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881053

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make misogyny a hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	904760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Abuse, harassment or targeting of women is totally unacceptable and we already have robust legislation that can be used to protect women from a range of crimes. We will continue our work to protect women and girls, including pledging £100 million in dedicated funding until 2020 to tackle violence against women and girls, while our landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill will help transform our approach to protect and support victims, and bring perpetrators to justice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/04/2018 14:00:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1464032

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	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 UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, what assurances she has received from the Government of Rwanda that migrants from protected groups will not face discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	4684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s long-standing position never to publish confidential and privileged legal advice.</p><p> </p><p>Rwanda’s constitution includes a broad prohibition on discrimination. It is a fundamentally safe and secure country with respect for the rule of law. Rwanda will treat each relocated individual in accordance with the Refugee Convention, Rwandan immigration laws and international and Rwandan standards, including under international and Rwandan human rights law.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4683 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:01:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1365443

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
	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 page 70 of the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, published in July 2021, whether she plans to consult (a) victims of and (b) experts on public sexual harassment when reviewing where there may be gaps in existing legislation on public sexual harassment.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	68437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Sexual harassment in public places is an appalling practice, which the Government is absolutely committed to tackling. It is not acceptable that so many women and girls do not feel safe on our streets as a result of this behaviour.</p><p>As set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, the Government is looking carefully at where there may be gaps in existing law and how a specific offence for public sexual harassment could address those. This is a complex area, and it is important that we take the time to ensure that any potential legislation is proportionate and reasonably defined. We will publish updates on this work in due course.</p><p>The Tackling VAWG Strategy also sets out the non-legislative work which the Government is taking in this area. A national communications campaign will challenge this type of behaviour, and ensure victims know how and where to report it. We will ensure police and prosecutors are confident about how to respond to public sexual harassment, and as such the College of Policing will provide new guidance for police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service will update its legal guidance on public order offences to add specific information on public sexual harassment. And to prevent this behaviour from happening in the first place, we will deepen our understanding of who commits these crimes, why they do so, and how it may escalate, for example through our new funding for what works to tackle violence against women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 68435 68436 question first answered 10/11/2021 16:55:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1365441

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
	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 page 70 of the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, published in July 2021, what steps her Department is taking to identify gaps in existing legislation on public sexual harassment; and if she will set out the terms of reference for conducting such a review.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	68435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Sexual harassment in public places is an appalling practice, which the Government is absolutely committed to tackling. It is not acceptable that so many women and girls do not feel safe on our streets as a result of this behaviour.</p><p>As set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, the Government is looking carefully at where there may be gaps in existing law and how a specific offence for public sexual harassment could address those. This is a complex area, and it is important that we take the time to ensure that any potential legislation is proportionate and reasonably defined. We will publish updates on this work in due course.</p><p>The Tackling VAWG Strategy also sets out the non-legislative work which the Government is taking in this area. A national communications campaign will challenge this type of behaviour, and ensure victims know how and where to report it. We will ensure police and prosecutors are confident about how to respond to public sexual harassment, and as such the College of Policing will provide new guidance for police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service will update its legal guidance on public order offences to add specific information on public sexual harassment. And to prevent this behaviour from happening in the first place, we will deepen our understanding of who commits these crimes, why they do so, and how it may escalate, for example through our new funding for what works to tackle violence against women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 68436 68437 question first answered 10/11/2021 16:55:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1365442

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
	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 page 70 of the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, published in July 2021, what her Department's timeframe is for reviewing where there may be gaps in existing legislation on public sexual harassment.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	68436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Sexual harassment in public places is an appalling practice, which the Government is absolutely committed to tackling. It is not acceptable that so many women and girls do not feel safe on our streets as a result of this behaviour.</p><p>As set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, the Government is looking carefully at where there may be gaps in existing law and how a specific offence for public sexual harassment could address those. This is a complex area, and it is important that we take the time to ensure that any potential legislation is proportionate and reasonably defined. We will publish updates on this work in due course.</p><p>The Tackling VAWG Strategy also sets out the non-legislative work which the Government is taking in this area. A national communications campaign will challenge this type of behaviour, and ensure victims know how and where to report it. We will ensure police and prosecutors are confident about how to respond to public sexual harassment, and as such the College of Policing will provide new guidance for police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service will update its legal guidance on public order offences to add specific information on public sexual harassment. And to prevent this behaviour from happening in the first place, we will deepen our understanding of who commits these crimes, why they do so, and how it may escalate, for example through our new funding for what works to tackle violence against women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 68435 68437 question first answered 10/11/2021 16:55:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1579687

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	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 ensure that children asylum seekers are not abducted from the hotels they are temporarily housed in.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	130039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has no power to hold asylum seekers, including under 18s, in hotels or any temporary accommodation if they wish to leave.</p><p>To minimise the risk of a minor going missing, records of those leaving and returning to the hotel are kept and monitored. Support workers accompany children off site on activities and social excursions, or where specific vulnerabilities are identified.</p><p>We have robust safeguarding procedures in place to ensure all unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in temporary hotel accommodation are as safe and supported as possible whilst we seek urgent placements with a local authority. Young people are supported by team leaders and support workers who are on site 24 hours a day. Further care is provided in hotels by teams of social workers and nurses.</p><p>When a young person goes missing the ‘missing persons protocol’ is followed and led by our directly engaged social workers. A multi-agency, missing persons protocol is mobilised alongside the police and local authorities, to establish their whereabouts and ensure that they are safe.</p><p>The number of all missing asylum seekers are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>In 2022 there were 411 missing episodes from Home Office UASC Hotels. The young person was subsequently located for 218 of these 411 missing episodes.</p><p>Of the minors that are still missing; they breakdown as: 87% Albanians. The other 13% are Afghanistan (6%), Egypt (3%) and the remaining 6% are from India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Vietnam. 14 were under 16 when they went missing and one was a female.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 130068 130087 question first answered 30/01/2023 17:48:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1521183

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
	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 remove visa fees for applicants that have been previously denied a visa.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	62078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has no plans to remove visa fees for applicants who have previously been denied a visa. The fee paid is for the consideration of an application and is payable regardless of the decision made.</p><p>Where a fee is payable, it must be paid in full as specified by the Immigration and Nationality Fees Regulations 2018 in order for the application to be valid.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2022 16:21:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1605744

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Safer Streets Fund
	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 increase funding for the Safer Streets Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	169514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Safer Streets Fund is intended to cut crime and the harm it causes. Everyone in this country should have the security and confidence that comes from a safe street and a safe home. Since the Fund launched in 2020, we have invested £120 million through four rounds supporting 270 projects across England and Wales.</p><p>Although there have been no schemes in Battersea specifically, £3.2 million has been awarded through all rounds of the Safer Streets Fund to local projects across London to prevent crime through measures such as improved street lighting, CCTV and educational campaigns to change behaviours and attitudes.</p><p>This includes just over £1 million in investment through Round Four for projects targeting neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls and anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Decisions on the geographical coverage of London funding bids submitted to the Safer Streets is matter for the Mayor of London.</p><p>We intend to set out our plans for future rounds of Safer Streets in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 169513 question first answered 23/03/2023 16:04:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1605895

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	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, whether her Department plans to consult with organisations representing refugees and asylum seekers when determining the level of the annual cap on the number of refugees who will be allowed to settle in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	170722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>As the Home Secretary set out in her 7 March 2023 statement, the Illegal Migration Bill will introduce an annual cap, to be agreed by Parliament, on the number of refugees the UK will resettle via safe and legal routes. This cap will be amendable in response to humanitarian emergencies, and, in setting the cap, we will engage with local authorities to determine their capacity to accommodate and support individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention, as outlined in the Bill, is to engage with relevant organisations as necessary to understand the UK’s capacity to accommodate and support those who arrive on safe and legal routes. The annual cap pertains exclusively to safe and legal routes and does not apply to asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 170721 question first answered 29/03/2023 15:51:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1579653

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer
	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 is taking steps to help protect firefighters from cancer caused by contaminants in fires.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	130024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The health and safety of firefighters is of great importance. It is for individual fire and rescue authorities, as employers with responsibility for health and wellbeing, to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.</p><p>Nationally, the “Fire and Rescue National Framework” directs that all Fire and Rescue Authorities should have a people strategy which covers “health and safety, wellbeing, disabilities, and support (including mental health and physical support)”.</p><p>The Home Office will review the recently published studies to fully understand their methodology.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 31/01/2023 16:20:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova