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792127

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether her Department plans to review the effectiveness of the Prevent strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	901926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. In June, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s commitment to review the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST), drawing on lessons learned from the recent attacks earlier this year. As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. The Prevent Strategy is being assessed as part of this review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2017 15:28:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

820596

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to help (a) women and (b) men balance work with childcare responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	903244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text The Government is committed to helping men and women to balance work and childcare between them. It is good for parents and children, as well as being an important way to address the Gender Pay Gap. Shared Parental Leave and the right to request flexible working enables parents to arrange work and care in a way that works for them. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/01/2018 11:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

817977

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to tackle county lines exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	903125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are taking a wide range of actions to tackle county lines and are working together closely across Government, with the police, the National Crime Agency, local authorities and voluntary sector partners. Most recently, in December we implemented the new Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders to enable the police and NCA to close down phone numbers being used for county lines drugs dealing.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:21:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

818015

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support refugees living in different regions of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	903119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting refugees to integrate and rebuild their lives in the UK. This is why they are given the same access to the labour market and benefits as UK residents, as well as access to English language training. The most vulnerable refugees who arrive under one of our resettlement programmes also receive a comprehensive package of support.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:49:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

816689

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
	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 Cabinet Office report on Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals published on 14 December 2017, what steps her Department is taking to implement the element of Sustainable Development Goal 5 on violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	121116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), which supports the wider work to address gender inequality and support female empowerment. In March 2016 we published an updated Ending VAWG Strategy, and we have made much progress since the original Call to End Violence against Women and Girls in 2010.</p><p>The Government has committed increased funding of £100million to 2020 to continue to provide a bedrock of critical services for VAWG, and to support a transformation in local service delivery to enable local areas to build coherent pathways of support for victims at every stage. In addition, the Queen’s speech committed to publishing a draft domestic abuse bill to protect and support victims, recognise the life-long impact domestic abuse has on children and make sure agencies effectively respond to domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/01/2018 18:33:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

794083

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,how many positive conclusive grounds decisions were made concerning nationals of EU members states other than the UK in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	115171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the conclusive grounds decision outcomes for potential victims of modern slavery referred in to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in 2016 and between January and June 2017. The NRM is the process that identifies and supports victims of modern slavery. The decision outcomes data are correct as of 10 November 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Referral </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nationality of Potential Victim </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive CG </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Negative CG </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pending CG </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Outcome</strong> (Suspended, Withdrawn, Negative RG, RG Pending)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>EU (non-UK)</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>1205</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>2868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1075</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>1240</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>3804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (Jan-Jun)</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>EU (non-UK)</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>1782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>1452</p></td><td><p>549</p></td><td><p>2359</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced reforms to the NRM to improve the identification and support for victims of modern slavery. These reforms include the creation of a single, expert unit in the Home Office to handle all cases referred to the NRM and decision about whether someone is a victim of modern slavery. This will replace the current case management units in the National rime Agency and the UK Visa and Immigration and will be separate from the immigration system. In addition, a multi-agency panel will be set up to monitor and quality assure negative decisions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 115169 115170 question first answered 12/12/2017 18:17:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

789144

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with whom she plans to consult on new measures to tackle domestic violence and abuse; and when that consultation will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	112890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We will be publishing a public consultation later this year to inform the development of our domestic abuse programme. We recognise how important it is to get this right which is why we have already been in close contact with key partners and experts to shape our thinking. We will welcome responses from anyone who wishes to contribute, and we will be engaging with a range of partners including professionals, victims, experts and wider communities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:30:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

820955

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	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 oral contribution of The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department of 26 October 2017, Official Report, col. 512, when she plans to initiate the consultation on the preparation of statutory guidance under s48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 on the identification of and support for victims of modern slavery; what the terms of reference for that consultation will be; and between what dates that consultation will run.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	122373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>On 26 October 2017 the Government announced its plans for reform of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) confirming the Government’s commitment to markedly improving the identification of, and support provided to, victims of modern slavery. This includes the laying of regulations to enshrine the rights of victims in law, and the development of statutory guidance under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.</p><p>Detailed implementation plans for the reform programme are currently being developed, including the process for consulting on the statutory guidance, and further information will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/01/2018 17:55:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

816820

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Equal Pay
	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 Home Office Gender Pay Gap Report 2017, if she will break down the pay gap data for (a) median, (b) mean and (c) bonus pay by (i) grade and (ii) profession.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	121247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Home Office published our gender pay gap report on 18 December 2017, which can be found on the website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The median, mean and bonus pay from our gender pay gap data by grade is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gender Pay Gap</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Gender Bonus Gap</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>AA/AO</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>10.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>17.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>EO</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>13.1%</p></td><td><p>22.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td><td><p>14.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HEO/SEO</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td><td><p>-25.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>-0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>G7/G6</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>-16.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>-7.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/05/2018 16:14:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

801016

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
	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 Government's policy paper entitled Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence, published on 1 November 2017, what discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on extra-territorial jurisdiction in respect of that convention.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	117575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government signed the Istanbul Convention to signal the UK’s strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). As the recently published progress report sets out, in most respects the UK already complies with, or goes further than the Convention requires. We have significantly strengthened the legislative framework; introduced new protective tools; and issued a range of guidance and support for frontline professionals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have always been clear on our commitment to ratifying the Convention. The Domestic Abuse Bill will be another step towards meeting that commitment by extending extraterritorial jurisdiction over offences required by the Convention which, for England and Wales, is the final legislative step necessary for ratification. We are committed to consulting widely as we develop the proposals for the draft Domestic Abuse Bill. We are keen to hear from experts, including charities, service providers and legal experts, to understand their views and ensure that the voices of domestic abuse victims and survivors are heard. This will take place shortly.</p><p> </p><p>As the criminal law and the majority of the areas covered by the Convention are devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Devolved Administrations are considering what legislative or other changes are necessary for compliance with the Convention in their territories. The Government liaises regularly with the Devolved Administrations on VAWG issues and we will continue working closely with the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to ensure we are taking a coordinated approach on this agenda.</p><p> </p><p>We are also in ongoing discussions with the voluntary and community sector on these issues, and in line with the requirement of section 2 of the <em>Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence </em><em>(Ratification of Convention) Act 2017</em>, we will set out a timetable for ratification in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 117573 117577 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:34:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands