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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

64205

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 recognise child trafficking as a separate offence to adult trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	202633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The most effective way to protect child victims of trafficking is to have a <br>general offence, which applies to both adults and children. The Modern <br>Slavery Bill contains a general human trafficking offence, which does not<br>require prosecutors to prove the age of the child, as this can lead to practical <br>problems during prosecutions. Targeting a child will, however, be an <br>aggravating factor for sentencing purposes, and the human trafficking<br>offence in the Modern Slavery Bill will carry a maximum sentence of life <br>imprisonment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 12:08:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7822 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

64206

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	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership over the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Cyber Security Strategy, which includes a commitment to develop a <br>partnership group with industry on cyber crime, was published in November <br>2011. <br>My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, gave the second annual <br>report on progress against objectives set out in the strategy on 12 December <br>2013 (Official Report, Columns 43 to 47 WS). The Minister for the Cabinet <br>Office also placed before Parliament a list of achievements over the preceding <br>year and a document that outlines its future plans. The documents can be found <br>at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-security-strategy-2-ye<br>ars-on <br>The Partnership, one of a set of engagement points with industry on Cyber <br>Security, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of cyber crime amongst <br>members, helping them to become more resilient to the threat. To date, it has <br>provided a forum for partners to share views on key changes to the law <br>enforcement landscape on cyber and contribute to key actions in the Strategy. <br>This includes work to coordinate cyber security messages to the private sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 11:02:10 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7240 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

64207

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
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 ensure that the regulations governing the new contract for the specialist support providers allow bids to provide ongoing care and support once victims exit the shelter service, at the end of the 45 days period irrespective of whether they have received a Conclusive Grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	202652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Once they receive a positive Reasonable Grounds decision, potential victims of <br>trafficking are entitled to a minimum of 45 days' care and support which can <br>continue up to the point they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds decision, <br>whichever is the later. Article 12 of the European Convention on Action <br>against Trafficking in Human Beings requires the UK to provide a minimum of 30 <br>days' support for victims of human trafficking. The current UK Government <br>policy goes further than the European Convention on Action against Trafficking <br>obligations by providing a minimum of 45 days support once a Reasonable Grounds <br>decision is made.<br><br>Care and support for victims, once they receive a positive Conclusive Grounds <br>decision, is being considered as part of the ongoing review of the National <br>Referral Mechanism and as part of the re-tender of the Government's care <br>contract for adult victims of human trafficking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 14:50:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7235 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

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

64360

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	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of her Department's consumption in kWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month since June 2010; and what the cost of such consumption has been in each such month.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	202707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Electricity and gas cost and consumption data for each month since June 2010, <br>for those buildings (excluding sponsored ALBs) where the Department is directly <br>invoiced for energy, is provided in the following table. Data for financial <br>year 2014/15 is not yet available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 14:20:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ202707 Energy data.xls title Electricity and gas consumption
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

64363

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 financial provision her Department has made to cover the (a) ongoing legal costs of and (b) costs of a potential settlement resulting from the binding arbitration process brought by Raytheon Systems Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	202733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ongoing legal costs will be met from departmental resources, although no <br>specific financial provision has been made for this or for the costs of a <br>potential settlement. The costs of a potential settlement have been recognised as a <br>contingent liability in the Home Office accounts since 2011-12.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:30:15 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

64366

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	Asylum
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 the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Inspection of the UK Border Agency's handling of legacy asylum and migration cases, published in November 2012, what steps have been taken in response to recommendation 1 of that report.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	202745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Older Live Cases Unit routinely and regularly matches asylum and migration <br>legacy cases against the Police National Computer (PNC) and Warnings Index (WI) <br>records, until the point at which cases are finally concluded. The checks are <br>undertaken on a rolling three monthly basis. Results are recorded on a bespoke <br>database which informs the decision making process within the Older Live Cases <br>Unit.<br><br>Compliance with the recommendation was acknowledged by the Independent Chief <br>Inspector of Borders and Immigration in his report, An investigation into the <br>progress made on legacy asylum and migration cases January – March 2013, <br>published in June 2013, where he stated, &quot;security checks had been completed <br>in each of the cases we sampled (144), indicating that the Agency had <br>implemented our earlier recommendation to routinely and regularly <br>match legacy cases against the PNC and WI until finally concluded.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 14:23:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

63924

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	UK Border Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contract or temporary employees were employed in (a) the Case Resolution Directorate and (b) the Case Assurance and Audit Unit in each year of those bodies' existence; and what proportion of the overall staff of such bodies were contract or temporary employees.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	202285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Case Resolution Directorate (CRD) employed a total of 350 temporary staff <br>during the summer 2011. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of how many <br>contract/ temporary employees were employed for each year that CRD was in <br>existence. <br><br>The Case Assurance and Audit Unit (CAAU) employed 98 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) <br>staff in 2011, 134 FTE staff in 2012 and 224 FTE staff in 2013. It is not <br>possible to break this down by how many were contract/temporary employees or <br>employed full time. FTE means that part time employees are counted by the <br>proportion of full time hours they work, so that staff working half the time of <br>an equivalent full time colleague would count as 0.5 FTE.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2014 15:14:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan