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1142220

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
	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 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, how many project licences that include the forced swim test as an element of the programme of work (a) are currently in operation and (b) have been approved in each of the past five years; whether the forced swim test has been approved for use within multiple generic projects; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	282282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Data are not collected on numbers of project licences that include the forced swim test.</p><p>The Home Office ensures that animals are only used when necessary and under strict controls which keep suffering to a minimum. Any research which we licence must undergo a thorough harm-benefit analysis including ensuring that the planned work implements the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/09/2019 15:22:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1150044

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have had with the Metropolitan Police on (i) the ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London, (ii) Police identity checks on people walking across Lambeth Bridge and (iii) the stop and search of people wearing Extinction Rebellion stickers before the implementation of those powers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The right to protest peacefully is a long-standing tradition in this country and a vital foundation of our democracy.</p><p>However, the rights to peaceful protest do not extend to unlawful activity and the police have powers to deal with any such acts. How the police use these powers is an operational matter for them.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/10/2019 12:01:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156429

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 EU, EEA and Swiss citizens that require assistance to apply for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	5424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme is designed to make it simple and straightforward for EU citizens and their family members to apply to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>The Home Office has introduced a range of support including grant funding for voluntary and community organisations and assisted digital support. In addition, the EU Settlement Scheme Resolution Centre can provide help and information by telephone and e-mail on the application process.</p><p>Up to £9 million of grant funding has been made available to 57 civil society organisations to enable them to mobilise services targeted at vulnerable EU citizens and their families. We believe these organisations have the best net-works and expertise to support the most vulnerable and will help ensure that those who require the most support to apply to the scheme can access it.</p><p>The support model offers support to all who need it, not just those receiving support from charities. It is there to provide guidance, reassurance and practical help tailored to individual needs. The range of available support includes providing key information in a range of languages and formats and offering assisted digital support for those who cannot access or are not confident with technology.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 14:22:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156431

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 has taken to inform (a) EU, (b) EEA and (c) Swiss citizens residing in the UK who have not applied for settled status of the rules and requirements for doing so.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	5425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It is vital that the over three million EU citizens and their family members living in the UK understand how and when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>That is why, when the scheme launched fully in March, the department delivered a £3.75m marketing campaign to raise awareness of the scheme.</p><p>Advertising and local events are underway to support the cross government Get Ready campaign and further publicity will roll out over the lifetime of the Scheme. All available channels will be used to reach our audiences – such as direct marketing, radio, video-on-demand and outdoor advertising, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars to name a few – to direct EU citizens towards reliable sources of information on GOV.UK and the application itself.</p><p>No-one will be left behind which is why we are also working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make everyone knows what they need to do and has the right level of support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 11:35:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156437

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU citizens resident in the UK will be subject to penalties if they do not apply for settled status by the deadline of (a) 30 June 2021 and (b) 31 December 2020 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	5426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Through the EU Settlement Scheme, we have provided a free and easy process for EU citizens resident in the UK to obtain the immigration status they need to continue living in this country. We have received over 2.2 million applications so far and those who have yet to apply have more than a year to do so, as the deadline if the UK leaves the EU without a deal will be at least 31 December 2020. We are providing additional support to those who require assistance in applying to the scheme.</p><p>Those who fail to make an application will not have lawful status in the UK when the new immigration system is introduced, but we have been clear that, where they have reasonable grounds for missing the deadline, they will be given a further opportunity to apply. Our compassionate and flexible approach will ensure that individuals who miss the deadline through no fault of their own can still obtain lawful status in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 14:25:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1166617

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 policy on the EU Settlement Scheme of the finding in Library Briefing Note entitled, The progress of the EU Settlement Scheme so far, published on 18 October 2019, that 38.5 per cent of concluded applications have received pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution</em></strong>.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 16:58:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1166823

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU 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 EU citizens living in the UK have (a) applied and (b) yet to apply for settled status; and if she will publish the data she holds on application conversions.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications recieved can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-september-2019</a>.</p><p>Figures in this publication refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and, as noted in the statistical report, cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of European Economic Area nationals in the UK, which do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will therefore include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office publishes a range of statistics on the EU Settlement Scheme including on applications and their outcomes, but we are not yet able to publish statistics relating to those applicants with pre-settled status who subsequently apply for settled status. However, Home Office statisticians keep the content of the statistical reports under review and will take into account the views of statistics users as they continue to develop these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/10/2019 17:22:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167057

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
	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 Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question 282282 on Animal Experiments: Licensing, (a) whether project licences authorising multiple generic projects may include authorisation of the forced swim test under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and (b) what severity classification, according to definitions of severity described in that Act, is assigned to projects that include the forced swim test as an element of the programme of work.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	7116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</em></strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:06:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169450

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
	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 Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question 282282 on Animal Experiments: Licensing, regarding licencing of the forced swim test under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, (a) whether project licences authorising multiple generic projects may include authorisation of the forced swim test and (b) what severity classification, according to definitions of severity described in the Act, is assigned to projects that include the forced swim test as an element of the programme of work.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	1331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Project licences authorising multiple generic projects under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (as amended) may include authorisation for the forced swim test.</p><p>Severity classification is not assigned at project level.</p><p>During the harm-benefit analysis the Home Office assigns severity classification to protocols in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (as amended) which is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/14/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/14/contents</a>. The classification takes account of the highest severity likely to be experienced by any animal used in the protocol.</p><p>The Home Office ensures that animals are only used when necessary and under strict controls which keep suffering to a minimum. Any research which we licence must undergo a thorough harm-benefit analysis including ensuring that the planned work implements the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2020 10:50:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1173562

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 Answer of 16 October 2019 to freedom of information request 54536, for what reason 89.5 per cent of administrative reviews of EU Settlement Scheme applications resulted in an initial decision being overturned; what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve decision making to ensure the accuracy of initial decisions and (b) issue guidance to claimants undertaking the application process on the evidence required for settled status; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The number of administrative reviews of decisions under the EU Settlement Scheme is very low compared to the number of applications concluded (more than 3.3 million) to 31 May 2020.</p><p>Where EU Settlement Scheme decisions are overturned at administrative review, in the majority of cases this is a result of applicants providing new information or evidence which was not provided with their original application.</p><p>There are a small number of cases where a caseworker error has occurred, and in such cases the application fee for the administrative review is refunded. Our administrative review teams provide feedback to the initial decision-making teams to reduce the likelihood of such errors being repeated.</p><p>There is a wide range of guidance and support available for applicants and, where necessary, our caseworkers will work with applicants to help them provide the evidence required to qualify for status under the scheme. More information on the evidence required when making an application is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/what-youll-need-to-apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/what-youll-need-to-apply</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/06/2020 14:36:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas