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532520

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	41697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made. Any estimation would be extremely difficult with considerable uncertainty around it.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2016 13:17:34 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 6187 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

532526

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
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 made an assessment of the effect of the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board in 2013 on the proportion of migrants working in the agricultural sector; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	41688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee’s report of May 2013 on the impact on the horticultural sector of ending the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme made a full assessment of the factors, including earnings, driving the supply of, and demand for, migrant labour in the industry</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2016 12:31:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

532527

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
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 systems for measuring levels of illegal immigration in other countries; and whether such systems could be applied to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	41687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office published a report as part of the European Migration Network work programme entitled ‘Practical Measures for Reducing Irregular Migration’ (Toms and Thorpe, 2012) which discusses the various measures available to estimate illegal migration in the UK.</p><p>The report is available from the following link:</p><p>http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/emn-studies/irregular-migration/uk_20120402_practicalmeasuresforreducingirregularmigration_final_en.pdf</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2016 12:31:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

532531

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
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 reports from members of the public on possible illegal immigration have (a) been investigated and (b) resulted in enforcement action in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	41679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>All reports received from the public are individually assessed. Only some of these reports will lead to enforcement action as a significant number will contain insufficient or unusable information.</p><p>Where there is no evidence of an offence or abuse no enforcement action will be taken.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/07/2016 14:16:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 6185 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

525658

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
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, what proportion of Advance Passenger Information was checked and acted upon in real-time for passengers leaving the UK in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	40675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held. Since April 2015, Advanced Passenger Information has been provided by international commercial air, sea and rail carriers to Border Force in advance of passenger travel from the UK. This data is used to identify known or suspected criminals and where appropriate is acted upon in real time by Border Force or another law enforcement partner.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40674 question first answered 27/06/2016 14:13:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

525662

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
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, how many persons of interest have been found to have left the UK when it has not been possible to check and act upon Advance Passenger Information in real-time since April 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	40674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held. Since April 2015, Advanced Passenger Information has been provided by international commercial air, sea and rail carriers to Border Force in advance of passenger travel from the UK. This data is used to identify known or suspected criminals and where appropriate is acted upon in real time by Border Force or another law enforcement partner.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40675 question first answered 27/06/2016 14:13:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

525664

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
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, how many people who overstayed their visa have been identified leaving the UK in each month since 8 April 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	40676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The data requested is not currently available. My Department is considering the use of exit checks data for statistical reporting purposes. Any data published then will be subject to data assurance standards.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/06/2016 14:07:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

525666

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
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, what training and assistance the UK Border Force provides to transport carriers and port operators who are required to collect Advance Passenger Information to identify false documents; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	40677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Border Force has worked closely with carriers and port operators to ensure that Exit Checks are carried out in accordance with Home Office requirements.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement's Risk and Liaison Overseas Network (RALON) has staff in key locations providing training and support for airlines and their handling agents operating services to the UK. Training covers UK visa requirements, security safeguards in passports, national identity cards, travel documents and visas, and how to identify cases of impersonation. In addition to the safeguards described above, RALON staff also raise awareness of current trends or specific types of abuse that the UK is encountering.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/06/2016 14:17:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

523999

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce compulsory advanced notification for (a) commercial and (b) pleasure craft of arrival in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	40057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>The security of our border remains a absolute priority. Border Force works closely with domestic and international partners on an intelligence-led approach to identify unlawful maritime activity including facilitation and illegal entry.</p><p>Information on vessels travelling to and from the UK is collected from a range of sources and analysed at the National Maritime Information Centre. The Government keeps all options relating to advance notification requirements under review and will continue to ensure proportionate measures are in place to secure our border.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 39493 question first answered 22/06/2016 10:31:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3274 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

523555

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether changes have been made to the way evidence of illegal entry is recorded in response to the recommendations made in the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, An Inspection of General Aviation and General Maritime, published in January 2016, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Border Force fully accepted the recommendations of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration regarding General Aviation and General Maritime and is implementing changes as quickly as practicable. Border Force is working with other government departments and partners to deliver improvement during 2016-2017 and is closely monitoring progress.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 39754 39863 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:38:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas