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448728

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at border controls to prevent the Zika virus entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Border Force Officers will refer any passengers that require medical attention in accordance with established procedures and advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:40:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

172247

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal staff on zero hour contracts that were extended in October 2014 until March 2015 this week were given four weeks' notice on 12 November 2014 that their contract would be terminated.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	219932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ staff on zero hour contracts.<br><br>Border Force uses a seasonal workforce of temporary workers to assist with coverage at peak times, such as summer and Christmas. On 12 November 2014 Home Office recruitment wrote to 191 workers giving four weeks' notice that their current contracts would be ended on 12 December 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/01/2015 16:30:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 37709 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

77185

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	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 Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 65W, on young offenders, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to redefine juveniles to include those older than 16.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
	uin	205267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is working with policing and criminal justice partners to review those remaining circumstances where current legislation treats 17 year olds as adults while in police custody.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/07/2014 14:15:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 10297 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

167533

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when responsibility for secure institutions for children, including approved schools, transferred away from the Home Office to other Government departments; and to which other departments and bodies that responsibility was transferred.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	John Hemming
	uin	216864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>On 29 March 2007 in a Written Ministerial Statement the Prime Minister announced a Machinery of Government Change whereby the transfer of a number of policy areas would take place from the Home Office to a new Ministry of Justice. This included the transfer of the National Offender Management Service, including the Prison and Probation Services, on 9th May 2007. Incorporated in this change was the policy relating to the secure estate for young offenders.<br><br>Section 46 of the Children and Young Persons act 1969 contains provision for the cessation of approved schools as a consequence of the establishment of community homes. The responsibility for approved schools was transferred to the Department of Health and Social Security in 1971 and, in 1973, under a number of orders made under powers in section 46 above approved schools ceased to operate in 1973.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/12/2014 16:51:02 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

428518

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hon. Members have had a request to visit Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre refused in the last 12 months; and on what grounds each such refusal was justified.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>One Hon. Member has had a request to visit Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre declined in the last twelve months.</p><p>As set out in the Detention Centre Rules 2001, visitors to immigration removal centres may only enter with the prior authorisation of the Secretary of State other than those for purposes specified under the Rules.</p><p>Requests to visit centres must be carefully considered and planned to preserve the privacy and dignity of the individuals who are detained.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2015 15:41:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

428519

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Staff
	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 the officers employed at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre are male.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Management information shows that the proportion of male officers employed at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre as of 17 November 2015 is 51%.</p><p>Deployment of staff to the accommodation units is reviewed on a daily basis by Serco, with the aim of two-thirds of staff on female units being female officers.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/11/2015 16:50:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

428516

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Self-harm
	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 women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in the last year have (a) attempted to or (b) inflicted harm upon themselves.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Published statistics for the period July 2014 to June 2015 show that 1,501 women entered Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre as the first place of detention. Provisional management information for the same time period shows that there were 54 incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment at Yarl’s Wood that involved women.</p><p>These numbers do not necessarily equate to the number of detainees requiring medical treatment. An individual may have received medical treatment on more than one occasion, therefore a maximum of 54 women could have received medical treatment for self harm, the equivalent of 3.6% of the total female population that entered Yarl’s Wood for the specified period.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2015 16:47:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

424005

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women are detained at Yarl's Wood.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	13393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Although we are now recording management information on the number of women who have disclosed their pregnancy to the Home Office, collection of data about the detention of pregnant women will be limited.</p><p>We will not necessarily be aware that a woman is pregnant unless she chooses to make this known to us and a woman may not know herself that she is pregnant when she enters detention. It may not always be appropriate for healthcare professionals to disclose information that the patient has asked not to be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/11/2015 17:25:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

428698

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place to safeguard the welfare of pregnant women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Pregnant women are not normally detained. The only exceptions to this general rule are where removal is imminent and medical advice does not suggest the woman’s baby is due before the expected removal date.</p><p>Fitness to travel by air is assessed on a case by case basis using guidance from the International Air Transportation Association (IATA). The guidance states that for a single, uncomplicated pregnancy, travel could be appropriate without a medical certificate up to 37 weeks.</p><p>Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre has a dedicated Care Suite that offers enhanced care to vulnerable and pregnant women, staffed by a dedicated female member of staff. Midwives from NHS Bedford Hospital Trust visit the centre once a week and the centre's GP or nurses can be accessed 7 days a week and can refer any specific concerns to the ante natal clinic, Early Pregnancy Unit in hospital or other appropriate service if necessary. The centre also has a Pregnancy Liaison Officer who provides a range of support and welfare services to pregnant detainees.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/12/2015 14:20:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

428703

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre have legal representation.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>All detainees at immigration removal centres are able to access legal advice through a duty solicitor scheme provided by the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP) inspected Yarl’s Wood between 13 April and 1 May 2015 and reported that waiting times for duty advice surgeries were short.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2015 15:38:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor