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777853

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gun Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any civilian target shooting club in the UK is approved by her Department to use armour piercing or explosive ammunition.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	109587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">A small number of shooting clubs are approved to use firearms which use armour-piercing ammunition.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The possession of armour-piercing or explosive ammunition is prohibited under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 and can only be used with the</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">authority of the Secretary of State. No such authority has been granted for the use of such ammunition by civilian target shooting clubs.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2017 13:26:14 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2017 16:44:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 19267 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

777051

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously qualified for disability living allowance have not been awarded personal independence payments following assessments by Atos.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	109416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider has requested, for example information from the claimant’s GP.</p><p> </p><p>Up to 31st July 2017, 649,480 claimants underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 125,680 were disallowed PIP and 523,800 were awarded PIP by the department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><del class="ministerial">1. The figures above are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment Services (previously known as Atos).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">4. Great Britain only.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The figures are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each DLA to PIP reassessment claim assessed under Normal Rules only, prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review, after the claimant underwent an assessment by IAS. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017 as recorded on Department systems. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and are for Great Britain only.</ins></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2017 11:52:08 question first ministerially corrected 15/01/2018 10:56:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 19203 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

778873

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Immigration Skills charge will be applied to employers of EU nationals that arrive after the grace period following the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	110040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 4 July 2017, UIN 1040.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 17:04:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

777854

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rifles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met representatives of the (a) FCSA UK club or (b) National Rifle Association to discuss her Department's proposals on banning .50 calibre rifles.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	109591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>On 14 October the Government launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen controls on offensive and dangerous weapons, including the prohibition of two types of firearm: .50 calibre ‘materiel destruction’ rifles and rapid fire rifles, such as the VZ58 Manually Actuated Release System (MARS) rifle. The consultation closes on 9 December.</p><p>The Fifty Calibre Shooters Association has requested a meeting with officials to discuss the proposals and this is being arranged. We have not had a similar request from the National Rifle Association but would welcome their views.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2017 13:27:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

777669

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward secondary legislation to enable Scottish local authorities to accept unaccompanied minors from the National Transfer Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	109511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to extending the transfer provisions in the Immigration Act 2016 to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We intend to bring forward draft regulations at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 13:29:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

778833

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Motorola Solutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of negotiations with Motorola on the legacy core transmission network.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	110065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Airwave provides a fully managed service to the three Emergency Services. Negotiations by Airwave on the legacy core transmission network with any of its subcontractors are managed by Airwave.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2017 17:11:05 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

776914

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the police in tackling street drinking and anti-social behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	109272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office contributed to guidance on tackling street drinking that was published by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners last year. That guidance advocates a multi-agency, multi-component approach to dealing with individuals who often have complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Local Alcohol Action Areas programme, the Home Office is supporting more than thirty areas across England and Wales to tackle alcohol harms, including those associated with street drinking.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in appropriate circumstances, the powers provided by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 can be used to tackle or prevent alcohol-related anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2017 17:05:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

780582

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the accommodation provided under the Compass contracts are fit for human habitation.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	110456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the Hon. Member for Leeds West (Ms Reeves) on 6 October 2017, UIN 106323.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 17:18:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

777850

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of refugee families reunited under the Mandate scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	109687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 2008, the Home Office have resettled over 380 refugees to the UK under the Mandate scheme.</p><p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees can refer any case meeting the scheme’s criteria to the Home Office for consideration and there is no fixed annual quota.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 09:50:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

778239

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on granting asylum to unaccompanied child refugees in Europe under the Dubs scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	110028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Over 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and transfers are ongoing.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under section 67. We are working very closely with Member States, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGO partners to identify and transfer children to the UK in line with each individual Member State’s national laws.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 17:16:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann