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1127097
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-05-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police: Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has estimated the cost to the public purse of paying survivor pensions to all police widows and widowers regardless of remarriage or cohabitation; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Carshalton and Wallington more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Brake more like this
uin 255252 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We have estimated with the Government’s Actuary’s Department, by using historical actuarial data, that the total cost of retaining benefits for all police survivors would increase the police scheme liabilities by around £144m. It is also estimated that retaining benefits for all police survivors, including reinstatement of pensions already surrendered, would increase the police scheme liabilities to around £198m.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:06:36.587Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:06:36.587Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
151
label Biography information for Tom Brake more like this
1126804
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 196233 and with reference to page 14 of the Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Home Office on the EU Settlement Scheme, what is defined as a genuine business need to access data. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 254812 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>A genuine business need means only staff at the Home Office and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs who require access to the data to carry out their duties will be granted access.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:09:40.093Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:09:40.093Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
1126807
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Applications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of visa applications that have been delayed as a result of his Department's investigations into Life in the United Kingdom testing centres in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Bristol South more like this
tabling member printed
Karin Smyth more like this
uin 254840 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:07:39.963Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:07:39.963Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4444
label Biography information for Karin Smyth more like this
1126817
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Religion more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve his Department's ability to assess asylum applications made on the grounds of religious or belief-based persecution. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
uin 254745 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
grouped question UIN
254746 more like this
254747 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.467Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.467Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
441
label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
1126818
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Humanism more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve his Department's ability to assess asylum applications made on the grounds of humanist beliefs. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
uin 254746 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
grouped question UIN
254745 more like this
254747 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.513Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.513Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
441
label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
1126819
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Religion more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to all asylum decision-makers on how to assess religious and belief-based persecution claims. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
uin 254747 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
grouped question UIN
254745 more like this
254746 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.573Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:03:17.573Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
441
label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
1126820
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Overseas Students: English Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 249833, how many students who have taken the TOEIC English language test since 2016 sat the exam in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 254741 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my previous answer. ETS were removed from the list of approved test providers for immigration purposes on 1 July 2014. TOEIC has not been accepted for immigration purposes since that date.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:04:25.283Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:04:25.283Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
1126907
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offenders: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2019 to Question 245932, how many EU foreign national offenders have been deported from the UK following a criminal conviction in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 254863 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The number of returns from the UK of EU Foreign National Offenders by year (and quarter) is published in table rt_06_q (returns data tables, volume 5) in ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018’, available from the GOV.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781118/returns5-dec-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781118/returns5-dec-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p><br>Deportations are a subset of enforced returns. They may occur either following a criminal conviction, or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. Information on those deported is not separately available. The published statistics on FNO returns refer to total returns.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:08:50.707Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:08:50.707Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this
1126944
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Forced Marriage: Young People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to protect young adults from arranged and forced marriages. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 254768 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight to stamp out the brutal practice of forced marriage, with our joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) leading efforts to combat it both at home and abroad. We made forced marriage a criminal offence in 2014 to better protect victims, sending a clear message that this abhorrent practice is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the UK. In 2017 we also introduced lifelong anonymity for victims of forced marriage to encourage more victims of this hidden crime to come forward.</p><p>An “arranged marriage” is one where parents or other relatives choose a potential suitor, but both parties involved have the final say and can withdraw at any point. As such, it is not illegal. If a person changes their mind during that process and then is not allowed to stop the marriage – this becomes a forced marriage and is unacceptable.</p><p>The FMU operates a public helpline to provide advice and support to victims, those at risk, and professionals. The support offered ranges from providing information and guidance to organising rescue and repatriation to the UK for victims overseas. In November 2018 we also launched the Forced Marriage Awareness Campaign, which highlights that forced marriage is a crime and directs victims to contact the helpline for support</p><p>Border Force officers at UK ports and airports are trained to look for those at risk of Honour Based Abuse (HBA), including forced marriage. Border Force conducts regular joint operations (‘Operation Limelight’) with the police at airports across the country to raise awareness with potential victims of HBA</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T13:05:22.64Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T13:05:22.64Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1126531
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-14more like thismore than 2019-05-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading CCTV: Biometrics more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of facial recognition in CCTV. more like this
tabling member constituency Haltemprice and Howden more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Davis more like this
uin 254130 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Facial recognition is a fast evolving area of technology with the potential to streamline identity verification and authentication processes across Government and the private sector.</p><p>Its performance is dependent on a number of variables, from the quality of the images, environmental factors, the specific algorithm used, the thresholds or risk profile applied and many other factors. Possible matches produced by LFR systems are always checked by a human operator before deciding what, if any, action to take.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T16:11:43.84Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T16:11:43.84Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
373
label Biography information for Sir David Davis more like this