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1150996

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Living Wage
	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 her Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements her Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	2827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>In April 2016, the Government introduced a higher minimum wage rate, called the National Living Wage, which all employers in the UK are required to pay to those aged 25 and over.</p><p>The Home Office is compliant with April 2019 National Living Wage of £8.21 and pays this regardless of age. The Living Wage Foundation (LWF) is an initiative by Citizens UK which advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Living Wage or London Living Wage. The current Living Wage is £9.00 and London Living Wage is £10.55. Currently there are no qualifying staff directly employed by the Department being paid below the Living Wage Foundation rate for London.</p><p>The Home Office does not require its contractors or suppliers to comply with the London Living Wage although they must comply with pay legislation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2019 16:55:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1150933

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Islam
	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 reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford West
	tabling member printed	Naz Shah
	uin	2785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p><strong>Answer:</strong></p><p>Home Office staff have the option to identify as “Muslim” on our HR system rather than identifying their religion as “Islam”.</p><p>Our records show at 30 September that 2070 Home Office staff identify as Muslim. They identified according to the following ethnicities:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian or Asian British</p></td><td><p>1,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black or Black British</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese or Other Ethnic Group</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,070 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additionally, the 2070 Muslim staff are broken down into the following Civil Service grades:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>891</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,070 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2019 16:51:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1151013

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are resident in Glasgow East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	2927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly figures on the number of asylum seekers housed in dispersed accommodation, including under Section 95 and Section 4, by local authority in the Immigration Statistics release, in table as_16q and 17q in volume 4 of the Asylum data tables. These are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to</a></p><p>The figures can not be broken down into individual constituencies, however there were 3982 asylum seekers supported under section 95 accommodated in Glasgow in June 2019. There are additional asylum seekers housed in Glasgow and supported by section 4 support. Figures for section 4 support are only available for the United Kingdom (available in link above).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2019 17:01:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1150719

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Harassment: Fixed Penalties
	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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fixed penalty offence for harassment.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	1920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of harassment extremely seriously.</p><p>Unwelcome advances that intimidate, degrade or humiliate, are an abuse of power and are unlawful. This Government has incorporated sexual harassment into the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy for the first time, in recognition of its disproportionate impact on women.</p><p>Several criminal offences already cover sexual harassment in public places, including the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the Public Order Act 1986, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Together with the Government Equalities Office, we are working to better understand the prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace and in public places. This autumn we will be running a nationally representative survey that will go out to 12,000 respondents. We will then consider next steps when we have access to this important evidence.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2019 16:45:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1150443

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Jainism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	1538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.</p><p>The Government is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2019 11:41:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1150467

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which public appointments she is responsible for.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary is responsible for making appointments to the following boards of public bodies and public offices:</p><ul><li>Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs</li><li>Animals in Science Committee</li><li>Appointed Person under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002</li><li>Biometric and Forensics Ethics Group</li><li>College of Policing Board of Directors</li><li>Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material</li><li>Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner</li><li>Disclosure and Barring Service</li><li>Firefighters’ Pensions Scheme Advisory Board</li><li>Forensic Science Regulator</li><li>Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority</li><li>Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner</li><li>Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration</li><li>Independent Family Returns Panel</li><li>Independent Monitor of the Disclosure and Barring Service</li><li>Independent Office for Police Conduct</li><li>Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation</li><li>Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism</li><li>Members of the Visiting Committee of any immigration removal centre or short-term holding facility</li><li>Migration Advisory Committee</li><li>National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body</li><li>Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner</li><li>Police Advisory Board for England and Wales</li><li>Police (Discipline) Appeals Tribunal</li><li>Police Remuneration Review Body</li><li>Security Industry Authority</li><li>Surveillance Camera Commission</li><li>Technical Advisory Board</li><li>Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservator</li></ul><p>This list excludes appointments made by the Prime Minister and Her Majesty the Queen (Crown appointments).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2019 11:35:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150527

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a preventative duty on employers to require them to take reasonable, proactive steps to protect workers from sexual harassment and victimisation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Earlier this year, we consulted on the evidence for a preventative duty on employers. The consultation closed on 2 October and we are currently considering the responses received.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2019 12:45:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150550

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 victims of trafficking or slavery who have been subject to immigration detention in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	1597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office record the number of all individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and this information is published quarterly and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june</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 Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2019 11:37:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150578

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many equal pay reviews there have been in her Department since 2010; what the dates were of those reviews; and whether her Department plans to undertake an equal pay review in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	1729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office conducts a Policy Equality Statement (PES) annually, following the annual pay award process. The process is usually finalised in the Autumn further to negotiations with Trade Unions. A Policy Equality Statement (PES) will be undertaken following the implementation of the Pay Award this year.</p><p>Additionally, since 2017 the Home Office has annually published its gender pay gap on GOV.UK.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2017/home-offices-gender-pay-gap-report-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2017/home-offices-gender-pay-gap-report-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2018/home-offices-gender-pay-gap-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2018/home-offices-gender-pay-gap-report-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2019 15:31:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1149873

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the frequency of requirements for asylum claimants to attend a Home Office centre are not excessively (a) burdensome and (b) expensive for people more than five miles away from such a centre.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	1077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Asylum seekers in receipt of section 95 asylum support are provided with a weekly allowance which can be used to cover expenses such as travel costs.</p><p>The assistance available to people supported under section 4 of the 1999 Act consists of accommodation (with gas, electricity and water provided free) and provision of a debit card (the “Aspen Card”) which can be used to buy food and other essential items. The Aspen card cannot be used to withdraw cash, but it bears the visa logo and can be used at retail outlets that accept visa transactions.</p><p>If the supported person is required to report as a condition of their immigration bail their travel costs are also covered if they are accommodated more than 3 miles away from the reporting centre or in certain other circumstances, for example if they are unable to walk because of a disability.</p><p>In practical terms the travel costs are covered by issuing tickets or by uploading further funds on to the person’s Aspen card.</p><p>The Home Office keeps these arrangements under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/10/2019 14:49:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent