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65349

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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to increase the number of replies sent electronically to letters from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The government's digital strategy details the approach we will take to evolve <br>our service provision. Where the Home Office receives high volumes of <br>correspondence from MPs, such as on immigration matters, we work proactively with <br>MPs and their caseworkers to provide them with the most efficient and <br>convenient service and encourage increasing use of emails and telephones as <br>channels of communication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:29:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

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

65032

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	Members: Correspondence
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 estimate the total number of ministerial replies from her Department to hon. Members in a parliamentary session; and what proportion of such replies are sent (a) by letter and (b) by email.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The total number of Ministerial replies sent to hon. Members between 1 January <br>and 31 December 2013 was 56,193. This figure includes replies sent by letter <br>or email. We do not collect information centrally on the volumes of responses <br>provided by email and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:26:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65913

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	Cyber-attacks
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 preparedness of the police to respond to a cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	904651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of cyber attack seriously. Last year we created the National Cyber Crime Unit in the National Crime Agency, to lead the national response to cyber crime. We are also investing in the cyber teams in Regional Organised Crime Units, and training police officers in local forces, to ensure we are fully equipped to tackle cyber attacks at every level. And we are strengthening the Computer Misuse Act to ensure that the punishments available to prosecute cyber criminals fit the crime.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 15:59:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

64795

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	Stalking
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 in each police force area have been (a) arrested and (b) prosecuted for cyber-stalking to date.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested cannot be provided as cyber-stalking is not defined <br>as a specific crime on the statute book.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2014 13:02:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

64796

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	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, what discussions she has had with the Attorney General on her policy in relation to the prosecution of child victims of trafficking who are forced to commit crimes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	203000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Bill provides for a statutory defence for victims of slavery <br>and trafficking who have been compelled to commit an offence as direct result <br>of their trafficking or slavery situation. In preparing the Bill, I have had <br>discussions with ministerial colleagues including with the Attorney General in <br>relation to the statutory defence.<br><br>When considering whether the defence applies, the age, sex and any physical or <br>mental illness or disability of the victim is relevant under the test set out <br>in the Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 12:07:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7823 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

64797

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	Cheshire Constabulary
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 has been allocated to Cheshire Police in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table shows the amount of core Government revenue funding provided by the <br>Home Office to the Cheshire Police Authority (from November 2012, the Police and <br>Crime Commissioner for Cheshire) since 2005-2006.<br><br>Due to changes in police revenue funding over this time period (which includes <br>a change in the way pensions are funded), it is difficult to compare spending <br>power between years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2014 12:59:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 203002_Table.xls title Core Government revenue funding
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

64806

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	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its agencies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	203107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Payroll Services make deductions from salary on behalf <br>of the Home Office and its agencies staff for the 42 organisations listed in <br>the following table.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include salary sacrifice schemes offered internally by <br>the Home Office. The cross indicates those that had deductions collected in May <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 16:03:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 203107 - Table.xls title MoJ Payroll
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

64544

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 210W, on human trafficking, how many calls in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 came from (a) victims, (b) other police forces, (c) the UK border force, (d) other professionals and (e) the public; and how many (i) traffickers were arrested and (ii) victims rescued as a result of information provided by those calls.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	202902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is recorded by the Trafficking and Kidnap Unit at the <br>Metropolitan Police Service. The breakdown of data requested is only available <br>from 2013 onwards. This is detailed in the tables below:</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 16:07:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name 202902 PQ Tables.doc title Breakdown of calls received previous answer version 7584 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

64204

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	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, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a statutory system of guardianship to support victims of child trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	202632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Bill, published on 10 June 2014, includes an enabling clause <br>which provides a statutory basis for child trafficking advocates and their <br>functions including the circumstances and conditions under which a person may <br>act as an advocate. <br><br>The clause provides the Secretary of State with a power to make arrangements so <br>that specialist child trafficking advocates are available to support and <br>represent children who there is reason to believe may be victims of <br>trafficking. It also allows for requirements on public authorities to <br>co-operate with and provide information to these advocates.<br><br>Trials of the child trafficking advocates scheme will commence in summer 2014. <br>The trials will be independently evaluated both at six months and on <br>completion. A report on the findings will be laid before Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2014 13:04:32 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland