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760713

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visa refusal decisions, (b) visa curtailment decisions and (c) removals have been made in respect of overseas students whose Test of English for International Communication certificates were cancelled by Educational Training Services since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	105152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>UKVI transparency data provides details of refusal, curtailments and removal decisions in response to the abuse of secure English language testing.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The table in SELT_01 and SELT_02 is the closest match to the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data was last published in February 2017 and only contains data to the last quarter (December 2016). ETS data is no longer published after this date.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:08:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

760716

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the cost to her Department of the legal action arising from (a) visa curtailments and (b) removals of overseas students whose Test of English for International Communication certificates have been cancelled by the Educational Testing Services since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	105154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is unavailable because Home Office data systems are unable to disaggregate legal costs in line with the categories in the question.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:03:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

760719

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of re-testing overseas students whose certificates for the Test of English for International Communication were cancelled by Educational Testing Services since February 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	105153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is not able to answer this question. The cost to re-sit a secure English language test was met by the individual and not the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:01:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

748239

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 reasons the Government is yet to achieve its target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	2706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK will remain an open and tolerant country; one that recognises the valuable contribution migrants make to our society and welcomes those with the skills and expertise to make our nation better. We will control immigration so that our system serves the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>As we conduct the negotiations to leave the European Union, it must be a priority to regain more control of the numbers of people who come here from Europe. It will take time to achieve that because until we leave the European Union we will still be affected by free movement rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will not solely rely on the Brexit negotiation to deliver the net migration target. We are clear that employers must move away from an unsustainable reliance on migrant workers. We have closed Tier 1 routes which allowed non-EEA migrants to come to the UK to look for work. We have reformed the employer-led Tier 2 route following expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. Through the introduction of the Immigration Skills Charge, we are encouraging employers to invest in training and up-skilling the resident workforce.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 10:22:29 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

712474

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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: Acids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce the number of acid attacks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	68460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Attacks on people involving acids or other corrosives are a serious matter that can result in huge distress and life changing injuries. We are working with retailers to explore what action can be taken to control sales of products with a high acidic content, and we are also working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead to better understand the extent and scale of crimes involving acid to inform measures to prevent such attacks.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/03/2017 17:20:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

712480

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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: Acids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many acid attacks there were in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Newham in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	68535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of acid attacks. Acid or other corrosive attacks would be recorded though under different offence types, usually assault occasioning actual bodily harm or grievous bodily harm depending on the severity of the injuries inflicted. We are currently working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead to gather data through police forces to better understand the extent and scale of crimes involving acid and other corrosive substances.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/03/2017 17:22:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

678092

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police officers (a) in total and (b) aged under 25 in (i) Greater London and (ii) the London Borough of Newham are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	61498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the ethnicity of the police workforce in each Police Force Area. Data are not collected at lower levels of geography, such as London Boroughs. These data are not broken down by age.</p><p>The latest available data are published in the “Police Workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2016” statistical bulletin:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2016" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The data shows that 12.6% of police officers in the Metropolitan Police Service were from Black and Minority ethnic backgrounds, as at 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The data can also be found on the police.uk website:</p><p><a href="http://www.police.uk/metropolitan/E05000614/performance/diversity/" target="_blank">www.police.uk/metropolitan/E05000614/performance/diversity/</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/01/2017 09:28:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

523169

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, whether he plans to ensure that private tenants affected by (a) cancer and (b) other long-term health conditions are able to access suitable accommodation, support and protection from eviction.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	39542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The welfare system provides financial support to those with cancer and other long-term health conditions, including to help people meet the additional costs that come from these conditions.</p><p>The statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical or welfare grounds. Statutory guidance on allocations makes clear that this would include people who have chronic or progressive medical conditions or long term care needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/06/2016 15:11:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

447844

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many units of housing he expects to be built in the London borough of Newham in each year to 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	24336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not publish forecasts of house building. It is for local planning authorities to ensure that they plan for the full, objectively assessed housing needs in their area.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/01/2016 14:13:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445459

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Stratford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the housing on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is affordable.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>There is outline planning permission for approximately 6,800 homes on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The target is for 31 per cent of these homes to be affordable, which means over 2,100 affordable homes across the entire site.</p><p>The exact percentage of affordable homes delivered will depend on the market conditions as each scheme comes to market.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/01/2016 16:49:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms