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58281

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 24 April 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Michael Adebayo Johnson.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	199215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I wrote to Rt. Hon. Member on 2 June 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:07:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

58282

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 28 April 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Tanvir Shah.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	199216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 18th June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/06/2014 15:26:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

58283

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 22 April 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr A Mehmood.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	199217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 15 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:07:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

58440

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
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 change in waiting times for an initial decision for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa applications in the last year; what the average waiting time is for an initial decision for a Tier 1 application; and what assessment she has made of the economic effect of the time taken for such decisions on economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) customer in the financial <br>year 2013-14 was 125 calendar days. The number of days taken to process <br>applications dropped by 50 days over the course of the financial year and <br>processing times continue to decrease.<br><br><br>A record number of applications were decided in the financial year 2013-14, and <br>there is nothing to suggest that processing times are deterring entrepreneurs <br>from applying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month Despatched</p></td><td><p>Average Calendar Days Between Application Raised Date and Despatch Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall Average / Total Cases</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:08:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58442

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Workers: Fines
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 for the reduction in businesses fined for employing illegal immigrants since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 there has been a 13% increase in the number of civil penalties issued to businesses employing illegal migrant workers with 2,149 penalties issued in 2013/14 compared with 1,899 in 2010/11.An assessment of enforcement activity and operating procedures in relation to illegal working visits led to increased deployment and a renewed focus on illegal working in 2013. This resulted in 8,573 illegal working visits in 2013/14 compared with 5,441 in 2012/13. Additionally the target of issuing 2,500 Notices of Potential Liability (NOPL) for a civil penalty was exceeded with 3,562 NOPLs being issued in 2013/14 compared with 1,659 in 2012/13 equating to a 70% increase.We are committed to tackling illegal working and we are increasing our multi-agency operations to step up enforcement action against businesses. Through the Immigration Act and secondary legislations, we are getting tougher with non-compliant employers by increasing the maximum financial penalty from £10,000 to £20,000 per illegal worker; making it easier to enforce payment in the civil courts; and simplifying right-to-work checks for legitimate employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 12:29:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58496

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided any advice to public communications providers on the consequences of the decision of the European Court of Justice in Digital Rights Ireland and Seitlinger and Others on data retention by those companies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	199437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider the judgment of the European Court, but we consider that the UK Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 remain in <br>force. Those in receipt of a notice under the Regulations have been informed that they should continue to observe their obligations as outlined in any notice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 199438 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:59:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

58499

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether public communications providers have sought advice from her Department on the consequences of the decision of the European Court of Justice in Digital Rights Ireland and Seitlinger and Others on data retention by those companies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	199438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider the judgment of the European Court, but we consider that the UK Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 remain in <br>force. Those in receipt of a notice under the Regulations have been informed that they should continue to observe their obligations as outlined in any notice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 199437 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:59:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

58545

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) services and (b) jobs within the Passport Office were transferred to the private sector in the last five years; and when those transfers took place.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	199369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No jobs have been transferred from Her Majesty's Passport Office to the private <br>sector in the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/06/2014 13:10:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

58546

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
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 address the current backlog of applications within the Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	199407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 12 June, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Home Secretary set out to the House the <br>measures HM Passport Office is putting in place to respond to the exceptional <br>current levels of passport demand. <br>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, columns <br>693 and 694 for details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 16:13:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

57616

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Uganda
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 UK Border Agency's handling of the case of Aidah Asaba.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The general policy of the Home Office is not to disclose personal information <br>about another person. This is because we have obligations under the Data <br>Protection Act and in law generally to protect this information.<br><br>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection <br>and we consider every claim for asylum on its individual merits.<br>We believe that those with no right to be in the UK should return to their home <br>country and we will help those who wish to leave voluntarily. However, when <br>they refuse to do so we will take steps to enforce their removal at the <br>earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:06:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead