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1728426

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Crime Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase deterrents for shoplifting.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Shoplifting continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.</p><p>This Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to low level shoplifting of goods under £200 and introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:33:43 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728431

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	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 have absconded from immigration detention in each year since 2004.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	5104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on escapes from immigration detention in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on escapes from detention centres and absconds from escort is published by year in table Det_05a of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#detention" target="_blank">Detention summary tables</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The published data covers the period from 2017 to 2023. Data prior to 2017 is not published. Data for the year 2024 is due to be published in the August 2025 edition of the publication.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 18/09/2024 09:09:00 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1728436

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	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 former asylum applicants who have withdrawn their applications (a) have left the country and (b) her Department knew the location of in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	5105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish the information you have requested, we are unable to provide this information, as it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 18/09/2024 15:10:09 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1728438

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the public purse of (a) legal fees and (b) related costs incurred for the rejection of freedom of information requests between 30 March 2020 and 9 September 2024 seeking the publication of the report entitled, The Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	4962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>We do not know the total legal fees incurred as we have not yet been billed for the complete period between 30 March 2020 to 9 September 2024, but we expect the final cost to be in the region of £20,000-£22,500. There was no awarding of costs in the First Tier Tribunal judgment that the Department must disclose the Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal report. The only other costs incurred were Home Office officials’ time.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 18/09/2024 15:50:03 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1728441

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Police Air Service: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the sufficiency of funding to the National Police Air Service.
	tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	5112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides borderless, round-the-clock, crewed police air support across England and Wales.</p><p>The Home Office supports NPAS through the provision of an annual capital grant. For the Financial Year 2024/25, this grant is £11.46m. The NPAS revenue budget is funded through contributions from police forces. For Financial Year 2024/25 this budget is £49.6m.</p><p>Funding for future financial years will be agreed as part of the ongoing Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:37:05 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1728448

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle online grooming of children.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	4966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to working across government to take robust action to better safeguard children from all forms of child sexual abuse, including online grooming, and to ensure victims and survivors receive appropriate care and support while perpetrators face the full force of the law.</p><p>The Home Office funds a network of Undercover Online Officers (UCOLs) in Regional Organised Crime Units who deploy online to identify and pursue offenders seeking to groom or otherwise sexually abuse children.</p><p>Through the Online Safety Act, for the first time, tech companies will be held accountable to an independent regulator to keep their users safe. All in scope companies will need to take action to prevent the use of their services for criminal activity. Child sexual exploitation and abuse is categorised as priority illegal content, which includes grooming. In addition, officials engage directly with a range of tech companies to ensure they are taking a safety-by-design approach and are tackling the risks of child sexual abuse and exploitation on their platforms including grooming.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 17/09/2024 11:38:29 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728487

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-corruption Champion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prime Minister plans to appoint an anti-corruption champion.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt.Hon Member to my previous response, reference UIN 3572, answered on the 4th September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 17/09/2024 15:10:32 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728501

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Surveillance
	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 then Prime Minister’s Written Statement of 4 November 2015, Official Report, HCWS291, on the Wilson doctrine, what the Government’s policy is on the Wilson doctrine.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The Wilson Doctrine is unchanged from the position set out in the Prime Minister's predecessor's Written Statement of 4 November 2015 (HCWS291).</p><p>Since the then Prime Minister’s statement to the House in 2015, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 was commenced which created statutory protections for communications of Members of Relevant legislatures through the “triple lock” process, set out at sections 26 and 99 of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 19/09/2024 09:44:06 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728568

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Service: Harassment
	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 31 July 2024, to Question 1220, on Public Service: Harassment, if she will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the minutes for the roundtable to discuss political intimidation; and what the policy decisions from that meeting were.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to place a copy of the minutes of the roundtable discussion on political intimidation in the House of Commons Library.</p><p>The discussions are considered confidential.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 17/09/2024 15:05:51 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728618

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shellfish: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the findings of the Decapods: Call for Evidence, published on 5 July 2023; and what recent estimate she has made of when the Animals in Science Committee will report on options for the future regulation of the use of decapod crustaceans in research.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	5059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Following earlier research and reports on this issue, the next step is for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to decide whether to regulate Decapods under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.</p><p>Any decision of publication of earlier research or the commissioning of further advice will follow in due course.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 17/09/2024 16:01:00 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1728624

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Nuneaton
	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 suitability of Nuneaton constituency for a youth hub in the context of plans relating to the young futures unit.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Jodie Gosling
	uin	5166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to rolling out a network of Young Futures Hubs which will bring together services to help improve the way young people can access the support they need.</p><p>Over the coming weeks we will be engaging with local communities, the police, charities, and other key partners to support the design of the Young Futures programme, including hubs and explore options for their delivery.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:35:13 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5036

1728651

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	uin	5193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Home Office does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:56:12 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5158

1728658

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
	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 foreign nationals who receive a custodial prison sentence are deported on completion of their sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	Jo White
	uin	5200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly publishes statistics on the returns of foreign national offenders by nationality and year. These returns are published in the Returns Detailed Datasets, Year Ending June 2024, which are available at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The published statistics refer to enforced returns which include deportations, as well as cases where a person has breached UK immigration laws, and those removed under other administrative and illegal entry powers that have declined to leave voluntarily.</p><p>Figures on deportations, which are a subset of enforced returns, are not separately available.</p><p>We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation and they will be swiftly removed from the country.</p><p>In order to reduce the FNO prison population and support the MoJ in alleviating current prison capacity issues, we are focussing resources on those cases currently serving custodial sentences and maximising returns directly from prison.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 17/09/2024 09:31:08 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5105

1728701

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Accreditation UK scheme for institutions providing courses to students on a Sponsored Study visa.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	5243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>International students using the student and child student routes must be sponsored by an education provider that holds a Student sponsor licence.</p><p>Education providers wishing to sponsor international students must obtain and maintain a Home Office Sponsor licence to do so and must be assessed for educational quality by an Educational Oversight body. We keep our immigration policies and Student sponsorship system under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 18/09/2024 15:52:43 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	5210

1727964

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Property Management Companies: Qualifications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that property managers of private or mixed tenure high-rise residential buildings are sufficiently competent to manage fire safety risk.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) places a range of legal duties on Responsible Persons (the person in control of a premises), chief among which are the need to undertake a fire risk assessment to identify any general fire safety precautions that need to be taken to ensure that the premises, and people within it, are safe from fire.</p><p>In order to help Responsible Persons discharge their duties we publish a range of guides that include an explanation of their legal duties, how to complete a fire risk assessment in specific types of premises including purpose-built blocks of flats and guidance on specific issues such as how to undertake checks on fire doors. Responsible Persons have a duty under Article 18 of the FSO to appoint a competent person to assist them in implementing any preventative and protective measures identified in the fire risk assessment and our guidance provides advice on when and how to do this.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 19/09/2024 13:34:28 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1727966

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to repeal the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 and, if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
	uin	HL887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Secretary set out the government’s position in respect of the Illegal Migration Act in her statement to the house on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2024. Any legislative plans flowing from the statement will be set out in the normal way in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 17/09/2024 15:31:45 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1728013

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on underage (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) abuse of (i) alcohol and (ii) drugs.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	4712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.</p><p>Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter but the Home Office works with a wide range of partners to share best practice and knowledge.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:14:21 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728056

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Crime Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have (a) been recruited by and (b) left the National Crime Agency since January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	4588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The NCA recruits officers using the Civil Service Recruitment Principles of fair and open competition and appointment by merit. For campaigns run on this basis, it does not centrally record candidates’ originator organisations. I am therefore unable to provide the breakdown of numbers of Police Officers who have been recruited into the agency since 2023 and Police Officers who have left.</p><p>The NCA also runs a programme of secondment only recruitment campaigns which are targeted at Police Forces and offer opportunities for Police Officers to work at the NCA for fixed periods of time before returning to their original force. Since April 2023, 20 officers have joined the NCA on secondment from Police Forces. The secondment route makes up only a very small proportion of our overall workforce planning process.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:18:39 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728237

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Violence: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to extend the Domestic Violence Indefinite Leave to Remain and Destitution Domestic Violence Concession to all migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this government and our mission is to halve levels of violence against women and girls within a decade.</p><p>We are reviewing all the issues impacting migrant victims of domestic abuse including the scope of both the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (formerly the Destitution Domestic Violence Concession) and the provisions of Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse (formerly Domestic Violence Indefinite Leave to Remain).</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 17/09/2024 15:07:35 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	5210

1728238

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department collects (a) comprehensive, (b) comparable and (c) disaggregated data on (i) violence against women and girls, (ii) the protected characteristics of (A) victims and (B) perpetrators and (iii) their relationship.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes a wide range of statistics collected across government on offences disproportionately experienced by women and girls. This includes data on the demographic characteristics of victims and their relationships with perpetrators.</p><p>The department is working with ONS and other government departments to improve and expand data collections in this area to provide a stronger evidence base to inform the Government’s commitment to halve violence against women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 17/09/2024 11:18:12 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5210

1728239

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether future funding for organisations tackling violence against women and girls will (a) support the full running costs of services, (b) make provision for cost of living increases over the funding period and (c) allow for the remuneration of staff.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>To make our streets safe, we must drastically reduce serious violent crimes and violence against women and girls; increase confidence in the police; stop young people falling into crime and make our criminal justice system work for victims.</p><p>We have set out our mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.</p><p>This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and will use every tool to target perpetrators and ensure survivors have access to the support they need.</p><p>All decisions on funding will be made in due course as part of the Spending Review. The Majority of funding in this space is from MoJ and MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 17/09/2024 16:36:56 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5210

1728244

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Illegal Migration Act 2023
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to remove clauses 22-25 from the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Secretary set out the government’s position in respect of the Illegal Migration Act in her statement to the house on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2024. Any legislative plans from the statement will be set out in the normal way in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 17/09/2024 09:23:42 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5210

1728245

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	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 Sections 14.128-131 of the Modern Slavery Guidance, published in May 2024, if her Department will take steps to amend the prioritisation criteria to ensure her Department prioritises conclusive grounds cases for people in the National Referral Mechanism that have waited the longest.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.</p><p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery which works to ensure that confirmed victims receive support until they no longer have recovery needs, or until these needs are met by other services, including if this takes 12 months, or longer.</p><p>The unprecedented increase in the volume of referrals into the NRM has presented significant challenges in resourcing and workflow, and we recognise that wait times are too long. Work has been done to increase capacity for decision making, improve operational effectiveness and testing alternative approaches to decision making, but recognise that more needs to be done and are considering options. I am as keen as you to ensure that this happens.</p><p>We keep all policies and processes under review.</p><p>The Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance sets out when access to modern slavery support may be withheld and that potential victims in the NRM can choose to have legal representation. It also sets out the current prioritisation approach and priorities can change periodically in line with Ministerial arrangements under the Equality Act 2010. Any changes to the prioritisation criteria will be reflected in this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips grouped question UIN 4814 4815 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:33:58 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5210

1728246

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	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 competent authorities issue decisions on (a) reasonable grounds within five working days and (b) conclusive grounds within 30 days of a reasonable grounds decision; and if her Department will provide support for all victims of modern slavery who have been given a positive conclusive grounds decision for at least 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.</p><p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery which works to ensure that confirmed victims receive support until they no longer have recovery needs, or until these needs are met by other services, including if this takes 12 months, or longer.</p><p>The unprecedented increase in the volume of referrals into the NRM has presented significant challenges in resourcing and workflow, and we recognise that wait times are too long. Work has been done to increase capacity for decision making, improve operational effectiveness and testing alternative approaches to decision making, but recognise that more needs to be done and are considering options. I am as keen as you to ensure that this happens.</p><p>We keep all policies and processes under review.</p><p>The Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance sets out when access to modern slavery support may be withheld and that potential victims in the NRM can choose to have legal representation. It also sets out the current prioritisation approach and priorities can change periodically in line with Ministerial arrangements under the Equality Act 2010. Any changes to the prioritisation criteria will be reflected in this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips grouped question UIN 4813 4815 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:33:58 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5210

1728247

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to amend the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance, published in May 2024, to ensure that people who (a) have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism and (b) do not have legal representation cannot have support from her Department withdrawn from them.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.</p><p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery which works to ensure that confirmed victims receive support until they no longer have recovery needs, or until these needs are met by other services, including if this takes 12 months, or longer.</p><p>The unprecedented increase in the volume of referrals into the NRM has presented significant challenges in resourcing and workflow, and we recognise that wait times are too long. Work has been done to increase capacity for decision making, improve operational effectiveness and testing alternative approaches to decision making, but recognise that more needs to be done and are considering options. I am as keen as you to ensure that this happens.</p><p>We keep all policies and processes under review.</p><p>The Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance sets out when access to modern slavery support may be withheld and that potential victims in the NRM can choose to have legal representation. It also sets out the current prioritisation approach and priorities can change periodically in line with Ministerial arrangements under the Equality Act 2010. Any changes to the prioritisation criteria will be reflected in this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips grouped question UIN 4813 4814 question first answered 17/09/2024 16:33:57 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5210

1728248

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to extend the move-on period for newly-recognised refugees to a minimum of 56 days.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
	uin	4816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The government is aware of the need for a smooth transition out of asylum accommodation for recognised refugees. The Home Office works closely with MHCLG on ensuring move-on works effectively, so that those granted refugee status can integrate into society and work.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 17/09/2024 16:40:00 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5210

1728266

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beds are reserved to house irregular migrants; and what the cost is of those beds.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	uin	4834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.</p><p>Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p>As was the case under the previous government, the Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type. The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc0b1f42fdf2b424464e708dcd17271af%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638615536661933685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VLHF3QsEXd%2BctW%2B71XIQ25QtJLoQSki8%2BmYztPN%2BdCw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>).</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 17/09/2024 16:37:09 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5158

1728271

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gloucestershire Constabulary: Police Community Support Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for additional Police Community Support Officers being in post in Gloucestershire constabulary.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	4839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening neighbourhood policing as part of its Safer Streets Mission, That is why we are working with policing to introduce a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, providing a more visible police presence in town centres, recruiting thousands of extra additional police officers, PCSOs and Special Constables, We will set out our plans for the Guarantee, and the recruitment of additional officers, shortly.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 12/09/2024 11:58:08 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5030

1728298

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to increase access to resettlement to the UK for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries who are at risk and cannot return to Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	4866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Over 300 Sudanese nationals have been resettled in the UK through our refugee resettlement schemes.</p><p>The UK resettlement schemes are not application based; instead, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refers individuals for resettlement in accordance with their standard resettlement submission criteria. These are based on an assessment of protection needs or vulnerabilities. The UK does not seek to intervene in or influence UNHCR’s established selection processes.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 17/09/2024 15:25:13 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1728301

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) names and (b) addresses are of all test centres used for the Life in the UK Test.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Nick Timothy
	uin	4869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The full list of Life in the UK test centres as of 10 September 2024 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of test centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Address</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Town/City</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postcode</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI @ North East Scotland College</p></td><td><p>Ground Floor, North East Scotland College, Gallowgate</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>AB25 1BN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People 1st Belfast</p></td><td><p>Rosemont, 89 Malone Road,</p></td><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>BT9 6SP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Gateway House, 3rd Floor, 50-53 High Street</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>B4 7SY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Training Portal Blackburn</p></td><td><p>Suite 15, Kings Court, Kings Street,</p></td><td><p>Blackburn</p></td><td><p>BB2 2DH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTS@Vantage Point, Brighton</p></td><td><p>7th floor, Vantage Point, New England Rd, Brighton</p></td><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>BN1 4GW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pitman/go train Bristol</p></td><td><p>Unit 9, Hide Market, Waterloo Road, St Philips</p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>BS2 0PL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTS Cardiff</p></td><td><p>5th Floor, 5-7 Market Chambers, 5-7 St Marys Street</p></td><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>CF10 1AT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTS Coventry</p></td><td><p>1st floor, 101 Lockhurst Lane</p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>CV6 5SF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Croydon</p></td><td><p>8th Floor, Grosvenor House, 125 High Street</p></td><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>CR0 9XP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTS @ Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>40 Sciennes, Newington</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>EH9 1NJ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Episkopi e-LC</p></td><td><p>Episkopi LC</p></td><td><p>Episkopi/Cyprus</p></td><td><p>BFPO 58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>We Can Train Pitman</p></td><td><p>Exam rooms Park Five Business Centre, Harrier Way, Sowton Industrial Estate</p></td><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>EX2 7HU</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>G5 0PQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iranian Association</p></td><td><p>222 King Street, Hammersmith</p></td><td><p>Hammersmith</p></td><td><p>W6 0RA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computer Learning Centre Hounslow</p></td><td><p>65 Kingsley Road</p></td><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>TW3 1QB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Nairn Inverness</p></td><td><p>Nairn Community &amp; Arts Centre</p></td><td><p>Inverness</p></td><td><p>IV12 4BQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI at The Hub Business Centre Ipswich</p></td><td><p>2nd floor, Room 16a , 2 Civic Drive</p></td><td><p>Ipswich</p></td><td><p>IP1 2QA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Leeds</p></td><td><p>Part 4th Floor, Oxford House, Oxford Row</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>LS1 3BE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Leicester</p></td><td><p>5th Floor, 60 Charles Street</p></td><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>LE1 1FB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDA (Training) Ltd Lewisham</p></td><td><p>107-109 Lewisham High Street</p></td><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>SE13 6AT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1 Union Court, 4th Floor</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>L2 4SJ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Training Portal Luton</p></td><td><p>114-134 Midland Road,Luton,</p></td><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>LU2 OBL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Synod Solutions @ Maidstone</p></td><td><p>1st floor, 114 Kestrel House, Knight Rider Street,</p></td><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>ME15 6LU</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Manchester</p></td><td><p>6th Floor, Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>M1 3HY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTS Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>Gloucester House, MTS Ground Floor , 399 Silbury Boulevard</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>MK9 2AH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Newcastle</p></td><td><p>Arden House, 4th Floor, Regent Centre, Gosforth</p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>NE3 3LU</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Norwich</p></td><td><p>Room 23-24, Ground Floor, Sackville Place, 44-48 Magdalen Street</p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>NR3 1JU</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Training Portal Nottingham</p></td><td><p>2 Pelham Court, Pelham Road, CTP Ground Floor (Palmer House)</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>NG5 1AP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Oxford</p></td><td><p>Unit 1 (first entrance at the rear of the building), Watlington House, Watlington Road</p></td><td><p>Oxford</p></td><td><p>OX4 6NF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Penrith</p></td><td><p>Ground floor,Eden Rural Foyer,Old London Rd</p></td><td><p>Penrith</p></td><td><p>CA11 8ET</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI at Online Exams Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Sefton House, Adam Court, Newark Road</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>PE1 5PP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI eAssessment Plymouth</p></td><td><p>Cobourg House, 3rd Floor, 32, Mayflower Street</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>PL1 1QX</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pitman/We can train Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth Technopole, Kingston Crescent</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>P02 8FA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston Academy of English</p></td><td><p>38 Ormskirk Road</p></td><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>PR1 2QP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Reading</p></td><td><p>Highline, 6th Floor, 30 Greyfriars Road</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>RG1 1PE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Sheffield</p></td><td><p>The Synergy Building, Bank Street Entrance, Bank Street, Hartshead</p></td><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>S1 2EL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSI Stratford</p></td><td><p>2nd Floor, Boardman House, 64 Broadway, Stratford, London</p></td><td><p>Stratford</p></td><td><p>E15 1NT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computeraid</p></td><td><p>4th Floor, 11 Wind Street</p></td><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>SA1 1DP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Training Portal Watford</p></td><td><p>Suite W2 &amp; W3 Victoria House, 45-47 Vicarage Road</p></td><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>WD18 0DE</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 17/09/2024 15:33:24 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	5062

1728302

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in reforming vetting procedures for police recruits since 3 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Nick Timothy
	uin	4870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The framework for police vetting, which applies to the existing workforce as well as new recruits, is currently set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) guidance on vetting.</p><p>The vetting APP, which is reviewed on an ongoing basis, was last updated in March 2021. The College plans to publish a revised version this year following a public consultation in January and having considered recommendations from part 1 of the Angiolini Inquiry.</p><p>The government has committed to strengthening police vetting and will be bringing forward statutory measures to do so in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:27:33 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5062

1728303

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office were (i) suspended and (ii) dismissed for gross misconduct in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Nick Timothy
	uin	4871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(i) Employees Suspended in each of the last 10 years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Business Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Enforcement</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borders and Enforcement</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Passport Office</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visas &amp; Immigration</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VIP except IHS and ISC</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Suspension information is held centrally form April 2020 onwards, to retrieve this information before that time would be require disproportionate effort. The information in the table above is for all suspension regardless of the reason.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(ii) Employees dismissed for gross misconduct in each of the last 10 years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Business Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Enforcement</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borders and Enforcement</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Passport Office</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visas &amp; Immigration</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VIP except IHS and ISC</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The departmental data from 2021 onwards could not be structured as stipulated in the question, this is due to internal reorganisation within the Home Office - the timeseries provided represents figures as the organisation was structured as at 31<sup>st</sup> March each year.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 17/09/2024 16:32:00 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5062

1728304

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office have been found guilty of (i) corruption and (ii) immigration offences in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Nick Timothy
	uin	4872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Note that we do not distinguish between immigration, crime and corruption stated in the request. We categorise all immigration crime as corruption and therefore provided a total figure.</p><p>A breakdown for each year is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of convictions</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>UKVI - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>IE – 3 UKVI – 1 BF - 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>UKVI - 1 HMPO - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>IE – 1 BF - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>UKVI - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>IE- 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>UKVI - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>UKVI – 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>UKVI - 1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 17/09/2024 09:49:22 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5062

1728360

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Hampshire
	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) reports of, (b) charges for and (c) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) Aldershot constituency and (ii) Hampshire in each of the last three years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	uin	4928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences, and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published at the Police Force Area level including Hampshire.</p><p>The latest information, for the year ending March 2024, is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>Statistics on convictions at court are published by the MoJ and can be accessed via their outcomes by offence data tool, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023</a></p><p>Data are not available at the Parliamentary Constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 17/09/2024 10:52:06 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5173

1728362

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Hampshire
	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 implications for her policies of trends in the level of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	uin	4930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We understand that anti-social behaviour causes great harm and misery to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to more serious offending.</p><p>We will crack down on the adults making neighbourhoods feel unsafe and unwelcoming by introducing new powers, such as Respect Orders with tough sanctions and penalties, to tackle repeat offending.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics annually publishes anti-social behaviour incidents reported to the police by Police Force Area. The latest available data covering year to March 2024 can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCharlotte.Davis3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9b110552ff004146424708dcd19b3681%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638615711780172037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2XonkyiydDT35ujBWl1WZg9ARU3kzZIC1MxrMsEuttY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a>. Data is also published at the Community Safety Partnership level. The latest available data covering year to March 2024 can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Frecordedcrimedatabycommunitysafetypartnershiparea&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCharlotte.Davis3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9b110552ff004146424708dcd19b3681%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638615711780181534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6eD0od1M6wfsEqvil4GudsyUwmQoaXnc8DvWt1Tzuyc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Monthly Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) police recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour are available through police.uk. The latest data covering incidents to end of July 2024 can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.police.uk%2Fdata%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCharlotte.Davis3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9b110552ff004146424708dcd19b3681%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638615711780190387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UqNxSpLF1L4pkIP9pcUEtD%2FAQ1X9ff97U%2Fv9FZgeZeg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Data downloads | data.police.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 17/09/2024 16:29:57 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5173

1728386

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention
	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 support primary prevention regarding violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Jodie Gosling
	uin	4954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and prevention will be a key element of our approach.</p><p>With a mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 17/09/2024 16:48:10 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	5036

1727840

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what form of accommodation has been provided to migrants who were staying on the Bibby Stockholm.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	4535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of expensive hotels and ensure better use of public money, tackling backlogs to reduce accommodation demands across the system as a whole.</p><p>The AASC Statement of Requirements below gives a detailed breakdown of all of the services to be undertaken by our accommodation providers and the standards we expect: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.parliament.uk%2FDepositedPapers%2FFiles%2FDEP2018-1112%2FAASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf(opens&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfbad66373d6c46c0a4c208dcd0c077e1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638614772280929728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OA%2FSu7wzE%2FBenFsTUKpf5CaCtzoY61sTkqpM1M7xvEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2018-1112/AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf</a> (opens in a new tab).</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 4536 question first answered 16/09/2024 09:51:18 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1727841

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what form of accommodation is being provided for newly arrived asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	4536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of expensive hotels and ensure better use of public money, tackling backlogs to reduce accommodation demands across the system as a whole.</p><p>The AASC Statement of Requirements below gives a detailed breakdown of all of the services to be undertaken by our accommodation providers and the standards we expect: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.parliament.uk%2FDepositedPapers%2FFiles%2FDEP2018-1112%2FAASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf(opens&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfbad66373d6c46c0a4c208dcd0c077e1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638614772280929728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OA%2FSu7wzE%2FBenFsTUKpf5CaCtzoY61sTkqpM1M7xvEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2018-1112/AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf</a> (opens in a new tab).</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 4535 question first answered 16/09/2024 09:51:18 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1727868

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to set a date to commence Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 to enforce safe access zones outside abortion clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	4542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to commencing Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 as soon as possible. Protecting women’s rights is a priority for this government, and it is vital that anyone exercising their legal right to access abortion services is free from harassment and intimidation.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 11/09/2024 11:35:35 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1727874

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Housing
	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 daily (a) upkeep and (b) accommodation cost is per irregular migrant; and what the total daily cost to the public purse incurred as a result of irregular migrants is as of 6 September 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	uin	4567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. It does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type, or any broader cost information relating specifically to irregular migrants in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p>The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 16/09/2024 16:03:30 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5158

1727604

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing a redistribution of the Police Allocation Formula based on the previous Government's preparatory work.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	uin	4473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The government will consider police funding, including the allocation of funding to forces, in the round as part of the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 11/09/2024 14:27:58 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5089

1727645

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Contact
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) maintain standards of police conduct.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Siân Berry
	uin	4508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>Policing is subject to a highly regulated police complaints and disciplinary system, which includes oversight responsibilities for both local policing bodies and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The Government has committed to strengthening standards on police vetting and misconduct</p><p>This year, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) commenced its new police integrity inspection programme for forces within England and Wales. This programme assesses forces’ effectiveness on professional standards, vetting and counter corruption arrangements</p><p>The Government also publishes data annually as part its police misconduct statistical series, covering conduct matters, misconduct proceedings and appeals to the Police Appeals Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 12/09/2024 12:17:15 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5314

1727728

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	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 had their application for asylum (a) accepted and (b) declined (i) with and (ii) without an appeal since 5 July 2024; and how many of those who had their application asylum declined have been returned, broken down by country.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	uin	4479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">'Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets'</a> and data on asylum-related returns by nationality is published in Ret_04 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’.</p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending June 2024.</p><p>Data up to September 2024 will be released on 28 November 2024. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office also publishes data on asylum appeals by nationality in tables Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-appeals" target="_blank">‘Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets’</a>. Appeals data for April 2023 onwards is not available due to ongoing work on a new case working system. Updated data will be included in a future edition of the Immigration System Statistics release.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 10/09/2024 11:17:28 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	5089

1727736

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of an increase in the annual budget of Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service to provide operational coverage to the new homes to be built during this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	uin	4480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The final Local Government Settlement 2024/25 has determined that overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion this year to continue protecting our communities at the highest standard. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Authority will have core spending power of £38.5 million with an increase of £2.1 million or 5.9 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24.</p><p>It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to determine how to allocate that funding based on its analysis of risk and local circumstances. Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>In the meantime, the Government will continue to work closely with stakeholders across the sector to ensure fire and rescue services can keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 12/09/2024 12:21:50 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5089

1727774

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme remain outstanding; and when they expect to settle the remaining claims.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The requested information can be found on Tab WCS_05 of Windrush Compensation Scheme data: July 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) released on 29 August 2024. As at end of July 2024, 856 compensation claims were in the Work in Progress category.</p><p>We will ensure the victims of the appalling Windrush scandal have their voices heard and the compensation scheme is run effectively, with a new Windrush Commissioner.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 19/09/2024 16:00:29 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint attachment 1 file name windrush-compensation-scheme-data-tables-jul-2024.xlsx title Tab WCS_05 of Windrush Compensation Scheme data
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1727820

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Equipment: Theft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to include GPS kits.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to implementing the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, which aims to prevent the theft and re-sale of high-value equipment, particularly for use in an agricultural setting.</p><p>The Act requires secondary legislation before it can come into effect. We will be carefully considering the views of those who may be affected by the legislation and its regulations, to determine the scope of the legislation and understand its potential implications.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 19/09/2024 13:32:31 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1727286

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation is required to obtain a UK passport for people born in the Irish Republic who are living in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Passport Office must satisfactorily complete its checks upon an applicant’s nationality, identity, and eligibility before a passport can be issued, and will request additional evidence as necessary to support the completion of these checks.</p><p>The evidence required will change depending upon individual circumstances, and whether it is an application for a first passport or a renewal. Further information about the information needed when applying for a first passport can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport/what-documents-you-need-to-apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport/what-documents-you-need-to-apply</a></p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 09/09/2024 15:15:57 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1727309

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants attempting to enter the United Kingdom illegally in small boats have died in the English Channel in each of the last five years: how many such fatalities were children; and how many occurred in (a) UK and (b) French territorial waters.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
	uin	4165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>There have been 31 tragedies, since August 2019, where 97 people are confirmed to have died and at least 14 people have been reported as missing at sea, presumed dead, as a result of or linked to attempting these dangerous crossings.</p><p>Numbers of fatalities</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Confirmed fatalities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2024 (to 05/09/24)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A total of eight minors are reported to have died in the fatal incidents that have occurred this year. Prior to this, the only known minor fatalities occurred as a result of an incident in October 2020 when an entire family group, including 3 children, died following the capsizing of a migrant vessel.</p><p>Almost all fatalities have occurred in French Territorial Waters (TTW). There has been one incident (on 14 December 2022), involving the deaths of 4 people, which undoubtedly took place within UK TTW. However, an earlier tragedy – the loss of 27 people in a single incident in November 2021 – was proven after investigation to have partially occurred within UK TTW. It is subject to an ongoing Art.2 Human Rights Inquiry led by Sir Ross Cranston.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 09/09/2024 16:50:48 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1727324

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with contractors on the provision of appropriate accommodation for asylum seeker families in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	4267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>Home Office officials meet regularly with our accommodation provider for Northern Ireland, Mears, who are obliged under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC) to ensure that asylum accommodation meets all statutory requirements.</p><p>The AASC Statement of Requirements below gives a detailed breakdown of all of the services to be undertaken by our accommodation providers and the standards we expect: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.parliament.uk%2FDepositedPapers%2FFiles%2FDEP2018-1112%2FAASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C82f34c50e16a4bf9646108dc3c3f023e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638451488509466610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b7ik5RQRHKjPr2MrD75m%2Bo2YaaBzkQ2IC25MVvdZSzY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2018-1112/AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 13/09/2024 13:12:37 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1727367

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the increase in shoplifting.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	4186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>Shoplifting has increased to an unacceptable level in recent years, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.</p><p>This Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to low level shoplifting of goods under £200. We will also introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.</p><p>We welcome operational commitments made by the police in its October 2023 Retail Crime Action Plan. <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/resources/e6e5n-gfsgg-qru39-qjnkc-dbait" target="_blank">NPCC Retail Crime Action Plan</a></p><p>The plan contains a commitment for police across England and Wales to prioritise attendance where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured by police personnel.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 13/09/2024 13:47:25 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell