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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Borders: Personal Records more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department took the decision to terminate the contract with Raytheon to build an immigration computer system; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 208634 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) made the decision to terminate the contract with Raytheon, which was negotiated and signed by the last Government. <br><br>I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Mr Green) on 22 July 2010, Official Report, columns 44-45WS, regarding the termination of the e-Borders contract.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:15:39.8969344Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:15:39.8969344Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this
91187
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Terrorism more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an assessment of the effect on civil liberties of current statutory definitions of terrorism and the proportionality and necessity of the range of those definitions. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
tabling member printed
Greg Mulholland more like this
uin 208686 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>The UK definition of terrorism is contained in section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Safeguards are built in to our legislation. The police and the Crown Prosecution Service are required to ensure that prosecutions are only pursued in appropriate cases, where there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to do so. <br><br>David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has made four specific recommendations in respect of the definition in his most recent Annual Report on the Operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2013, which was laid in Parliament on 22nd July. We are currently considering these in detail and will respond in due course.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:19:23.7097741Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:19:23.7097741Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
1540
label Biography information for Greg Mulholland more like this
91307
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: Russia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investor visas have been granted by the UK Government to Russian citizens since May 2010; how many of those visas were issued after January 2014; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 208816 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>The information available relates to Tier 1 Investor visas granted to main applicants. In the period April 2010 to June 2014 there were 501 visas granted to Russian nationals, of which 119 visas were granted in the period January to June 2014.<br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category and nationality, in table vi_06_q_w (Entry Clearance Visas volume 2) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release.<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p /> <p> </p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:09:36.2523491Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:09:36.2523491Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this
91308
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve security between the UK and the Republic of Ireland to prevent the return through Ireland of British-born jihadists; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 208817 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-19more like thismore than 2014-09-19
answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with the Government of Ireland to secure the external border of our Common Travel Area through more consistent levels of control, increased data-sharing to support immigration decisions, more closely aligned entry and visa requirements and a shared approach to the use of advance passenger information to identify individuals posing a threat to the people of the Common Travel Area.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-19T10:52:58.7231667Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-19T10:52:58.7231667Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this
91310
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representation her Department will have on the On-The-Runs Oversight Board established after the publication of the Hallett Report on 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 208815 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>The Home Office will be represented at the On-The-Runs Oversight Board.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:22:05.4983773Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:22:05.4983773Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this
91017
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to enable Chinese nationals to make a single application for a UK and a Schengen visa. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 208549 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-12more like thismore than 2014-09-12
answer text <p /> <p>We have on 30 June rolled out an online system enabling applicants in China simultaneously to complete a UK and Schengen Visa application form. Talk are ongoing with European partners about further streamlining visa processes with Schengen zone countries to make trips to the UK even easier for Chinese visitors.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-12T11:19:57.3189097Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-12T11:19:57.3189097Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
91018
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much a UK tourist visa costs a Chinese national. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 208545 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>The cost of visas for the UK are published annually in April in a document called Home Office Immigration and Nationality fees. Currently, visit visas for the UK cost £83 for a visit visa valid for 6 months, £300 for a visit visa valid for 2 years, £544 for a visit visa valid for 5 years, and £737 for a visit visa valid for 10 years, irrespective of nationality.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:41:03.308449Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:41:03.308449Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
91019
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chinese nationals visited the UK on tourist visas in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 208546 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-11more like thismore than 2014-09-11
answer text <p> </p><p>Chinese Nationals can visit the UK using a number of visit visas including business, student and other. The number who visited the UK in the last 3 years using an ordinary visit visa, who are most likely to be tourists, is given in the table below:<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Chinese nationals given leave to enter the United Kingdom as 'Ordinary Visitors'.</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>139,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>157,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>252,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table ad_03_o <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Data for 2013 are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">2. Ordinary visitors are admitted to the Uk for a period not exceeding 6 months on condition they do not work, reside in the UK for long periods or access public funds.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">3. Data have been rounded to the nearest 1,000</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on persons entering the UK as visitors by nationality in table ad_03_o (Admissions) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. It is not possible to say how many of these visited for the purpose of tourism.</p><p>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-11T17:35:42.0133713Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-11T17:35:42.0133713Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
91049
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrants: Detainees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum time spent in a detention centre for the purpose of immigration control by (a) women and (b) men in each category of detainee was in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Barclay more like this
uin 208560 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-17more like thismore than 2014-09-17
answer text <p /> <p>Published figures on people detained in the United Kingdom solely under Immigration Act powers include those held in short term holding facilities, pre departure accommodation and immigration removal centres. Figures exclude those held in police cells, Prison Service establishments, short term holding rooms at ports and airports (for less than 24 hours), and those recorded as detained under both criminal and immigration powers and their dependants. The period of detention starts when a person first enters the Home Office detention estate. <br>If the person is then moved from a removal centre to a police cell or Prison Service establishment, this period of stay will be included if the detention is solely under Immigration Act powers. <br>The table below shows the longest length of detention (in days) as at the last day of each year, by gender, for people in detention, for the last five years.<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Longest length of detention, by sex, in days</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Female</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td>as at the last day of 2009</td><td>852</td><td>1,520</td></tr><tr><td>as at the last day of 2010</td><td>1,093</td><td>1,885</td></tr><tr><td>as at the last day of 2011</td><td>751</td><td>2,250</td></tr><tr><td>as at the last day of 2012</td><td>1,117</td><td>1,620</td></tr><tr><td>as at the last day of 2013</td><td>649</td><td>1,428</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of people detained in the United Kingdom for immigration purposes, within Immigration Statistics: April – June 2014, from the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p />
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-17T15:29:08.5154853Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-17T15:29:08.5154853Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
91050
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrants: Detainees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time spent in detention for the purposes of immigration control by (a) women and (b) men in each category of detainee was in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Barclay more like this
uin 208559 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-11more like thismore than 2014-09-11
answer text <p> </p><p>Published figures on people detained in the United Kingdom solely under Immigration Act powers include those held in short term holding facilities, pre <br>departure accommodation and immigration removal centres. Figures exclude those held in police cells, Prison Service establishments, short term holding rooms at ports and airports (for less than 24 hours), and those recorded as detained under both criminal and immigration powers and their dependants. The period of detention starts when a person first enters the Home Office detention estate. If the person is then moved from a removal centre to a police cell or Prison Service establishment, this period of stay will be included if the detention is solely under Immigration Act powers.<br><br><br>The table below shows the available information on length of detention, in bands, as at the last day of each year for the last five years. The Home Office publishes length of detention figures in bands as average figures can be skewed by the small number of people detained for longer periods.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of people detained in the United Kingdom for immigration purposes, within <br>Immigration Statistics: April - June 2014, from the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup remove filter
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-11T17:23:46.4342439Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-11T17:23:46.4342439Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this