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65513

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department makes reasonable adjustments to require the needs of individuals with learning difficulties who want to apply for citizenship but are unable to pass the Life in the UK test.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	203669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is discretion within the British Nationality Act 1981 to waive the <br>knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement for a naturalisation <br>application if, because of a person's age, physical or mental condition, it <br>would be unreasonable to expect them to meet it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:01:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8407 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

65520

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been sent back from the UK to their country of origin in each calendar year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	203741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the total number of persons removed or departed <br>voluntarily from the UK to their country of origin in each year since 2010. The <br>information provided is a subset of the total number of persons removed or <br>departed voluntarily from the UK as others may be removed or depart voluntarily <br>to a country that is different to their country of origin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><strong>Number of persons removals or voluntary departured from the UK to their country of origin, 2010 to 2013 (1)(2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td><strong>Total enforced removals</strong></td><td><strong>Total non-asylum refused entry at port and subsequently departed</strong></td><td><strong>Total voluntary departures</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jan-Apr 2010</td><td>4,098</td><td>2,857</td><td>7,718</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>May - Dec 2010</td><td>8,691</td><td>5,139</td><td>14,049</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total 2010</td><td><strong>12,789</strong></td><td><strong>7,996</strong></td><td><strong>21,767</strong></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>2011</td><td><strong>12,997</strong></td><td><strong>6,250</strong></td><td><strong>20,622</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012(P)</td><td><strong>13,096</strong></td><td><strong>5,760</strong></td><td><strong>22,272</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013(P)</td><td><strong>11,577</strong></td><td><strong>6,252</strong></td><td><strong>28,130</strong></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="5">(1) Destination as recorded on source database; all nationals returned to their country of origin.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Removals are recorded on the system as at the dates on which the data extracts were taken.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(P) Provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of <br>persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK within Immigration <br>Statistics. The data on removals and voluntary departures are readily available <br>in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: January – March 2014, from the <br>GOV.UK website: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:00:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8381 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

65025

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all her Department's special advisers have undergone developed vetting.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	203251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Department's special advisers are security cleared to <br>the appropriate national security vetting level deemed necessary for the <br>requirements of the post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:24:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8363 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

65030

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support are (a) singe adults aged between 18 and 24, (b) single adults aged over 25, (c) couples, (d) single lone parents, (e) aged 16 or 17, (f) children under 16 and (g) children under five.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	203354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009.<br><br>The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment <br>categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October <br>2009<br><br>[INSERT TABLE HERE]</p><p>NB 5,638 is the number of persons categorised as couples not the number of <br>couples (2,819)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:52:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Table for PQ203354.xls title PQ203354 Table previous answer version 8354 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

65031

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average an asylum seeker stays on Section 95 support.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	203355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the amount of time people stay on section 95 support in <br>a format that is compatible with National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:02:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8351 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

64807

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
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 appropriateness of the current number of female officers in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	203016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office and its service providers comply with all relevant employment <br>legislation. The service provider for Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, <br>Serco, is required under their contract to employ sufficient female officers to <br>enable appropriate searching and security arrangements for female detainees. <br>Yarl's Wood IRC has 52% male detainee custody officers and 48% female. <br><br>Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) is the system used for <br>monitoring individuals considered to be at risk of self harm and operates <br>within the broader context of decency, safety, and the concept of a healthy <br>centre. <br><br>ACDT requires centre managers to appoint trained assessors and named case <br>managers in order to provide individualised care to detainees based on their <br>particular needs. A female assessor or case manager should be appointed where <br>it is appropriate but that is not a requirement. <br><br>Feminine hygiene items are freely available to residents. Access to these is <br>not monitored by staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:25:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8343 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

64808

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
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 ensure that women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre on suicide watch are only supervised by female officers.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	203017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office and its service providers comply with all relevant employment <br>legislation. The service provider for Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, <br>Serco, is required under their contract to employ sufficient female officers to <br>enable appropriate searching and security arrangements for female detainees. <br>Yarl's Wood IRC has 52% male detainee custody officers and 48% female. <br><br>Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) is the system used for <br>monitoring individuals considered to be at risk of self harm and operates <br>within the broader context of decency, safety, and the concept of a healthy <br>centre. <br><br>ACDT requires centre managers to appoint trained assessors and named case <br>managers in order to provide individualised care to detainees based on their <br>particular needs. A female assessor or case manager should be appointed where <br>it is appropriate but that is not a requirement. <br><br>Feminine hygiene items are freely available to residents. Access to these is <br>not monitored by staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:26:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8340 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

64357

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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 progress her Department has made on reaching a settlement with Raytheon Systems Ltd on the e-Borders programme; and when the arbitration progress is scheduled to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	202833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office would like the dispute with Raytheon to be concluded as swiftly <br>as possible. It is not unusual that an international arbitration of this <br>complexity should take a considerable time to resolve. The Home Office has <br>done everything possible to progress the Arbitration as quickly as possible. <br>The evidential hearings concluded in April 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:33:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7236 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

64358

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth Games 2014
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 take steps to ensure that participants in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 are prevented from staying in the UK illegally after the Games have finished.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The rigorous Accreditation Process that contributed to the success of the <br>Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 has also been central to our preparations <br>for Glasgow 2014.<br><br>To minimise attempts to abuse our hospitality after the Games have ended, <br>comprehensive record checks on all Commonwealth Games participants and Games <br>Family Members are conducted before they are cleared to enter the UK. We have <br>also introduced arrangements to confirm that people given Commonwealth Games <br>clearance have left the UK within their permitted time limits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:24:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7815 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

64064

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Albania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 441W, on human trafficking: Albania, how many female victims of trafficking have returned from England using the International Organisation for Migration voluntary return package and taken up the facilities made available by the government in Albania; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In November 2013, the UK Government and the Albanian Government, working with <br />the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), established a voluntary <br />return package for female victims of trafficking who wished to return to <br />Albania. This comprehensive package includes the provision of secure <br />accommodation in Albania (with guards and social services on site), child care <br />assistance where required, and training or support to establish a business or <br />enter the labour market. This provides the high level of support and assistance <br />required for victims who wish to return to Albania to rebuild their lives. <br />Although no victims have yet availed themselves of the package, a number of <br />potential cases have been identified and the Home Office is actively working <br />with the Albanian Government, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and IOM to<br />improve the promotion of the scheme amongst those who may qualify and identify <br />and address any perceived barriers to return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 10:46:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 6688 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow