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758789

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Children
	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 be held by a mother and father when travelling abroad with their child where the child has taken their father's name but the mother has retained her maiden name.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Border Force does not record the occasions on which British women are asked to prove their relationship to their children on arrival to the United Kingdom. Therefore it is not possible to provide this information.</p><p> </p><p>It is not currently mandatory for a parent or guardian to produce documentation that explains their relationship to the child they are travelling with. However, in certain circumstances, such as a parent who has a different surname to their child, Border Force advises that they carry relevant documentation that verifies the relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force has a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children entering the United Kingdom. Its officers are trained to identify safeguarding issues and, where necessary, will conduct checks to confirm the relationship between a child and the parent or guardian they are accompanied by.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9459 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:42:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

758795

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Children
	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 amend children's passports to include the names of both of their parents.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to add parents or other person’s names to children’s passports.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2017 14:25:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

758796

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British women have been asked by UK Border Control to prove they were related to their children when attempting to enter the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Border Force does not record the occasions on which British women are asked to prove their relationship to their children on arrival to the United Kingdom. Therefore it is not possible to provide this information.</p><p> </p><p>It is not currently mandatory for a parent or guardian to produce documentation that explains their relationship to the child they are travelling with. However, in certain circumstances, such as a parent who has a different surname to their child, Border Force advises that they carry relevant documentation that verifies the relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force has a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children entering the United Kingdom. Its officers are trained to identify safeguarding issues and, where necessary, will conduct checks to confirm the relationship between a child and the parent or guardian they are accompanied by.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9464 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:42:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

757493

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	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 together with the French Government to reduce the level of unnecessary force used by the police in that country against child refugees and to ensure the protection of unaccompanied child refugees seeking a place of safety in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	8592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The responsibility for maintaining law and order in France lies with the French government.</p><p> </p><p>No one should live in makeshift camps in Calais, which is why we continue to work closely with the French authorities on border security and migration issues, including helping to fund alternative facilities elsewhere in France for Calais migrants provided by the French government. However, the primary responsibility for unaccompanied children lies with the authorities in the country in which children are present. The UK government does not have the authority to operate unauthorised on the territory of another sovereign state.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also proud to have transferred over 750 children from France to the UK last year as a result of the Calais camp clearance, and we continue to work with the French authorities to transfer unaccompanied children who may be eligible under the Dublin Regulation or section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2017 09:47:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

757485

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Mental Health Services
	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 forces have made representations for additional funding to support people affected with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has protected overall police spending in real terms since the Spending Review in 2015. In addition, nine police forces have submitted a total of 11 bids collectively, for Home Office innovation or transformation funding in relation to local projects involving support for people affected by mental health issues. Of these, six of the bids have been successful.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 16:55:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757486

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Mental Health Services
	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 number of police responses to calls from people with a mental health issue was in (a) England and (b) West Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Many police forces have local joint initiatives with health partners to respond to people with mental health issues. For example, approximately 38 police forces in England have access to a Street Triage service – where mental health professionals accompany police officers on patrol and all forces have access to mental health partners who provide advice and support them in dealing with the public. Information on the average number of responses to calls from people with a mental health issue, by the police, is an operational matter for individual police forces and is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 10:53:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

755880

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department uses for assessments of humanitarian protection after refugees have been in the UK for five years; and what that guidance advises on the (a) retention of documents, (b) time to be taken for the process and (c) criteria by which decisions should be made; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	7343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Guidance is based on asylum policy “Settlement Protection”. This guidance explains the circumstances in which the Home Office will consider an application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) following a grant of refugee status and leave or humanitarian protection (HP). The Settlement Protection Asylum Instruction is published policy, and therefore publically available on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/settlement-protection-asylum-policy-instruction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/settlement-protection-asylum-policy-instruction</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2017 16:41:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

755936

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Road Traffic Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department has made available to police forces around the UK to deal with scrambler bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	7174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on how to deploy available resources on particular crime types are for chief officers, in the case the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The police already have the power under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles used in a careless and inconsiderate manner or in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public. This power is available in respect of scrambler bikes.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on how to enforce road traffic offences, including on when to initiate a pursuit, are operational matters for the police, taking into account the guidance offered in the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice on Roads Policing Police Pursuits and the particular circumstances at hand.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 7171 7172 7173 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:21:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

755937

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Road Traffic Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department has made available to Merseyside Police to deal with scrambler bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	7171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on how to deploy available resources on particular crime types are for chief officers, in the case the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The police already have the power under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles used in a careless and inconsiderate manner or in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public. This power is available in respect of scrambler bikes.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on how to enforce road traffic offences, including on when to initiate a pursuit, are operational matters for the police, taking into account the guidance offered in the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice on Roads Policing Police Pursuits and the particular circumstances at hand.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 7172 7173 7174 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:21:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

755938

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Road Traffic Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department gives to local police forces on pursuing people on scrambler bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	7172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on how to deploy available resources on particular crime types are for chief officers, in the case the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The police already have the power under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles used in a careless and inconsiderate manner or in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public. This power is available in respect of scrambler bikes.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on how to enforce road traffic offences, including on when to initiate a pursuit, are operational matters for the police, taking into account the guidance offered in the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice on Roads Policing Police Pursuits and the particular circumstances at hand.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 7171 7173 7174 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:21:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg