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90166

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the spread of Islamic State extremism to within UK borders.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government's PREVENT programme aims to prevent people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It includes programmes to deal with extremist groups, including those that have been proscribed by the Government. <br><br>It includes work to challenge terrorist ideology (including disrupting extremist speakers and removing material online) and to intervene and stop <br>people being radicalised. In the context of Syria and Iraq, we work to dissuade people from travelling there. We also have a range of interventions, from arrest at port for those suspected of committing terrorist offences, to support for people at risk from radicalisation.<br><br>The Government's Channel programme provides tailored support to people who have been identified as at risk of radicalisation. Referrals to Channel come from a range of sources including families, police, local authorities and others. <br><br>Since April 2012 there have been over 2000 referrals to Channel and hundreds of people have been offered support. In order to ensure our frontline services are able to deliver this support, since June 2011, we have provided training on tackling extremism to over 24,000 frontline public sector workers and are rolling out a revised version of the training this autumn.<br><br>The police work with the internet industry to remove terrorist material hosted in the UK or overseas and are making good progress. Since February 2010, the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) has taken down more than 49,000 pieces of unlawful terrorist-related content which encourages or glorifies acts of terrorism. Over 30,000 of these have been removed since December 2013.<br><br>In parallel, we have made it easier for the public to report terrorist and extremist content they are concerned about via www.gov.uk/report-terrorism.<br><br>As the Prime Minister announced on 1 September, we keep this work under constant review and are looking at what more we can add to this comprehensive package of measures designed to ensure that we continue to do all we can to prevent the spread of extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/09/2014 15:57:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

89730

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: 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 analysis her Department has undertaken of the reasons for visa refusals arising from unconditional and conditional offers of student places; and if she will place this analysis in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Home Office has not undertaken any analysis of the reasons for visa refusals arising from unconditional and conditional offers of student places. <br><br>An applicant for a visa to come to the UK as a Tier 4 student must hold a Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) assigned by their Tier 4 sponsor. <br>The sponsor assigns the CAS when they have made an unconditional offer of a place on a course of study at their institution.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:25:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89733

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	London Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force personnel have been deployed at (a) Gatwick, (b) Heathrow, (c) Luton, (d) Stansted and (e) Southend airport in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	207274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border, Her Majesty’s Government cannot provide details of the number of staff deployed at specific ports.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:36:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89734

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stansted Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Force is taking to reduce queuing and improve the passenger experience at Stansted Airport.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	207268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This year, Border Force increased the number of e-passport gates at Stansted from 5 to 15 which allows for a more efficient flow of passengers through the primary arrivals control. Alongside this, Border Force is working closely with Stansted Airport to reduce queues and improve the passenger experience. It has increased the number of Border Force officers at the port, including seasonal workforce to deal with the large volumes of passengers through the summer; introduced a new resourcing tool using live arrivals data and transit times to schedule the right number of officers at passport control for each flight; improved signage; and introduced a new style queuing system which feeds to multiple desks and allows for a continuous movement of passengers. <br><br>According to Border Force data, the performance at Stansted has been consistently above service level agreements throughout the summer, and has shown significant further improvement since the introduction of the new eGates on 15 August in time for the August Bank Holiday weekend (the busiest weekend of the year). The targets are to clear 95% of passengers within 25 minutes for EU/EEA nationals, and 45 minutes for non EU/EEA nationals.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:01:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89738

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 post-study work visas were issued in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is given in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted- Tier 1 - Post Study (main applicants)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>4,244</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>5,360</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5,926</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>4,931</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table vi_04 <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category, in table vi_04 (Entry Clearance Visas volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. Corresponding data on extensions of stay granted within the UK are published in table ex_02_w (Extensions).<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><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:11:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89739

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 General Visas have been issued to international students since the withdrawal of the Tier 1 Post-Study Work Visa.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The available information relates to Tier 2 General grants of an extension of <br>stay in the UK to people who were previously students and is given in the table <br>below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Broad previous category</td><td>PBS - Tier 2 Sponsored with a job General</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Study</td><td>2,538</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Study</td><td>4,108</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></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: Extensions data table expc_01_w <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </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><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2. Excludes EEA and Swiss nationals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>3. Includes reconsideration cases and the outcome of appeals.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on grants of an extension by <br>previous category in tables expc_01 to expc_01_o within the ‘Immigration <br>Statistics’ release.</p><p> </p><p><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is <br>available from the Library of the House and from: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.<br><br>Information on the previous immigration status of those issued an entry <br>clearance visa (applications made outside the UK) is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:08:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

89742

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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, if she will make an assessment of whether it would be cost-effective and secure to allow visa applicants within the UK the option of collecting documents from a designated office instead of relying on second class post.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
uin	207148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>UKVI is continually reviewing the customer contact arrangements to deliver best value and improved customer service. We use a combination of dispatch methods to send documents to our customers; the option selected in each case is determined by a number of factors including cost, the required speed of receipt, the monetary value, the need for evidence of delivery and the size of the package.<br><br>In the UK Biometric Residence Permits are generally returned by courier and documents deemed to be lower value of sensitivity by second class post. <br><br>A project is in train to enable overseas customers to collect Biometric Residence Permits from a number of regional locations on their return to the <br>UK. We will be reviewing the success of this project carefully to inform future decisions on methods of returning documents to our UK customers. A <br>decision on establishing arrangements for customers to collect documents from UK would need to take into account many factors including the cost of providing reception facilities and the logistics of how to arrange the collections for people who are not located close to the decision making office.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 14:56:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

89749

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been granted limited leave to remain with no recourse to public funds in each year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	207459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The specific information that has been requested is not held centrally. <br><br>The Home Office does publish statistics on extensions of stay in Tables ex_01 to ex_02_o within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. A copy of the latest <br>release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from <br><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 answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/09/2014 15:40:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17867 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

89750

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Raytheon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal costs have been incurred by her Department for costs associated with the recent Raytheon e-borders arbitration tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	207485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Home Office incurred £23.3m (not including internal and witness costs) in the period April 2010 to March 2014 on legal costs associated with preparing and presenting its case in respect of the Raytheon arbitration. This amount includes costs incurred with lawyers, counsel and experts.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2014 14:51:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 17843 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

89754

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 University-sponsored Graduate Entrepreneur Tier 1 visas have been issued since 6 April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	207372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information available relates to all Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visas granted. Individuals may be endorsed by either UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) as part of the elite global graduate entrepreneur programme or by authorised endorsing UK higher education institutions (HEI)The data is given in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted- Tier 1 - Graduate Entrepreneur (main applicants)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q2</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q3</td><td>2</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013 Q4</td><td>11</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2014 Q1</td><td>46</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2014 Q2</td><td>72</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> </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></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table vi_04_q <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></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="4">1. Data for 2013 onwards are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visas granted outside the UK, by category, in table vi_04_q (Entry Clearance Visas volume 1) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. Corresponding data on extensions of stay granted within the UK are published in table ex_01_q (Extensions).<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from: <br><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 answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:16:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield