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62673

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telephone 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 telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Please see the table below detailing the use and purpose of non geographic <br>numbers, 0843, 0844 and 0845. These figures are taken directly from BT's call <br>reporting system.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prefix</p></td><td><p>Number of lines / service</p></td><td><p>Inbound calls in last 12 months*</p></td><td><p>Alternative BT Local Rate No?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0843</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0844</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>0845</p></td><td><p>Nationality Contact Centre / European Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>362,582</p></td><td><p>Migrated to 0300 March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asylum Support Line</p></td><td><p>46,294</p></td><td><p>Migrated to 0300 March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MPs Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>18,441</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Note:on 7 March 2014 the Nationality Contact Centre/European Enquiry Line and the Asylum Support Line both migrated from 0845 to the 0300 prefix with calls charged the same as calls to 01/02. The above volumes for those lines therefore are from June 2013 to March 2014</p><p> </p><p>HM Passport Office</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prefix</p></td><td><p>Number of lines / service</p></td><td><p>Inbound calls in last 12 months</p></td><td><p>Alternative BT Local Rate No?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0843</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0844</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>0845</p></td><td><p>Customer Letters</p></td><td><p>325,452</p></td><td><p>0300 number available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passport verification services (PVS)</p><p>(a Business to Business Service)</p></td><td><p>50,644</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/07/2014 11:43:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4353 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

49488

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's Personal Advocate Pilot for trafficked children will start; how non-governmental organisations will participate in the schemes; and when each pilot scheme in each participating local authority will start and end.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	197530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Bill will enable us to strengthen our response to human <br>trafficking and modern slavery for both adults and children. We announced in <br>January our intention to trial specialist independent advocates for victims of <br>child trafficking.</p><p>23 local authorities that represent a wide demographic range as well as major <br>transport hubs and asylum screening units have agreed to participate in the <br>trial. These areas also have the highest rates of trafficking referrals to the <br>National Referral Mechanism or are areas where we are aware of a high number of <br>trafficking investigations by law enforcement agencies.</p><p>We are currently considering bids from a number of voluntary and community <br>services organisations that were identified as potential providers of the <br>advocacy service because of the particular expertise they hold. When the trial <br>goes live we will invite a number of relevant stakeholders, including <br>non-governmental organisations, to inform the project through a consultative <br>group.</p><p>We have to consider this matter following the passing in the Lords of an <br>amendment to the Immigration Bill that has put on hold our proposals for these <br>trials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8885 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

45916

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what deadline she has provided to chief constables by which they must hand over any evidence to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to Hillsborough.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	194494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend (Damian Green) wrote to all Chief Constables on 4 March, 2014 to request that all police forces search their records to establish whether they possess any material that relates to the Hillsborough tragedy. The Minister asked if this could be completed by 4 April, 2014 and asked that every police force responds, even if it is to record a nil response.</p><p><br><br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4375 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

45591

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 review the current requirements for seizing property or cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to bring those requirements into line with the new powers of HM Revenue and Customs to seize money from an individual's bank account without a warrant.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	194067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's Serious and Organised Crime Strategy clearly sets out our <br>plans to attack criminal finances by making it harder to move, hide and use the <br>proceeds of crime. These include measures to enable assets to be frozen more <br>quickly and earlier in investigations, reduce the time that courts give <br>offenders to pay confiscation orders, and make it easier for magistrates to <br>confiscate cash held in bank accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

48615

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is mandatory for a police force to include details of the last school where a teacher was employed when notifying the National College of Teaching and Leadership of any teacher arrested on allegations of abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	196567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The police service may notify arrests to regulators in certain circumstances <br>under the Notifiable Occupations Scheme, which is based on common law powers to <br>provide information which is necessary to prevent or detect crime. The scheme <br>is not based on statute and there is therefore no mandatory requirement. <br>Guidance to police forces has been issued by the Chief Constables Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

57882

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities about churches and same sex marriage.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	198732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Guidance on how to certify a building for religious worship and register for <br>the solemnization of marriages was issued on 18 February 2014 by the General <br>Register Office and is available at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/281332<br>/D0550_F78L.pdf<br><br>The guidance sets out the different options that are available for places of <br>worship and registration for the solemnisation of marriage. Registration of <br>individual places of worship takes place through local registration services <br>attached to local authorities and they are expected to adhere to the guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/06/2014 11:29:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

61030

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	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 parents travelling with a child who has a different surname on ensuring they do not encounter delays at UK border control.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The advice Border Force gives to parents travelling with a child who has a different surname is contained in the publically available leaflet ‘Children travelling to the UK' which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-travelling-to-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-travelling-to-the-uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/06/2014 17:01:41 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49135

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	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 proposal set out in Baroness Newlove's report, Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities, for a Bling Back scheme where money made from selling local drug dealers' assets is handed back to the neighbourhood.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	197219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There has been a scheme since 2004 whereby a proportion of the proceeds of <br>crime recovered from drug dealers and other criminals are returned to law <br>enforcement agencies. The money returned to law enforcement has been used to <br>support a continued increase in the amounts recovered from criminals and can be <br>invested in community projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

63938

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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 the cost to the Exchequer of the asylum and immigration system once fee income has been deducted has been in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	202386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Because of several restructures over the past seven years this information is <br>not available in line with the question posed. Published accounts for the <br>former UK Border Agency break down income and expenditure information since <br>2009 and further information is available in the Home Office Report and <br>Accounts for 2013-14.<br><br>These can be accessed from the following links:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446<br>/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/06/2014 13:01:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

46585

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in March 2014; which agency referred each person to that scheme; in which town the shelter to which those people were placed for the relevant period was; and what contact is had with each such victim to ensure their safety after they exit the scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Sir John Randall
	uin	194896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In March 2014, there were 126 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales <br>administered by The Salvation Army. In the interests of victim safety only the <br>region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not which town they <br>were placed in. Once an individual receives a Conclusive Grounds decision they <br>will be given tailored move-on support to safely return home or integrate in <br>the UK. Once they exit the service, no formal mechanisms exist to maintain <br>contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4866 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge