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1174219

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of adult migrants who have illegally crossed the English channel from France and who have subsequently been granted asylum in the UK in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	9737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <ol><li>Information regarding migrants crossing the English Channel was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 5 March 2019 which gave the number of migrants detected entering the UK by small boats from January 2018 to February 2019 as 428.</li></ol><p><br> On 22 July 2019 the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid provided an additional figure to Home Affairs Select Committee that up to 21 July 2019 725 migrants had crossed the English Channel.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely publish breakdowns of asylum claims by method of arrival or type of claim.</p><p>In its quarterly Immigration Statistics, published on 28 November 2019 the Home Office published data regarding the number of asylum applications made. The total number of adults claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 136,995</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Information regarding migrants crossing the English Channel was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 5 March 2019 which gave the number of migrants detected entering the UK by small boats from January 2018 to February 2019 as 428.</li></ol><p><br> On 22 July 2019 the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid provided an additional figure to Home Affairs Select Committee that up to 21 July 2019 725 migrants had crossed the English Channel.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely publish breakdowns of asylum claims by method of arrival or type of claim.</p><p> </p><p>In its quarterly Immigration Statistics, published on 28 November 2019 the Home Office published data regarding the number of asylum application made. The total number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 15,554. The total number of accompanied minors claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 16,886.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 9738 question first answered 05/02/2020 15:57:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1174220

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) accompanied and (b) unaccompanied child migrants who have illegally crossed the English channel from France and who have subsequently been granted asylum in the UK in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	9738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <ol><li>Information regarding migrants crossing the English Channel was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 5 March 2019 which gave the number of migrants detected entering the UK by small boats from January 2018 to February 2019 as 428.</li></ol><p><br> On 22 July 2019 the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid provided an additional figure to Home Affairs Select Committee that up to 21 July 2019 725 migrants had crossed the English Channel.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely publish breakdowns of asylum claims by method of arrival or type of claim.</p><p>In its quarterly Immigration Statistics, published on 28 November 2019 the Home Office published data regarding the number of asylum applications made. The total number of adults claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 136,995</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Information regarding migrants crossing the English Channel was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 5 March 2019 which gave the number of migrants detected entering the UK by small boats from January 2018 to February 2019 as 428.</li></ol><p><br> On 22 July 2019 the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid provided an additional figure to Home Affairs Select Committee that up to 21 July 2019 725 migrants had crossed the English Channel.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely publish breakdowns of asylum claims by method of arrival or type of claim.</p><p> </p><p>In its quarterly Immigration Statistics, published on 28 November 2019 the Home Office published data regarding the number of asylum application made. The total number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 15,554. The total number of accompanied minors claiming asylum since 2015 to year ending September 2019 is given as 16,886.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 9737 question first answered 05/02/2020 15:57:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1359768

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made with Interpol on the delivery of the Government’s I-LEAP law enforcement alerts platform.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	57131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <ol><li>The International Law Enforcement Alert Platform (I-LEAP) is a new single technical mechanism that is being developed to enable UK law enforcement agencies to access, share and take action on alerts related to people, documents and objects with international partners on a reciprocal basis</li></ol><p>The current priority of the I-LEAP programme, which is at an early stage of development, is to further enhance the UK’s connectivity to INTERPOL. We aim to initiate two pilots at the end of this year that will test I-LEAP’s real-time connection to INTERPOL nominals data in a live environment. The gradual rollout of I-LEAP’s INTERPOL capability to UK policing more widely should then commence in 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2021 16:54:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1181835

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 February (HL1336), why their response is inconsistent with the press release from the Metropolitan Police following the facial recognition deployments which (1) stated that the individual arrested on suspicion of discharging a firearm was arrested "as part of the wider operation" and not "as a direct result of the facial recognition technology", (2) did not state that any individual was arrested for two counts of rape, and (3) did not state that anyone was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault.
	tabling member printed	Lord Strasburger
	uin	HL2097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <ol><li>The Written Answer (HL1336) is not inconsistent with the press release from the Metropolitan Police. It referred to the results from the trials, which finished last year, and not the recent deployments of live facial recognition technology.</li><li>Those are matters for the Scottish Parliament, the Metropolitan Police Service and South Wales Police, which are all independent of the Government. The Government supports the police using new technologies like facial recognition to protect the public in accordance with the law.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2098 question first answered 16/03/2020 16:55:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger

1181836

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the finding by the Scottish Parliament that there was "no justification" for Police Scotland to use facial recognition technology; and why police in London and South Wales continue to use live facial recognition surveillance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Strasburger
	uin	HL2098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <ol><li>The Written Answer (HL1336) is not inconsistent with the press release from the Metropolitan Police. It referred to the results from the trials, which finished last year, and not the recent deployments of live facial recognition technology.</li><li>Those are matters for the Scottish Parliament, the Metropolitan Police Service and South Wales Police, which are all independent of the Government. The Government supports the police using new technologies like facial recognition to protect the public in accordance with the law.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2097 question first answered 16/03/2020 16:55:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger

1698370

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with the police on taking steps to help tackle shoplifting in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><ul><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><p /><p /><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting has on businesses, communities, and consumers. The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 48% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010.</p><p>However, Police Recorded Crime figures show shoplifting offences increased by 32% in the 12 months to September 2023. Statistics also show the number of people charged with shoplifting offences has risen by 34% in the year ending September 2023, showing that police are taking action.</p><p>We have recently taken significant steps to improve the police response to retail crime, including shoplifting.</p><p>In October 2023, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) published the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.npcc.police.uk%2Fresources%2Fe6e5n-gfsgg-qru39-qjnkc-dbait&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRebecca.Khosla2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2866bb4a3f554fdf3e4208dc014e95e9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638386684221640764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k3DpuJZSdEOv4zGEcy3P7WC8Cajku%2F9%2BKH6vpSTM2Y4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Retail Crime Action Plan</a>. Through this Plan, all forces across England and Wales have committed to prioritise police attendance at the scene where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured and can only be done by police personnel. Additionally, where CCTV or other digital images are secured, police will run this through the Police National Database to aid efforts to identify prolific offenders or potentially dangerous individuals.</p><p>This builds on the NPCC commitment that police forces across England and Wales will follow up all crimes where there is actionable evidence and the chance of identifying an offender, including shoplifting.</p><p>October also saw the launch of Pegasus, a unique private-public partnership, which involves retailers providing data, intelligence and evidence to Opal, the national police intelligence unit on organised acquisitive crime, to develop a better strategic picture and help forces crack down on serious offenders.</p><p>The Government’s plan – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fighting-retail-crime-more-action" target="_blank">&quot;Fighting retail crime: more action&quot;</a> was launched on 10 April, which highlights five areas of work this Government will drive forward to tackle retail crime:</p><ul><li>Introducing a standalone offence for assaults on retail workers;</li><li>Additional electronic monitoring for prolific shoplifters;</li><li>Working with police and businesses to roll out the latest facial recognition to catch these perpetrators;</li><li>Championing good practice to design out crime; and</li><li>Making it easier for retailers to report crime.</li></ul><p>This builds on the police-led Retail Crime Action Plan.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with retail businesses, security representatives, trade associations and policing through the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG), which meets on a quarterly basis, to ensure the response to retail crime, including shoplifting, is as robust as it can be.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/04/2024 15:24:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1356761

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Notices of Intent have been issued to Afghan asylum seekers in the UK (a) prior to and (b) since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on 15 August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	51893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p /><p /><p /><p /><p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of notices of intent issued and can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2021/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to#inadmissibility" target="_blank">How many people do we grant asylum or protection to? - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>A breakdown of these figures into nationality is not currently available.Afghan asylum seekers continue to be issued with notices of intent where appropriate. Inadmissibility rules apply to all nationals where it is considered that there has been an earlier presence or connection to a safe third country.</p><p>We have been clear that people should claim asylum in the first safe country that they reach and should not seek to enter the UK illegally. Our New Plan for Immigration underpins this principle.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/09/2021 16:23:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1232900

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	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 applications to the National Referral Mechanism received a reasonable grounds decision in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	87668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p /><p /><p /><p>Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.</p><p>Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019</a>. The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</p><p>There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/09/2020 13:15:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1188591

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants have crossed the English Channel to enter the UK in (a) January, (b) February and (c) March 2020; and what the countries of origin were for those migrants.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	37575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p /><p /><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p>The data showing the number of migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel to enter the UK for the months of January, February and March is shown in the table below, including the claimed nationalities for those migrants:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) January 2020 – 94; (b) February 2020 – 182 and (c) March 2020 – 187.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>By nationality:</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>March</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria Arab Republic</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait Bidoun</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>182</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>187</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of migrants for the April period cannot yet be released as the figures have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The figures will be published at a later date, once they have been</p><p>verified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/05/2020 10:15:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1188599

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal migrants who have crossed the English Channel to enter the UK since 1 April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	37582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p /><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p>The data showing the number of migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel to enter the UK for the months of January, February and March is shown in the table below, including the claimed nationalities for those migrants:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) January 2020 – 94; (b) February 2020 – 182 and (c) March 2020 – 187.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>By nationality:</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>March</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria Arab Republic</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait Bidoun</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>182</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>187</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of migrants for the April period cannot yet be released as the figures have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The figures will be published at a later date, once they have been</p><p>verified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/05/2020 10:15:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1134813

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the operating cost of the immigration detention estate has been in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	269747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p> </p><p>Detention costs are published in the Home Office’s Annual Report and Ac-counts and they can be found via the following links</p><p><br />FY 2018-19 – page 135:<br /><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</a></p><p><br />FY 2017-18 – page 124:<br /><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><br /> FY2016/17 - page 115:<br /><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><br />FY2015/16 - page 132:<br /><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><p><br />FY2014/15 – page 124<br /><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes attachment 1 file name HO_Annual_Report_2018-19.pdf title HO Annual Report 2018-19 2 file name HO_Annual_report 2017-18.pdf title HO Annual Report 2017-18 3 file name ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf title HO Annual Report 1016-17 question first answered 01/07/2019 15:36:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1420805

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Landlords: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she is having with the police on (a) investigating and (b) prosecuting landlords that attempt to offer housing in exchange for sexual relations.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	120649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p /><p>The Government is clear that exploitation through ‘sex for rent’ has no place in our society. However, there are two existing offences in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which can, and have, been used to successfully prosecute this practice. The existing offences of causing or inciting prostitution for gain (section 52 of the 2003 Act) and controlling prostitution for gain (section 53 of the 2003 Act). These offences may capture instances of sex for rent, depending on the circumstances of the case.</p><p>We recognise the need to stamp out this abhorrent practice and support those at risk of exploitation. We have already taken action around this:</p><ul><li>to ensure prosecutors are clear on the law, the CPS amended their guidance on ‘Prostitution and Exploitation of Prostitution’ to include specific reference to the potential availability of charges for offences under sections 52 and 53 for ‘sex for rent’ arrangements;</li><li>to better protect tenants from rogue landlords who have been convicted of certain criminal offences, the Government introduced banning orders through the Housing and Planning Act 2016. A banning order prohibits named individuals from engaging in letting and property management work, and we have been clear that both housing associations and local authorities should use these orders if needed; and</li><li>we recognise the importance of ensuring we have the right legislation in place to tackle those seeking to exploit others through this practice, that is why in the VAWG Strategy we committed to working across Government and with partners to better understand the effectiveness of existing offences in tackling this issue and consider whether further reform is needed.</li></ul><p>The Online Safety Bill will include relevant offences relating to the incitement and control of prostitution for gain in the list of ‘priority offences’ which internet companies will need to take proactive steps to tackle. The Bill will capture user-to-user sites, where the majority of ‘sex for rent’ advertising takes place. Furthermore, the Bill places a duty on certain companies to take action in respect to ‘content that is harmful to adults’.</p><p>In parallel, officials are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing, for example, to ensure there is appropriate guidance for policing on the issue of sex-for-rent.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/02/2022 12:58:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1133374

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	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 potential merits of waiving the fees for super priority service for a replacement biometric residence permit (BRP) for victims of crime who have had their BRPs stolen.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	266842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p /><p>We have previously considered the merits of whether we should waive the fee for replacement BRPs that have been stolen. We concluded that a fee waiver in these circumstances would not be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/06/2019 12:42:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1189812

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) homeless people, and (2) asylum-seekers, who are sharing emergency or asylum accommodation and are unable to self-isolate if necessary; and what steps they are taking to address this issue. [T]
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL3329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>(1) This is a public health crisis more than anything and so requires a health response. To enable this our priority is to bring vulnerable people inside so they can self-isolate and stop the virus spreading. More than 5,400 rough sleepers and people who have been living in accommodation with communal sleeping spaces such as night shelters  – over 90% of those known to local authorities at the beginning of the crisis have now been made offers of safe accommodation – ensuring some of the most vulnerable in society are protected from the pandemic. This is a truly remarkable achievement, and one which is the result of the hard work of local government, agencies and charities across the country, who have helped to get people off the street and into safe accommodation, protecting the most vulnerable in society and ultimately saving lives.  We announced that councils across England will receive another £1.6 billion in additional funding to enable them to respond to other COVID-19 pressures across all the services they deliver, stepping up support for services helping the most vulnerable, including homeless people. This takes the total funding to support councils to respond to the pandemic to over £3.2 billion. This is in addition to £3.2 million in targeted funding for councils to support vulnerable rough sleepers.</p><p>(2) The Accommodation providers recognise the challenge of managing COVID 19 within our accommodation estate and are working closely with Public Health England (PHE) on how their guidance on social distancing and self-isolation is properly applied, while ensuring that people can continue to access essential services.</p><p>In Initial Accommodation facilities, which tends to be hostel based, PHE Guidance recommends that separate rooms and segregation be provided for symptomatic people, or they should be moved to hotels. Our providers have configured their accommodation estate to meet this guidance.</p><p>In Dispersed Accommodation, which is houses or homes of multiple occupancy accommodating small numbers, Service Users have been provided guidance to ensure they socially distance or self isolate in line with the advice provided to the general public. Additionally, services providers have enhanced their contact management and wraparound services to ensure access to medical care, food packages and other essential items.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/05/2020 11:12:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1224166

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ports: Codes of Practice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the debate on Port Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020 on 10 July (HL Deb, cols 1327–46) (1) what assessment they have made of the report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, UK Border Force short-term holding facilities, published on 24 June, and (2) what discussions they have had with the College of Policing regarding training and accreditation for officers applying the Code of Practice, with particular regard to racial profiling.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
	uin	HL6773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>(1) We recognise the need for improvement in some facilities and there is an ongoing programme of work to ensure all sites used for detention are appropriately equipped and that the facilities are suitable to allow for the welfare of detainees to be prioritised</p><p> </p><p>(2) The new Schedule 7 and 3 Codes of Practice are both clear that selection of a person for examination must not be arbitrary or for discriminatory reasons and that protected characteristics (whether separately or together) are not to be used as criteria for selection except to the extent that they are used in association with considerations that relate to the threat from terrorism or hostile activity. The Home Office continues to work with the police to ensure that training and guidance for frontline officers reflects the legal provision and important safeguards of these codes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/07/2020 11:45:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1353121

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many British National (Overseas) visas have been granted, including to dependants, since 31 January, (2) how many individuals have been granted leave outside the Immigration Rules at the UK border since 1 January, and (3) how many British National (Overseas) passports issued each month since January.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>(1),(2)</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on visas and the British National Overseas (BN(O)) route in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p>The data relates to the first and second quarter of 2021, January to June, and are derived from management information. These statistics include data on main applicants and dependants and are rounded to the nearest hundred. Data for Q3 2021 will be published on 25 November 2021.</p><p>(3)</p><p>The table below provides the number of British National (Overseas) passports issued to customers each month since January 2021. *</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BNO Passports Issued </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>13,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>8,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>7,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>4,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>4,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>3,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>2,728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>5,613</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures are correct at the time of reporting and subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2021 14:28:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1421270

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new asylum applications were submitted by individuals who had previously been refused asylum in the UK in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
	uin	121813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>(121813) Our records indicate that a total of 6,760 Further Submissions in support of fresh applications for asylum were lodged in the United Kingdom in 2021.</p><p>(121814) The five most common nationalities that lodged Further Submissions in support of fresh applications for asylum in the United Kingdom in 2021 were:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>1,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 16:53:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52076 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin

1421271

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what the five most common nationalities of asylum applicants making fresh claims to the UK in 2021 were and (b) how many fresh asylum applications were received by the UK from nationals of each of those five countries in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
	uin	121814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>(121813) Our records indicate that a total of 6,760 Further Submissions in support of fresh applications for asylum were lodged in the United Kingdom in 2021.</p><p>(121814) The five most common nationalities that lodged Further Submissions in support of fresh applications for asylum in the United Kingdom in 2021 were:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>1,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 16:54:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin

1505859

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum and Visas: Applications
	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 plans to (a) recruit more staff, (b) increase the responsiveness to MPs written and helpline enquiries and (c) put in place other resources to mitigate delays in processing visa and asylum applications.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	49227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>(a) Staffing levels in the MP Account Management team have increased by 20% over the last 6 months and recruitment is continuing, with additional staff joining over the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>(b) A recovery plan is in place which will lead to incremental improvements in service standards over the coming 5 months with a return to 20 day service standard by March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>(c) The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Staff from other government departments, including DWP and HMRC, have been surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course.</p><p>To help reduce the number of outstanding claims for protection we are investing in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives that will speed up and simplify our processes, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decrease the number of people who are awaiting an interview or decision.</p><p> </p><p>We have extensive ongoing recruitment plans in place and are actively increasing the number of asylum decision makers. Additionally we have career progression options that will aid the retention of staff.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 10:45:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1251078

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	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 (a) Biometric Residence Permit cards are issued within her Department's target time; (b) responses to BRP has not been delivered forms are answered within her Department's target time; and (c) correspondence in relation to BRP are answered within her Department's target time.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	114079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>(a) The Home Office does not keep data relating to volume of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) issued and delivered within target, but it does have service level agreements (SLAs) with partners for the creation and delivery of BRPs. The Home Office can also check whether and how quickly an individual BRP was created and delivered.</p><p>The Home Office aims to deliver a BRP within 10 working days of an immigration application being approved.</p><p>The DVLA, which produces BRPs, has an SLA to complete 90% of production requests within one working day and the remaining 10% within two working days. While this was met consistently until early 2020 the impacts of Covid-19 restrictions and safe working practices have caused occasional delays of up to four working days since April.</p><p>Our delivery partner is required to attempt first delivery of 99% of BRP within two working days of collection from DVLA. This target was met up until February 2020 and is 91% since then. We are working to improve our performance in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>(b) Based upon locally held records, for the period 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2020, the Home Office received 44,258 BRP delivery enquiry forms and answered 91% within the 5 working day target.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Based upon locally held records, for the period 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2020, the Home Office received 38,226 items of correspondence relating to matters other than delivery and answered 76% within the 5 working day target.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/11/2020 15:02:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1536071

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training her Department provides to (a) officials, (b) ministers and (c) secretaries of state on digital security.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	71241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>(a) The Home Office provides Security and Data Protection training to all its officials every 2 Years and the course duration 1 hour 35 minutes. Officials can access this learning via <a href="https://ehdg.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5453" target="_blank">Civil Service Learning (CSL) website</a>.</p><p>The Home Office does not advise on training for (b) ministers and (c) secretaries of state, this is managed by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2022 14:31:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1133155

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	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 held in a immigration detention centre (a) are recognised as victims of modern slavery and/or human trafficking and (b) claim to be victims of modern slavery and/or human trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	266715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>(a) The Home Office records the number of individuals that have received a positive Conclusive Grounds decision and this information is published quarterly by the National Crime Agency, found at <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics.%20" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics. </a></p><p>As NRM referrals, Reasonable Grounds and Conclusive Grounds decisions are considered separately from immigration enforcement action, there is no central record of those who have received a positive Conclusive Grounds decision and are detained under immigration powers. The Home Office therefore does not collate or publish the data requested</p><p>(b) The Home Office record the number of all individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and this information is published Quarterly by the National Crime Agency, found at <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics.%20" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics. </a></p><p>This information does not distinguish between those detained under immigration powers and those living in the community. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the NRM referral is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their stay in the United Kingdom and, secondly, because a person’s status in immigration detention is not permanent and can change.</p><p>The use of immigration detention in all cases is subject to regular reviews and consequently a change in circumstance may result in a different consideration. It is quite possible that an immigration detainee is referred to the National Referral Mechanism during a detention period and is released into the community at any point during that process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/06/2019 16:07:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1177698

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	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 have had a (a) passport and (b) UK citizenship withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>(a) The Secretary of State publishes the number of passports withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative in the annual Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. The last Transparency Report was published in July 2018. A link to that report can be found here;</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727961/CCS207_CCS0418538240-1_Transparency_Report_2018_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727961/CCS207_CCS0418538240-1_Transparency_Report_2018_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p>(b) Citizenship is not withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative, it is the British Nationality Act 1981 that provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) and 40(3) of the Act.</p><p>Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the public good to do so.</p><p>Section 40(3) allows the Secretary of State to deprive a person who has obtained citizenship by naturalisation or registration, where the Secretary of State is satisfied citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact.</p><p>Three reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017 and 2018, which have included figures for section 40(2) deprivations. Figures from May 2010 to December 2014 are included in the 2015 report, from January to December 2015 in the 2017 report and January 2016 to December 2017 in the 2018 report. The links to these reports are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/02/2020 17:16:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1683330

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase (a) charge rates and (b) support for victims of crime in (i) Newport West and (ii) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	10540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>(a) We are working with partners across the CJS to increase the number of cases being charged and prosecuted, and reduce the time taken to reach this point. We are freeing up the police from unnecessary burdens, such as through the Right Care Right Person model for mental health, so they can focus on keeping the public safe, and are investing in technology to speed up police’s work on case files, such as automating redaction. We also welcome the recent commitment from police forces across England and Wales to pursue all leads where there is a reasonable chance it could result in catching a perpetrator and solving a crime (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fpolice-pledge-to-pursue-any-reasonable-lead-to-solve-more-crime&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRaveena.Chhokar%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C621139694aa842afd00108dc1e75bdca%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638418738366957910%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WwKKmuMWqLoNLiQyAqQDXwmYBz5xGuUx1K4%2F7FxQYnw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Police pledge to pursue any reasonable lead to solve more crime - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>(b) We are supporting the police by providing them with the resources they need. There are over 149,000 officers in England and Wales, which is higher than the previous peak before the Police Uplift Programme, in March 2010. At 30 September 2023, Gwent police had 1,527 officers and all forces in Wales had a total of 8,108 officers.</p><p>(c) Protecting victims and improving their experience and the support they receive is a key priority for the Government. We recognise the importance of victims having access to the support they may need to cope and recover from the impact of crime. The Government is quadrupling funding for victim services by 2024/25, up from £41 million in 2009/10.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) provides all Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales with grant funding to commission victim support services for victims of all crime types. PCCs are best placed to understand their local communities and providers, and to commission appropriate support to meet that need. The total allocation for Gwent PCC for 22/23 was £1,306,258.40.</p><p>We have also recommissioned the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASASF), which is providing £26 million between August 2023 and March 2025 to more than 60 specialist sexual violence victim support services across England and Wales.  Further details on the breakdown of funding, including which services are funded in Wales can be found in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frape-and-sexual-abuse-support-fund-2023-to-2025-organisations-awarded-funding%2Forganisations-awarded-funding-from-the-rape-and-sexual-abuse-support-fund-rasasf-august-2023-to-march-2025&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJayne.Baldock%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8dc720808e734a691c7008dc18fe7d75%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638412728508199696%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MuuFHrt8JxLw3huRO8fkCxOb4%2FZtIol6lMt9Z49Es9k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">data on organisations awarded funding from the RASASF</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/01/2024 14:56:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1521469

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration and Passports: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets her Department has in place for reducing the backlog of applications for (a) Leave and Indefinite Leave to Remain, (b) citizenship and (c) passports.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	61909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>(a) We have faced extremely high pressures in the past two 2 years in relation to visa application routes, including leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain. All routes have seen extremely high demand following the end of the pandemic and the easing of travel restrictions. We also prioritised capacity earlier this year to help people forced to flee their homes as a result of President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine get to safety. We have worked hard to reduce processing times and we are now back within service standard across a number of our routes, but we continue to further improve the speed of our decision making by rolling out better, more efficient technology, including digital interviewing and moving away from a paper based system and also recruiting more decision making staff.</p><p>(b) Our website provides up-to-date information on our visa processing times across the routes we offer, and we encourage customers to continue to refer to these updates as our performance changes on a regular basis. At the same time, we continue to prioritise any urgent, compelling, or compassionate case. The most recent published data on citizenship applications (August 2022) shows that of those straightforward applications received, the percentage completed within the Service Standard of six months was 98.4%. The latest information on processing times can be found in the UK Visas and Immigration Transparency Data, available on Gov.uk.</p><p>(c) Between January and August, 95.3% of standard UK applications were processed within the published guidance of ten weeks, and the volume of applications outside of this processing time continues to fall.</p><p> </p><p>Passport demand is highly seasonal. As is always the case in the autumn and winter, His Majesty’s Passport Office is working to reduce its overall work in progress ahead of demand increasing again from January.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2022 12:48:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1457658

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	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 steps she is taking to (a) improve advice given by and (b) reduce call waiting times for the UK visa and immigration MP hotline.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	153898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>(a)The agents on the MP Helpline receive full training and mentoring to give them the appropriate skills to handle the enquiries received to the helpline. We also conduct quality monitoring of calls and have a robust training and feedback programme.</p><p>(b)Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis there has been a significant increase in calls to the MP Enquiry Line leading to lengthy wait times for which we apologise.</p><p>To ease pressure on the lines during this period we have requested MP’s Offices only use the line for Ukraine queries or non-Ukraine compassionate/urgent cases.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 13:57:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1289115

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the whether current statutory safeguarding provisions adequately (1) assist young victims of intimate partner violence, and (2) deal with perpetrators of intimate partner violence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL13560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>(i) Young Victims</p><p>We recently published an updated version of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018’. The guidance specifically references teenage relationship abuse as part of the statutory definition of domestic abuse. It also outlines the ‘assessment of risk outside the home’ which ensures that practitioners are alert to the risk of abuse for young people within their own intimate relationships.</p><p>Further to this, the draft guidance that will accompany the Domestic Abuse bill covers abuse in teenage relationships. The guidance has been seen in draft by a wide range of sector representatives, who have provided feedback. The guidance is being finalised ahead of a formal consultation period in the spring.</p><p>(ii) Perpetrators</p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“CJA 2003”) provides for the establishment of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (“MAPPA”) in each of the 42 criminal justice areas in England and Wales. These are designed to protect the public, including previous victims of crime, from serious harm by sexual and violent offenders. They require the local criminal justice agencies and other bodies dealing with offenders to work together in partnership in dealing with these offenders.</p><p>MAPPA guidance states that under the Children Act 2004, the Responsible Authority and DTC agencies have a statutory duty to make arrangements for ensuring that ‘their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children’ and that ‘children should not be treated by MAPPA as ‘mini-adults’’.</p><p>The draft Domestic Abuse Statutory Guidance which is due to be published following royal assent of the Bill also includes young people who perpetrate abuse.</p><p>Young people perpetrating abuse in their relationships must be supported in an appropriate way that places emphasis on tackling the drivers of their behaviour. Court and responding agencies must take into account youth justice guidelines when responding to cases of teenage relationship abuse, avoid unnecessarily criminalising young people, and identify appropriate interventions to address behaviours that might constitute or lead to abuse. Relevant youth justice guidelines include:</p><ul><li>Case management guidance for Youth Offending Teams</li><li>Standards for children in the Youth Justice System</li><li>Crown Prosecution Service guidance on youth offenders</li><li>Sentencing Council guidelines on sentencing children and young people</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/03/2021 16:42:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1420911

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel Requirements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the processing time is for a travel document from her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	120742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>1) &amp; 3) The standard published processing time for Travel Document applications is 14 weeks. The average current processing time is 11 weeks and 2 days for initial consideration of applications and over 80% of applications are being completed within 14 weeks. Those applications not meeting the service standard are normally awaiting further information from the applicant.</p><p> </p><p>2) COVID and the work from home restrictions have affected our ability to maintain performance against the service standard due to the previous paper-based nature of the application process. To mitigate those impacts we have moved to an online application system, reengineered our internal processes, recruited additional staff and expanded our operation to a second office to ease the effect of regional staff absences. These changes have improved our performance against the service standard, a trend which will continue.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 120743 120744 question first answered 28/02/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52077 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1420912

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel Requirements
	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 speed up the time taken by her Department to process travel documents.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	120743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>1) &amp; 3) The standard published processing time for Travel Document applications is 14 weeks. The average current processing time is 11 weeks and 2 days for initial consideration of applications and over 80% of applications are being completed within 14 weeks. Those applications not meeting the service standard are normally awaiting further information from the applicant.</p><p> </p><p>2) COVID and the work from home restrictions have affected our ability to maintain performance against the service standard due to the previous paper-based nature of the application process. To mitigate those impacts we have moved to an online application system, reengineered our internal processes, recruited additional staff and expanded our operation to a second office to ease the effect of regional staff absences. These changes have improved our performance against the service standard, a trend which will continue.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 120742 120744 question first answered 28/02/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52079 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1420914

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel Requirements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the time set out in her Department's service standards is for processing a travel document.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	120744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>1) &amp; 3) The standard published processing time for Travel Document applications is 14 weeks. The average current processing time is 11 weeks and 2 days for initial consideration of applications and over 80% of applications are being completed within 14 weeks. Those applications not meeting the service standard are normally awaiting further information from the applicant.</p><p> </p><p>2) COVID and the work from home restrictions have affected our ability to maintain performance against the service standard due to the previous paper-based nature of the application process. To mitigate those impacts we have moved to an online application system, reengineered our internal processes, recruited additional staff and expanded our operation to a second office to ease the effect of regional staff absences. These changes have improved our performance against the service standard, a trend which will continue.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 120742 120743 question first answered 28/02/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 52081 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1175767

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures
	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 people subject to terrorism prevention and investigation measure to be charged for offences.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>1) A TPIM notice imposes certain conditions on an individual. Breach of any of those conditions is a criminal offence. Individuals subject to a TPIM are treated in the same way as anyone else who is charged with an offence.</p><p> </p><p>2) Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others 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 Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 11471 question first answered 11/02/2020 15:24:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1175768

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures
	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 she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the prosecution of people subject to terrorism prevention and investigation measures.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>1) A TPIM notice imposes certain conditions on an individual. Breach of any of those conditions is a criminal offence. Individuals subject to a TPIM are treated in the same way as anyone else who is charged with an offence.</p><p> </p><p>2) Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others 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 Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 11470 question first answered 11/02/2020 15:24:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1167488

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Feltham and Heston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time police officers were allocated to Feltham and Heston constituency in (a) 2019, (b) 2018, (c) 2017, (d) 2016 and (e) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	7730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>1) The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police officers, broken down by Police Force Area, on a bi-annual basis, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data at lower levels of geography are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>2) The Home Office collects and publishes recorded incidents of violent crime at Community Safety Partnership (CSP) level. Hounslow is the CSP which covers the Feltham and Heston constituency. These data are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7731 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:35:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167489

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Feltham and Heston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of violent crime there were in Feltham and Heston in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	7731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>1) The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police officers, broken down by Police Force Area, on a bi-annual basis, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data at lower levels of geography are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>2) The Home Office collects and publishes recorded incidents of violent crime at Community Safety Partnership (CSP) level. Hounslow is the CSP which covers the Feltham and Heston constituency. These data are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7730 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:35:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1433746

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dogs: Smuggling
	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 10 February 2022 to Question 119446, on Animal and Plant Health Agency: Border Force, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Border Force’s decision to limit the consignment time to thirty minutes for vehicles suspected to be involved in the puppy smuggling industry.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	126595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>1) The decision to limit the detention time to 30 minutes from the point of notifying APHA was an agreed position between Border Force and APHA at Dover. The SLA commenced on the 24 January and its effectiveness will be assessed after 3 months.</p><p>2) Border Force and Defra meet regularly at the Border Force and Defra Steering Group to discuss ways of working to combat puppy smuggling. Border Force continues to work closely with APHA, referring every case identified at the border for the appropriate action.</p><p>3) Border Force and APHA have no plans to publish the local operational agreement between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency at the Port of Dover.</p><p>4) There have been no vehicles requiring referral to APAH since the commencement of the SLA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 126596 126597 126598 question first answered 01/03/2022 14:53:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1433748

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal and Plant Health Agency: UK Border Force
	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 10 February 2022 to Question 119446 on Animal and Plant Health Agency: Border Force, how many vehicles have been released from consignment at the Port of Dover following recent changes to the operational agreement between the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Border Force.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	126596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>1) The decision to limit the detention time to 30 minutes from the point of notifying APHA was an agreed position between Border Force and APHA at Dover. The SLA commenced on the 24 January and its effectiveness will be assessed after 3 months.</p><p>2) Border Force and Defra meet regularly at the Border Force and Defra Steering Group to discuss ways of working to combat puppy smuggling. Border Force continues to work closely with APHA, referring every case identified at the border for the appropriate action.</p><p>3) Border Force and APHA have no plans to publish the local operational agreement between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency at the Port of Dover.</p><p>4) There have been no vehicles requiring referral to APAH since the commencement of the SLA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 126595 126597 126598 question first answered 01/03/2022 14:53:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1433750

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal and Plant Health Agency: UK Border Force
	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 10 February 2022 to Question 119446 on Animal and Plant Health Agency: Border Force, if she will publish recent changes made to the operational agreement between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency at the Port of Dover.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	126597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>1) The decision to limit the detention time to 30 minutes from the point of notifying APHA was an agreed position between Border Force and APHA at Dover. The SLA commenced on the 24 January and its effectiveness will be assessed after 3 months.</p><p>2) Border Force and Defra meet regularly at the Border Force and Defra Steering Group to discuss ways of working to combat puppy smuggling. Border Force continues to work closely with APHA, referring every case identified at the border for the appropriate action.</p><p>3) Border Force and APHA have no plans to publish the local operational agreement between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency at the Port of Dover.</p><p>4) There have been no vehicles requiring referral to APAH since the commencement of the SLA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 126595 126596 126598 question first answered 01/03/2022 14:53:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1433752

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dogs: Smuggling
	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 10 February 2022 to Question 119446 on Animal and Plant Health Agency: Border Force, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Border Force continues to work closely with the Animal and Plant Health Agency on vehicles suspected of being involved in the Puppy Smuggling industry.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	126598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>1) The decision to limit the detention time to 30 minutes from the point of notifying APHA was an agreed position between Border Force and APHA at Dover. The SLA commenced on the 24 January and its effectiveness will be assessed after 3 months.</p><p>2) Border Force and Defra meet regularly at the Border Force and Defra Steering Group to discuss ways of working to combat puppy smuggling. Border Force continues to work closely with APHA, referring every case identified at the border for the appropriate action.</p><p>3) Border Force and APHA have no plans to publish the local operational agreement between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency at the Port of Dover.</p><p>4) There have been no vehicles requiring referral to APAH since the commencement of the SLA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 126595 126596 126597 question first answered 01/03/2022 14:53:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1420355

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is from when a person contacts the National Asylum Intake Unit to register an asylum claim to when they have their screening interview.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	119694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119695 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420356

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 tackle delays in registering an asylum claim.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	119695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119694 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1226774

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have undertaken unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	77794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>1.) Training on unconscious bias is primarily provided through the Unconscious Bias eLearning package on the Civil Service Learning site. The table below shows the number of individual Home Office staff that have undertaken this course in each of the last five financial years:</p><p><strong>Table 1: Take up of Unconscious Bias eLearning</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 15 to 31 Mar 16</p></td><td><p>1,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 16 to 31 Mar 17</p></td><td><p>2,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 17 to 31 Mar 18</p></td><td><p>5,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 18 to 31 Mar 19</p></td><td><p>7,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 19 to 31 Mar 20</p></td><td><p>15,306</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2.) In addition to the Unconscious Bias eLearning package the subject of unconscious bias has been included in the Diversity &amp; Inclusion eLearning package on the Civil Service Learning site from May 2019. The table below shows the number of Home Office staff that have undertaken this course from 1 May 2019 to 31 March 2020:</p><p><strong>Table 2: Take up of Diversity &amp; Inclusion eLearning</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 May 19 to 31 Mar 20</p></td><td><p>14,460</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>3.) Civil Service Learning also provide a half day workshop on unconscious bias, aimed at Senior Civil Servants. A total of 23 Home Office Senior Civil Servants staff have attended this workshop as shown below:</p><p><strong>Table 3: Take up of Unconscious Bias workshop</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 18 to 31 Mar 19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 19 to 31 Mar 20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>4.) It should be noted that all figures include permanent Home Office Civil Servants only; contactors working on behalf of the Home Office are not included.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/09/2020 10:23:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1484311

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	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 June 2022 to Question 23234, under which scheme 100 Afghan journalists been relocated to the UK; and what type of visas they have been granted.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	26711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>100 Afghan journalists have been brought to safety during and after OP Pitting under the ACRS through pathway one.</p><p>They were granted Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) for 6 months and will be granted Indefinite Leave to Remain under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/07/2022 10:59:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 10730 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1563517

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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, when she plans to respond to the email of 15 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton, relating to Mahdi Neisy.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	114810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>114810 – the Home Office replied on 29 December 2022.</p><p>114811 – the Home Office replied on 23 December 2022.</p><p>114812 – the Home Office will respond shortly.</p><p>114813 - the Home Office replied on 10 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 114811 114812 114813 question first answered 12/01/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1563518

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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, when she plans to respond to the email of 16 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton, relating to Claudia Gisella Fabara Cuadros.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	114811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>114810 – the Home Office replied on 29 December 2022.</p><p>114811 – the Home Office replied on 23 December 2022.</p><p>114812 – the Home Office will respond shortly.</p><p>114813 - the Home Office replied on 10 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 114810 114812 114813 question first answered 12/01/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1563519

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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, when she plans to respond to the email of 16 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton relating to Saba Esmaeili.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	114812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>114810 – the Home Office replied on 29 December 2022.</p><p>114811 – the Home Office replied on 23 December 2022.</p><p>114812 – the Home Office will respond shortly.</p><p>114813 - the Home Office replied on 10 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 114810 114811 114813 question first answered 12/01/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1563520

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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, when she plans to respond to the email of 16 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton, relating to Jaime Perez Sandoval and family.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	114813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>114810 – the Home Office replied on 29 December 2022.</p><p>114811 – the Home Office replied on 23 December 2022.</p><p>114812 – the Home Office will respond shortly.</p><p>114813 - the Home Office replied on 10 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 114810 114811 114812 question first answered 12/01/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1600575

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require written asylum applications to be submitted in English.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>12,000 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Syria, Yemen, and Libya who lodged asylum claims before 28 June 2022 will be considered through a Streamlined Asylum Process. This will involve eligible claimants being sent a questionnaire asking them to provide all the necessary information so claims can be considered more quickly. This will speed up decisions for those in genuine need, ending the uncertainty over their future, and help us remove people with no right to be here.</p><p>It is standard practice for the Home Office to issue correspondence and questionnaires to asylum claimants in English. This is to avoid responses being received in other languages.</p><p>Asylum claims will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis against published Immigration Rules, policy guidance and country information. These five nationalities had a grant rate of over 95% in the year-ending September 2022, therefore it is right to accelerate the processing of these claims where appropriate. An automatic grant of protection status for these countries is certainly not guaranteed – all individuals will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and an interview will follow the questionnaire if more information is needed.</p><p>All individuals will have already undergone a screening interview, including criminal checks and will have their biometrics, such as their fingerprints, taken before they can be considered for a grant of protection status.</p><p>If individuals do not reply to the questionnaire, and the Home Office is unable to trace them, their claim could be withdrawn.</p><p>We will respond to the correspondence from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6032 HL6033 HL6034 question first answered 15/03/2023 17:59:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1600576

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting on 27 February about the use of online translation tools to assist written asylum applications.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>12,000 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Syria, Yemen, and Libya who lodged asylum claims before 28 June 2022 will be considered through a Streamlined Asylum Process. This will involve eligible claimants being sent a questionnaire asking them to provide all the necessary information so claims can be considered more quickly. This will speed up decisions for those in genuine need, ending the uncertainty over their future, and help us remove people with no right to be here.</p><p>It is standard practice for the Home Office to issue correspondence and questionnaires to asylum claimants in English. This is to avoid responses being received in other languages.</p><p>Asylum claims will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis against published Immigration Rules, policy guidance and country information. These five nationalities had a grant rate of over 95% in the year-ending September 2022, therefore it is right to accelerate the processing of these claims where appropriate. An automatic grant of protection status for these countries is certainly not guaranteed – all individuals will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and an interview will follow the questionnaire if more information is needed.</p><p>All individuals will have already undergone a screening interview, including criminal checks and will have their biometrics, such as their fingerprints, taken before they can be considered for a grant of protection status.</p><p>If individuals do not reply to the questionnaire, and the Home Office is unable to trace them, their claim could be withdrawn.</p><p>We will respond to the correspondence from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6031 HL6033 HL6034 question first answered 15/03/2023 17:59:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1600577

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of online translation tools to assist written asylum applications on the level of appeals against asylum decisions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>12,000 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Syria, Yemen, and Libya who lodged asylum claims before 28 June 2022 will be considered through a Streamlined Asylum Process. This will involve eligible claimants being sent a questionnaire asking them to provide all the necessary information so claims can be considered more quickly. This will speed up decisions for those in genuine need, ending the uncertainty over their future, and help us remove people with no right to be here.</p><p>It is standard practice for the Home Office to issue correspondence and questionnaires to asylum claimants in English. This is to avoid responses being received in other languages.</p><p>Asylum claims will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis against published Immigration Rules, policy guidance and country information. These five nationalities had a grant rate of over 95% in the year-ending September 2022, therefore it is right to accelerate the processing of these claims where appropriate. An automatic grant of protection status for these countries is certainly not guaranteed – all individuals will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and an interview will follow the questionnaire if more information is needed.</p><p>All individuals will have already undergone a screening interview, including criminal checks and will have their biometrics, such as their fingerprints, taken before they can be considered for a grant of protection status.</p><p>If individuals do not reply to the questionnaire, and the Home Office is unable to trace them, their claim could be withdrawn.</p><p>We will respond to the correspondence from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6031 HL6032 HL6034 question first answered 15/03/2023 17:59:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1600578

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide public service interpreters to assist asylum seekers if they are required to submit a written asylum application in English.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL6034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>12,000 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Syria, Yemen, and Libya who lodged asylum claims before 28 June 2022 will be considered through a Streamlined Asylum Process. This will involve eligible claimants being sent a questionnaire asking them to provide all the necessary information so claims can be considered more quickly. This will speed up decisions for those in genuine need, ending the uncertainty over their future, and help us remove people with no right to be here.</p><p>It is standard practice for the Home Office to issue correspondence and questionnaires to asylum claimants in English. This is to avoid responses being received in other languages.</p><p>Asylum claims will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis against published Immigration Rules, policy guidance and country information. These five nationalities had a grant rate of over 95% in the year-ending September 2022, therefore it is right to accelerate the processing of these claims where appropriate. An automatic grant of protection status for these countries is certainly not guaranteed – all individuals will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and an interview will follow the questionnaire if more information is needed.</p><p>All individuals will have already undergone a screening interview, including criminal checks and will have their biometrics, such as their fingerprints, taken before they can be considered for a grant of protection status.</p><p>If individuals do not reply to the questionnaire, and the Home Office is unable to trace them, their claim could be withdrawn.</p><p>We will respond to the correspondence from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6031 HL6032 HL6033 question first answered 15/03/2023 17:59:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins