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41576

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
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	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current timescale for the introduction of the e-borders programme is; and when she intends to announce a preferred bidder for this programme.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	190589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The activity of the eBorders programme has been absorbed into the Border Systems Programme. <br><br>By the end of this Parliament the Border Systems Programme aims to:<br><br>• Complete resilience of all current business critical systems; <br>• Develop replacement primary border security systems; <br>• Provide the capability to support commitments on exit checks; <br>• Establish a programme for the next generation of Radiological and Nuclear detection (Cyclamen); <br>• Continue the implementation of second generation e-Gates across the estate; <br>• Develop and implement new freight targeting capability for Sea Containers; <br>• Establish contracts to purchase new detection equipment; <br>• Continue to assure live operations of existing systems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

46132

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 821W, on immigration controls, what procedures are in place to ensure that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising entry to the UK; how many incidents have been recorded where the correct procedures relating to the removal of face coverings have not been followed by immigration officers in each of the last three years; and what disciplinary action has been taken in such incidents in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	194471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49750

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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, what steps are taken so that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising an individual's entry to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All passengers wearing a veil or face covering on arrival in the United Kingdom <br>will be asked to remove their veil so that their appearance can be compared <br>with the photograph in their passport. If a passenger refuses to remove their <br>veil they will be detained until they do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49748

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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, what estimate she has made of the number of people who came to the UK to (a) participate in and (b) spectate at the 2012 Olympic Games who remain in the country illegally.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Close to 70,000 records of individuals who were accredited by LOCOG (London <br>Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) have been investigated. These <br>individuals were subject to immigration control. This would include athletes, <br>coaches, sponsors, etc. but the records do not include those who came merely to <br>watch the Games.<br><br>At the time of the investigations, 82 individuals had claimed asylum and 50 had <br>not returned but were in possession of another form of legitimate leave.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76415

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places are currently available for immigration detainees; how many such places are currently occupied; what assessment she has made of the effect of fraud in English language tests on the number of immigration detainee places needed; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	204643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of August 2014, the Home Office has the capacity to detain 3690 immigration detainees in the immigration detention estate. On 18 August 2014, 2941 of the 3690 spaces were occupied. <br><br>In addition to this Home Office Immigration Enforcement and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) have a Service Level Agreement (SLA) which provides for immigration detainees to be held in prisons. As of the week beginning 18 August 2014 794 immigration detainees were held in prison, of which 214 were held in HMP Verne. <br><br>Capacity and use of the detention estate is reviewed regularly at a strategic level to allow Immigration Enforcement to plan operational activity. The Educational Testing Services operations followed this process, which included the use of detention alongside other activity to address any abuse or criminality. <br><br>As stated to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regular updates to the House on the ETS-related activity. These updates will be provided as part of the regular publication of data on the department’s work on borders and immigration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:34:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76416

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested following the recently uncovered English language test fraud; and how many of these people have been (a) held as an immigration detainee and (b) released.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	204657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A criminal investigation and Immigration Enforcement action are ongoing and <br>arrests have been made. As I stated to the House on 24 June 2014, Official <br>Report, column 206, the Home Office will provide regular updates to the House. <br><br>These updates will be provided as part of the regular publication of data on <br>the department's work on borders and immigration. The next update will be <br>published in August.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:12:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155978

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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, what the cost was of legal representation in asylum claims in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214622 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155976

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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, what the cost of asylum application appeals was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214621 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155979

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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, how many and what proportion of asylum application decisions were overturned on appeal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <blockquote><p>The table below shows the number of asylum appeal applications and determinations in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Asylum appeal applications and determinations, 2009 to 2013 (1)(2)(3)</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals received</strong></td><td><strong>Total appeals determined</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals allowed</strong></td><td><strong>% appeals allowed</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals dismissed</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals withdrawn</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009</strong></td><td><strong>14,340</strong></td><td><strong>12,813</strong></td><td><strong>3,712</strong></td><td><strong>29%</strong></td><td><strong>8,627</strong></td><td><strong>474</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>13,928</strong></td><td><strong>14,723</strong></td><td><strong>4,029</strong></td><td><strong>27%</strong></td><td><strong>10,061</strong></td><td><strong>633</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>9,986</strong></td><td><strong>10,597</strong></td><td><strong>2,779</strong></td><td><strong>26%</strong></td><td><strong>7,139</strong></td><td><strong>679</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>8,197</strong></td><td><strong>8,285</strong></td><td><strong>2,208</strong></td><td><strong>27%</strong></td><td><strong>5,472</strong></td><td><strong>605</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>8,519</strong></td><td><strong>8,325</strong></td><td><strong>2,078</strong></td><td><strong>25%</strong></td><td><strong>5,681</strong></td><td><strong>566</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) Figures for 2013 are provisional.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(2) HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) (formerly the Tribunals Service Immigration and Asylum (TSIA)), consists of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC and UTIAC). This replaced the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) on 15 February 2010. All figures for appeals determined are cases dealt with by Immigration Judges at the AIT or FTTIAC.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(3) Withdrawn figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as those withdrawn by the appellant.</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><p><br>These figures are regularly published in the quarterly and annual statistics on asylum appeal applications and determinations, within Immigration Statistics: April – June 2014, published by the Home Office on the GOV.UK website: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 16:07:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155980

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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, what proportion of claims for asylum were successful in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of asylum initial decisions for main applicants in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><strong>Grant rates for asylum, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave or other grants of stay for main applicants, 2009 to 2013(1)(2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>% Granted</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009</strong></td><td>28%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td>26%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td>33%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td>36%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td>37%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) Figures for 2013 are provisional.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Granted include grants of asylum, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, leave to remain under family life or private life rules, leave outside the rules and UASC leave.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:03:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies