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792127

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether her Department plans to review the effectiveness of the Prevent strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	901926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. In June, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s commitment to review the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST), drawing on lessons learned from the recent attacks earlier this year. As the threat we face from terrorism becomes more complex, our strategy needs to evolve with it. The Prevent Strategy is being assessed as part of this review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2017 15:28:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

732612

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	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 her oral contribution of 22 June 2017, Official Report, column 211, on terror attacks, whether (a) the requirement for a hate crime to have occurred within two years before a place of worship can apply for security funding has been removed and (b) any new requirements for such applications have been put in place; and when she plans to publish updated application information.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	1114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>On the 22 June, the Home Secretary announced an additional £1 million of funding for places of worship who are vulnerable to attack.</p><p>The new scheme will not require the applicant to demonstrate that they have been subject to a hate crime attack within the last two years. Full details of the criteria for the scheme and how to apply will be published on GOV.UK in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/06/2017 16:17:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

78059

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce service standards and set processing time limits for visa applications made at overseas posts.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	205901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2014 answer text <p>Service Standards are in place for the processing of visa applications submitted overseas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/08/2014 08:43:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	401 label Biography information for Mike Wood

78060

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: South Asia
	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 time taken was from a visa appeal being granted at tribunal to the post issuing the visa in (a) Mumbai and (b) Islamabad in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	205899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>From 1st January to 31st March 2014, it took on average 34 days in Mumbai and 31 days in Islamabad to issue a visa after the tribunal decision was received in the respective post.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:32:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	401 label Biography information for Mike Wood

78056

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: South Asia
	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 time taken was for a decision on a visa application in each category in (a) Mumbai and (b) Islamabad in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	205898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table aside sets out the average time taken in days for decisions to be made on visa applications considered in Mumbai and Islamabad between 1st January and 31st March 2014, by category of application.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Endorsement category</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Post | Days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ISLAMABAD </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MUMBAI </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EEA Family Permits</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family Visit</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Non Settlement</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Visitor</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PBS Tier 1</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PBS Tier 2</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PBS Tier 4</p></td><td><p>14.2</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PBS Tier 5</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Settlement</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transit</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>Average decision times for visas processed in Mumbai and Islamabad (1st January and 31st March 2014). A decision is where the application has been issued, refused, lapsed or withdrawn</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 12:15:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	401 label Biography information for Mike Wood

722305

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment the Government has made of the ability of local commissioners to fulfil the aims of the National Statement of Expectations for Violence Against Women and Girls.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	909783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Through our Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy we have published a National Statement of Expectations (NSE) setting out a clear blueprint for local action. We consulted widely with commissioners, the voluntary and community sector and statutory stakeholders in the development of the NSE, which is based on existing best practice. The NSE will help promote better local collaboration and joint leadership, encourage new approaches incorporating early intervention, and establish and embed the best ways to help victims, survivors and their families.</p><p>To support local implementation we have published a Commissioning Toolkit, which provided practical advice and launched the £15 million VAWG Service Transformation fund, which will encourage better collaboration and new, joined-up approaches between local commissioners and specialist VAWG service providers. We are actively developing mechanisms for monitoring implementation of the NSE, working with commissioners and experts from the specialist VAWG sector, to ensure that local services across the country provide the best support for victims and survivors of VAWG.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/04/2017 13:59:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

782827

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what childcare facilities her Department makes available for its staff; how much her Department spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those facilities in the last 12 months; and how many of her Department's staff use those facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	111064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Staff in the Department can utilise the Westminster Holiday Play Scheme. This is a childcare facility that takes place during school holidays, open to children from the age of 4 years and 9 months up to 15 years’ old. It is run by a private company on behalf of a consortium of departments, through a contract led and administered by BEIS. It currently operates at 4 London locations. Parents/guardians meet more than half of the costs for children attending this scheme, but the Department pays either £14.78 or £15.68 (dependent on the age of the child) towards each day’s use of the scheme.</p><p>During FY 2016/17, Home Office has recorded spend of £4045.84 on this play scheme. The Department does not collate details on the number of individual staff members who made use of the scheme or on the amounts spent per child.</p><p>More widely, the Home Office operates a Childcare Voucher Salary Sacrifice Scheme for staff. Staff can choose to take part of their salary (up to £243 per month) in the form of childcare vouchers. As the vouchers are exempt from Tax and NI, a saving is made. The vouchers can be used to help meet the costs of a range of registered childcare.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/11/2017 14:59:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

78058

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by her Department on legal representation and court costs in respect of action over the financial requirement.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	205900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>In the case of MM &amp; Others concerning the minimum income threshold under the family Immigration Rules, the costs incurred by the Home Office as at 3 July 2014 were approximately £163,000.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:33:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	401 label Biography information for Mike Wood

720667

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Secondment
	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 are seconded to her Department; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	70952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office currently has 387 people on loan or secondment to it from a variety of different public and private sector organisations (as at 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The information on which company or organisation they are on loan or secondment from is not held centrally, the information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/04/2017 11:50:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

731825

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals under the Prevent strategy concerned far-right motives; and how many of those referrals have been acted upon.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong>A small number of Prevent referrals that require more considered Intervention are referred into the Channel Programme. At present around a third of these are related to the Extreme Right Wing.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/06/2017 16:59:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin