Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1001911

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	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 his Department's Drugs Strategy, published in July 2017, whether a (a) National Recovery Champion and (b) Steering Committee has been appointed; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to preventing drug use in our communities and supporting people through treatment and recovery and we expect to make an announcement about the Recovery Champion in due course.</p><p>We have established a Drug Strategy Board which includes representation from Government departments and wider partners who are critical to the successful delivery of the Strategy, including those in education, health, criminal justice, housing and employment. The Board is chaired by the Home Secretary and its purpose is to oversee and drive implementation of the commitments in the 2017 Drug Strategy. The Board has met twice since the Drug Strategy was published, the next meeting will take place in early November.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:13:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1001912

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on the implementation of his Department's Drug Strategy, published in July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Nationally, the Government is already delivering a range of actions through the 2017 Drug Strategy to prevent drug misuse in our communities, support people to recover from dependence on drugs, and support enforcement partners to tackle the illicit drug trade.</p><p>We have established a Home Secretary-chaired Board which includes representation from Government departments and wider partners that are critical to drive implementation of the commitments in the 2017 Drug Strategy.</p><p>However, we recognise there is still further to go to tackle the problems caused by drugs, which is why the Home Secretary recently announced an independent review of drugs. The review will provide an in-depth assessment of some of the challenges we face and identify where there are opportunities to step up our approach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:15:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002074

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of religious institutions on the places of worship security funding scheme in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	188021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places of Worship security funding scheme is a key Home Office commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan.</p><p>Officials have actively promoted the scheme visiting mosques, gurdwaras, churches and temples, as well as attending faith-based roundtables. In addition, the scheme uses an Independent Advisory Panel, consisting of representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths, to assess applications.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:23:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1002170

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175782 on Prostitution, to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	187979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales. This is commercially sensitive information owned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, who formally commissioned the research. Equally, the research application itself is commercially sensitive and belongs to the University of Bristol. It is for them to decide whether to publish information within it.</p><p>During the application process, a question on approach to conducting the research in an impartial manner was given the highest weighting in scoring. The University of Bristol has therefore set out in detail how they will ensure ideological neutrality in their approach to this work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187983 question first answered 16/11/2018 12:19:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1002176

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 175781 on Prostitution, if he will publish the assurances given by the Centre for Gender and Violence Research during the tendering process that their research would satisfy the criteria for the research project to be conducted in an impartial manner.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	187983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to list the institutions that tendered unsuccessfully for funding to carry out research into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales. This is commercially sensitive information owned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, who formally commissioned the research. Equally, the research application itself is commercially sensitive and belongs to the University of Bristol. It is for them to decide whether to publish information within it.</p><p>During the application process, a question on approach to conducting the research in an impartial manner was given the highest weighting in scoring. The University of Bristol has therefore set out in detail how they will ensure ideological neutrality in their approach to this work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187979 question first answered 16/11/2018 12:19:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1003659

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) the College of Policing in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, and (ii) the College of Policing is set out in the table at annex A.</p><p>A breakdown of costs between electricity and natural gas for the College of Policing is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 42% since 2009-10.</p><p><strong>Consumption and costs of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas by (i) the Home Office and (ii) College of Policing</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>71,299</p></td><td><p>3,505,880</p></td><td><p>68,888</p></td><td><p>7,262,608</p></td><td><p>67,267</p></td><td><p>5,983,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,405</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,477</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>51,807</p></td><td><p>4,335,536</p></td><td><p>51,460</p></td><td><p>(202,248)</p></td><td><p>49,013</p></td><td><p>736,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,429</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,303</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,767</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Electricity and gas consumption for the Home Office includes electricity and gas consumption for the College of Policing.</li><li>The credit in 2016-17 for Home Office costs is a reversal of a prior year’s accrual.</li><li>Costs for the College of Policing broken down between electricity and gas could only be obtained at disproportionate cost</li><li>Consumption figures have been rounded to mwh</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:31:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003660

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Energy
	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 was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) the College of Policing in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, and (ii) the College of Policing is set out in the table at annex A.</p><p>A breakdown of costs between electricity and natural gas for the College of Policing is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 42% since 2009-10.</p><p><strong>Consumption and costs of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas by (i) the Home Office and (ii) College of Policing</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>71,299</p></td><td><p>3,505,880</p></td><td><p>68,888</p></td><td><p>7,262,608</p></td><td><p>67,267</p></td><td><p>5,983,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,405</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,477</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption</strong> <strong>(mWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>51,807</p></td><td><p>4,335,536</p></td><td><p>51,460</p></td><td><p>(202,248)</p></td><td><p>49,013</p></td><td><p>736,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College of Policing</p></td><td><p>3,429</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,303</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,767</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Electricity and gas consumption for the Home Office includes electricity and gas consumption for the College of Policing.</li><li>The credit in 2016-17 for Home Office costs is a reversal of a prior year’s accrual.</li><li>Costs for the College of Policing broken down between electricity and gas could only be obtained at disproportionate cost</li><li>Consumption figures have been rounded to mwh</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:33:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1005875

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Retail Crime Steering Group has taken to tackle violence in the retail sector.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	uin	190430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Any act of violence or abuse against retail staff is a serious matter which is why tackling it is the number one priority issue for the National Retail Crime Steering Group, which I co-chair with the British Retail Consortium.</p><p>Through this group, we have developed a Violence Reduction Strategy which includes activities to increase reporting of violence and abuse, develop a framework for effective preventative training for retail staff and private security, work with PCCs to raise the priority of this crime type in their policing plans and work with wider Criminal Justice stakeholders to ensure that sentencing guidelines and aggravating thresholds are appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2018 12:27:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1002750

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 his Department’s announcement of 25 October 2018, New fund to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status, whether he has received advice from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) (a) that organisations operating under that fund need to be registered with the OISC to assist with applications in relation to the EU Settlement Scheme unless otherwise exempt or regulated to provide immigration advice and (b) on what levels of competence organisations operating under that fund should have.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	188818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>We are working very closely with The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to make this work for genuine voluntary organisations and community groups that want to help EU citizens and their family members.</p><p>All organisations placing bids will need to be aware of the level of OISC registration that they may require in line with the services they are proposing to provide in supporting vulnerable persons applying under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2018 12:11:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003809

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many international students obtained a Tier 4 visa in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2014-15 and (e) 2013-14 academic years; and how many of those students came from a nation registered in Appendix H of the Immigration Rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on grants of Tier 4 entry clearance visas, by nationality, is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas data tables volume 3, table vi_06_q_s, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p>Information relating to July to September (Q3) 2018 is planned to be published on 29 November.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2018 12:40:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield