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1130098

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he had with the Scottish Government before the appointment of the first Investigatory Powers Commissioner in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	260679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner is subject to a statutory process set out in section 227 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The Prime Minister must appoint a person who holds or has held high judicial office, and the candidate must be recommended jointly by the Lord Chancellor, (b) the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, (c) the Lord President of the Court of Session, and (d) the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.</p><p>Section 227(5) of the Act provides that the Prime Minster must consult with Scottish Ministers before making the appointment. In 2017, the Prime Minister wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice within the Scottish Government about the proposed appointment of the first Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 260680 question first answered 10/06/2019 12:28:37 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1130099

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consult with the Scottish Government ahead of the appointment of the new Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	260680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner is subject to a statutory process set out in section 227 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The Prime Minister must appoint a person who holds or has held high judicial office, and the candidate must be recommended jointly by the Lord Chancellor, (b) the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, (c) the Lord President of the Court of Session, and (d) the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.</p><p>Section 227(5) of the Act provides that the Prime Minster must consult with Scottish Ministers before making the appointment. In 2017, the Prime Minister wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice within the Scottish Government about the proposed appointment of the first Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 260679 question first answered 10/06/2019 12:28:37 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

384592

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU migrants in (a) Glasgow South constituency and (b) Glasgow earn less than £35,000 annually.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart McDonald
	uin	3414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/06/2015 14:37:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

386188

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Pay
	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 effect on the economy of non-EU migrants working in the UK having to leave the UK if they earn less then £35,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart McDonald
	uin	4487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office published a full impact assessment on the changes to Tier 2 settlement rules when they were laid before Parliament on 15 March 2012. The impact assessment is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:12:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

452482

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Broken Rainbow UK
	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 the charity Broken Rainbow on renewing funding from her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	27123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling domestic violence and abuse. Broken Rainbow plays an important role in supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims of domestic abuse, and the Home Office provided £120,000 to support the Broken Rainbow helpline for the 2015/16 financial year.</p><p>We are carefully considering ongoing funding of national helplines, in close consultation with helpline providers, and decisions on renewing funding will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/02/2016 17:12:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 46420 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

649506

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: 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 her Department is taking to tackle crimes connected with the use of dating apps.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	55836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Cyber Security, including cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security. Through the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP), we invested over £90 million under the last Parliament to bolster the law enforcement response, and we are continuing to invest. This Government has committed to transformative investment of £1.9 billion on cyber security over the next five years, including for tackling cyber crime. This year we have published a second five-year National Cyber Security Strategy and established the National Cyber Security Centre which will act as a ‘one stop shop’ for national cyber security.</p><p>Action Fraud, the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime, has guidance on its website about Romance Fraud, which can be found at: http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-az-romance-scams The Government expects social media companies and internet platforms to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when abuse is reported. The Government continues to work closely with social media companies and other relevant actors and experts to make sure they are committed to protecting those who use their platforms.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2016 16:36:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

649508

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Harassment: Social Media
	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 tackle online abuse and harassment on social media networks.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	55847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>We expect social media companies, and internet platforms, to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when abuse is reported. The Government continues to work closely with social media companies and other relevant actors and experts to make sure they are committed to protecting those who use their platforms.</p><p>The law is clear that what is illegal offline is illegal online. Robust legislation is in place to deal with internet trolls, cyber-stalking and harassment, and perpetrators of grossly offensive, obscene or menacing behaviour.</p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 2015 strengthened two existing communications offences: section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988, and section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 which can now be used to prosecute misuse of social media. The police now have longer to investigate either offence, and the maximum penalty for the former has been increased to two years imprisonment.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service published guidance to prosecutors in October on crimes involving social media. The Home Office has allocated £4.6 million of the Police Transformation Fund specifically to begin the critical work of setting up a comprehensive and joined up programme of digital transformation across policing.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/12/2016 16:40:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732492

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 her Department's policy is on the eligibility criteria for non-UK EU citizens who wish to settle permanently in the UK but arrive after the specified date in the UK's agreement with the EU when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	1102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1103 1104 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732493

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, if she will ensure that non-UK EU citizens who are (a) residing in the UK and (b) posted abroad for work will still be able to apply for settled status after five years after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	1103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1102 1104 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732494

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 steps she is taking to ensure EU citizens who have not acquired five years residency and arrived before the cut-off date are able to prove their UK residency when travelling between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	1104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1102 1103 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald