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946905

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Tools: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether specialist tools for the purpose of DIY are exempted from Article 17 of the Offensive Weapons Bill in relation to online purchase.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	167282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Clause 17 of the Offensive Weapons Bill provides the definition of “bladed product” for the prohibition on the delivery of knives and other bladed items to residential addresses under Clause 15 of the Bill. A “bladed product” is an article which is, or has, a blade and is capable of causing serious injury to a person which involves cutting that person’s skin. If ordered online, and meeting the definition of “bladed product”, then these articles would need to be collected from a place where age verification can take place, either by the purchaser or their representative.</p><p>Specialist tools may be exempted from the prohibition on the delivery to a residential address dependant on the specific item in question.</p><p>The Bill provides a number of defences around the prohibition of delivery of bladed items to a residential address. For example, deliveries to business premises, including where a business is run from home, would not be affected by the prohibition. Other items that would be exempt from the prohibition would include encased razor blades, knives with a blade of less than 3 inches, knives that cannot cause serious injury, for example table knives and bladed products designed or manufactured to specifications from the buyer such as bespoke knives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/09/2018 16:18:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

934299

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to exempt industrial action from the 20-day limit on unpaid annual leave for migrant workers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	160224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Tiers 2 and 5 are the main immigration routes for skilled and temporary non-EEA workers. Paragraph 323AA of the Immigration Rules defines circumstances in which a Tier 2 or 5 migrant’s leave may be curtailed. This includes absences from work without pay for four weeks or more during any calendar year. There is no specified exemption for strike or industrial action. The Home Office does, however, consider the circumstances before deciding whether to take curtailment action.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/07/2018 10:04:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

933960

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to lower the minimum income requirement for disabled people applying for a spousal visa.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	159615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The minimum income requirement must be met by all those who are subject to it. However, we recognise that some sponsors will have a reduced earning capacity as a result of disability or caring for someone with a disability. Therefore, an applicant whose sponsor is in receipt of a specified disability-related benefit or Carer’s Allowance will be exempt from meeting the minimum income requirement. In such cases the sponsor is required to demonstrate adequate maintenance. In exceptional circumstances, where a refusal leads to a breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights other sources of income can be taken into account in order to meet the minimum income requirement.</p><p>The Supreme Court has upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income requirement for spouse visas, which prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration. The Supreme Court agreed that it strikes a fair balance between the interests of those wishing to sponsor a spouse to settle in the UK and of the community in general.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/07/2018 15:00:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

910380

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Barnsley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Barnsley.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	147446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to tackle anti-social behaviour. It is a matter for the relevant agencies in Barnsley, as in other areas, to decide when it is appropriate to make use of these powers.</p><p>The Home Office published refreshed statutory guidance for frontline professionals on the use of the statutory powers in December 2017. The guidance is available to the police and local authorities and it will assist them in addressing anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2018 14:07:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064004

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Benjamin Gudza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the welfare of Benjamin Gudza, a resident of the Barnsley Central constituency, who has been detained at Morton Hall detention centre and is due to be deported to Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare and safety of all detainees are matters of the utmost importance. We are clear that detention and removal must be carried out with dignity and respect, and we expect nothing but the highest standards of care from our commercial partners.</p><p><br>The welfare of detainees and the conditions of detention are governed by the Detention Centre Rules 2001and must additionally meet the published Operating Standards for IRCs and the comprehensive guidance set out in published Detention Services Orders. This collective framework provides guidance on issues associated with this case.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of detention to ensure it remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. When an individual’s circumstances change or new information comes to light which mean they are no longer suitable to be detained, their release is arranged.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 223203 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:16:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104873

	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	Violence: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth-related violence in (a) Barnsley and (b) Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	236434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>In April 2018, the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy which sets out a comprehensive set of 61 commitments and actions we are taking to tackle violent crime. This includes launching a £22m Early Intervention Youth Fund, which is already supporting 29 projects in England and Wales; a national knife crime media campaign: #knife free; a new National County Lines Coordination Centre and the Offensive Weapons Bill, which will strengthen legislation on firearms, knives and corrosive substances. <br>On 2 October 2018, the Home Secretary announced further important measures including a consultation on new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence, a new long term £200 million Youth Endowment Fund and an Independent Review of Drug Misuse.</p><p>Most recently, on 13 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £100 million of funding for serious violence in 2019/20. This funding will directly support the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, as well as supporting investment in Violence Reduction Units, which will bring together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others to develop a multi-agency approach to preventing serious violence altogether. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>With specific reference to Barnsley and the Sheffield City Region, we have awarded almost £1.25m from the Early Intervention Youth Fund to the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire in support of two projects, one of which is working in Barnsley and the other in Sheffield. In addition, alongside all other police forces in England and Wales, South Yorkshire Police took part in a national week of action to tackle knife crime, called Operation Sceptre, from 11-18 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994666

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to disrupt supply networks of the drug Spice.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	183940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>A wide range of synthetic cannabinoids are misleadingly supplied under the street name Spice.</p><p>We recognise how dangerous these drugs can be. That is why we acted to control this group of substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and making longer sentences for dealers possible.</p><p>Our Drug Strategy emphasises the importance of a joined-up approach to tackling the harms caused by drugs to prevent substance misuse, restrict the supply of drugs and support people to recover from drug dependency. We strongly support multi-agency approaches being taken in local areas to respond to this issue in order to prevent harm to those who take them and reduce the burden they place on public services.</p><p><br>It is a matter for individual forces as to whether and how they use drug testing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 183939 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:43:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

905684

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to avoid criminalising rough sleeping when tackling anti-social behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	144917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that the statutory powers to tackle anti-social behaviour provided by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 should not be used to target people based solely on the fact that they are homeless or rough sleeping. As set out in the statutory guidance that we have provided for frontline professionals on tackling anti-social behaviour, powers such as the Public Spaces Protection Order should only be used to address specific anti-social behaviour that is having a detrimental effect on the community’s quality of life and which is within the control of the person concerned.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/05/2018 16:54:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994663

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve and (b) increase on-street testing for the drug spice.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	183939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>A wide range of synthetic cannabinoids are misleadingly supplied under the street name Spice.</p><p>We recognise how dangerous these drugs can be. That is why we acted to control this group of substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and making longer sentences for dealers possible.</p><p>Our Drug Strategy emphasises the importance of a joined-up approach to tackling the harms caused by drugs to prevent substance misuse, restrict the supply of drugs and support people to recover from drug dependency. We strongly support multi-agency approaches being taken in local areas to respond to this issue in order to prevent harm to those who take them and reduce the burden they place on public services.</p><p><br>It is a matter for individual forces as to whether and how they use drug testing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 183940 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:43:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064005

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Benjamin Gudza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to make adjustments for Benjamin Gudza’s learning difficulties and mobility problems, while he is in detention at Morton Hall.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare and safety of all detainees are matters of the utmost importance. We are clear that detention and removal must be carried out with dignity and respect, and we expect nothing but the highest standards of care from our commercial partners.</p><p><br>The welfare of detainees and the conditions of detention are governed by the Detention Centre Rules 2001and must additionally meet the published Operating Standards for IRCs and the comprehensive guidance set out in published Detention Services Orders. This collective framework provides guidance on issues associated with this case.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of detention to ensure it remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. When an individual’s circumstances change or new information comes to light which mean they are no longer suitable to be detained, their release is arranged.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 223202 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:16:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis