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99890

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration 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 charities and non-governmental organisations hold Tier two sponsor licences in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	211153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Tier 2 sponsors categorised as charities and non-governmental organisations by region.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>15,963</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Midlands &amp; East of England</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>3,864</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North East, Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,252</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,458</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Wales &amp; South West</p></td><td><p>Charity</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Government Organisation</p></td><td><p>1,526</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong>: The Home Office classifies sponsors by region, based on its postcode prefix.</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 24/10/2014 14:51:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

99901

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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 her Department's policy is on collecting fees for visa applications in advance of the application being processed.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Department policy is that a fee must be paid prior to the application receiving immigration consideration. An application will only go forward for immigration consideration if it is valid. <br><br>For an immigration application to be valid a number of requirements must be met. These include the payment of the application fee, unless the applicant satisfies the criteria for a fee exemption. Where an application is invalid and cannot be processed the application fee is returned to the applicant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 14:55:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

99926

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bombings: Birmingham
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 indicate what constraints there are on publication of case papers, inquiries or other documents relating to the Birmingham Pub Bombings on 21 November 1974.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	211091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>While the investigation by West Midlands Police into this appalling and devastating crime remains open it would not be appropriate for the police to grant access to their files.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:20:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

99737

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
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 the Minister for Immigration and Security on 5 September 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton about Mr Paul Mendy.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	210978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 20 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 14:49:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

93856

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ebola: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to screen arrivals from West Africa via Europe at the Port of Dover for Ebola; and what steps her Department is taking to liaise with the French authorities to facilitate the screening of people temporarily resident in Calais while seeking to enter the UK illegally for Ebola.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	210916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Border Force officers assess travellers for symptoms of Ebola following standard protocols issued by Public Health England that have been in place at all ports, including Dover, since August 2014. <br><br>Enhanced screening for Ebola at specific ports has begun, in line with advice from the Chief Medical Officer, focusing initially on Heathrow, Gatwick, St Pancras, Manchester and Birmingham. This is being carried out by Public Health England. <br><br>Border Force regularly liaises with the relevant French authorities regarding all operational matters at the port of Calais.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 17:21:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 23262 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

93601

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration 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 passengers flew into private airfields and were unchecked by immigration officers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	210775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>It is Home Office policy not to release operationally sensitive information at passenger level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:32:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

93603

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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, how many people have spent a night in a hotel under the Compass contract for asylum seeker accommodation in each month of 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	210777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of asylum seekers who have been accommodated in hotels. This information is held by our accommodation providers. To locate, retrieve and analyse this information and prepare a response would only be possible at a disproportionate cost</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:55:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

93605

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether since May 2010 her Department has requested any foreign government to carry out surveillance activities that would be unlawful in that government's jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	210773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office and the security and intelligence agencies work closely with international counterparts to tackle threats to the UK. In doing so, full account of our domestic and international legal obligations is taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:52:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

93610

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on securing the removal of Mr Joland Giwa from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	210711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:31:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

93613

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any additional restrictions have been recently placed on the granting of visitors' visas for applicants from the Sudan.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	210630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>There have been no such restrictions placed on applicants from the Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/10/2014 16:33:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson