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1039581

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	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 10 January to Question 206043 on Undocumented Migrants: Boats, for what reason his Department does not routinely publish that data; and if he will make it his policy to publish that data routinely.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	207607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As set out in the Immigration White Paper, the future system will be a single global immigration system, where students of all nationalities will apply under the new student route.Under the new route all students studying at a Masters’ level, or at Bachelors’ level and an institution with degree awarding powers, will be eligible for the increased 6-month post study leave period. Doctoral students will be eligible for a 12-month post study leave period.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Border Force does not routinely publish data that does not meet the Home Office standard for publication or that could impact its operational effectiveness. There are no current plans to routinely publish this data in the future.Border Force transparency data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 18:31:59 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2019 16:16:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 95807 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1035203

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether provisions will be included in the Online Harms White Paper to require social media platforms to invest in preventative measures to tackle online grooming.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	205277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We will set out plans for tackling online harms, including Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe.</p><p>In addition, the Home Secretary has been clear with industry that they should be proactive in combatting child sexual exploitation online, including grooming. As part of this commitment he co-hosted a Hackathon in November in the USA, where he met leading industry stakeholders to identify robust ways to tackle and prevent child sexual abuse on the internet.</p><p>A prototype tool was developed at the Hackathon that can be used to automatically flag potential conversations taking place between child groomers and children, which will be licensed free of charge to smaller and medium-sized technology companies worldwide.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/01/2019 16:48:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1036949

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies (1) on Government supported projects designed to meet the challenges of the aftermath of the war in Iraq, and (2) the availability of visas for Iraqi civil servants wishing to participate in such projects at British universities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL12591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Immigration Rules, the permitted activities for visitors cover a broad range of tourist and business activities. The Immigration Rules support this Government’s agendas and efforts, and ensures the UK is open for business.</p><p>All UK visa applications are considered on their individual merits, on the basis of the evidence available and in line with UK Immigration Rules, regardless of the applicant’s nationality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/01/2019 16:09:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1037101

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	205940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office do not track NDAs. Any non-disclosure elements in commercial agreements or procurements form part of the overall agreement or process and are not NDAs in their own right.</p><p>The Commercial Directorate have not issued specific EU Exit-related policy to include NDAs within contracts. This means that depending on the type of engagement with suppliers, NDAs will have been issued as relevant, as part of the process but there has been no policy of issuing NDAs just because the work was EU Exit related.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/01/2019 16:41:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037613

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies on the provision of research in British universities into gender-based displacement and violence in Iraqi Kurdistan; and what has been the impact of any refusal of visas to Iraqi-based researchers on such research.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL12668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Immigration Rules, the permitted activities for visitors cover a broad range of tourist and business activities, which includes visiting academics and researchers. The Immigration Rules support this Government’s agendas and efforts, and ensures the UK is open for business.</p><p>All UK visa applications are considered on their individual merits, on the basis of the evidence available and in line with UK Immigration Rules, regardless of the applicant’s nationality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/01/2019 16:09:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1037813

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Human Trafficking
	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 is for his Department to establish that an applicant for asylum has been a victim of trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	206404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that victims of trafficking are identified effectively.</p><p>Potential victims are provided with a minimum of 45 days recovery and reflection following identification during which time they have access to support and accommodation depending on their individual requirements. In order to make a decision on their trafficking case, information is requested from a variety of sources. When sufficient information has been gathered it is carefully considered and a Conclusive Grounds decision made.</p><p>The support provided to a Potential Victim continues until the Conclusive Grounds decision on victim status is made. The decision of whether an individual has been trafficked is considered separately to an application for asylum.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 16:23:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1037835

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to increase the number of patrols of the English Channel to deter crossings by asylum-seekers and migrants in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	206235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Every Government department has been working at pace to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect its existing policies and services and is planning for a wide range of outcomes; this includes all aspects of possible changes at the border.</p><p>Border Force constantly review their maritime capabilities and will continue to work with both domestic and international agencies to respond to this issue, should it arise.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 16:25:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1037837

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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, whether EU citizens will be eligible to apply for the increased post-study work period that is included in the Immigration White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	206236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Immigration White Paper, the future system will be a single global immigration system, where students of all nationalities will apply under the new student route.</p><p>Under the new route all students studying at a Masters’ level, or at Bachelors’ level and an institution with degree awarding powers, will be eligible for the increased 6-month post study leave period. Doctoral students will be eligible for a 12-month post study leave period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 18:38:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1037839

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Departmental Coordination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times his Department has request assistance from the Ministry of Defence on immigration matters in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	206237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office seeks assistance from the Ministry of Defence on a range of immigration matters including policy development, logistical support and on individual applications. The number of requests for assistance is not held centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 16:06:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1037842

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal migration as a result of potential increased congestion at Calais in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	206238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Every Government department has been working at pace to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect its existing policies and services and is planning for a wide range of outcomes; this includes all aspects of possible changes at the border.</p><p>We make decisions on whether to permit EU traffic to enter the UK at the border through a number of checks using skilled people, technology and intelligence.</p><p>Border Force will always ensure it has the necessary resources to keep the border secure and will respond flexibly to emerging requirements through ongoing assessments of operational needs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/01/2019 16:04:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz