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date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	European Defence Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to continue to participate in the European Defence Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	47160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering options for our future relationship with the EU and European Defence Agency. No final decisions have been taken.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/10/2016 15:29:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

536299

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child refugees have been accepted by the UK under the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	42722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to bringing vulnerable unaccompanied refugee children from Europe to the UK, in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016. Over 20 children who meet the criteria in the Act have been accepted for transfer from Europe since Royal Assent, the majority of who have already arrived in the UK.</p><p>We are in active discussions with the UNHCR, UNICEF and NGOs, in addition to the Italian, Greek and French governments, to strengthen and speed up mechanisms to identify, assess and transfer children who meet the criteria to come to the UK where this in their best interests.</p><p>As is required by the Immigration Act 2016, we are consulting with local authorities to confirm available capacity and to ensure appropriate support systems are in place.</p><p>We cannot put a fixed number on arrivals at this point. The legislation is clear that consultation with local authorities is needed before any figure is set. It is vital that their capacity and ability to help is taken into account. We must also ensure that we are able to continue to fulfil our obligations to children who are already in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/07/2016 09:16:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

485723

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many leave to remain applications have been refused as a result of the good character test in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	32232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We are unable to supply the information requested, as Leave to Remain (LTR) applications are not assessed or refused on the basis of ‘the good character test’ . LTR applications are assessed against a range of criteria, including on the basis of the applicants suitability – which may be their character, convictions, associations or other reasons which may mean that their being in the UK is not ‘conducive to the public good’.</p><p>The specific refusal reasons entered onto the Home Office IT system during the assessment of a case, consist of a free-form text field, which can only be accessed on a case-by-case basis and therefore a wider Management Information report is not available for this question.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/04/2016 14:03:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

459439

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2016 to Question 28610, which outsourced providers his Department uses for cleaning services; and if he will request information from those providers on the rate of pay for cleaners providing services for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text All employers are obligated to pay a minimum of the new National Living Wage from April 2016. answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/03/2016 14:10:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

459044

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Security Guards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much security guards in his Department are paid.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Security guarding within the Ministry of Justice is typically undertaken by outsourced providers. Where this is the case, rates of pay are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Ministry of Justice. All employers are obligated to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage from April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice directly employ security guards at the Royal Courts of Justice. The average hourly rate for guards is £13.73 with averages ranging from between £13.47 - £16.71 per hour. The rate of pay varies with grade. These rates are inclusive of ERNIC and ASLC contributions. Overtime and miscellaneous allowances are in addition to the above rates.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/03/2016 15:02:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

455409

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Cleaning services within the Ministry of Justice are typically undertaken by outsourced providers. Cleaners working within Ministry of Justice sites are therefore employed directly by these outsourced providers or their subcontractors and/or agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Rates of pay for cleaners are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Ministry of Justice. All employers are obligated to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage from April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/03/2016 11:59:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West