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227806

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Reptiles: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of reptiles there were by the Border Force under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; how many individual animals were so seized in each such year; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The data requested on the seizures of reptiles by Border Force can be found in the below table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Seizure Year</td><td>Number of Seizures</td><td>Quantity Seized</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>477</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>16</td><td>1232</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/03/2015 10:09:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 51789 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227897

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum legacy cases are outstanding in the MK40, MK41 and MK42 postcode areas.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	227949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the below table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PC Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Persons</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MK40</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MK42</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MK41</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:29:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227898

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of pregnant women.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	227944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not normally considered appropriate to detain pregnant women for immigration offences unless there is either a clear prospect of their early removal, and medical advice does not suggest that the baby is duebefore the planned removal date; or as part of the asylum fast-track process in the case of women who are less than 24 weeks pregnant.<br><br>Older people are only considered suitable for detention in exceptional circumstances, especially where constant or significant supervision is required which cannot be satisfactorily managed in detention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 227945 question first answered 24/03/2015 12:31:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227899

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of people over the age of 65.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	227945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not normally considered appropriate to detain pregnant women for immigration offences unless there is either a clear prospect of their early removal, and medical advice does not suggest that the baby is duebefore the planned removal date; or as part of the asylum fast-track process in the case of women who are less than 24 weeks pregnant.<br><br>Older people are only considered suitable for detention in exceptional circumstances, especially where constant or significant supervision is required which cannot be satisfactorily managed in detention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 227944 question first answered 24/03/2015 12:31:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227900

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 recent representations she has received from universities on the reduction in the number of English language test centres for international students.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently meeting delegates from across the English language sector to address their members’ questions about the test centre network, and to confirm that there is no change to the ability of higher education institutions to perform their own assessment of English language for those studying degree level courses and above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 15:29:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

227901

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction in the number of English Language Test Centres on international students studying at UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The reduction in the number of test centres offering English language tests for immigration purposes was necessary to ensure control and audit ability following significant abuse identified in early 2014. The Home Office has planned the Secure English Language Test centre network to meet anticipated demand and extensive transitional arrangements have been arranged to coincide with the 2014/15 academic year to minimise the impact on student applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:33:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

227902

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction in the number of English Language Test Centres for international students on university finances.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secure English Language Test centre network has been planned to meet anticipated demand. Overseas, the test centres have been mapped to the Visa Application Centre locations to limit the impact on travel and within the UK, there will be an adequate spread of test centres across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. There are provisions in the contract which allow us to expand the network if there is a capacity or location specific issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 15:28:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

227903

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
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 economic effect of (a) reducing and (b) increasing the number of international students studying at UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>There is no limit on the number of genuine international students who can come to study here, and the reforms we have made to tackle abuse have not deterred <br>the brightest and the best from coming to study at our world-class universities. <br><br>Figures show that there has been an increase of 18% in visa applications from university students compared to 2010 and increase of 30% for those wishing to attend a Russell Group university compared to 2010. <br><br>Higher education statistics for the academic year 2013-14 show that there has been strong growth in countries such as Malaysia (+13%) and Hong Kong (+7%). Chinese new entrants have also more than doubled since 2008-09.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:29:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

227907

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to improve the efficiency of the asylum system.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	227768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office have a number of Asylum Improvement projects underway. We are reviewing asylum processes to provide a better experience for our customers such as moving administrative tasks from the asylum interview into the screening process or revising decision letters to make them more user-friendly for customers. <br><br>We are also implementing a number of pilot initiatives to modernise our case working processes including exploring the use of Summary Notes within our asylum interviews. At the same time we are looking to invest in technology to automatically obtain a transcript of an asylum interview. This should improve the efficiency of our interviewing process and reduce the need for our customers to have lengthy interviews regarding their claim whilst we are also looking to expand on the use of video conferencing equipment to build greater flexibility into the asylum case working process and to realise potential savings. We are seeking to digitalise our work where possible, removing the need for paper-based files so our work can be moved around the country to meet service demands. <br><br>We have also made improvements to our decision making processing times. We aim to decide all straightforward asylum claims within six months. We recognise that asylum cases are often complex and require our full and thorough consideration, meaning that some decisions will take longer than six months. Those cases that do take longer than six months are actively managed to ensure they are concluded as promptly as possible. <br><br>We have significantly improved our suite of guidance on considering asylum claims, including key instructions on asylum interviews and assessing credibility. We have streamlined processes by reducing the volume of paperwork required and cutting duplication in the asylum process, including improvements to the way in which decisions are explained to applicants in correspondence to make it easier to understand. These changes are designed to support caseworkers to improve decision quality and efficiency to ensure we grant protection where it is needed whilst refusing unfounded claims more quickly, whilst also ensuring a more customer focused approach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/03/2015 16:22:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

228939

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates: Mothers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to allow the mothers of brides and grooms to be recorded on marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	908246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There is support across Government for marriage registers to be updated and my Rt.Hon. Friend the Prime Minister stated publically in August 2014 that it was “high time” that a change was made. This is a complex task due to the large numbers of registers in use and the associated costs of replacing them. We are, therefore, investigating options on how this can be achieved as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/03/2015 18:57:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell