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418719

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours her Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	10226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2015 answer text <p>The number of hours spent on this activity in the Home Office is not separately identifiable.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/10/2015 11:46:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

389215

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Females
	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 meet the recommendations set out in the UK report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
	uin	6869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has some of the strongest protections in the world to safeguard women and girls. The Government is committed to further supporting women to rebuild their lives, to breaking cycles of abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice.</p><p>We will continue to update our Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, as we have done every year, and will consider the Special Rapporteur's findings.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/07/2015 10:24:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

391851

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount of resource has been available to the police to (a) protect children from sexual abuse, (b) carry out investigations in relation to (i) current and (ii) historic child sexual abuse cases in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Resourcing is an operational matter for chief officers. We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat which will help to ensure that police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners have in place the capabilities they need to protect children from sexual abuse.</p><p>In 2015/16 the Home Office provided an additional £10 million to the National Crime Agency for the creation of more specialist teams to tackle online child sexual exploitation. We have also made available £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which coordinates the handling of multiple non-recent child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and £1.5 million to support regional coordinators and analysts to oversee the implementation of the National Policing Plan for tackling Child Sexual Exploitation.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for victims services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 15:28:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

390387

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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, how many victims of human trafficking were located as a result of calls to the NSPCC helpline in the last year; what grant her Department provides towards this provision; what data her Department holds on follow-ups to each call; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	7203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The NSPCC is contracted by the Home Office to deliver a helpline that enables potential victims of modern slavery to access support services and advice. Between 31 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, 1,220 potential victims were identified by the helpline. 1,060 adult potential victims were identified and referred to the local police force; the Home Office does not hold information on the activity following this referral. 160 potential child victims were identified and were referred though the helpline to the NSPCC Child Trafficking Advice Centre. Each child referral is allocated to a social worker in the team to ensure each child is referred to Children’s Services and other relevant agencies, and that follow up advice is given. The Home Office funding for the contract is £50,000.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/07/2015 13:41:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

390391

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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, how many telephone calls were received by the Metropolitan Police's human trafficking helpline in each of the last three years; how many of these calls were from (a) victims of human trafficking, (b) professional workers and (c) the general public; and what the annual cost is of running the service.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	7202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data. The Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking helpline is owned by the Metropolitan Police and is independent of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/08/2015 13:18:47 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

390398

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions there were for human trafficking and modern day slavery in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014; and from which countries those convicted originated.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Mark Field
	uin	7387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The consolidated slavery and trafficking offences set out in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will come into force on 31 July 2015. Information held by Ministry of Justice does not allow us to breakdown convictions by the offender’s country of origin. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on all offences, including human trafficking and slavery, which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</a>. To access the specific information requested, open the table ‘Outcomes by offence’.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 04/08/2015 12:51:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

418725

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ministers of Religion: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's plans for a proposed national register of faith leaders in countering extremism.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	10154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government will publish its Counter-Extremism strategy in the near future. There are no plans for a national register of faith leaders.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 10155 question first answered 05/10/2015 13:32:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

418726

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ministers of Religion: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has under its proposal for a national register of faith leaders to (a) vet faith leaders from outside the UK before or after their arrival in the UK, (b) subject faith leaders already in the UK to the same level of vetting as applies to those entering the UK, (c) exclude teachers or priests from any particular religion or denomination from the requirement to register and (d) deal with faith leaders entering the UK or already resident here who are believed to be a threat to national security.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	10155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government will publish its Counter-Extremism strategy in the near future. There are no plans for a national register of faith leaders.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 10154 question first answered 05/10/2015 13:32:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

391487

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children came forward as potential victims of human trafficking in each year since 2012; how many such people (i) were returned to their country of origin and (ii) stayed on in the UK; how many of those who stayed in the UK were granted asylum; and what data is collected from each shelter administered by the Salvation Army scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	8025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of potential victims of human trafficking who were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each year since 2012, broken down by the age of the potential victim at the time of referral.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Minor</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transgender </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>1186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>1746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>2340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to accurately provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of those referred into the NRM. The Salvation Army provides the Home Office with information on the number of victims it has supported and the types of exploitation encountered.</p><p> </p><p>It also provides case specific information such as the NRM decision and victims’ country of origin.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 15:55:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391502

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of administering shelters organised by the Salvation Army where potential trafficked victims have been placed; how much such funding goes to individual non-governmental organisations who ran such shelters in 2014; and how much of the overall Government grant for these shelters is spent by the Salvation Army on administration and running costs.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	8024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Salvation Army and their 11 subcontractors provide support for potential victims of trafficking in England and Wales. The contract is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. The management of the contract was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office in March 2014, so data is provided for the financial year 2014/15.</p><p>In the financial year 2014/15, the total cost of the contract was £5,158,251, of which £235,440 was spent on administration and management of the contract. The remainder was spent by The Salvation army and their subcontractors on providing support to potential victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 16:04:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce