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851539

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Business Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which members of her Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of every civil servant and Minister to ensure that they observe the Business Appointment Rules and consider whether to make an application under the rules when they take up any new paid or unpaid appointment within two years of leaving ministerial office or Crown service.</p><p>Human Resources Directorate have procedures in place to remind Home Office civil servants of their responsibilities under the Business Appointment Rules. As Ministerial appointments are handled by the Cabinet Office on behalf of the Prime Minister, they retain responsibility for ensuring the proper application of the rules by former Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2018 16:08:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851664

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knife Crime Community Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria are for accessing her Department's knife crime community fund.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	130427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The anti- knife crime Community Fund invited bids for funding in October 2017. Bids were assessed on the extent to which they demonstrated the following criteria:</p><ul><li>Delivery of outcomes to tackle knife crime;</li><li>A proven track record of delivering local interventions;</li><li>Ability to work with children and young people;</li><li>Value for money; and</li><li>How they will work in partnership with other projects and services already being delivered in the local area.</li></ul><p>The Community Fund received 368 bids and 47 were awarded funding. In total £765,000 was made available to support the successful bids in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2018 16:15:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

855754

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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, what evidence will be required for EU citizens to prove five years of continuous residency after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	131060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We​ ​have​ ​agreed​ ​with​ ​the​ ​EU​ ​that​ ​the​ ​eligibility​ ​criteria for UK settled status​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​same as,​ ​or​ ​more​ ​favourable than,​ ​​those​ ​set​ ​out​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Movement​ ​Directive​ ​for​ ​acquiring permanent​ ​residence. The​ ​UK​ ​will​ set ​the​ ​evidence requirements​ ​to​ ​suit​ ​the demands​ ​of​ ​this​ ​unique​ ​situation. ​For​ ​example, we will not ask applicants to account for every trip that they have taken out of the UK, nor will we require evidence of comprehensive sickness insurance.</p><p>For those who already hold a valid EEA permanent residence document, there will be a simple process to exchange this for a settled status document, subject to ID verification and submission of a photograph, a security check and confirmation of ongoing residence. The previous residence assessment will not be re-done.</p><p>The new system will be streamlined, user-friendly and will draw on existing Government data to minimise the burden on applicants to provide documentary evidence. Further, more detailed evidential requirements are being developed and will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 12:40:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

852573

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	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 information contained in the migration transparency data release provided in the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 128881, what definition her Department uses for a straightforward case; and how many and what proportion of cases have been classified as a straightforward case in each five years.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	130693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>A straightforward case is defined as one where the customer has met all their obligations for example; providing all relevant details, enrolled biometrics on time and paying the appropriate fee. The case is also considered to be free of any adverse indicators such as criminality, security concerns and fraudulent behaviours including adverse immigration history.</p><p>The number of visa applications is published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 16:05:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

855770

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Publications
	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 the 1 November 2017 to Question 110846, when she plans to publish (a) The Review on Counter Terrorism Strategy and (b) Understanding the costs of cyber-crime: a report of key findings from the costs of cyber-crime working group.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	131075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. We will publish our updated CONTEST strategy in due course.</p><p>The ‘Understanding the Costs of Cyber Crime’ report was published on 18 January 2018, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-costs-of-cyber-crime" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-costs-of-cyber-crime</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2018 12:33:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

851698

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	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 27 February 2018 to Question 128880, how much further (a) funding and (b) FTE staffing her Department has deployed to the MPAM team.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	130461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Since September 2017 we have recruited 32 FTE into the MP AM teams nationally both to support the increase in correspondence and to support all our MPs activities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 16:03:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

855576

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hamza bin Walayat
	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 reconsider the application for asylum made by Hamza bin Walayat.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	130883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need our protection, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 12:35:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

855786

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will assess the potential merits of expanding the definition of refugees to include people displaced by environmental factors.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	131091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Refugee Convention 1951 is an international treaty which sets the global definition of who is a refugee. It does not have an explicit category that covers those displaced by environmental factors. The government continues to work with our global partners to address the causes of forced migration, including as part of UN discussions on proposed international compacts on migration and asylum.</p><p>The government takes the issue of climate change and those displaced as a result of climate change extremely seriously, which is why we are proud of our contribution under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 12:37:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855664

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Apprentices
	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 the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	130971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The number and proportion of staff employed in the Home Office as apprentices are in the attached table.</p><p>In addition to the figure recorded we have around 170 more apprentices currently going through pre-employment checks who, subject to successful completion, will be in post by the end of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2018 12:30:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 130971 V2 - Table.xlsx title Table - PQ 130971
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

852583

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last time was that each Minister in her Department met the Departments Chief Scientific Adviser.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	130579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/03/2018 16:12:12 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar