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416164

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Blackburn
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Church of England churches in the Diocese of Blackburn have been subject to metal theft from roofs in each year since 2012; and which such churches were redundant churches.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	8387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>With regards to open churches the number of churches in the Blackburn Diocese which have suffered from metal theft can be found on the chart below. The chart shows the volume of claims have dropped dramatically since 2011 when the Scrap Metal Dealers Act was enforced there are still a small number of persistent gangs operating across the country who continue to damage and vandalise these local community assets. The total number of thefts does not tell the whole story as the cost to the individual parish which has suffered the damage is often considerable to repair, replace and take preventative steps against future thefts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year Claim Made</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td>Dicoese of Blackburn</td><td>73</td><td>27</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>127</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Churches listed below have registered 50 thefts in the specified period and are the worst effected, in addition to the list below 49 other churches have registered 77 claims in this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Listed</strong></p><p> </p><p>1 Lytham St Cuthbert – Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>2 Colne St Bartholomew – Grade1</p><p> </p><p>3 Chorley St George – Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>4 Chorley St Peter – Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>5 Charnock Richard Christ Church – Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>6 Cockerham St Michael – Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>7 Hoole St Michael – Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>8 Bamber Bridge St Saviour – Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>9 Grimsargh St Michael – Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>10 Walton-le-Dale St Leonard – Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>11 Church Kirk St James – Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>12 Accrington St John Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>13 Over Kellet St Cuthbert Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>14 Leyland St James Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>15 Mellor St Mary Grade II</p><p> </p><p>16 Douglas in Parbold Christ Church Grade 11</p><p> </p><p>17 Kirkham St Michael Grade 11*</p><p> </p><p>18 Woodplumpton St Anne – Grade11*</p><p> </p><p>19 Chorley St Laurence – Grade 11 *</p><p> </p><p>20 Bolton le Sands Holy Trinity – Grade11*</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Unlisted</strong></p><p> </p><p>21 Blackburn St Luke with St Philip</p><p> </p><p>22 Layton St Mark</p><p> </p><p>23 Thornton le Fylde Christ Church</p><p> </p><p>24 Fleetwood St Nicholas</p><p>25 Little Thornton St John</p><p>Closed churches are the responsibility for the care and maintenance of a closed church rests with the Diocesan Board of Finance during the time that a use is being sought following closure. There are currently very few closed churches in the Diocese of Blackburn and we are not aware that there has been lead roof theft from any closed church in Blackburn Diocese in the years from 2012. We are aware of one earlier theft of lead from the roof of a former church building in the Great Harwood area of Accrington. This building has since been demolished and the site sold for residential development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 10/09/2015 13:34:47 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

418158

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Food Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support communities to the demand for Church-run food banks.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	901263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the 'Feeding Britain' report published by the Hon. member for Birkenhead and the Lord Bishop of Truro in December 2014 the Church has continued its monitoring of food bank usage and offering support for those who are in need of the emergency food services.</p><p> </p><p>81% of the 16,000 Church of England parishes are offering support to a food bank with two-thirds involved in running or operating a food bank,</p><p>76% of churches collect food for a local food bank,</p><p>39% provide volunteers,</p><p>29% help to manage one,</p><p>22% give out vouchers</p><p>14% offer the use of their premises.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the work of the Church of England and our involvement with foodbanks can be found in the following Church Urban Fund report: Church in Action</p><p><a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/PDFs/Research/Church-in-Action-2015_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/PDFs/Research/Church-in-Action-2015_0.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 10/09/2015 12:05:39 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

416331

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Applications
	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 of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, published on 11 December 2014, what additional checks on British citizenship applications have been introduced as a result of the findings of that report; and how much time those checks have added to the time taken to consider cases.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	8777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The additional checks introduced as a result of the findings of the report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration are as follows:</p><p>• Financial checks</p><p>• Further verification of referee details</p><p>• Relevant information held by other government departments</p><p>• Full review of an applicant’s immigration compliance since arrival in the UK</p><p>Additional checks are carried out on cases assessed as having a medium or high likelihood of failing to satisfy the good character requirement, and the checks conducted depend on the specific circumstances of an individual case and any further investigation deemed necessary when the results of checks are received. No information is aggregated in national reporting systems to enable reporting on the time additional checks have added to the time taken to consider cases.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 14:06:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416822

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Pregnancy
	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 Answer of 24 February 2014, to Question 187811, when she plans to publish the revised guidance relating to procedures for dispersing and accommodating pregnant women who seek asylum in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	8690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The revised guidance will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 13:51:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

416426

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Port of Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers in her Department have visited the port of Calais since June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	8665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website: http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 13:52:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

416642

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is possible for an individual or prospective employer to appeal or ask for a review of a determination by the Employer Checking Service on an individual's right to work in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	8940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no appeal process for an Employer Checking Service decision, but if correspondence is received from a representative or employer confirming new/additional information i.e. a new application was not showing on the system at the time the decision was made, then a revised response will be issued directly to the employer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 14:09:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416610

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service: Sheffield and West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is to process Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (a) Sheffield and (b) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	8537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) receives around 4 million disclosure applications a year and operates to a target to process 95% of applications within 56 days (8 weeks). Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that 95.2% of disclosures were issued within this time and the average processing time was 14.3 days. For applications received from individuals living in Sheffield the average processing time was 15.1 days and for individuals living in the West Midlands12.2 days.</p><p>A key aspect of DBS administration is to ensure that disclosure checks are both accurate and completed in a timely manner. The processing time target provides a clear benchmark for expected performance. DBS targets are reviewed each year to ensure they are appropriate and focused on operational priorities.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 8536 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:05:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

416611

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets she has set for waiting times for the Disclosure and Barring Service; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of such targets.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	8536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) receives around 4 million disclosure applications a year and operates to a target to process 95% of applications within 56 days (8 weeks). Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that 95.2% of disclosures were issued within this time and the average processing time was 14.3 days. For applications received from individuals living in Sheffield the average processing time was 15.1 days and for individuals living in the West Midlands12.2 days.</p><p>A key aspect of DBS administration is to ensure that disclosure checks are both accurate and completed in a timely manner. The processing time target provides a clear benchmark for expected performance. DBS targets are reviewed each year to ensure they are appropriate and focused on operational priorities.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 8537 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:05:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

416777

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what period of time is classed as temporary for the purposes of applying the immigration health surcharge to non-European Economic Area migrants.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	8844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The immigration health surcharge is paid by non-EEA nationals who apply to come to the UK to work, study or join family for a time-limited period of more than 6 months. It is also paid by non-EEA nationals who are already in the UK and apply to extend their stay for a time-limited period. Some exemptions apply, for example migrants making an application for asylum.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 13:53:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

416537

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the number of NHS workers affected by the new income requirements for Tier 2 visas.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	8980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>In June, the Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide advice on significantly reducing non-EEA economic migration, including raising minimum salary thresholds to ensure that those entering the UK on Tier 2 (skilled work) visas are not undercutting the resident labour force.</p><p>The MAC published its interim report on 13 August, which recommended waiting until its final report in December, which will analyse the impacts of Tier 2 salary requirements further and their interaction with other issues we have asked the MAC to consider. The Government is currently considering its response. No decision has yet been made regarding changes to minimum income requirements for Tier 2 (skilled work) visas.</p><p>In 2012, the Government announced it would implement a minimum pay requirement of £35,000 for Tier 2 migrants applying for settlement from April 2016. An impact assessment for that policy change was published in March 2012 and is available at</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 8981 question first answered 10/09/2015 13:51:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane