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1241388

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: 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 biggest pay rise given to someone in her Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	100330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>In the last 12 months the biggest percentage pay rise in the Home Office was 9% and the biggest pay rise in cash terms was £7,292.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2020 12:58:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

426596

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	15049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>All regulations implementing EU legislation that have been introduced since 2013 and their associated impacts can be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk</a></p><p>The website lists all regulations and not just those implementing EU legislation. However, the Explanatory Memorandum for each regulation will state if it is implementing an EU obligation. This is available with the regulation itself on the website.</p><p>The impact of future regulations that implement EU legislation will also be available on this website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2015 17:00:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1179283

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: International Men's Day
	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 took to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	18562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office recognised International Men’s Day on 19 November 2019 with a news item on our internal intranet site. The story explained the significance of the event and that the day shone a positive light on male role models, fatherhood and men’s issues.</p><p>It also highlighted the importance of good mental health for men. The story included an audio interview with a member of staff who discussed his experience of adoption and fatherhood. All staff had an opportunity to engage in these communications.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2020 15:40:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

456183

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Criminal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks the UK Border Agency makes to determine whether a person who is not a UK citizen has any overseas criminal convictions at the time of their entry into the UK from another EU country.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	28787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK conducts 100% checks on arriving passengers in order to identify people of concern seeking to enter the country. All passengers are checked against police, security and immigration watchlists and where we are aware of individuals who pose a risk, Border Force officers can – and do - refuse them entry.</p><p>We use the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SISII) to check whether the individual is wanted for an offence under a European Arrest Warrant. If he or she is, arrangements will be made for the individual to be detained at port, and arrested by the police for surrender to the Member State that has issued the Warrant.</p><p>In September 2015, we introduced a new requirement for Tier 1 investor and entrepreneur applicants to supply an overseas criminal record certificate for any country they have resided in continuously for 12 months or more, in the last 10 years prior to their application. Failure to provide such a document when required to do so may result in their application being refused.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/03/2016 17:36:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

456478

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Criminal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are made to determine whether an individual who is not a British citizen has committed any crimes in the UK on a previous occasion at the time of their entry to the UK from another EU country.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>We take the issue of preventing criminals entering the UK extremely seriously, and we continue to strengthen our borders so that we can prevent crime and protect the public. We carry out 100% checks at passport control to identify persons of interest entering the UK. All passengers are checked against police, security and immigration watchlists and where we are aware of individuals who pose a risk, Border Force officers can – and do - refuse them entry. Checks are also carried out against the vast majority of passengers before they arrive in the UK and, where we can, we stop them from travelling in the first place.</p><p>Those required to obtain a visa to enter the UK are also checked against a range of police, security and immigration databases for details of any UK or overseas criminal record. All applicants are required to provide details of their criminal history. Where they fail to declare relevant offences/convictions, their application will be refused and they will be subject to a ten-year ban from applying to enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/03/2016 17:33:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

457578

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security checks are in place to verify Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>All out of country entry clearance applications are subject to an extensive range of mandatory and discretionary checks.</p><p>These include, but are not limited to, identity, travel document verification, searches against national and international police records and against previous Immigration history. Biographic and biometric checks can also be made.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/03/2016 14:25:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

457579

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visas have been granted by each licensed sponsor in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>I will arrange for the list of current Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) licensed sponsors and the number of certificates of sponsorship they have assigned to migrants for each of the last five years to be placed in the House Library. This includes certificates assigned to migrants who are within the UK as well as overseas.</p><p>Each of the sponsors listed have had to provide mandatory documentation to demonstrate that they are bona fide religious organisations, trading lawfully within the UK. This information is assessed and used to validate an application prior to the issuance of a sponsor licence. Visits may also be conducted at the premises of prospective sponsors, to ensure that an organisation is eligible, suitable and genuine. Those who fail to meet UKVI’s requirements will have their application refused.</p><p>In cases where an application has already been granted, UKVI continues to monitor their compliance against the published guidance. Those sponsors who fail to adhere to their duties will have action taken again them; this includes but is not limited to the revocation of their licence.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 29594 question first answered 14/03/2016 16:47:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

457580

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which licensed sponsors are eligible to sponsor a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>I will arrange for the list of current Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) licensed sponsors and the number of certificates of sponsorship they have assigned to migrants for each of the last five years to be placed in the House Library. This includes certificates assigned to migrants who are within the UK as well as overseas.</p><p>Each of the sponsors listed have had to provide mandatory documentation to demonstrate that they are bona fide religious organisations, trading lawfully within the UK. This information is assessed and used to validate an application prior to the issuance of a sponsor licence. Visits may also be conducted at the premises of prospective sponsors, to ensure that an organisation is eligible, suitable and genuine. Those who fail to meet UKVI’s requirements will have their application refused.</p><p>In cases where an application has already been granted, UKVI continues to monitor their compliance against the published guidance. Those sponsors who fail to adhere to their duties will have action taken again them; this includes but is not limited to the revocation of their licence.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 29593 question first answered 14/03/2016 16:47:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

457581

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa applications have been refused in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is given in the table below:</p><p><strong>Entry clearance visa resolutions (grants, refusals, withdrawn or lapsed): Tier 2 Minister of Religion </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> <strong>Resolved</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>of which Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn or lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Note: Tier 2 Visas were introduced in November 2008, and replaced pre-PBS visas.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Source: <br></strong>Immigration Statistics Oct-Dec 2015, Home Office, table vi_01_q.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, October-December 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/03/2016 14:35:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

459437

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	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 9 March 2016 to Question 29595, what the reasons were for refusal of the Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Visas.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	30743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information in the format requested. It could only be obtained at disproportionate cost, through the interrogation of individual case records.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/03/2016 14:28:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies