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172247

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours 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 seasonal staff on zero hour contracts that were extended in October 2014 until March 2015 this week were given four weeks' notice on 12 November 2014 that their contract would be terminated.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	219932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ staff on zero hour contracts.<br><br>Border Force uses a seasonal workforce of temporary workers to assist with coverage at peak times, such as summer and Christmas. On 12 November 2014 Home Office recruitment wrote to 191 workers giving four weeks' notice that their current contracts would be ended on 12 December 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/01/2015 16:30:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 37709 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

171647

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) legislative measures and (b) further reviews have been instigated as a result of the Arab Spring Asset Recovery Taskforce Review led by Michael Beloff; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219530 219532 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171648

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the UK has imposed an asset freeze on an individual with reference to former regimes in the Arab Spring countries since the creation of the Arab Spring Asset Recovery Taskforce; what the value is of such assets; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219530 219531 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171649

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assets of criminal origin have been repatriated from the UK to jurisdictions overseas since 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219531 219532 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171858

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
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 the effect of domestic violence on children.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	906766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Domestic violence and abuse is sickening in any context and can have a particularly profound effect on children. The Government’s approach to tackling this appalling crime is laid out in the Violence Against Women and Girls Action Plan, refreshed in March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Action Plan sets out our commitment to develop the Troubled Families Programme to help families deal with a range of issues, including domestic violence and abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/01/2015 16:57:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

171859

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
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 the effect of domestic violence on children.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Mr Dave Watts
uin	906750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Domestic violence and abuse is sickening in any context and can have a particularly profound effect on children. The Government’s approach to tackling this appalling crime is laid out in the Violence Against Women and Girls Action Plan, refreshed in March 2014.</p><p>The Action Plan sets out our commitment to develop the Troubled Families Programme to help families deal with a range of issues, including domestic violence and abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/01/2015 17:00:10 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

171179

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department contributes to the trialing of independent advocates for trafficked children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Barnardo’s has been awarded a grant of £420,916 from the Home Office for the provision of advocates during the 12 month trial across 23 local authorities. The cost of the independent evaluation being undertaken by the University of <br>Bedfordshire is £138,543 exclusive of VAT. <br><br>An evaluation report will be submitted to the Home Office at the end of the trial in November 2015. The Modern Slavery Bill commits the Government to lay a report before Parliament no later than 9 months after <br>Royal Assent on setting out the steps it is proposed to take in relation to child trafficking advocates. Lessons learnt from the trial will be detailed in the report, at which point we will be in a better position to assess what works <br>best in supporting and protecting these vulnerable children. <br><br>In January 2014 the Government announced proposals to trial specialist independent advocates for trafficked children. The trial began on 8 September 2014 and will run for a period of 12 months across 23 local authorities in <br>England. These are listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Manchester City</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>West Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>Dudley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>Sandwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>Solihull</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>Walsall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219317 219318 question first answered 08/01/2015 15:17:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171181

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
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 11 November 2014 to Question 213215, which 23 local authorities are taking part in the trial of specialist-independent advocates for trafficked children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Barnardo’s has been awarded a grant of £420,916 from the Home Office for the provision of advocates during the 12 month trial across 23 local authorities. The cost of the independent evaluation being undertaken by the University of <br>Bedfordshire is £138,543 exclusive of VAT. <br><br>An evaluation report will be submitted to the Home Office at the end of the trial in November 2015. The Modern Slavery Bill commits the Government to lay a report before Parliament no later than 9 months after <br>Royal Assent on setting out the steps it is proposed to take in relation to child trafficking advocates. Lessons learnt from the trial will be detailed in the report, at which point we will be in a better position to assess what works <br>best in supporting and protecting these vulnerable children. <br><br>In January 2014 the Government announced proposals to trial specialist independent advocates for trafficked children. The trial began on 8 September 2014 and will run for a period of 12 months across 23 local authorities in <br>England. These are listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Manchester City</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>West Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>Dudley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>Sandwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>Solihull</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>Walsall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219293 219317 question first answered 08/01/2015 15:17:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171187

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
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 11 November 2014 to Question 213215, when her Department expects to lay before Parliament a report in relation to advocates for victims of child trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Barnardo’s has been awarded a grant of £420,916 from the Home Office for the provision of advocates during the 12 month trial across 23 local authorities. The cost of the independent evaluation being undertaken by the University of <br>Bedfordshire is £138,543 exclusive of VAT. <br><br>An evaluation report will be submitted to the Home Office at the end of the trial in November 2015. The Modern Slavery Bill commits the Government to lay a report before Parliament no later than 9 months after <br>Royal Assent on setting out the steps it is proposed to take in relation to child trafficking advocates. Lessons learnt from the trial will be detailed in the report, at which point we will be in a better position to assess what works <br>best in supporting and protecting these vulnerable children. <br><br>In January 2014 the Government announced proposals to trial specialist independent advocates for trafficked children. The trial began on 8 September 2014 and will run for a period of 12 months across 23 local authorities in <br>England. These are listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Manchester City</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>West Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>Dudley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>Sandwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>Solihull</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>Walsall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219293 219318 question first answered 08/01/2015 15:17:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

170749

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland
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 undertake to visit Northern Ireland before the general election for the purpose of ensuring that the public and all political parties are aware of the ongoing consequences of not having the National Crime Agency fully operational there.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	219058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Parliament recently supported a DUP motion condemning the illegal activities being carried out by criminal gangs in Northern Ireland and calling for the full implementation of the National Crime Agency. We want the people and <br>communities of Northern Ireland to benefit from the full range of the National Crime Agency’s capabilities, as the rest of the UK does. Of course, it will take the support of all the main parties in Northern Ireland to make the <br>proposals work. Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings or any <br>forthcoming visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/01/2015 16:55:15 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell