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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

386716

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
	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 place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by her Department between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	4968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012 requires government departments to publicise successful appointments, once made by the appointing Minister. These can be found on the Department’s gov.uk website or the appointing body’s website.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2015 15:35:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

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

388659

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
	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 received any referrals to the National Referral Mechanism for child trafficking in relation to a sports visa.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	6233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it would require a manual review of all referrals and associated records, to establish if an individual entered the UK on a sports visa, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2015 16:05:01 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

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

387859

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Northern Ireland
	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 reduce people trafficking into Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	5643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery, regardless of where or how it occurs. The Northern Ireland Executive is part of the UK’s Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery, which leads the co-ordinated response to this terrible crime across the UK.</p><p>The Border Policing Command of the National Crime Agency leads, supports and coordinates partners at the UK border in a multi-agency response to tackle international modern slavery crime before it reaches the UK.</p><p>The Home Office’s Border Force has established a dedicated programme of activity to strengthen its capabilities to detect potential victims and traffickers and it runs regular operations on targeted flights. All border staff in Northern Ireland have received human trafficking training, to ensure they know how to spot trafficking.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/07/2015 10:03:26 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 13214 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

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