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1045492

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the Youth Mobility Scheme to additional non-EEA countries after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	210557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We have proposed a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) as part of our Mobility Framework to ensure that young people can continue to enjoy the social, cultural and educational benefits of living in the EU and the UK.</p><p>We will ensure that our future immigration system continues to support the thriving cultural exchanges that the YMS cultivates.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 15:19:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1045650

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Visitors
	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 had their visas to visit the UK revoked in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	210534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 14:59:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1045651

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sums his Department received in payments for visa applications in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	210535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on visa and immigration income is published annually in The Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. Refer to links below for the last 3 years figures.</p><p>FY2017/18 – page 126:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF</a></p><p>FY2016/17 - page 117:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</a></p><p>FY2015/16 - page 134:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 14:47:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1047752

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Monitoring
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability and (b) accuracy of the LTI 20.20 speed gun; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	212335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>LTI 20.20 handheld speed measurement devices have been approved under the Home Office Type Approval process. Type Approval ensures that devices are accurate, precise, reliable, and consistent so that any evidence generated can be relied upon in court.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/01/2019 15:06:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1045744

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Snapchat: Offences against Children
	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 15 January 2019 to Question 205952 on Offences against Children: Internet, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Snapchat’s use of technology to proactively detect grooming on their site.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	210664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7-8 November the Home Secretary co-hosted a Hackathon with Microsoft and the WePROTECT Global Alliance. Leading companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, worked to develop a prototype tool to detect online grooming, which will be provided licence free to small and medium companies worldwide.</p><p>The Home Secretary met with the senior leadership of Facebook, Snapchat and other technology companies to urge them to promote the use of the new prototype to tackle potential instances of online grooming.</p><p>Since the Hackathon, the Home Office have been engaging with technology companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, and discussing how to fulfil the Home Secretary’s priority asks of the technology industry, as outlined in his speech at the NSPCC on 3 September. While progress has been made on detection and disruption of online grooming, on these platforms and others, significant challenges remain. We continue to work with companies to drive greater transparency on online grooming and foster greater sharing of best practice and technology between companies.</p><p>The Home Office is also engaging with key industry stakeholders on the Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210662 210663 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:15:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1047674

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners across the country on protecting the rights of victims of modern slavery against criminal conviction.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	212367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC’s) have a national anti-trafficking and modern slavery network, where members of the group meet regularly with representatives from the Home Office and law enforcement agencies.</p><p>Although no recent discussions have taken place, this issue has been previously highlighted at the national network for PCC’s and at the recent Home Affairs Select Committee evidence session on modern slavery. This was also due to be discussed at a recent meeting between the Home Secretary and PCC Mark Burns-Williamson, which was cancelled.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 17:05:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1046804

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the equity of the treatment of children in refugee detention centres.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	211748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Home Office statistics on the number of children held in immigration detention since September 2018 have not yet been published. The next publication: Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018 will be released on 29 February 2019 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Information on children in detention broken down by quarter, is available in the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2018’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>The UK does not operate refugee detention centres and ended the routine detention of children in 2010 and, in line with the Immigration Act 2014, does not hold unaccompanied children in immigration removal centres. There remain limited circumstances where unaccompanied children may be detained for a short period, usually at ports of entry. This will be done for safeguarding reasons and will be for a very brief period, normally just a matter of hours, until alternative care arrangements are made. Families with children intercepted at the border may also be detained very briefly, but the Home Office does not publish data on children detained at the border.</p><p>Under the Family Returns Process, which was established in 2011 as an alternative to routine detention in immigration removal centres, a family with children with no lawful basis of stay in the UK who fails to comply with Home Office attempts to encourage and support voluntary return may, as a last resort, be detained at dedicated Pre Departure Accommodation (PDA), for a short period immediately prior to removal. The operation of the PDA is regulated by the published PDA Operating Standards. Treatment of children more generally is also governed by Detention Services Order 19/2012 “Safeguarding Children Policy.” These documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211298 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:50:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1047678

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to secure a resolution for the 30 unaccompanied children in Calais who have had their migrant status confirmed in the UK under the Dubs scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	212371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We continue to work very closely with participating States France, Greece and Italy, local authorities and delivery partners to relocate the specified number of 480 children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 as soon as possible. Over 220 children are already in the UK and transfers are ongoing continuously.</p><p>As part of the Sandhurst Treaty, signed between the UK and France in January 2018, we made a number of specific commitments relating to un-accompanied asylum-seeking children. This included the deployment of a UK Asylum Liaison Officer to support the transfer of eligible children under section 67 and the Dublin Regulation. We also allocated £3.6 million specifically to fund the development of the Dublin process to support transfers of eligible children to the UK, including training for those working with unaccompanied children, family tracing and targeted information campaigns.</p><p>Relocation of eligible children to the UK is dependent on the availability of appropriate local authority care placements. The Government maintains a continual dialogue with local authorities, Strategic Migration Partnerships, and delivery partners in the UK. We welcome all offers from local authori-ties with capacity to look after unaccompanied asylum seeking children and will continue to utilise these offers to fulfil all of our existing commitments.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 14:24:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1047711

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	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 12 December 2018 to Question 199462 on Refugees: Children, how the £3.6M development fund will be spent; and whether his Department has identified specific projects for that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	212415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK and France enjoy a special relationship based on shared values and priorities, including promoting the rule of law, protecting the rights of individuals and ensuring the security of our citizens. In January 2018 both countries signed the Sandhurst Treaty, which included a funding package of £45.5 million to fund joint co-operation on all elements of tackling the impact of illegal migration in northern France. Within this package, £3.6 million was specifically allocated to funding the development of the Dublin process to support transfers of eligible children to the UK, including training for those working with unaccompanied children, family tracing and targeted information campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 14:28:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1047801

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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, how many people are currently waiting for a decision on leave to remain as a stateless person.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	212408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>I am sorry but we do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format. The Home Office regularly shares information with UNHCR relating to Stateless Leave applications and decisions made. Some of the information provided is published by UNHCR, in regular trend reports. The latest published report by UNHCR on mid year trends, from June 201, can be found at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/5aaa4fd27/mid-year-trends-june-2017.html" target="_blank">https://www.unhcr.org/uk/statistics/unhcrstats/5aaa4fd27/mid-year-trends-june-2017.html</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 15:11:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell