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1167802

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to introduce national buffer zones outside abortion clinics.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it is unacceptable that patients seeking healthcare advice or staff working in healthcare facilities should feel intimidated or harassed. This country has a proud history of allowing free speech, but the right to peaceful protest does not extend to harassment or intimidating behaviour and the law currently provides protection against such acts.</p><p>The Home Office takes the matter of protesters outside abortion clinics extremely seriously. That is why we carried out an in-depth assessment to understand the scale and nature of protests outside abortion clinics to establish whether more should be done to protect those requiring an abortion. The previous Home Secretary set out his position on 13 September 2018 through a Written Ministerial Statement. A link to the statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS958" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS958</a>.</p><p>The Government recognises the adverse impact that anti-abortion protests can have on patients and staff, and the Home Office is keeping this important matter under review.</p><p>Officials regularly liaise with national policing leads to assess if there have been any developments on protest activities outside abortion clinics. The Home Office would welcome any new evidence that becomes available on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 8598 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:22:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167803

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Protest
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 she has made of the effect of protestors outside abortion clinics on women attending those clinics.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it is unacceptable that patients seeking healthcare advice or staff working in healthcare facilities should feel intimidated or harassed. This country has a proud history of allowing free speech, but the right to peaceful protest does not extend to harassment or intimidating behaviour and the law currently provides protection against such acts.</p><p>The Home Office takes the matter of protesters outside abortion clinics extremely seriously. That is why we carried out an in-depth assessment to understand the scale and nature of protests outside abortion clinics to establish whether more should be done to protect those requiring an abortion. The previous Home Secretary set out his position on 13 September 2018 through a Written Ministerial Statement. A link to the statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS958" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS958</a>.</p><p>The Government recognises the adverse impact that anti-abortion protests can have on patients and staff, and the Home Office is keeping this important matter under review.</p><p>Officials regularly liaise with national policing leads to assess if there have been any developments on protest activities outside abortion clinics. The Home Office would welcome any new evidence that becomes available on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 8597 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:22:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167617

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prostitution
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 implications for her policies of the University of Bristol’s October 2019 report entitled The nature and prevalence of prostitution and sex work in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	8203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The research contained in the report highlights the enormous complexity of sex work and prostitution today, and we will carefully consider the implications from this new evidence for policy in the Home Office and across Government.</p><p>Our priority remains tackling the harm that can be associated with prostitution and sex work, and to target those who exploit vulnerable people. These priorities will be our starting point for considering the research.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 15:46:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1167627

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle domestic violence in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Jane Dodds
uin	8259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a horrendous crime that we are committed to tackling. Whether it takes place in our rural communities or cities, we are supporting Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners as they decide how best to deploy resources in their areas.</p><p>The new designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs will play an important role in monitoring the provision of services for victims of domestic abuse, including those in rural communities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 15:44:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4718 label Biography information for Jane Dodds

1167628

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship scheme will be rolled out across all regions of England and Wales; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	8260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs) are currently operational in one third of all local authorities in England and Wales.</p><p>Government has welcomed the findings of the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which included a specific set of recommendations relating to the wider roll out of ICTGs. In-line with the Government’s response, published in July 2019, we are currently considering the Review’s recommendations on ICTG and will provide a further update to Parliament ahead of national roll out. The Government remains committed to the national roll out of ICTGs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 15:40:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1167652

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Guardianship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to provide independent legal guardianship for separated, unaccompanied and trafficked children in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution</em></strong>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 16:55:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167346

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Honours
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 staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30 (B) 31 to 40 (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	7685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office processes honours nominations for Home Office employees and our stakeholders, including members of the Fire and Rescue Service and the Police Service. The information requested is provided the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 15:38:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins attachment 1 file name Copy of Table A_PQ 7685_311019.xls title Table A - PQ 7685
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167373

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
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 local authority capacity to support British children returning from North east Syria.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	7689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Children returning from Syria are likely to have been exposed to the conflict, indoctrination, to have experienced severe trauma, and in some circumstances pose national security concerns that need to be carefully managed.</p><p>The Home Office has funded an NHS Foundation Trust to assist local authorities and local NHS trusts to conduct comprehensive mental health and emotional wellbeing assessments of all British children returning from the conflict in Syria; and to provide key worker support to assist in the safe reintegration of those children. Our support will be tailored to the needs of each individual child.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 14:52:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1167407

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sri Lankan nationals have been granted asylum in the UK on the grounds of torture since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	7705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record the information in such a way that allows us to report on how many Sri Lankan nationals have been granted asylum in the UK on the grounds of torture since 2015.</p><p>The Home Office does publish data in the Immigration Statistics, which provides the total number of asylum applications for main applicants and outcomes including those granted asylum, by country of nationality, broken down by year. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables#asylum</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 14:57:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1167413

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Candidates: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will extend access to the EnAble fund to provide financial assistance to deaf and disabled parliamentary General Election candidates to assist with disability-related costs in the forthcoming General Election.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recognises that disabled people are likely to face greater costs when seeking elected office due to their disability. That is why we launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office to help cover disability related expenses. As an interim fund it gave political parties the time to put in place measures to support disabled candidates.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Fund is time limited and was put in place for elections that had been planned. Therefore, funding has not been scheduled for this election. Retrospective support, as with this year’s European Parliamentary Elections, could be considered for candidates but this would be for the next Government to decide.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:37:51 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2019 18:00:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 4582 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas