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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

1128042

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	910960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 910961 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

174437

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	221227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Department does not hold centrally details of expenditure on recruitment agency fees so this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on outplacement agency fees for displaced or <br>redundant staff for the financial years prior to 2014/15 was not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The fully audited figures for 2014/15 will be available in July 2015.<br><br>The total staff training costs for the financial years 2010/11 to 2013/14 are set out below:<br><br>2010-11 - £13,598,237<br>2011-12 - £14,860,807<br>2012-13 - £16,986,868<br>2013-14 - £24,715,417<br><br>The full-year audited figures for total staff training expenditure for 2014-15 will be available in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 27/01/2015 15:01:08 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 39696 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227308

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Off-payroll Working
	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 and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The number of people engaged off payroll by the Home Office and the Non Departmental Public Bodies, for which it is responsible, are published each year in its Annual report and Accounts. These are available on our website and can be found by following the links set out below:<br><br>2013-14 (Average number of persons employed) (Page 39)<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446<br>/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf<br><br>2012-13 (Average number of persons employed) (Page 45)<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210660<br>/Annual_Report_and_Accounts_FINAL_updated_logo.pdf<br><br>2011-12 (Table 5 Staff in post) (Page 46)<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/143619<br>/annual-report-2011-12.pdf<br><br>2010-11 (Table 5 Staff in post) (Page 45)<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/120048<br>/annual-report-201011.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/03/2015 16:26:55 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

443036

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what constitutes non-violent extremism.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	21384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443037

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what her definition is of non-violent expressions of religious belief which are (a) extreme and (b) not extreme.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	21385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21384 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443039

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 113 of the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what definition her Department uses of extremism; and what steps she is taking to ensure that that definition does not close down debate or limit free speech.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	21386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21384 21385 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443041

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, whether a religious group or individual which claims that their religion is the only one true faith is included in its definition of extremism.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	21382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21383 21384 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

443042

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what plans the Government has to consult with faith groups on its definition of extremism.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
	uin	21383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21384 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

228617

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	228313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average hourly pay of civil servants in the Home Office as of 28th February 2015 by ethnicity.<br><br>Other than at Senior Civil Servant (SCS) level the Home Office have different pay scales for London and National at all grades. 78.2 % of the staff below SCS declaring themselves Black and Minority Ethnic are based in London compared with 33.2 % of staff below SCS declaring themselves White. This explains why (apart from SCS staff) the hourly rate for BME staff is higher than for white staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/03/2015 10:18:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 228313 _Table 1.xlsx title Average hourly pay of civil servants
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero