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155462

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gangmasters have been prosecuted for offences created by the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 in 2014 to date; and what the results were of those prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	214228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>To date in 2014, a total of 15 people have been charged with, or summons in relation to, a section 12 offence for acting as a gangmaster without a licence. <br><br>Of these, only one case has been concluded and resulted in a conviction. The individual received a £500 fine and was ordered to pay £46 costs and a £15 offender’s levy. The other cases are still progressing through the legal system.<br><br>A further case was concluded in 2014 of a section 12 offence by an individual whose prosecution started in 2013. The result of this prosecution was a Community Payback Order for 180 hours to be completed within a nine month period.<br><br>GLA enforcement activity has also resulted in charges for a range of other offences, for example trafficking and fraud, during 2014. Over time the GLA has undertaken a reduced number of more complex investigations which focus more effectively on serious and organised crime. This reflects a targeting and risk-based enforcement approach by the GLA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 14:57:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

155509

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what total amount her Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on expenditure on the Government Car and Dispatch Agency is published annually in a Written Ministerial Statement and can be found in the Official Record:<br><br>2007/08 (Column 118WS):<br>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/8072<br>2m0008.htm#08072253000045<br><br>2008/09 (Column 80WS):<br>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/9071<br>6m0009.htm#09071651000059<br><br>2009/10 (Column 23WS): <br>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/1010<br>28m0001.htm#10102827000372<br><br>The Home Department does not use other car hire outside of the Government Car and Dispatch Agency for Ministerial travel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 14:58:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155510

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often her Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Emails, letters and other correspondence are currently logged on a correspondence tracking system. However, processes are under continuous review and a replacement IT system, which will also cover Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information requests, is under development with implementation scheduled for early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 14:57:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155517

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many buildings her Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	214220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Two Home Office owned buildings were sold in 2010 and one in 2013. Contracts have been exchanged in 2014 for the sale of two sites, one subject to grant of satisfactory planning consent, and both for completion in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 15:02:16 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 28164 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

155655

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK citizens living in the UK have been convicted of a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	906038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 11,000 foreign nationals in prison in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to foreign nationals not in prison, we are improving our ability to access their criminal conviction data in their home country; in particular those from the EU. In the last year of the previous administration the UK made and received only 7,000 requests for conviction data related to EU nationals, but last year under this Government 41,000 such requests were made and received. A huge improvement.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/11/2014 16:36:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

147585

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters Licensing Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 5 of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, how the figure of £30 million, which the Authority has prevented from entering the informal economy, is calculated.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The £30 million figure provided in the Gangmasters Licensing Authority Annual Report and Accounts for 2013/14 was calculated in conjunction with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to provide a verifiable assessment of the increased tax yield from GLA operations. Further work is ongoing to refine this figure. The GLA's Annual Reports and Accounts, as with all Arms Length Bodies, are certified by the National Audit Office prior to being laid in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 15:01:18 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

147587

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts signed by her Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Department does not have any contracts with suppliers of services or consultants which include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income. No contracts have been identified which include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.<br>All contractual liabilities require prior approval and Legal advisors agreement according to our processes. We do have contract conditions covering the right to terminate for convenience and these cover relevant costs. These are subject to limits and conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 15:00:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

142269

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters
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 November 2014 to Question 212649, how many cases of exploitation were referred by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to the Pay and Worker Rights Helpline in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) do not capture information on exploitation identified purely outside the sector they regulate. The GLA <br>receives calls to its intelligence and licensing sections from individuals raising issues or seeking information that are immediately identified as not <br>falling within the remit of the GLA. Those individuals are advised to contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline directly. It is not possible to distinguish the nature of those calls as that data is not collated by the GLA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 213786 question first answered 11/11/2014 15:55:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

142270

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
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 November 2014 to Question 212705, what specialist needs of male victims have been identified by her Department through the National Referral Mechanism; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Support for male potential victims of human trafficking is offered through the victim care contract run by The Salvation Army, in England and Wales. Support is tailored for each potential victim through a detailed needs based assessment. Specific care available to male potential victims includes: <br><br>male-only accommodation; access to psychological support; access to legal advice and assistance; counselling, including trauma counselling where relevant; emergency medical treatment and assistance with male-related health issues; translation and interpretation services where appropriate; and transition support to either return home, or where they have leave to remain, to help settle in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/11/2014 16:03:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

142272

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters
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 November 2014 to Question 212649, how many cases of exploitation have been identified by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in sectors that they do not regulate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) do not capture information on exploitation identified purely outside the sector they regulate. The GLA <br>receives calls to its intelligence and licensing sections from individuals raising issues or seeking information that are immediately identified as not <br>falling within the remit of the GLA. Those individuals are advised to contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline directly. It is not possible to distinguish the nature of those calls as that data is not collated by the GLA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 213778 question first answered 11/11/2014 15:55:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield