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	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has readmission agreements for the return of nationals found illegally in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	209994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK participates in EU readmissions agreements with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Macau, Moldova, Montenegro, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Ukraine. <br><br>The UK has bilateral readmission agreements with Algeria, South Korea and Switzerland. The UK has memoranda of understanding for the return of nationals found illegally in the UK with Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Sudan and Vietnam.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/10/2014 15:07:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 21955 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

49339

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, with which countries the UK has asset sharing agreements for the purposes of freezing, confiscating and repatriating the proceeds of crime; and how many such agreements have been reached since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>he UK is party to a number of multilateral international agreements that <br>contain asset recovery and asset sharing provisions. These include the Council <br>of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the <br>Proceeds from Crime, the UN Convention Against Corruption and the UN Convention <br>Against Transnational Organised Crime. The UK does not require a formal <br>international agreement to be able to cooperate with another country in respect <br>of freezing, confiscating and sharing or repatriating the proceeds of crime but <br>does have 37 bilateral mutual legal assistance agreements with other countries <br>including such provisions. These are -</p><p> </p><p>1. Algeria<br>2. Antigua and Barbuda<br>3. Argentina<br>4. Australia<br>5. Bahamas<br>6. Bahrain<br>7. Barbados<br>8. Brazil<br>9. Canada<br>10. Chile<br>11. Colombia<br>12. Ecuador<br>13. Grenada<br>14. Guyana<br>15. Hong Kong SAR<br>16. India<br>17. Ireland<br>18. Italy<br>19. Jordan<br>20. Libya<br>21. Malaysia<br>22. Mexico<br>23. Netherlands<br>24. Nigeria<br>25. Panama<br>26. Paraguay<br>27. Philippines<br>28. Romania<br>29. Saudi Arabia<br>30. Spain<br>31. Sweden<br>32. Thailand<br>33. UAE<br>34. Ukraine<br>35. Uruguay<br>36. USA<br>37. Vietnam</p><p> </p><p>The agreements with Jordan and Malaysia have been concluded since 2010.<br><br>There are a further six bilateral agreements limited to the issue of asset <br>sharing. These are -</p><p> </p><p>1. Canada<br>2. Jersey<br>3. Hong Kong SAR<br>4. Ireland<br>5. Jamaica <br>6. Netherlands<br><br>These were all concluded prior to 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8358 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

61312

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
	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 statement in Vodafone's 2013-14 Sustainability Report, that Section 19 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 prohibits disclosing the existence of any requirement to provide assistance in relation to a warrant, whether her Department issued guidance to that effect.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
	uin	200249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The statutory Interception of Communications Code of Practice, which was approved by Parliament and came into force on 1 July 2002, provides advice on safeguards for intercept material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/06/2014 12:28:58 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 1311 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
	tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

48101

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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, with reference to the report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Everyone's Business: Improving the police response to domestic abuse, who the members of the National Oversight Group are; and whether the group has yet met.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>I will write to the Hon Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 7537 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

44792

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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, with reference to the report by the Refugee Council, When Maternity Doesn't Matter, what steps her Department has taken to reform the dispersal policy of the former UK Border Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	193461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The report covers procedures for accommodating pregnant asylum seekers who are destitute. The Home Office has been consulting about changes to these procedures and is considering some detailed suggestions by the Refugee Council and Maternity Action. Once that is completed we will move towards finalising and publishing revised guidance on the procedures.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

64364

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Agency
	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 report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Investigation into the Establishment of the Performance and Compliance Unit, published in May 2013, what steps have been taken in response to recommendation 1 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	202743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the reorganisations which flowed from the decision to bring the <br>functions of the UK Border Agency back into direct ministerial control, the <br>Performance and Compliance Unit no longer exists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2014 10:42:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

64366

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Inspection of the UK Border Agency's handling of legacy asylum and migration cases, published in November 2012, what steps have been taken in response to recommendation 1 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	202745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Older Live Cases Unit routinely and regularly matches asylum and migration <br>legacy cases against the Police National Computer (PNC) and Warnings Index (WI) <br>records, until the point at which cases are finally concluded. The checks are <br>undertaken on a rolling three monthly basis. Results are recorded on a bespoke <br>database which informs the decision making process within the Older Live Cases <br>Unit.<br><br>Compliance with the recommendation was acknowledged by the Independent Chief <br>Inspector of Borders and Immigration in his report, An investigation into the <br>progress made on legacy asylum and migration cases January – March 2013, <br>published in June 2013, where he stated, &quot;security checks had been completed <br>in each of the cases we sampled (144), indicating that the Agency had <br>implemented our earlier recommendation to routinely and regularly <br>match legacy cases against the PNC and WI until finally concluded.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:23:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

64365

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	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 report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Inspection into the Handling of Asylum Applications made by Unaccompanied Children, published in October 2013, what steps have been taken in response to recommendations 1, 3, 4 and 8 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	202744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In response to recommendation 1, a clear and consistent approach has been <br>adopted. A pilot was run shortly after the inspection that led to the adoption <br>of a new screening process for unaccompanied children; this has led to <br>increased consistency between the Home Office and local authorities. All <br>initial screenings take place within five days of initial claim. Local <br>Authorities are clearly responsible for facilitating the access to legal advice <br>and responsible adults prior to the screening interview.<br><br>In response to recommendation 3, this guidance and policy has been reinforced <br>locally. The Asylum Casework Directorate has implemented new structures that <br>offer better technical support for promoting and monitoring family tracing. <br>This guidance has been reinforced locally in all teams through the creation of <br>specialised family and minors teams in each regional location. Work is <br>ongoing with the Foreign Office on new family tracing arrangements for volume <br>UASC nationalities (Albanian and Afghan) that should help to expedite the <br>tracing process in these countries. The practicality of specialised teams <br>will be reviewed once all decision units are fully staffed. <br><br>In response to recommendation 4, the move to a single national directorate has <br>led to greater consistency and control of asylum case work. This has helped to <br>address the consistency of operations and outcomes in each of the seven <br>casework locations. Customer service standards have been reviewed with the <br>expectation that straightforward claims can expect to receive their decision <br>within six months. Unaccompanied children should receive their decisions <br>quicker than that. <br><br>In response to recommendation 8, as part of the ongoing continuous improvement <br>programme decision letters have been reviewed and changed. Templates are now <br>clearer, more concise and customer friendly. This new approach to producing <br>more concise grant letters and minutes has been implemented whilst a pilot <br>regarding refusal letters is underway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2014 10:41:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

78914

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	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 publication of Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2013, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of guinea pigs used in scientific procedures; and how many of those guinea pigs were used by DSTL Porton Down.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	206618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The increase in the number of guinea pigs used in scientific procedures during <br>2013 is largely due to a change from tissue (mainly blood) collection <br>post-mortem to collecting it ante-mortem. Collecting tissues post mortem is not <br>a regulated procedure and therefore is not reported in the statistics. <br><br>In real terms, the number of guinea pigs needed for the collection of a <br>specified volume of blood is fewer by the ante-mortem method than by the post- <br>mortem method previously used. The blood collection is carried out on <br>terminally anaesthetised guinea pigs, such that there is no actual additional <br>suffering for the individual animals, compared with the post mortem method. <br>Guinea pig blood and its components are used widely in biomedical research as <br>reagents for non-animal research methods. <br><br>The number of guinea pigs used by DSTL Porton Down cannot be given as Section <br>24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 prevents the Home Office <br>from releasing statistics for individual establishments. It is a decision for <br>the Ministry of Defence to decide what information to release in regards to <br>animals used under their individual certificates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 15/08/2014 12:15:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

49485

	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, with reference to the foreword to the Draft Modern Slavery Bill, when she plans to start the review of the operation and effectiveness of the National Referral Mechanism; how long that review will take; who will undertake it; and when it will be published.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	197466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review into the operation and effectiveness of the National Referral <br>Mechanism was announced on 9 April 2014. I have placed a copy of the Terms of <br>Reference in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8882 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson