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420423

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Surveillance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role she has in authorising interception of hon. Members' communications.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	901499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>All warrants for the interception of communications are authorised by a Secretary of State. I am not going to comment on any individual instances of interception.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 12/10/2015 16:03:13 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

521631

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Orgreave
	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 oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 11 May 2016, Official Report, column 627, when she plans to decide whether to launch an independent panel hearing into the policing of the miners' strike at Orgreave in 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	38449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>I am currently considering a submission from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign on the need for an inquiry into the events at Orgreave and will set out the Government's position in due course.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 06/06/2016 13:05:13 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

433831

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migration: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the Government has taken to resolve the migration situation at Calais.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	18462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the exceptional pressures on the French Government and its citizens caused by the migrant situation in the Calais region.</p><p>In particular, the French police face a difficult challenge in dealing with the increasingly violent migrants, who are damaging property and vehicles and attacking officers around the juxtaposed ports in their attempts to reach the UK illegally.</p><p>The UK welcomes the continued efforts by the French Government to address the situation, in particular the significant commitment of additional French police officers deployed in Calais.</p><p>We also welcome the progress made by the French to move migrants away from Calais to suitable facilities in alternative sites in France, and to increase the number of migrants claiming asylum in the country.</p><p>These French efforts, combined with the additional British personnel at the ports, the priority fencing and enhancements to security infrastructure, and the work to tackle organised crime that our two countries have progressed jointly over recent months, sends a clear message: we will continue to work together to keep our borders secure; migrants should not head to Calais, and those in Calais intending to seek asylum should do so in France.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 08/12/2015 17:08:48 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

445571

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	International Sikh Youth Federation: Proscribed Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay before Parliament an Order removing the International Sikh Youth Federation from the list of proscribed organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	22853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>I intend to lay an order to deproscribe the group at the earliest practical opportunity, subject to Parliamentary availability and agreement.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 22/01/2016 14:12:38 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40317 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

445575

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	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 had their passports checked on entry to the UK at (a) Dover and (b) all UK airports, seaports and ferry ports in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	22810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The total number of passengers that underwent passport checks at all UK airports, seaports and ferry ports is set out in the table below. Figures for 2015 cover January to September only as data for October to December is not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of passengers' passports checked</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>111.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>117.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>96.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(NB. 2015 covers January –September only: October - December is not yet available).</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Passengers that enter the UK through the port of Dover undergo passport checks in advance of their boarding a ferry at the UK’s juxtaposed controls at Calais and Dunkirk; this data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 11/02/2016 14:48:37 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40315 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

445576

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	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 people had their passports checked on exiting the UK at (a) Dover and (b) all UK airports, seaports and ferry ports in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	22811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Embarkation controls were abolished in two phases in 1994 and 1998, as the paper-based checks were deemed outdated and checks were not carried out on all modes of transport. Consequently the Home Office does not hold the data requested.</p><p>Since April 2015 exit data has been collected by carriers from all scheduled international commercial services departing the UK from air and sea ports and from international rail stations, except those services not within the scope. Departure data is collected by carriers and port operators and transmitted to Home Office systems, where work takes place to match it to arrival data, visa conditions and other information as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 12/02/2016 15:42:31 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40316 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

446003

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff there were in the UK Border Force and its predecessor in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14, (f) 2014-15 and (g) 2015-16; and what the UK Border Force's planned total staff complement is for 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	23142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Border Force workforce is drawn from two precursor organisations: Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Immigration Service. Border Force was established in its current form in March 2012 and since that time the workforce has ranged from approximately 7800 – 8100 in full-time equivalents.</p><p>The detailed breakdown requested is as follows (all figures are full-time equivalents):</p><p> </p><p>March 2010 4506 – UKBA</p><p>4639 – HMRC (transferred to UKBA 1<sup>st</sup> April 2010)</p><p>March 2011 8269 – UKBA</p><p>March 2012 7846 – Border Force</p><p>March 2013 8123 – Border Force</p><p>March 2014 8044 – Border Force</p><p>March 2015 8153 – Border Force</p><p> </p><p>Workforce numbers for FY16/17 have not yet been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 04/02/2016 16:11:49 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40619 answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

446008

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget was for the UK Border Force and its predecessor in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14, (f) 2014-15 and (g) 2015-16; and what the UK Border Force's planned budget is for 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	23143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Border Force Resource net budget since 2009/10 (Source: BF Records)</p><p>Border Force’s planned budget for 2016/17 is still being agreed as part of the Home Office’s internal planning discussions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total BF (£m)</td><td>BF Operations &amp; Change (£m)</td><td colspan="2">Shared<br>Services (£m)</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>497</td><td>438</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>523</td><td>464</td><td>59.2</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>509</td><td>466</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>617</td><td>481</td><td>136</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>447</td><td>447</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>477</td><td>477</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>494</td><td>494</td><td>n/a</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes 1. In 2012/13, Shared Services Depreciation was delegated to Border Force.</p><p>2. From 2013/14, Shared Services was delegated to Border Force. This included IT, Property, Shared Business Service and Depreciation.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 01/02/2016 17:42:21 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40623 answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

446009

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK Border Force staff employed in ports were redeployed to airports in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
	uin	23144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government does not comment on port specific deployment numbers. Border Force deploys mobile response team resources across the regions to combat both daily and seasonal pressures.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 28/01/2016 15:30:22 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May previous answer version 40624 answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

443526

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	People Smuggling: Mediterranean Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to tackle people-smuggling in the Mediterranean.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Byron Davies
	uin	902925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>We have established an Organised Immigration Crime Taskforce of 100 officers from the NCA, Crown Prosecution Service, and the Home Office to disrupt organised immigration crime groups upstream, including through the Mediterranean routes, and in the UK. The UK is also supporting the EU Naval Forces Operation in the Mediterranean. We are determined to disrupt organised immigration criminal activities which impact adversely on our security and have such a wanton disregard for human life.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 11/01/2016 16:35:46 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower