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224017

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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 plans to respond to the enquiries of the hon. Member for Chesterfield on behalf of Mr S Jackson, passed to her Department by the Prime Minister on 12 january 2015, reference JACK03010/03141925.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	225507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>I wrote to the Hon. Member on 23 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/03/2015 17:44:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

223661

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
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 performance of Serco in providing accommodation and transport services for asylum seekers under the Compass contract.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	225410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The COMPASS contracts contain robust provisions to ensure that providers meet the contractual standards relating to the provision of accommodation and transport.<br><br>The Home Office works closely with Serco to continually monitor the compliance processes to ensure that accommodation remains of an acceptable standard. Serco has invested significantly to update its property portfolio and transportation service and now routinely achieves the standards of accommodation and transport required within the contract.<br><br>Serco faced some difficulties in the second half of 2014 which necessitated the use of contingency accommodation. The Home Office continues to work closely with Serco to ensure that they can source sufficient volumes of accommodation to meet the demands of the contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:17:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

223662

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 218892, what average length of time it takes for her Department to grant a visa after a decision is taken not to appeal a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	225434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested covers a broad range of case types and is not held <br>centrally for in country cases. It could only be obtained at a disproportionate <br>cost. For international appeals the average time for allowed appeals to be <br>implemented from January to December 2014 was 43 calendar days. Since 2006, <br>the average time has been 69 days with a peak of 92 days in 2009.<br><br>The Home Office has 14 calendar days to consider whether to appeal an allowed <br>First-tier or Upper Tribunal decision (although this can be longer in some <br>Upper Tribunal decisions where the last avenue to appeal is direct to the Court <br>of Appeal) for in country cases and 28 calendar days for international (out of <br>country) cases. The relevant unit responsible for implementation will be <br>notified once a decision has been made not to appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/03/2015 17:44:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 47251 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

223667

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Meat: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force sniffer dogs operate at (a) Heathrow Airport and (b) other airports and seaports in the UK to detect illegally imported meat.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	225485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Border Force currently has four detector dogs in use at ports and airports in Great Britain trained to detect meat and other animal products illegally imported from non EU countries. This number can fluctuate as dogs are replaced through ill health or retirement and new dogs and handlers are trained.<br><br>The dogs are deployed on a mobile and flexible basis according to risk and where they will have the most impact. They are deployed at key border locations such as Heathrow Airport and can be utilised at any port, airport or other point of entry into Great Britain.<br><br>The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland is responsible for detecting illegal imports of meat and other animal products at ports and airports in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:16:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams

223336

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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 representations the Government has received on the practices of UK Services and Support Ltd in relation to charges for passport applications; and what steps have been taken in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) received 6 complaints during the period 2014 to 2015 relating to the passport services offered on the website provided by UK Services and Support Limited. HMPO, in conjunction with the Cabinet Office Digital Service, is working with the Office of Fair Trading, the Advertising Standards Authority, search engine providers and various trading standard bodies to curtail the activities of websites that advertise their services in a way which may be misleading to the public. HMPO has specifically worked with <br>Google for sponsored adverts from third party websites to be taken down and not to appear above the natural search results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:11:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 46955 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

223337

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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, how many further submissions under rule 353 of the Immigration Rules were made in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	225163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Further Submissions</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2008 </strong></td><td><strong>6,266 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009 </strong></td><td><strong>14,107 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010 </strong></td><td><strong>28,971 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011 </strong></td><td><strong>14,657 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012 </strong></td><td><strong>11,164 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013 </strong></td><td><strong>9,873 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014 </strong></td><td><strong>9,598 </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Grand Total</td><td>94,636</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:17:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

223338

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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, to which Home Office Reporting Centre further submissions under rule 353 of the Immigration Rules were initially made in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	225164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has used Reporting Centres for further submission at Eaton/ <br>Becket House (London), Electric/ Lunar House (Croydon), Frontier House <br>(Folkestone), General Building (Cardiff) , Heol Pentrefelin (Swansea), Sanford <br>House (Solihull), Loughborough Reporting Centre (Loughborough), Dallas Court <br>(Manchester), Reliance House/ The Capital (Liverpool), Waterside Court (Leeds), <br>Vulcan House (Sheffield), Northumbria House (Tyneside), Festival Court <br>(Glasgow) and Drumkeen House (Belfast).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/03/2015 17:44:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

223342

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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 assessment she has made of the arrangements to send out the status letter, biometric residence permit, National Insurance number and the NASS35 form simultaneously to people newly-granted refugee status.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	225206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Consideration has been given to sending all of these documents to newly-granted refugees' simultaneously, however there are currently practical obstacles in doing so. Officials have been engaged with external stakeholders and colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions on this issue and are working on further refining operational procedures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:22:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

223344

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what proportion of people departing the UK was matching API data recorded in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	225197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office collects Advance Passenger Information for passengers who travel to the UK on routes connected to the Semaphore system. Advance Passenger <br>Information is also provided by a proportion of carriers for passengers departing the UK. <br><br>The estimated proportion of passengers travelled from the UK on routes connected to Semaphore in each year is in the following table. <br><br>Due to the ongoing legal arbitration between the Home Office and Raytheon it is not possible to disclose coverage data for 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Period Coverage</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2009 57%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2010 N/A</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2011 64%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2012 67%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2013 79%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">2014 81%</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:15:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

223349

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: 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 her policy is on renewing the visa concession for Syrian internationals studying at UK higher education institutions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	225301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the conflict in Syria, and we are committed to helping people affected by the crisis.<br><br>Given the continuing violence and displacement in Syria, we have now renewed our immigration concession which helps Syrian nationals who are in the UK legally to extend their stay here more easily. <br><br>We have renewed the concession for a further 12 months, until 28 February 2016. I made a written ministerial statement to that effect on 26 February 2015. The Government first introduced the Syrian immigration concession in October 2012 in response to the crisis, and has previously renewed it in February 2013 and again in February 2014. <br><br>Under the renewed concession, Syrians in the UK with valid leave (or leave which has expired within the last 28 days) in specified visa categories will continue to be able to apply to extend their stay in that visa category, or switch into a different specified category from within the UK (with some restrictions) rather than being required to return home first. Those applying still need to meet the requirements of the relevant visa category, pay the appropriate fee, and adhere to the normal conditions of that category – no access to public funds, for example. If a required document is not accessible due to the civil unrest in Syria the Home Office may apply its discretion and the requirement to provide that document may be waived where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:21:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland