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573773

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Foxes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received on alleged conflicts of interest in the appointment of Sir John Chadwick to head an inquiry into the mistreatment of live foxes by the South Herefordshire Hunt.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	44448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has not received any representations regarding the appointment of Sir John Chadwick to head the independent inquiry into the mistreatment of live foxes by the South Herefordshire Hunt.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/09/2016 10:36:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

575555

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of cybercrime.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	906099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>As crime falls, we know that it is also changing. The internet and new technology offer criminals new opportunities to commit crimes such as fraud and cyber crime. This is why we have committed to spending a further £1.9 billion on cyber security over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/09/2016 16:26:52 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

513250

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which agreement takes precedence in areas where she has accepted a business case for the police and crime commissioner to become the fire and rescue authority, or where such a transfer is in progress, and where the Government has also agreed a City Deal that would give combined authorities responsibility over fire and rescue services.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	34171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The transfer of responsibility for fire and rescue services to either Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) or mayoral combined authorities is consistent with the Government’s broader approach to devolution. Joining up oversight of public services in this way will promote further collaboration and enable local leaders to pursue ambitious reforms that improve local services and deliver value for money.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it is for local leaders to determine how fire and rescue services are delivered in the best interests of their communities. The Government will consider any proposals to transfer responsibility for fire and rescue to a PCC or to a combined authority mayor on a case by case basis. There is no pre-determined order of preference.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/04/2016 14:42:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

994065

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which contracts awarded by his Department are operated by Capita.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	183384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office currently holds 2 contracts with Capita, with a total contract value of £16.4m</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Title</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Start Date</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>End Date</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Value</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Electronic Monitoring Services</em></p></td><td><p><em>01/02/2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>31/03/2020</em></p></td><td><p><em>£16.0m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Immigration IT Test Analysis Services</em></p></td><td><p><em>01/11/2017</em></p></td><td><p><em>01/05/2019</em></p></td><td><p><em>£440,352</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office has since 2010, published details of its contracts over 10K on the Pan-Gov’t Contracts Finder portal, as part of the HMT Transparency Agenda. The link to the portal is as follows: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a> .</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/11/2018 16:49:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

852622

	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	Hunting Act 2004
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions were made relating to offences committed under the Hunting Act 2004 in the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	130618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis. The Home Office collects and publishes these data at the offence group level, for example, ‘Sexual offences’ or ‘Miscellaneous crimes against society’. More detailed information on the specific offence or the Act under which the individual is arrested is not collected.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on convictions is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/05/2018 10:00:27 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

578714

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on advertising and promoting the proposed points-based immigration system in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	45595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>We have spent no money promoting a proposed points-based immigration system for EU nationals. The precise way in which the Government will control the movement of EU nationals to Britain after Brexit is yet to be determined. However, as the PM has said many times in the past, a PBS will not work and is not an option.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/09/2016 16:07:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

582564

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	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 8 September 2016 to Question 45595, how much her Department spent from the public purse on advertising and promoting the previously proposed points-based immigration system for non-EU nationals in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	46253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>We have spent no money promoting a proposed points-based immigration system for non-EU nationals.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/09/2016 12:16:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

595893

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	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 30 September 2016 to Question 46253, what steps her Department has taken via (a) broadcast media, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, and (c) agencies of her Department to advise employers of their responsibilities under a points-based immigration system on employing non-EU nationals in the UK; and what the cost of that advice was to the public purse in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	47246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance for employers is published on the gov.uk website, and we regularly engage with employers and trade bodies, at no additional cost to routine business.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2016 18:12:55 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

644346

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are applied by the UK Border Agency to Heads of State and Heads of Government, and their staff, who visit the UK.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	54953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Heads of State are exempt from Immigration control. Heads of Government visiting the UK for official reasons are also exempt. Border Force officers conduct Home Office checks on these categories of visitors to confirm the identity of the visitor and to endorse passports if required.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2016 17:11:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

155984

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Metals: Theft
	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 bring forward proposals for the introduction of a legal requirement for verification of suppliers' identity, similar to that included in the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, for gold and jewellery.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
	uin	214478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce new regulations at this stage. Gold, unlike scrap metal such as lead, is sold through many different outlets including antique shops, jewellers, pawnbrokers and shops offering cash for goods. Any new regulation would potentially be both complex and expensive to implement and enforce. <br><br>The crime prevention panel that we have set up in the Home Office is looking at new ways to prevent the theft of gold. This includes a review of an existing voluntary code of practice on the sale of gold that has been developed by police in collaboration with the National Pawnbrokers Association, the British Jewellers’ Association, the National Association of Goldsmiths and others. <br>Shops signing up to this code of practice agree to follow a number of guidelines, including asking for proof of identity when gold is offered for sale and maintaining detailed records of goods purchased. We expect this work to be completed in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 20/11/2014 16:58:13 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley