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166032

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding that was previously allocated to the Prevent agenda is now allocated to integration projects.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	215988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The 2011 Prevent Strategy separated Prevent and integration work. As a result the Department for Communities and Local Government leads the Government's integration strategy but no longer recieves funding from the Home Office. It <br>is therefore misleading to draw comparisons between Prevent funding figures before and after 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:45:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 30600 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

164406

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Married People
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 is taking to ensure that British nationals living abroad are aware of visa requirements for foreign national spouses when they return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	215650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The visa requirements for the foreign national spouses of British Citizens returning to the UK are set out on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/family-visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/family-visas</a><br><br>Information on the location, opening times and contact details of UK visa application centres is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-a-visa-application-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-a-visa-application-centre</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:12:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

164412

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 27 October 2014 to Question 210147, what agencies received grants made by central government bodies under the Prevent programme; and whether those grants are included under the central government heading in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	215729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>All funding classed as ‘central government’ is provided by the Home Office to delivery partners to deliver different strands of Prevent activity in the UK. It does not include central government running costs and staff salaries. <br><br>We do not provide a breakdown of delivery partners that are in receipt of central government funding for Prevent activity. Disclosure of this information would detail how Prevent funding is apportioned and thus potentially the varying areas of threat to the national security of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:35:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

157012

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Australasia
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 amend visa regulations affecting citizens of Australia and New Zealand to allow them to stay in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	215446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>On 17 November we expanded our Registered Traveller (RT) scheme: Australians and New Zealanders being two of only five nationalities who may join the scheme. The scheme gives regular travellers to the UK who meet the qualifying <br>criteria use of our ePassport gates or the EEA/RT lanes at Heathrow and Gatwick. We estimate that up to 75,000 Australians and 18,000 New Zealanders could now be eligible to join RT, expediting their clearance through the UK border. More details about RT can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller</a><br><br>There are a wide range of opportunities available to citizens of Australia and New Zealand to stay in the UK. We currently have no plans to change the Immigration Rules beyond these.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:43:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

157013

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 214026, tabled by the hon. Member for Newport West on 10 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	215443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to PQ 214026 answered on the 20th November 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:33:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

156598

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target and (b) actual average waiting time for asylum seekers to receive an appointment for an initial screening interview is.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	215259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has an internal target of 10 days from the initial point of contact to the point the applicant attends the unit. This was introduced at the start of the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 16:16:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

156649

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
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 from which countries from outside the UK have been granted UK citizenship in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	215213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>British citizenship grants by the top 20 previous countries of nationality, 2009 to 2013</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Country of previous nationality</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>26,541</td><td>29,405</td><td>26,290</td><td>28,352</td><td>36,351</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>20,945</td><td>22,054</td><td>17,641</td><td>18,445</td><td>21,655</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>11,751</td><td>9,429</td><td>7,133</td><td>8,122</td><td>10,374</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>6,953</td><td>7,873</td><td>7,932</td><td>8,881</td><td>9,275</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>12,041</td><td>7,966</td><td>5,149</td><td>5,702</td><td>8,902</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>8,367</td><td>7,446</td><td>6,351</td><td>6,924</td><td>6,448</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>6,041</td><td>7,581</td><td>6,966</td><td>7,198</td><td>7,289</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Somalia</td><td>8,139</td><td>5,817</td><td>4,664</td><td>5,143</td><td>5,688</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>7,703</td><td>6,301</td><td>4,877</td><td>5,647</td><td>4,412</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>4,762</td><td>4,944</td><td>5,886</td><td>6,163</td><td>3,855</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>7,207</td><td>4,630</td><td>3,627</td><td>4,726</td><td>4,184</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>4,662</td><td>4,551</td><td>3,931</td><td>4,744</td><td>4,675</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Afghanistan</td><td>5,012</td><td>5,281</td><td>3,951</td><td>4,600</td><td>3,627</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Iraq</td><td>5,497</td><td>4,385</td><td>5,742</td><td>3,822</td><td>2,393</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nepal</td><td>1,551</td><td>2,118</td><td>3,468</td><td>4,282</td><td>7,447</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>2,876</td><td>2,587</td><td>5,540</td><td>4,135</td><td>2,391</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>3,116</td><td>2,926</td><td>2,591</td><td>3,350</td><td>3,119</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>3,148</td><td>2,958</td><td>2,514</td><td>3,005</td><td>2,874</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>2,890</td><td>2,593</td><td>2,449</td><td>2,792</td><td>2,683</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>458</td><td>1,419</td><td>1,863</td><td>3,043</td><td>6,066</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Other previous nationality</td><td>54,129</td><td>52,782</td><td>49,220</td><td>55,133</td><td>54,281</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total grants</td><td>203,789</td><td>195,046</td><td>177,785</td><td>194,209</td><td>207,989</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Source: Migration Statistics, Home Office Statistics</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Table cz 06 - Immigration Statistics April to June 2014</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Top 20 previous countries of nationality based on total grants for the period 2009 to 2013</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">Data for every nationality is included in the regularly published table cz 06 - Immigration Statistics April to June 2014</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including grants of British citizenship for all individual previous nationalities, 1990 to 2013, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, table cz_06 <br>(Citizenship tables), which is available from the Library of the House and on the Department’s website at:<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 25/11/2014 14:29:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

156710

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Life in the UK test reflects contemporary Britain.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Life in the UK test was significantly revised in March 2013 to place the emphasis on British history, culture and democracy. It is intended to help those seeking to live permanently in the UK to gain a basic understanding of the democratic principles underlying British society, and of aspects of British culture and traditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2014 14:59:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156711

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what organisations in the UK have an affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>In April this year, the Prime Minister commissioned a review into the philosophy, activities, impact and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK and overseas to inform Government policy towards the Muslim Brotherhood. The <br>review is internal and work is underway to consider its findings but we expect to say something publicly about its conclusions in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:36:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156775

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Iraq
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 issuing visas to the 17 residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, whose admission to the UK has been agreed in principle by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	215153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>It has not been possible to make further progress on issuing visas until arrangements have been made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to transfer a large number of Camp Liberty residents out of Iraq to <br>Albania. It is understood from the London office of the UNHCR that the move of some 240 Camp residents, including the 17 we have already agreed in principle to re-admit to the United Kingdom, was completed on 24 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:43:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 29394 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones