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381620

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date	16/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Horses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 June (HL172), when the most recent assessment of the utility of the work of police horses in preventing crime and maintaining public safety was made.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>There is no formal assessment process to determine the utility of police animals, how resources are deployed is an operational matter which rightly rests with chief officers. The contribution of police horses remains important and the Home Office corresponds with the relevant national policing lead on an ad-hoc basis to stay apprised of their views. The most recent contact by my officials was this month and the merits of mounted policing remain unchanged.</p><p>The Home Office does not record this information, how police horses are used is a matter for chief officers to determine.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL537 question first answered 23/06/2015 15:50:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

381621

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Horses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 June (HL172), what is the proportion of the work of police horses (1) in operational activity such as crime prevention and maintaining public safety, and (2) in ceremonial activity.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>There is no formal assessment process to determine the utility of police animals, how resources are deployed is an operational matter which rightly rests with chief officers. The contribution of police horses remains important and the Home Office corresponds with the relevant national policing lead on an ad-hoc basis to stay apprised of their views. The most recent contact by my officials was this month and the merits of mounted policing remain unchanged.</p><p>The Home Office does not record this information, how police horses are used is a matter for chief officers to determine.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL536 question first answered 23/06/2015 15:50:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

381625

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Habitual Residence Test
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the habitual residence test introduced in 2014 does not exclude victims of human trafficking who are nationals of European Economic Area countries from accessing Jobseeker's Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The habitual residence test is critical to the integrity of the benefits system. To be eligible for income-related Jobseeker’s Allowance, EEA migrants must be habitually resident in the UK and provide evidence that they have been living here in the three month period prior to their benefit claim.</p><p>Victims of modern slavery are eligible for support through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), including accommodation, for at least 45 days. In many cases victims receive support for a longer period and are likely to be able to provide evidence that they meet the habitual residence test when they exit NRM support. The Home Office and DWP are working together to make it easier for those victims whose circumstances make it difficult to provide such evidence to do so.</p><p>EEA Nationals who are identified as victims of human trafficking through the NRM may qualify for discretionary leave where, for instance, they are helping police with an investigation or where their personal circumstances are such that it would be detrimental for the individual to leave the UK. EEA Nationals granted discretionary leave for those reasons would be exempt from the habitual residence test.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/06/2015 10:53:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

381628

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each financial year from 2009–10 to date, how many victims of trafficking who are nationals of European Economic Area countries have (1) applied for discretionary leave to remain, (2) been granted discretionary leave to remain, and (3) been refused discretionary leave to remain.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>It is considered that disproportionate cost are applicable to aspects (1) and (3) of this PQ as there are no means, other than manual , to gather the necessary statistical information to provide an accurate figure for disclosure.</p><p>In reference to aspect (2) Her Majesty’s Government provides the following statistical data in financial years as requested:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Numbers of people granted discretionary leave</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009/2010</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2010/2011</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2011/2012</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2012/2013</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2013/2014</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2014/2015</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/06/2015 10:55:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich