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1167484

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
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 prepare for the return of British children trapped in north-east Syria.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	7788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>There may be British children in Internally Displaced Persons camps in Syria, who because of their age, are innocent victims of the conflict, however, the process of providing any assistance is extremely complex. If we become aware of British unaccompanied or orphaned children or if British children are able to seek consular assistance, then we will work with the local and UK authorities to facilitate their return if feasible.</p><p>Children returning from Syria are likely to have been exposed to the conflict and to have experienced trauma. In some circumstances they may also pose national security concerns that need to be carefully managed. A range of specialised support – some of which is funded directly by the Home Office – is offered to address concerns ranging from safeguarding to national security. Our support will be tailored to the needs of each individual child.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 17:24:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1167053

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: International Men's Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans her Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>No one should suffer unfair treatment because of their gender. Every year International Men’s Day offers an opportunity to highlight how outcomes for men and boys can be improved and to talk about some of the important work going on every day across Government to do this.</p><p> </p><p>The work ranges from the introduction of shared parental leave, which allows men to take time away from the workplace and bond with their new children, benefitting that crucial long-term relationship for both parent and child, to our programme tackling LGBT bullying in schools which seeks to protect those who may be victimised by outdated and stereotypical ideas of what it means to be a ‘real man’.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also working with local authorities to ensure their suicide prevention plans support more men and, in the Domestic Abuse Bill, we propose to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse that makes clear men also can be victims of this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>As with International Women’s Day in March every year, the Government Equalities Office does not coordinate or facilitate activities to be undertaken by other Government Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 16:12:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1167065

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report entitled EU Settlement Scheme follow up, received by her Department on 30 September 2019, will be published.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	7208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary is considering the ICIBI report on the EU Settlement Scheme and it will be laid in Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 16:46:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167101

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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 2871 tabled on 21 October 2019 by the hon. Member for Luton South.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	7125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As part of the Government’s response to the 2016 Home Affairs Select Committee report into prostitution, the Home Office provided £150,000 to fund research specifically into the nature and prevalence of prostitution in England and Wales.</del><del class="ministerial">This independent research was led by the University of Bristol and will enable us to inform an objective evidence base before we can consider any changes to policy and legislation in respect of prostitution.</del><del class="ministerial">The report was published on 30 October and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-of-prostitution-and-sex-work-in-england-and-wales</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The response for UIN 2871 was answered on 4th November 2019.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 16:38:54 question first ministerially corrected 04/11/2019 18:20:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 3725 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1167102

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
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 28 October 2019 to Question 4283 on Hate Crime, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the (a) language and tone of public statements made by and (b) the actions of public figures on trends in the level of recorded hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	7080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office and key partners continue to build understanding of the drivers of hate crime through research and evaluation of hate crime programmes, and consultation with subject matter experts including the Independent Advisory Group and local practitioners. Alongside the Hate Crime Action Plan refresh in October 2018 the Government published a thematic review of the current evidence base – this can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hate-crime-action-plan-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hate-crime-action-plan-2016</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 17:12:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1167150

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the employee number threshold over which listed public authorities must report gender pay gaps and publish equal pay statements.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	7180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Bodies) regulations introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting in 2017 to large public sector employers in England and non-devolved authorities. The threshold of 250 employees was determined following a public consultation and mirrors the requirements for employers in the private and voluntary sectors. The employee threshold and other aspects of the reporting metrics is under review to assess their effectiveness in exposing the causes of the pay gap in individual organisations and employers’ progress in tackling them. We will use this evidence to consider changes to the reporting legislation, consulting on any proposed amendments by 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Equal pay statements are not required outside of Scotland and the policy is therefore not subject to review by central Government. However, in 2020 we will review the enforcement of equal pay legislation more broadly, to ensure it is working as effectively as possible.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 14:36:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1167152

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Welfare Delivery on the removal of Child Maintenance Service collect and pay charges for receiving parents.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	7181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>On 3 July we published ‘Gender equality at every stage: a roadmap for change’, which sets out our plans to address the persistent gendered barriers people face at every stage of life. As part of the development of the roadmap the Minister for Women and Equalities engaged with ministers across government, including the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on a range of issues related to gender equality.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 14:29:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1167153

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government Equalities Office’s Gender Equality Roadmap, published in July 2019, what the terms of reference are for the review.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	7182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>We do not plan to do one single review of the Gender Equality Roadmap and, therefore, there are no terms of reference. Instead, we are constantly working across government to monitor progress against commitments made in the Roadmap. Next year, we will publish our one year on progress report. We will also publish the second release of our annual Gender Equality Monitor; we continue to engage with stakeholders on this, to understand which measures are most important and as we develop a more interactive tool.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/11/2019 14:32:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1167193

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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, what proportion of National Referral Mechanism referrals receive negative Reasonable Grounds decisions for (a) people in immigration detention and (b) people outside of immigration detention.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	7203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june</a> and the UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p><p>This information does not distinguish between those detained under immigration powers and those living in the community. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the NRM referral is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their stay in the United Kingdom and secondly, because a person’s status in immigration detention is not permanent and can change. The use of immigration detention in all cases is subject to regular reviews.</p><p>Requests for reconsideration of negative reasonable grounds decisions are taken in line with the published policy which can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828756/victims-modern-slavery-competent-auth-v8.0.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828756/victims-modern-slavery-competent-auth-v8.0.pdf</a></p><p>Where an individual considers that a National Referral Mechanism decision has been made incorrectly, the decision can be challenged by way of Judicial Review.</p><p>It is not possible to distinguish solely from reportable database fields without a manual review of individual records the number of requests for reconsideration that were rejected because they were not in line with policy, the number of requests for reconsideration that were refused due to insufficient grounds for reconsideration. It is also not possible to distinguish solely from reportable database fields whether a reconsideration case type was the result of a reconsideration request as defined in the published policy, the result of litigation including judicial review or the result of the reconsideration of a suspended case.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 7204 7205 question first answered 04/11/2019 17:16:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1167194

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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, what proportion of National Referral Mechanism negative Reasonable Grounds decisions are (a) reconsidered and (b) judicially reviewed for (i) people in immigration detention and (ii) people outside of immigration detention.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	7204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june</a> and the UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p><p>This information does not distinguish between those detained under immigration powers and those living in the community. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the NRM referral is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their stay in the United Kingdom and secondly, because a person’s status in immigration detention is not permanent and can change. The use of immigration detention in all cases is subject to regular reviews.</p><p>Requests for reconsideration of negative reasonable grounds decisions are taken in line with the published policy which can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828756/victims-modern-slavery-competent-auth-v8.0.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828756/victims-modern-slavery-competent-auth-v8.0.pdf</a></p><p>Where an individual considers that a National Referral Mechanism decision has been made incorrectly, the decision can be challenged by way of Judicial Review.</p><p>It is not possible to distinguish solely from reportable database fields without a manual review of individual records the number of requests for reconsideration that were rejected because they were not in line with policy, the number of requests for reconsideration that were refused due to insufficient grounds for reconsideration. It is also not possible to distinguish solely from reportable database fields whether a reconsideration case type was the result of a reconsideration request as defined in the published policy, the result of litigation including judicial review or the result of the reconsideration of a suspended case.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 7203 7205 question first answered 04/11/2019 17:16:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris