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388662

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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, if she will accept the recommendation in the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and on Immigration, published 3 March 2015, that the period for which immigrants can be detained should be lowered to 28 days.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	6245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Detention is an important part of a firm and fair immigration system. Those who do not have a right to be in the UK should leave voluntarily, where they do not, we will seek to enforce their removal. It is not possible to detain indefinitely under immigration powers. Published statistics show the majority of people detained under immigration powers (63%) leave detention within 28 days, with the vast majority (93%) leaving detention within 4 months in 2014.</p><p>For detention to be lawful there must be a realistic prospect of removal in a reasonable timeframe. What amounts to a reasonable prospect of removal in a reasonable timeframe is a highly case specific consideration. An arbitrary fixed time limit may lead to the release of foreign national offenders even when deportation is imminent. Home Office published policy states that immigration detention must only be used as a last resort and that, wherever possible, alternatives to detention must be used. In practice, the majority of individuals liable to be detained at any one time are not detained but are managed in the community through the alternatives of temporary admission or bail, including the use of appropriate reporting and residence conditions or electronic monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 6246 question first answered 15/07/2015 15:23:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

388663

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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, with reference to the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and on Immigration, published 3 March 2015, what alternatives to detention are under consideration by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	6246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Detention is an important part of a firm and fair immigration system. Those who do not have a right to be in the UK should leave voluntarily, where they do not, we will seek to enforce their removal. It is not possible to detain indefinitely under immigration powers. Published statistics show the majority of people detained under immigration powers (63%) leave detention within 28 days, with the vast majority (93%) leaving detention within 4 months in 2014.</p><p>For detention to be lawful there must be a realistic prospect of removal in a reasonable timeframe. What amounts to a reasonable prospect of removal in a reasonable timeframe is a highly case specific consideration. An arbitrary fixed time limit may lead to the release of foreign national offenders even when deportation is imminent. Home Office published policy states that immigration detention must only be used as a last resort and that, wherever possible, alternatives to detention must be used. In practice, the majority of individuals liable to be detained at any one time are not detained but are managed in the community through the alternatives of temporary admission or bail, including the use of appropriate reporting and residence conditions or electronic monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 6245 question first answered 15/07/2015 15:23:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

388655

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for the International Corruption Unit at the National Crime Agency was in each year of that Unit's operation to date; and what that budget will be in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Byron Davies
	uin	6216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The International Corruption Unit became operational on 29 June 2015. It is part of the Economic Crime Command and draws on the full range of capabilities within the National Crime Agency (NCA). Therefore it is not possible to provide a specific figure for the budget of the International Corruption Unit.</p><p>The NCA’s annual budget for 2015/16, as published in the NCA’s Annual Plan, is a resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) of £408 million and a capital DEL of £40 million.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/07/2015 15:27:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower

388809

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that police forces are properly trained to respond to cybercrime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL1286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Cyber attacks, including cyber crime, are a Tier One threat to national security, and the Government is investing £860 million over five years through the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) to respond. Of this, over 10% is being invested in building law enforcement capabilities to tackle cyber crime. This has been used to build capability at the national, regional, and local level. NCSP funding is being used to train officers in the National Cyber Crime Unit within the National Crime Agency (NCA), and cyber teams within each of the Regional Organised Crime Units so that officers are able to investigate the most serious cases of cyber crime. Over 3,500 NCA officers have completed Digital Awareness training, as part of equipping the next generation of highly skilled digital detectives.</p><p>We are also delivering training in cyber crime to officers in local police forces. The College of Policing has designed four training modules on cyber crime aimed at police officers and staff, on cyber, digital and social media. Since they were rolled out in 2013, over 150,000 of these modules have been completed. The College and police forces have also been delivering a classroom-based course to police investigators, which gives them the understanding of how to exploit intelligence and evidential opportunities offered by technology, social networking and communications data.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/07/2015 16:09:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

388644

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on establishing a central website on which businesses lodge slavery and trafficking statements.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	6183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Responses to the transparency in supply chains consultation, which ended on 7 May 2015, include suggestions on establishing a central repository for slavery and human trafficking statements. We are considering these suggestions to ascertain how such a repository could increase transparency for investors, consumers and the general public.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/07/2015 15:16:32 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

388646

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish guidance to businesses on what to include within slavery and trafficking statements.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	6184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The transparency in supply chains consultation, which ended on 7 May 2015, asked respondents a number of questions about the content of the statutory guidance. We are considering those responses and will publish a Government response shortly.</p><p>Statutory guidance on the transparency in supply chains measure will be published to coincide with the commencement of the transparency provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We will develop the guidance in consultation with businesses and trade bodies to ensure that it meets their needs.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/07/2015 15:16:15 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

388650

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to commission an independent review of support rates paid to asylum applicants under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 before making changes to that level of support.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	6175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their essential living needs. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review. If they are recognised as refugees they are able to claim mainstream benefits in the normal way.</p><p>The Government currently has no plans to establish an independent review of these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:27:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

388823

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Home Office.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL1300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Listed below are current chair appointments to non-departmental public bodies made by the Home Office and announced in line with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments (April 2012):</p><p>William (Bill) Griffths – Disclosure and Barring Service</p><p>Margaret Beels – Gangmasters Licensing Authority</p><p>Christopher Spencer – Independent Family Returns Panel</p><p>Professor Sir David Metcalf – Migration Advisory Committee</p><p>Elizabeth France – Security Industry Authority</p><p>Professor Leslie Iverson – Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs</p><p>John Landers – Animals in Science Committee Professor Dame Shirley Pearce – College of Policing</p><p>Dame Ann Owers – Independent Police Complaints Commission</p><p>Chris Hughes – National DNA Database Ethics Group</p><p>David Lebrecht – Police and National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body</p><p>Jonathan Hoyle – Technical Advisory Board</p><p>Home Office public appointments are usually announced via the department’s GOV.UK website or, in some instances, via the appointing body’s website</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/07/2015 16:08:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

388920

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
	uin	6325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) on 13 July 2015 to Question 5983.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/07/2015 15:07:59 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name HOC 6325 Hansard Extract 13 July 2015.doc title Ministerial Policy Advisers
	tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

388557

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the comparative effectiveness of using GBU-12 bombs and Hellfire missiles from UK Reapers in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All RAF air-to-surface weapon types used in operations are continually assessed for their performance and effectiveness. Weapon selection is informed by a combination of the nature of the target, the effect desired and the broader environment in which the target sits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/07/2015 15:07:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon