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64808

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre on suicide watch are only supervised by female officers.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	203017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office and its service providers comply with all relevant employment <br>legislation. The service provider for Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, <br>Serco, is required under their contract to employ sufficient female officers to <br>enable appropriate searching and security arrangements for female detainees. <br>Yarl's Wood IRC has 52% male detainee custody officers and 48% female. <br><br>Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) is the system used for <br>monitoring individuals considered to be at risk of self harm and operates <br>within the broader context of decency, safety, and the concept of a healthy <br>centre. <br><br>ACDT requires centre managers to appoint trained assessors and named case <br>managers in order to provide individualised care to detainees based on their <br>particular needs. A female assessor or case manager should be appointed where <br>it is appropriate but that is not a requirement. <br><br>Feminine hygiene items are freely available to residents. Access to these is <br>not monitored by staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:26:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8340 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

64809

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	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 take steps to ensure that women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre can obtain feminine hygiene products without contact with male guards.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	203018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office and its service providers comply with all relevant employment <br>legislation. The service provider for Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, <br>Serco, is required under their contract to employ sufficient female officers to <br>enable appropriate searching and security arrangements for female detainees. <br>Yarl's Wood IRC has 52% male detainee custody officers and 48% female. <br><br>Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) is the system used for <br>monitoring individuals considered to be at risk of self harm and operates <br>within the broader context of decency, safety, and the concept of a healthy <br>centre. <br><br>ACDT requires centre managers to appoint trained assessors and named case <br>managers in order to provide individualised care to detainees based on their <br>particular needs. A female assessor or case manager should be appointed where <br>it is appropriate but that is not a requirement. <br><br>Feminine hygiene items are freely available to residents. Access to these is <br>not monitored by staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:26:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8335 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

65031

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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, how long on average an asylum seeker stays on Section 95 support.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	203355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the amount of time people stay on section 95 support in <br>a format that is compatible with National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:02:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8351 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

65513

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department makes reasonable adjustments to require the needs of individuals with learning difficulties who want to apply for citizenship but are unable to pass the Life in the UK test.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	203669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is discretion within the British Nationality Act 1981 to waive the <br>knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement for a naturalisation <br>application if, because of a person's age, physical or mental condition, it <br>would be unreasonable to expect them to meet it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:01:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8407 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

65033

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual salary of a UK Visas and Immigration asylum caseworker is; and how many asylum decisions such a caseworker makes on average in one year.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	203401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are two grades of Asylum caseworkers in UKVI, EO decision makers and HEO <br>senior decision makers. <br>The pay scales for these caseworkers are:<br><br>EO National - £22,770 - £26,209<br>EO London - £26,242 - £30,181<br>HEO National - £27150 - 32460<br>HEO London - £30,388 - £36,922<br>We are unable to provide average salary data for UKVI caseworkers. <br>This year we expect to employ an average of 409 caseworkers. Caseworkers are <br>expected to conduct interviews, deal with decisions and take detained fast <br>track appeals. They are expected to work on 225 of these in various <br>combinations in a year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:21:58 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8349 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

66130

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Commonwealth Games 2014
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that people who visit Scotland to participate in or watch the Commonwealth Games in 2014 are not able to remain in the country illegally after the Games have finished.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	204199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The rigorous Accreditation Process applied to those participating in the <br>Commonwealth Games which contributed to the success of our Olympic Games in <br>2012 have also been central to our preparations for Glasgow 2014.<br><br>Comprehensive records checks on all Commonwealth Games participants and Games <br>Family Members are conducted before they are cleared to enter the UK. We have <br>also introduced arrangements to confirm that people given Commonwealth Games <br>clearance have left the UK within their permitted time limits.<br><br>People who visit Scotland to watch the Commonwealth Games are treated as <br>visitors to the United Kingdom and as such the normal Immigration Rules apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:31:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 9282 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

64801

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of spouse visa applications have taken more than one year to process in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	203010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The management information (which is subject to change) in the table relates to <br>spouse and civil partner visa applications processed overseas (issued, refused, <br>lapsed or withdrawn) relating to non-EEA nationals seeking to join or accompany <br>a spouse or civil partner who is settled in, or being admitted for settlement <br>to, the UK. The percentages are rounded to 2 decimal points, and relate to <br>applications that took more than one year to process.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Percentage of spouse and civil partner visa applications processed overseas from non-EEA nationals seeking to join or accompany a spouse or civil partner who is settled in, or being admitted for settlement to, the UK where the application took more than one year to process</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:00:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7819 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

65030

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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, how many asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support are (a) singe adults aged between 18 and 24, (b) single adults aged over 25, (c) couples, (d) single lone parents, (e) aged 16 or 17, (f) children under 16 and (g) children under five.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	203354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009.<br><br>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009<br><br>[INSERT TABLE HERE]</p><p>NB 5,638 is the number of persons categorised as couples not the number of <br>couples (2,819)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:52:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Table for PQ203354.xls title PQ203354 Table previous answer version 8354 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

64807

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the current number of female officers in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	203016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office and its service providers comply with all relevant employment <br>legislation. The service provider for Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, <br>Serco, is required under their contract to employ sufficient female officers to <br>enable appropriate searching and security arrangements for female detainees. <br>Yarl's Wood IRC has 52% male detainee custody officers and 48% female. <br><br>Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) is the system used for <br>monitoring individuals considered to be at risk of self harm and operates <br>within the broader context of decency, safety, and the concept of a healthy <br>centre. <br><br>ACDT requires centre managers to appoint trained assessors and named case <br>managers in order to provide individualised care to detainees based on their <br>particular needs. A female assessor or case manager should be appointed where <br>it is appropriate but that is not a requirement. <br><br>Feminine hygiene items are freely available to residents. Access to these is <br>not monitored by staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:25:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8343 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

65523

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been returned for the UK to the last safe country they left under the Dublin II Regulation in each calendar year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	203740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Dublin Regulation is helpful in ensuring that asylum seekers who <br>are the responsibility of another participating Member State can be transferred <br>from the UK to that member state. <br><br>The information requested is shown in the following table. To note, the data <br>provided is for the entirety of 2010, rather than from May 2010 onwards.<br><br>The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People Transferred</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td><td><p>954</p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:47:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8384 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone