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89734

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	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 UK Border Force is taking to reduce queuing and improve the passenger experience at Stansted Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This year, Border Force increased the number of e-passport gates at Stansted from 5 to 15 which allows for a more efficient flow of passengers through the primary arrivals control. Alongside this, Border Force is working closely with Stansted Airport to reduce queues and improve the passenger experience. It has increased the number of Border Force officers at the port, including seasonal workforce to deal with the large volumes of passengers through the summer; introduced a new resourcing tool using live arrivals data and transit times to schedule the right number of officers at passport control for each flight; improved signage; and introduced a new style queuing system which feeds to multiple desks and allows for a continuous movement of passengers. <br><br>According to Border Force data, the performance at Stansted has been consistently above service level agreements throughout the summer, and has shown significant further improvement since the introduction of the new eGates on 15 August in time for the August Bank Holiday weekend (the busiest weekend of the year). The targets are to clear 95% of passengers within 25 minutes for EU/EEA nationals, and 45 minutes for non EU/EEA nationals.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:01:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89733

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	London Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force personnel have been deployed at (a) Gatwick, (b) Heathrow, (c) Luton, (d) Stansted and (e) Southend airport in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border, Her Majesty’s Government cannot provide details of the number of staff deployed at specific ports.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:36:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

65893

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprentices have been employed by contractors and sub-contractors to her Department in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of the total workforce of such contractors is made up by apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	204066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is not held centrally and to obtain the data would incur <br>disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/07/2014 10:14:58 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

63320

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Trespass
	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 Notice under section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 has been used to successfully remove unlawful settlers from an area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	201691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The decision to issue notices <br>under section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order (CJPOA) is an <br>operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 30/06/2014 16:20:30 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89765

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much UK Border Force has spent at Stansted Airport in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>UK Border Force has spent £47 million at Stansted Airport in the last five years. This includes fixed team pay and non pay related costs for Border Force operations at Stansted. It does not include infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/09/2014 11:06:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180333

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding she has allocated to civil society and campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	20454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Civil Society forms an essential part of our communities up and down the country. It includes large, national charities, social enterprises, volunteers and small grassroots organisations but what joins them all is the idea of creating social value to help build a better society.</p><p>Government funding to civil society is ring-fenced for particular projects or programmes. Grant agreement terms and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political campaigning.</p><p>Information on grants awarded to civil society can be found be here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register</a></p><p>Published grant funding that was approved and was made available to organisations categorised as civil societies by the Home Office for following financial years was:</p><p>2017-18: £23,608,511</p><p>2016-17: £24,563,857</p><p>2015-16: £20,642,744</p><p>Information for financial year 2018-19 is not yet published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/03/2020 16:27:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1235547

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when her Department will meet that target.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	91612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Departments are committed to increasing the number of apprentices across the Civil Service and continue to work towards the 2.3% target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April 2021, the Civil Service is already focusing on how to continue to support the apprenticeship agenda and drive forward apprenticeship recruitment, pulling on the Plan for Jobs initiative and considering the current economic situation.</p><p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1% of its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector of 2.3% by March 2021.</p><p>As of 31 March 2020, the Home Office had achieved 1.1 % of the total staff employed within the department at this time.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/09/2020 14:43:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89763

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place to handle electronic failures at e-passport gates at Stansted Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2014 answer text <p>Electronic failures of e-passport gates at Stansted Airport are addressed by officers at the port, who have access to twenty four hour technical support. At Stansted, each bank of 5 e-Passport gates is on a different power circuit in order to mitigate the risk of power failure affecting all 15 gates at once.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/09/2014 15:58:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1290007

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telephone Services: Fraud
	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 is taking to tackle fraudulent calling.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	158910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>Fraudulent calls can be particularly stressful and damaging for the most vulnerable in society. Nuisance calls and cold calling can be a gateway to scams, with opportunistic criminals targeting potential victims.</p><p>The Government has taken a range of actions to reduce the number of these calls - it has banned cold calls from personal injury firms and pensions providers unless the consumer has explicitly agreed to be contacted. It has introduced director liability for nuisance calls and has supported the National Trading Standards Scams Team to roll out call blocking devices to vulnerable people. DCMS have provided over £1 million in the last 3 years to National Trading Standards for distribution of call blocking devices to vulnerable people. This funding has helped protect some of the most vulnerable in society from nuisance calls and scams, including those originating from overseas.</p><p>However, the Government recognises there is more to do and is working closely with industry, regulators and consumer groups to consider further legislative and non-legislative solutions.</p><p>The Government is also aware that criminals are exploiting the pandemic to commit opportunistic crimes such as fraud. Although Covid-19 related fraud represents a small proportion of overall fraud reporting, we understand the devastating impact it can have on individuals. Along with partners, we have been implementing measures to ensure the public has the protection and advice needed to shield themselves from these crimes.</p><p>We have published guidance for the public to spot potential frauds and the steps they can take to avoid them. This advice can currently be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 158911 158912 question first answered 02/03/2021 17:06:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1290008

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telephone Services: Fraud
	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 plans to take to strengthen measures to prevent fraudulent calling.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	158911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>Fraudulent calls can be particularly stressful and damaging for the most vulnerable in society. Nuisance calls and cold calling can be a gateway to scams, with opportunistic criminals targeting potential victims.</p><p>The Government has taken a range of actions to reduce the number of these calls - it has banned cold calls from personal injury firms and pensions providers unless the consumer has explicitly agreed to be contacted. It has introduced director liability for nuisance calls and has supported the National Trading Standards Scams Team to roll out call blocking devices to vulnerable people. DCMS have provided over £1 million in the last 3 years to National Trading Standards for distribution of call blocking devices to vulnerable people. This funding has helped protect some of the most vulnerable in society from nuisance calls and scams, including those originating from overseas.</p><p>However, the Government recognises there is more to do and is working closely with industry, regulators and consumer groups to consider further legislative and non-legislative solutions.</p><p>The Government is also aware that criminals are exploiting the pandemic to commit opportunistic crimes such as fraud. Although Covid-19 related fraud represents a small proportion of overall fraud reporting, we understand the devastating impact it can have on individuals. Along with partners, we have been implementing measures to ensure the public has the protection and advice needed to shield themselves from these crimes.</p><p>We have published guidance for the public to spot potential frauds and the steps they can take to avoid them. This advice can currently be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 158910 158912 question first answered 02/03/2021 17:06:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon