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93019

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likelihood of the UK concluding memoranda of understanding or other similar agreements with other EU Member States to formalise the exchange of information about policing football matches with an international dimension in the event that the UK ceases to be bound by Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>A full impact assessment has been conducted on Council Decision 2002/348/JHA. Details of this assessment can be found in Command Paper 8897 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf</a>), published on 3 July 2014. The Government has considered the potential impacts of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice very carefully and believes it is in the best interests of the UK to opt back in to Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.</p><p>The measure provides an established and functioning network that reduces the safety risks to UK supporters travelling to overseas matches. If the UK did not seek to rejoin Council Decision 2002/348/JHA it would be significantly more difficult for UK law enforcement agencies to share information with other Member States. The lack of structure and organisation could lead to difficulty in identifying the correct law enforcement agencies in Member States, thus resulting in other Member States failing to act upon information the UK has sought to provide. As stated in Command Paper 8897, Ukraine and Russia are prime examples of non-EU countries in which the UK has had more difficulty in sharing information.<br><br>The Government believes that Council Decision 2002/348/JHA provides the best means by which to share information relating to football matches with an international dimension. Details and an assessment of the alternatives are set out in Command Paper 8897.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 210180 210181 question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93020

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Football
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 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 466W, for what reason the relevant authorities of other EU Member States would not act on information pertinent to policing international football matches that was passed on by UK authorities in the event that the UK ceased to be bound by Council Decision 2002/348/JHA; and whether the UK ceasing to be bound by this Decision would be a material cause of such lack of action.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>A full impact assessment has been conducted on Council Decision 2002/348/JHA. Details of this assessment can be found in Command Paper 8897 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf</a>), published on 3 July 2014. The Government has considered the potential impacts of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice very carefully and believes it is in the best interests of the UK to opt back in to Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.</p><p>The measure provides an established and functioning network that reduces the safety risks to UK supporters travelling to overseas matches. If the UK did not seek to rejoin Council Decision 2002/348/JHA it would be significantly more difficult for UK law enforcement agencies to share information with other Member States. The lack of structure and organisation could lead to difficulty in identifying the correct law enforcement agencies in Member States, thus resulting in other Member States failing to act upon information the UK has sought to provide. As stated in Command Paper 8897, Ukraine and Russia are prime examples of non-EU countries in which the UK has had more difficulty in sharing information.<br><br>The Government believes that Council Decision 2002/348/JHA provides the best means by which to share information relating to football matches with an international dimension. Details and an assessment of the alternatives are set out in Command Paper 8897.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 210180 210182 question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93021

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the full jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice on how the UK deals with information received from other EU Member States about the policing of international football matches if the UK opts back in to Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>A full impact assessment has been conducted on Council Decision 2002/348/JHA. Details of this assessment can be found in Command Paper 8897 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf</a>), published on 3 July 2014. The Government has considered the potential impacts of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice very carefully and believes it is in the best interests of the UK to opt back in to Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.</p><p>The measure provides an established and functioning network that reduces the safety risks to UK supporters travelling to overseas matches. If the UK did not seek to rejoin Council Decision 2002/348/JHA it would be significantly more difficult for UK law enforcement agencies to share information with other Member States. The lack of structure and organisation could lead to difficulty in identifying the correct law enforcement agencies in Member States, thus resulting in other Member States failing to act upon information the UK has sought to provide. As stated in Command Paper 8897, Ukraine and Russia are prime examples of non-EU countries in which the UK has had more difficulty in sharing information.<br><br>The Government believes that Council Decision 2002/348/JHA provides the best means by which to share information relating to football matches with an international dimension. Details and an assessment of the alternatives are set out in Command Paper 8897.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 210181 210182 question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

92663

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Visits
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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 667W, on official visits, what domestic visits she has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	209268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/10/2014 15:25:16 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

92667

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who has been appointed to the role of Designate Anti-Slavery Commissioner, advertised in August 2014; and on the basis of what job description they were appointed.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	209271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The open competition to appoint a Designate Anti-slavery Commissioner is expected to conclude shortly, at which point an announcement will be made. The job description provided to candidates is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/10/2014 14:48:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Designate Anti-Slavery Commissioner - Job Description.doc title Anti-slavery commissioner - job description previous answer version 21958 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

92265

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department of what (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires each public sector organisation to report its monitoring arrangements against each of its HR policies by 31 January after the previous financial-year end in order to discharge their Public Sector Equality Duty. This means that information relating to the performance period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 is currently the subject of a pre-publication embargo and is withheld under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act. <br><br>Following publication of the data relating to the composition of performance ratings by protected groups (expected late October 2014) and of reward data (bonus awards) published as part of the wider Transparency Agenda (late autumn 2014), I will provide a more detailed response to your enquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 209632 209654 question first answered 14/10/2014 10:48:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92266

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	209612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office targets for review of historical material are those set by the Public Records Acts as amended by the transition period for the reduction of the ’30 year rule’ to a ’20 year rule’ established in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and its enacting secondary legislation. For 2014, the statutory requirement is for records dated 1985 and 1986 to be transferred to The National Archives by the end of the calendar year. <br><br>The department reports its progress against the requirements of the transition period to The National Archive on a bi-annual basis, which is then published on The National Archive’s website:<br><br>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm.<br><br>The last report was made in Spring 2014, the next is due this autumn. <br><br>The Home Office has a team of 10 staff engaged in review of its historical records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/10/2014 10:41:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92269

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires each public sector organisation to report its monitoring arrangements against each of its HR policies by 31 January after the previous financial-year end in order to discharge their Public Sector Equality Duty. This means that information relating to the performance period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 is currently the subject of a pre-publication embargo and is withheld under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act. <br><br>Following publication of the data relating to the composition of performance ratings by protected groups (expected late October 2014) and of reward data (bonus awards) published as part of the wider Transparency Agenda (late autumn 2014), I will provide a more detailed response to your enquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 209485 209632 question first answered 14/10/2014 10:48:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92270

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires each public sector organisation to report its monitoring arrangements against each of its HR policies by 31 January after the previous financial-year end in order to discharge their Public Sector Equality Duty. This means that information relating to the performance period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 is currently the subject of a pre-publication embargo and is withheld under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act. <br><br>Following publication of the data relating to the composition of performance ratings by protected groups (expected late October 2014) and of reward data (bonus awards) published as part of the wider Transparency Agenda (late autumn 2014), I will provide a more detailed response to your enquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 209485 209654 question first answered 14/10/2014 10:48:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92738

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to eliminate modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	905439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government is determined to stamp out the abhorrent crime of modern slavery. The Modern Slavery Bill will give law enforcement the tools to tackle modern slavery and enhance support and protection for victims. We will soon publish a comprehensive Modern Slavery Strategy setting out additional practical actions being undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be introducing a world-leading disclosure requirement to the Bill, which will require big businesses to publicly state each year what action they have taken to ensure their supply chains are slavery free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/10/2014 15:42:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow