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1027305

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	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 statement of 13 December 2018 on Police Funding Settlement, Official Report, column 431, for what reason the resource provided to cover unexpected increases in the contribution to public sector pensions will match the £165m identified by police chiefs as being the liability in 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br /><del class="ministerial">The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:</del><br /><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In his Budget, the Chancellor committed to providing funding for the police in 2019/20 to cover additional pensions costs beyond the £165m which was expected at Budget 2016. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The pensions grant announced at the settlement covers the additional pension costs above £165m for the police officer scheme, and the additional pension costs above £11m for police staff. This reflects revised costings following technical changes to how the actuarial estimate of the increase in costs for officers is assessed. Total expected cost pressures arising from the valuations are now £302m for the police officer scheme and £27m for police staff.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is enabling an overall increase in funding of up to £970m in police funding including precept and national priorities. This pensions funding, taken together with the additional grant funding and local precept, provides sufficient means for the police to meet cost increases, while continuing to recruit and invest in the capabilities they need.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">Cost pressures, including pensions, beyond 2019/20 will be considered as part of the next Spending Review where decisions on longer term police funding will be made in the round.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/12/2018 16:00:34 question first ministerially corrected 04/01/2019 10:46:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 93551 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	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1027307

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	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 statement 13 December 2018 on Police Funding Settlement, Official Report, column 431, what plans the Government has to meet the unexpected increases in their contribution to public sector pensions in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 202836 202841 question first answered 21/12/2018 16:00:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1027311

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	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 oral contribution of 13 December 2018 of the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, Official Report column 432, whether police forces will be required to use any of the approximately £150 million provided to cover unexpected increases in their contribution to public sector pensions in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	202841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 202836 202838 question first answered 21/12/2018 16:00:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1023934

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Lambeth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have served in Lambeth in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	201636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 201637 201638 question first answered 21/12/2018 15:55:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1023935

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Lambeth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there have been per head of population in Lambeth in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	201637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 201636 201638 question first answered 21/12/2018 15:55:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1023936

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Lambeth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the police response times were in the London Borough of Lambeth in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	201638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p><br>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These figures present a picture of the workforce as at the 31 March and as at 30 September each year. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data on the number of officers per 100,000 of the resident population, by police force area, are published on an annual basis. The latest available data on the number of police officers per 100,000 of the population can be found in Table_H4 of the data tables accompanying the main release, the latest of which can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of police officers are collected at Police Force Area level only, and cannot be broken at local authority level.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on response times of the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 201636 201637 question first answered 21/12/2018 15:55:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1022857

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to order the HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to undertake an investigation into the performance of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	200540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>An inspection of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planned for summer 2019 as part of the fire and rescue services inspection programme.</p><p>The HMICFRS inspection programme covers all 45 fire and rescue services in England. Inspections assess the effectiveness and efficiency of each fire and rescue service, and how well they look after the people who work for them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/12/2018 17:23:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1005694

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will undertake a review of the length of time it takes for visa application decisions to be expedited for those experiencing financial hardship, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	190505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Applicants applying for leave to remain on the basis of their family life, private life or outside of the rules can, at the same time, apply for the application fee to be waived due to being destitute. Fee waiver applications are separated from fee paid ones and are assessed by a dedicated team. If the destitution claim is accepted, the application is considered as a priority. No review is planned.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 16:56:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1027362

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants were granted permission to work in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	202855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding for at least 12 months through no fault of their own. <br>The data requested on the number of asylum seekers granted permission to work in 2018 is only held on paper case files or within the notes sections of the Home Office's databases. Therefore, the number of asylum seekers granted permission to work is not held in a reportable format</p><p>Those who are granted permission to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which can be found in the Immigration Rules Appendix K: shortage occupation list (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list)</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 13:01:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1027373

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	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 in Scotland have been affected by Serco's decision of 27 July 2018 to issue 7 day lock change eviction notices to asylum seekers that have had their asylum support discontinued.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	202865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who are assessed as being desitute are provided with accommodation until their asylum claim and any appeal is finally determined</p><p>Serco informed 17 people that their accommodation support was ending with 21 days’ notice. These service users were no longer entitled to financial support or accommodation as their claims had been decided.</p><p>We are unable to provide data for people who will be affected as claims are continually progressing and asylum seekers are able to submit further submissions at any time during the process.</p><p>We continue to work closely with Serco and Glasgow City Council to monitor cases that are awaiting a legal decision and Serco have decided to pause the issuance of further lock-change notices whilst this previously untested area of Scottish housing law is clarified through the Courts.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 12:58:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney