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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
star this property hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
star this property uin 219932 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
star this property 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 /> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
star this property answering member printed Karen Bradley more like this
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less than 2015-01-09T16:30:00.887Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T16:30:00.887Z
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4110
star this property label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
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37709
star this property answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
star this property answering member printed Karen Bradley more like this
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4110
star this property label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
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1548
star this property label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
172142
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
star this property hansard heading Radicalism more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross-government spending on tackling extremism since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
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Stephen Barclay more like this
star this property uin 219822 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-19more like thismore than 2015-01-19
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office has not conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of cross-government spending on tackling extremism.</p><p> </p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
star this property answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2015-01-19T14:34:46.327Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-19T14:34:46.327Z
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1530
star this property label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
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37658
star this property answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
star this property answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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1530
star this property label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
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4095
star this property label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
172325
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
star this property hansard heading Prostitution more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 17 December 2014 (HL3283), what plans they have to introduce legislation to criminalise the purchase of sex. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
star this property uin HL3908 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-15more like thismore than 2015-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The government currently has no such plans, and I refer to my answer of 17 December 2014 to question HL3283 on this matter.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-15T14:56:29.847Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-15T14:56:29.847Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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4308
star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
172207
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
star this property hansard heading India more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations the Indian Diaspora Champion has made concerning proposed reductions of UK visa staff in Mumbai. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
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Keith Vaz more like this
star this property uin 219917 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office has no record of any representations made by the Indian <br>Diaspora Champion concerning this matter. The changes planned by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) relate to the decision making function for applications and will not affect customers applying for their visas or the service UKVI offers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
star this property answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2015-01-13T14:42:59.793Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-13T14:42:59.793Z
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star this property label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
172365
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Human Trafficking more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money they allocate to tackling people trafficking each year; and how many people have been convicted of such crimes in the last year. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
star this property uin HL3948 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
star this property answer text <p>The Government does not set a specific budget for tackling different crime types. As the Government’s Modern Slavery Strategy sets out, there are a very wide range of Government-funded organisations with a key role to play in tackling modern slavery and human trafficking. It is not possible to identify the total investment in this activity.</p><p>Modern slavery is a hidden crime and a wide range of work is undertaken to not only tackle this crime through law enforcement organisations, but to also highlight it and raise public awareness. Bringing this complex crime into the open, will in turn help us stamp it out more effectively. In addition, the Government has introduced a new statutory role, the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner, responsible for improving awareness and detection by law enforcement, as well as working with partners to increase the number of successful prosecutions of the perpetrators of modern slavery. Kevin Hyland was appointed as the designate Commissioner in November 2014.</p><p>Conviction figures for 2014 have yet to be published. In 2013, there were 68 convictions on an all offence basis. These offences were: trafficking for sexual exploitation; trafficking for non-sexual exploitation; and slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. In addition, individuals will have been convicted for conspiracy for conduct relating to modern slavery and trafficking offences, but the conviction data available cannot be disaggregated in this way.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-21T14:34:54.93Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-21T14:34:54.93Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3691
star this property label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
172353
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Horn of Africa more like this
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether agreements have been reached under the "Khartoum Process" launched in November 2014; if so, what is their specific subject matter; and whether they expect any significant reduction to ensue in flows of migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa. more like this
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Lord Hylton more like this
star this property uin HL3936 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
star this property answer text <p>On 28 November, the Government joined EU Member States and African partners in Rome to agree a political declaration launching the new Khartoum Process, a joint initiative aimed at tackling people smuggling and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. The UK is part of the core group of countries steering the development of concrete initiatives under this new process, the first meeting of which is expected to take place in February. The European Commission has already identified substantial funding of around £4.5 million to support this work.</p><p>The Khartoum Process is a key element of wider joint efforts under the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean to tackle continuing migratory pressures in the Mediterranean, prevent further loss of life at sea, provide enhanced protection in migrants’ regions of origin, and combat the heinous activities of the criminal gangs who facilitate dangerous voyages. As such, the Government expects the new process to make a contribution to tackling the flows from the Horn of Africa, although any sustainable solution will take time to achieve.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-13T14:30:06.837Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-13T14:30:06.837Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2018
star this property label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Girls: Marriage more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many girls under the legal age of marriage but who had been married abroad were brought back to the United Kingdom in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
star this property uin HL3909 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
star this property answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in tackling forced marriage. It is child abuse, domestic abuse and a form of violence against women and men and a serious abuse of human rights.</p><p>The government does not hold data on the number of girls under the legal age of marriage who have been brought back to the UK. However, the government does hold information on the number of cases for which the forced marriage unit has provided advice and support. This information is in the table below. It is important to note that this statistic does not represent the number of forced marriage cases, but the number of calls and emails initiating contact with the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) about a victim or potential victim. Forced marriage cases are not necessarily reported to the FMU; through the unit’s outreach work, social workers and the police are becoming more skilled at dealing with forced marriage cases and so may not need to involve the unit. Where a case is being appropriately dealt with there is no obligation to inform the FMU.</p><p>To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided in all these cases, including those which have involved repatriation, would involve a disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Forced marriage unit statistics</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases in which the Forced Marriage Unit provided advice or support related to a possible forced marriage </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1302</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2014 figures are currently being compiled.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-21T14:50:38.86Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-21T14:50:38.86Z
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4308
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Entry Clearances: Overseas Students more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the concept of a visa on arrival for students from outside the European Union with a confirmed place at a United Kingdom higher education institution. more like this
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Lord Storey more like this
star this property uin HL3940 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
star this property answer text <p>The purpose of the visa system is to screen applicants before they make their journey to the UK. It is an effective tool for the UK in reducing illegal immigration, tackling organised crime and protecting national security. The current system of screening applicants before they arrive also speeds up processing at the port of arrival.</p><p>When applying for a visa, students are required to show that they have been accepted to study at an education provider in the UK. They must also demonstrate they have a sufficient level of English, funds to maintain themselves, relevant qualifications and a genuine intention to study.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-13T14:30:50.637Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-13T14:30:50.637Z
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Entry Clearances: Nepal more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 8 December 2014 (HL3326) and 18 December 2014 (HL3645), how many applications from Nepal were received in 2014 in Delhi and how many of these were approved. more like this
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Lord Ashcroft more like this
star this property uin HL3896 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-15more like thismore than 2015-01-15
star this property answer text <p>There were 7,022 Visa applications made in Nepal and processed in New Delhi between Jan - Sep 2014. Of these, 5,251 were approved.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-15T15:03:45.53Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-15T15:03:45.53Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Entry Clearances: Israel more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 16 December 2014 (HL3641), whether they have discussed the risk factors relating to the entry into the country of foreign citizens with the government of the United States; and if so, why their assessment of the risks posed by Israeli citizens entering the United Kingdom differs from the assessment made by the government of the United States about entry into that country. more like this
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Lord Warner more like this
star this property uin HL3900 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
star this property answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses a range of immigration issues with the Government of the United States, including on migration. We do not disclose the details of such discussions.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2015-01-13T14:32:15.02Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-13T14:32:15.02Z
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1091
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Warner more like this