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1715816

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prostitution: Internet
	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 29 April 2024 to Question 23443 on Prostitution: Internet, whether his Department has received legal advice on the legality of the operations of adult services websites.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal in England and Wales. Adult Service Websites are online advertising directories that provide a platform on which legitimate sex workers and escorts can advertise their services and are legal under current prostitution legislation.</p><p>Ministers responsible for the Safeguarding portfolio have met the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for sex work five times since 2017; at least two of those meetings were conducted virtually. The Home Office works closely with the police to cut crime and protect vulnerable people. Officials regularly meet representatives of NPCC portfolios as part of their routine engagement with the police.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 24750 question first answered 09/05/2024 15:48:55 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715821

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Police Chiefs' Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials have met the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for sex work (i) online and (ii) in person in each year since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal in England and Wales. Adult Service Websites are online advertising directories that provide a platform on which legitimate sex workers and escorts can advertise their services and are legal under current prostitution legislation.</p><p>Ministers responsible for the Safeguarding portfolio have met the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for sex work five times since 2017; at least two of those meetings were conducted virtually. The Home Office works closely with the police to cut crime and protect vulnerable people. Officials regularly meet representatives of NPCC portfolios as part of their routine engagement with the police.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 24749 question first answered 09/05/2024 15:48:55 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715574

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) women and (b) men who have arrived in the UK by small boat in 2024 are receiving accommodation support.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C313b13c71f7f483755b908dc6b5c351e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638503290962287066%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQ8Br%2B8YcwTIKjrL7xpqpm3w1ch6HYe2tvQGV3mOiPM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Data is published on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates by method of arrival.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 08/05/2024 15:22:31 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715577

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women have been detained pending deportation to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Individuals who were previously present in a safe third country and entered the UK by a dangerous and unnecessary method are liable to be relocated to Rwanda. As this is an ongoing operational matter it would be inappropriate to provide a running commentary on individual cases or numbers.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on people in immigration detention in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The number of people in detention at the end of each quarter are in table Det_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#detention" target="_blank">‘Detention detailed datasets</a>’, where the data can be broken down to identify the number of women. The latest data relate to as at the end of December 2023. Data as at the end of March 2024 will be published on 23 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24627 question first answered 08/05/2024 15:21:08 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715578

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the people identified by his Department as eligible for deportation to Rwanda are women.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Individuals who were previously present in a safe third country and entered the UK by a dangerous and unnecessary method are liable to be relocated to Rwanda. As this is an ongoing operational matter it would be inappropriate to provide a running commentary on individual cases or numbers.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on people in immigration detention in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The number of people in detention at the end of each quarter are in table Det_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#detention" target="_blank">‘Detention detailed datasets</a>’, where the data can be broken down to identify the number of women. The latest data relate to as at the end of December 2023. Data as at the end of March 2024 will be published on 23 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24626 question first answered 08/05/2024 15:21:08 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715169

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	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 26 April 2024 to Question 23168 on Asylum: Rwanda, how many immigration removal centres make up the detention capacity of around 2200 people; and if he will list those centres.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK (six in England and one in Scotland); Harmondsworth and Colnbrook IRCs at Heathrow; Brook House and Tinsley House IRCs at Gatwick; Derwentside IRC in County Durham; Yarl’s Wood IRC in Bedfordshire and Dungavel House IRC in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.</p><p>As of 24 April, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in IRCs, including those liable for removal to Rwanda.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24420 question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715233

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the operational agreement with the Irish government on the return of asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2020, we agreed operational arrangements which allow for the return and readmission of asylum seekers where this is agreed by both participants. This is a non-legally binding arrangement relating to operational procedures, which we do not routinely publish.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/05/2024 16:13:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715250

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detention spaces are reserved for individuals seeking asylum who are designated for deportation to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office currently operates seven immigration removal centres (IRCs) throughout the UK (six in England and one in Scotland); Harmondsworth and Colnbrook IRCs at Heathrow; Brook House and Tinsley House IRCs at Gatwick; Derwentside IRC in County Durham; Yarl’s Wood IRC in Bedfordshire and Dungavel House IRC in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.</p><p>As of 24 April, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in IRCs, including those liable for removal to Rwanda.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24418 question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715252

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals seeking asylum have been detained pending deportation to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.</p><p>Information about those detained who are liable to be removed to Rwanda is not available in our published data</p><p><br> Published data on detentions and returns is available at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics#data-tables" target="_blank">Migration statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 07/05/2024 14:04:16 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1715258

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pornhub
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with representatives of Pornhub since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	24422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling illegal online content and routinely engage in forums at which a range of external partners will be present, including technology companies, social media firms and other websites, to ensure that they are keeping their platforms and services safe.</p><p>Home Office officials have a long-standing provision of not disclosing the details of companies which have been engaged with on matters regarding Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, nor the specifics of discussions in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/05/2024 13:29:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson