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155979

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:23
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:13:08
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	identifier	214623
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 16:07:43
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214623
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214623
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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Appeals withdrawn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>
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155730

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:52:19
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 08:44:55
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Action Fraud
	house id	1
	identifier	214590
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 15:17:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud in referring reports of fraud and internet crime to the police.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214590
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214590
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime. It takes reports of crimes from members of the public and businesses online or via its dedicated helpline. These reports are then analysed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), which looks for links between separate victims of the same scams, and matches information in Action Fraud reports with other data it holds. The NFIB then prepares intelligence packages and sends these to the police force best placed to consider enforcement action. It also carries out work to disrupt the enablers of this criminality, such as having websites used by criminals taken down.</p><p>Both Action Fraud and the NFIB are part of the City of London Police, which is the national lead force for fraud. The Government brought Action Fraud into the City of London Police in April 2014 to strengthen the end-to-end process for reporting and analysis of reports of fraud. In 2013/14, there were 40,000 intelligence packages disseminated to police forces for enforcement action. We expect this number to increase this year and are working with the City of London Police, and their partners to deliver further improvements.</p><p>We continue to work with the City of London Police to ensure as many crimes as possible are sent to police forces, and that victims of crime are kept up-to-date with the progress of their report.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

156001

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:15:40
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
	house id	1
	identifier	214567
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 14:35:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an applicant's financial status is a consideration in the process of applying for a UK visa from Malawi; and whether such applicants are required to submit (a) bank statements and (b) pay slips.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214567
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214567
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All visa applications from anywhere in the world are considered on their individual merits in line with the immigration rules. Applicants should provide evidence to show that they meet the rules, and that their circumstances are as <br>they outline. Those intending to visit the UK should provide evidence to show that they can be adequately accommodated and supported during their stay, and that they can meet the cost of their onward journey. We do not mandate <br>documentary requirements, however guidance for applicants on supporting documents is available online.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155969

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:19
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:11:58
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Libya
	house id	1
	identifier	214678
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/12/2014 18:13:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department had in formulating the walking out policy covering Libyan recruits being trained at Bassingbourn barracks; and what role (a) her Department and (b) the police had in monitoring that policy.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214678
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214678
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As an incentive to promote good behaviour and thereby improve the effectiveness of the training programme the Army proposed to allow the trainees some very limited unsupervised access to the local amenities. These proposals were discussed across Government (including the Home Office) prior to implementation. <br><br>The Home Office requested that the Army liaise closely with Cambridgeshire Police on the monitoring of such visits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

114494

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	05/11/2014
	date tabled	05/11/2014
	ddp created	05/11/2014 23:08:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:26:20
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2675
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 17:46:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for refugee status are outstanding from Syrian and Iraqi nationals; what is their estimate of the number of outstanding applications for persons of working age; and what is the annual cost to the United Kingdom of maintaining those applicants and their dependants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2675
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2675
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As at the end of June 2014, the total number of outstanding asylum claims from nationals of Syria is 884 and from nationals of Iraq is 646. The total number of outstanding asylum claims from people over the age of 18 stands at 21,633. These figures include both main claimants and their dependants who are waiting for either a decision on their claim or for a further review.<br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of asylum claims that are outstanding in the UK within Immigration Statistics Release. The data on nationals of Syria and Iraq that are outstanding are available in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: April – June 2014, table as.01q and table as.02q from GOV.UK on the statistics web pages at: <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>.<br><br>In the financial year of 2013-2014, the Home Office spent £265.2 million on asylum support. This expenditure includes, but is not exclusive to, the provision of accommodation and cash support as well as support provided to unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

156006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:36
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:16:14
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sprakab
	house id	1
	identifier	214725
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 14:58:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the quality of service provided to her Department by Sprakab in decision-making on asylum claims; and whether she plans to review claims dealt with by that company.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214725
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of the contract competition undertaken in 2014, Sprakab and Verified provided strong evidence of the quality of the services offered. There are dedicated formal arrangements in place to monitor our suppliers’ compliance with the contract terms. <br><br>Sprakab also has its own internal quality checks, and – through the Swedish Migration Board – a sample of its tests are externally checked by the Immigration and Naturalisation Services (IND) of the Netherlands. <br><br>The quality of assessments made by Sprakab, have been thoroughly scrutinised by the Courts on a number of occasions. Where any criticisms have been made about methodology, changes have been made to address them. Most recently, in 2014, the Supreme Court agreed that Sprakab’s analyses were admissible in evidence, and for the conclusions they expressed to be given weight according to the reasoning and expertise used to support them.</p><p> </p>
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

155971

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:20
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:12:15
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls
	house id	1
	identifier	214673
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/11/2014 14:52:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the cost of calling the 101 non-emergency number on use of the number.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214673
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214673
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Consumer research undertaken by the Department following the launch of the 101 non-emergency service showed that the majority of respondents felt that the 15 pence call charge was reasonable.<br><br>Research by Ofcom shows that a small fixed charge does not deter people from calling the service and reduces the likelihood of it being used inappropriately. <br><br>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that 51% of the public are aware of 101. Awareness and use of the number have increased steadily since 2011, when 30% of the public were aware of it. Calls almost trebled during the period <br>December 2011 to October 2014, increasing from 908,600 to 2,645,593.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

114510

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	05/11/2014
	date tabled	05/11/2014
	ddp created	05/11/2014 23:08:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:26:35
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2686
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 16:55:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they monitor the broadcasting of incitement to violent jihad on non-English-language broadcasts in the United Kingdom; and whether they have any plans to do so.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2686
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2686
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government works with the independent regulator Ofcom which is responsible for regulating broadcasting services. Ofcom monitors broadcasts to detect breaches of the Broadcasting Code and a broadcast which contained incitement to violent jihad would breach this code.</p><p>Ofcom has fined broadcasters in the past for inciting violent action and has a foreign language translation resource which enables it to monitor foreign language channels.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

114503

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	05/11/2014
	date tabled	05/11/2014
	ddp created	05/11/2014 23:08:21
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:26:28
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2681
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 17:02:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how official police use of international mobile subscriber identity catchers is authorised.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Strasburger
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2681
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2681
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Investigative activity involving interference with property or wireless telegraphy is regulated by the Police Act 1997 which sets out the high level of authorisation required before the police can undertake such activity. Use of these powers is overseen by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger

155985

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:54:26
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:13:49
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres
	house id	1
	identifier	214477
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 14:32:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spaces are required in the immigration detention estate.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214477
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214477
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It has been estimated that an estate of around 5,000 beds will support the removal of those with no right to remain in the UK. This figure is subject to reviews of demand, affordability and value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford