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1093513

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mosques: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help safeguard mosques since the attacks on mosques in Birmingham on 20 March 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	235759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Police continue to protect places of worship as part of their core activity partic-ularly in relation to hate crime. Following the events in New Zealand and the attacks on mosques in Birmingham, local police have increased patrolling and security measures around mosques and other places of worship to enhance safety and reassure the public.</p><p><br>Last week, we announced an uplift of funding for the next year of the Places of Worship Protective Security Fund to £1.6 million. This is double the amount awarded last year. Under the 2016 Hate Crime Action Plan, we committed £2.4m over three years to provide protective security measures to places of worship who have been victim of or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks, and so far we have awarded grants to just under 50 mosques. The Government has also just announced a new £5 million fund over 3 years to provide security training for Places of Worship. We will be working closely with communities and faith leaders to develop this new scheme and deliver it effectively.</p><p><br>Protective security advice is provided by the National Counter Terrorism Secu-rity Office (NaCTSO), and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastruc-ture (CPNI). NaCTSO have published sector specific protective security ad-vice and guidance for owners and operators of crowded places sites such as places of worship, to allow them to identify key risks and consider what steps to take. Government continues to work closely with community groups, includ-ing Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group and Tell MAMA, as well as through counter extremism coordinators in local authority areas, to provide reassur-ance to communities and develop understanding of tensions and issues.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 15:42:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1104902

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the salary exemption for nurses under Tier 2 visas will be extended to EEA citizens.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	236257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 17:22:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1104994

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 21 January 2019, whether everyone who paid a fee during the pilot scheme for the EU Settlement Scheme has had that fee reimbursed as of 25 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	236486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister told the House of Commons on 21 January (col. 28) there will be no fee for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme when the scheme is rolled out in full on 30 March.</p><p>If an applicant paid a fee during the testing phases they will receive a refund from 30 March. This will be an automated process. More information can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 17:05:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1084432

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	230045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. The Home Secretary met Professor John Aston in September and November 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 15:46:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1104904

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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) domestic violence protection notices and (b) domestic violence protection orders have been issued in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	236335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out across all 43 police forces in England Wales from 8 March 2014.</p><p>Table A shows ONS published data for the number of Domestic Violence Protection Notices both applied for and granted by the police in the last two financial years. Data prior to 2017 is not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DVPNs applied for</p></td><td><p>DVPNs granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONS stats for Year Ending March 2018</p></td><td><p>4,408</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONS stats for Year Ending March 2017</p></td><td><p>3,245</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) Not all police forces could provide data to HMICFRS, therefore the total of applications granted may be greater than the total made.</p><p>Table B below shows the available information on the number of Domestic Violence Protection Orders that were issued by the courts during the period in question.</p><p>(Data only available from December 2014 as the Magistrates’ Courts case management and management information systems only began separately recording Domestic Violence Protection Orders from that date.)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DVPOs granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 - March 2018</p></td><td><p>4,878 (HMICFRS data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016 – June 2017</p></td><td><p>3,698 (HMICFRS data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015 - March 2016</p></td><td><p>3,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2014 - March 2015</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The draft Domestic Abuse Bill published on January 21 includes measures to introduce a new Domestic Abuse Protection Notice and Domestic Abuse Protection Order. This new order would bring together the strongest elements of existing orders to provide better protection to victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 17:33:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1104757

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he holds information on the average time a person released under investigation went without contact from an investigating officer in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	236508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p><br>The timely and effective management of investigations, including regular contact with individuals released under investigation, is an operational matter for the police.</p><p><br>The National Police Chiefs’ Council have issued guidance to frontline of-ficers on the management of investigations, including the expectation that individuals released under investigation are provided with timely updates.</p><p><br>The Home Office continues to work with partners across the criminal justice system, including police, on matters related to pre-charge bail and released under investigation.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2019 16:12:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1104890

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Lord Chancellor on the effectiveness of short custodial sentences for people convicted of knife offences in reducing levels of knife crime.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	236544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that robust and consistent sentences for knife crime are an important part of the effort needed to reduce these crimes. Right across Government we are very clear that we must continue to give judges the powers they need to impose tough sentences on those involved in serious violence including knife crime. While individual sentencing decisions are a matter for the courts, we are catching and prosecuting more people who carry a knife, and those who are convicted are now more likely to go to prison, and for longer. Through the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, the Government introduced the sentencing provision that anyone caught in possession of a knife for a second time will now face a mandatory minimum custodial sentence of at least six months for adults and a detention and training order of at least four months for those aged 16 and 17 years old. This came into force on 17 July 2015.</p><p>We know that this can only ever be part of the response, and that tackling knife crime requires action on many fronts. This is reflected in the Government’s Serious Violence Strategy which sets out our response to serious violence and outlines an ambitious programme involving 61 commitments and actions. Since launching the Strategy in April last year, we have made significant progress in delivering on our key commitments including:</p><p>• The Early Intervention Youth Fund of £22m, which is already supporting <br> 29 projects in England and Wales;<br>• Provision of £3.6m for a new National County Lines Co-ordination <br> Centre. The centre was established to tackle violent and exploitative <br> criminal activity associated with county lines and became fully <br> operational in September 2018;<br>• The National County Lines Coordination Centre has co-ordinated two <br> separate weeks of intensive law enforcement action resulting in more <br> than 1000 arrests, over 1300 individuals engaged for safeguarding, <br> and significant seizures of weapons and drugs; <br>• An anti-knife crime Community Fund which provided £1.5 million in <br> 2018/19 to support 68 projects;<br>• The Offensive Weapons Bill to strengthen legislation on firearms, <br> knives and corrosive substances; and<br>• A national knife crime media campaign - #knifefree - to raise <br> awareness of the consequences of knife crime.</p><p>On 2 October 2018 the Home Secretary announced further measures to address violent crime, as follows:</p><p>• a consultation on new legal duty to underpin a ‘public health’ approach to tackling serious violence- this would mean police officers, educa-tion partners, local authority and health care professionals will have a new legal duty to take action and prevent violent crime.</p><p>• a new £200 million youth endowment fund- this will be delivered over 10 years and will support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence. It will focus on those most at risk, such as those displaying signs such as truancy, aggres-sion and involvement in anti-social behaviour; funding interventions to steer children and young people away from becoming serious offend-ers; and</p><p>• an Independent Review of Drug Misuse. On 8 February, we <br> appointed Dame Carol Black to lead a major review that will look into <br> the ways in which drugs are fuelling serious violence. The approach <br> establishes a new balance between prevention and the rigorous law <br> enforcement activity. It will shift our approach towards steering young <br> people away from crime in the first place and put in place measures <br> to tackle the root causes. We believe that the approach set out in the <br> Strategy, with a greater emphasis on early intervention, will address <br> violent crime and help young people to develop the skills and <br> resilience to live happy and productive lives away from violence but <br> we cannot deliver this alone.</p><p>On 13 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Spring Statement that there will be £100 million additional funding in 2019/20 to tackle serious violence, including £80m of new funding from the Treasury. This will allow police to swiftly crack-down on knife crime on the areas of the country and also allow investment in Violence Reduction Units.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:10:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1104906

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to (a) retain and (b) extend to EEA citizens the Tier 2 visa salary exemption for nurses after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	236545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236548 question first answered 28/03/2019 17:11:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1104909

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to ensure that overseas care workers are exempt from the Tier 2 visa £30,000 salary cap and able to work in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	236548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236545 question first answered 28/03/2019 17:11:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1104891

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) amount and (b) quality of modern slavery training provided to police officers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	236256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government have made £8.5m of additional funding available from the Police Transformation Fund to support the establishment of the Modern Slavery Police Transformation Programme.</p><p><br>This programme has developed a range of bespoke training courses which are accredited by the College of Policing. These include general awareness courses for the frontline to detailed training packages for senior investigators leading complex modern slavery investigations.</p><p><br>Since 2017, around 6,200 specialist modern slavery training days have been delivered by the programme to more than 4000 police officers and staff. All forces in England and Wales have participated. This formal training is supported by a programme of workshops and development events with participation from across all police forces.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:03:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham