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	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transport and other expenses payments which his Department introduced on 1 November 2019 for all potential victims of trafficking in the adult victim care contract have started in all safe houses.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	194596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>In consequence of the reinstatement of the top up paid to potential victims who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, the staged introduction of the scheme for further financial assistance and assistance with travel costs within the Victim Care Contract has been paused. These changes were intended to come into operation on 1 November 2018 for potential victims who were also receiving support from the asylum support system, and on 1 February 2019 for others in the Victim Care Contract.</p><p>We will work through the implications of the judgment in respect to our future approach to financial support. We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 17:33:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

993570

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism received a reasonable grounds decision within five working days, and what the timeframe was for the remainder of the referrals in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	182689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) is responsible for publishing National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data and does so on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The NCA does not publish data about the timescales for reaching reasonable grounds or conclusive grounds decisions. No NRM decisions are made during a potential victim’s 45 day reflection and recovery period.</p><p>Published data on the referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is available via the following link:<br><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics." target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics.</a></p><p>Further information is also available in the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf</a> which was published on 18 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 182690 question first answered 26/10/2018 12:48:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

993571

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism received a conclusive grounds decision during the 45-day recovery and reflection period; and what the timeframe was for decisions to be made on the remainder of referrals in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	182690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) is responsible for publishing National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data and does so on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The NCA does not publish data about the timescales for reaching reasonable grounds or conclusive grounds decisions. No NRM decisions are made during a potential victim’s 45 day reflection and recovery period.</p><p>Published data on the referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is available via the following link:<br><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics." target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics.</a></p><p>Further information is also available in the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf</a> which was published on 18 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 182689 question first answered 26/10/2018 12:48:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

988768

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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) positive and (b) negative Conclusive Grounds decisions were made to potential victims of human trafficking after referral to the National Referral Mechanism and the 45 day reflection period in each quarter of 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	180185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Data on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decisions is published every quarter by the National Crime Agency. The quarterly reports for 2017 can be found here: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2018 16:29:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

987961

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful referrals have been made to the National Referral Mechanism in each of the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	179172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p><br>There is no data available on the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals made due to gang involvement. Data on the outcome of referrals for the last five years as well as the nationality, age and gender of those referred is publicly available on the National Crime Agency (NCA) website: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics/884-nrm-annual-report-2017" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics/884-nrm-annual-report-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 179173 179174 question first answered 23/10/2018 15:49:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

987962

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 referred to the National Referral Mechanism were (a) males over 18, (b) males over 18 who are British residents, (c) males over 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (d) females over 18, (e) females over 18 who are British residents, (f) females over 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (g) males under 18, (h) males under 18 who are British residents, (i) males under 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (j) females under 18 in total, (k) females under 18 who are British residents and (l) females under 18 who go on to get a positive decision in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	179173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p><br>There is no data available on the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals made due to gang involvement. Data on the outcome of referrals for the last five years as well as the nationality, age and gender of those referred is publicly available on the National Crime Agency (NCA) website: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics/884-nrm-annual-report-2017" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics/884-nrm-annual-report-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 179172 179174 question first answered 23/10/2018 15:49:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

983273

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 been tasked with assisting police services in other countries in cases of human trafficking in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	176597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information centrally. However, to support the wider operational response to modern slavery in November 2016, £8.5 million was awarded to national policing, through the Police Transformation Fund. To enhance the police response to modern slavery, this included funding two posts within Europol to support police forces to investigate Modern Slavery internationally.</p><p>In addition, the National Crime Agency uses its international network to investigate the high-harm Organised Crime Groups involved in modern slavery affecting the UK and to support international partners to build their capability to investigate human trafficking and safeguard victims.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/10/2018 15:15:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

983274

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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) age (b) gender and (c) nationality was of each victim of human trafficking rescued by agencies in England and Wales in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	176598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on referrals to the NRM are broken down by nationality and gender and are published quarterly on the NCA website. The age of potential victims is limited to whether they are a child or an adult to protect the identity of victims. They can be found via the link below: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/10/2018 15:17:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

969141

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a dedicated case-work team in the National Referral Mechanism hub that makes decisions on referrals made on behalf of potential victims of trafficking who are in detention.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>When referred into the National Referral Mechanism, potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery are considered by one of the UK’s competent authorities<strong>: </strong>the National Crime Agency (NCA), UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI), and Immigration Enforcement (IE) for a very small number of cases.</p><p>The consideration of referrals for potential victims of trafficking who are detained and are not UK or EEA nationals is conducted by trained decision makers within UKVI and IE, depending on the nature of the detention. The consideration of referrals for UK and EEA nationals is conducted by the NCA.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171419 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:35:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969142

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether decisions on National Referral Mechanism referrals on behalf of potential victims of trafficking in detention are allocated to a specific team within the UK Competent Authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>When referred into the National Referral Mechanism, potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery are considered by one of the UK’s competent authorities<strong>: </strong>the National Crime Agency (NCA), UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI), and Immigration Enforcement (IE) for a very small number of cases.</p><p>The consideration of referrals for potential victims of trafficking who are detained and are not UK or EEA nationals is conducted by trained decision makers within UKVI and IE, depending on the nature of the detention. The consideration of referrals for UK and EEA nationals is conducted by the NCA.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171418 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:35:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan