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>For immigration purposes, a person is considered detained on service of an IS81 form, pending examination or further examination for a decision on a grant, refusal or cancellation of leave.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries