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76413

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 monitor UK citizens suspected to be travelling, or are found to have travelled, to the Middle East to fight for ISIS and similar radical groups to ensure that upon their return they will not pose an internal threat through their own actions or the radicalisation of others.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	204619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes extremely seriously the threat posed by those who travel from the UK to join terrorist movements abroad and who might return with enhanced capabilities which they may intend to use against the UK or the intention of radicalising others.<br><br>The investigation and monitoring of individuals who pose a threat to our national security is an operational matter for the police and Security Service. Prosecution is always the preferred option for tackling terrorists. But where this is not possible a range of other disruptions may be used. <br><br>These include disrupting travel by cancelling British passports on public interest grounds, dual nationals’ deprivation of British citizenship and exclusion from the UK to prevent their return, and interviews at the border as part of Counter Terrorist investigations. <br><br>We have also proscribed a number of terrorist groups active in the Syrian conflict, including ISIS. Membership or support for a proscribed organisation is a criminal offence.<br><br>Those who return from Syria are individually assessed and where further investigation is not warranted we can provide tailored counter-radicalisation interventions to support the returnee and dissuade them from travelling again or radicalising others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:21:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

76417

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to offer safe passage to the UK for those seeking refuge from institutionalised religious persecution across the world.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	204617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a proud tradition of providing protection to those who need it and fully considers all asylum applications lodged in the UK in accordance with our international obligations. However there is no obligation on us to consider applications or enquiries made on behalf of people abroad about asylum in the UK. The approach of both the UK and the European Union is that an individual should apply for protection from the authorities in the first available safe country, irrespective of whether or not it is a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention, failing which the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should be able to assist. <br><br>Moreover, under international law, someone seeking asylum must first be outside the country of his nationality or habitual residence, since international protection cannot be provided while a person is within the territorial jurisdiction of his home country.<br><br>The UK will continue to fulfil its responsibilities to those who arrive within our borders and seek protection.<br><br>While there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be given permission to travel to the UK to seek asylum, the Government operates a Gateway Protection Programme, established several years ago with the aim of bringing genuine refugees direct to the UK. This Programme is run in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).It underpins the UK’s proud tradition of providing protection to refugees and the Government’s commitment to supporting UNHCR’s global effort to provide durable solutions to the plight of refugees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 15:35:47 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

76430

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on immigration security at UK airports in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	204497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As our officers are multifunctional and work across both immigration and <br>customs functions at all ports, (air sea and rail) to meet demand for our <br>services, the information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 14:46:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

76567

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom nationals have been arrested outside the United Kingdom for the sexual abuse of children in the last five years; and how many of those individuals were working or volunteering in children's homes and schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 27 April 2012 and 31 May 2014 the ACPO Criminal Records Office received 24 notifications concerning convictions for the rape of a minor; 15 concerning sexual exploitation of children; 39 concerning sexual assault of a minor and 40 relating to child pornography. These statistics are only for notifications from the 19 EU countries with which the UK exchanges criminal records electronically. <br><br>Between 1 January 2010 and 26 April 2012 the ACPO Criminal Records received 56 notifications concerning convictions for sexual offences against children and 23 notifications concerning child pornography. These figures are for notifications from all EU Member States. <br><br>Between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2014 the ACPO Criminal Records Office received 34 notifications concerning convictions for sexual offences against children and 8 concerning child pornography. These notifications are from countries outside the European Union. Information in this form was not available prior to 1 June 2012. <br><br>Separate records from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) show that there were 51 new cases of child sex offences in 2013 and, so far this year, 31 new cases of child pornography. These will involve people seeking consular assistance from the FCO and so will include individuals in custody, not just those who have been convicted. There may also be some overlap between the FCO statistics and those from the ACPO Criminal Records Office. <br><br>Information is not held centrally on the number of these people who were working or volunteering in children’s homes and schools, whether inside or outside the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 21/07/2014 15:28:28 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

76593

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investment the Border Force has carried out at airports over the last five years, specifically at (1) Heathrow, (2) Gatwick, (3) Stansted, (4) Luton, and (5) Manchester.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In answer to the question on what investment the Border Force has carried out over the last 5 years at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Manchester, the information for investment specific to these airports is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Airport</p></td><td><p>Capital Investment in the last 5 years</p><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heathrow</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gatwick</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stansted</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (see note below)</p></td><td><p>276.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>288.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note – For ‘other’ expenditure it is not possible to separate explicitly to individual ports across Border Force. This is capital investment not specifically being attributed to the 5 ports specified and covers the whole of Border Force including those 5 Ports.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Internal Resource Planning Model</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 21/07/2014 15:46:47 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name PQ HL937 Table.docx title PQ HL937 table
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

65917

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many child asylum applicants with initial refusals have cases which are pending following appeal; and how many such applicants have been successful on appeal in the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>At the end of December 2011, 331 asylum applications from main applicants, aged 17 or under, were pending a further review, 184 at the end of December 2012 and 206 at the end of December 2013. Cases pending further review are those in the appeals process (all tiers), but exclude those that are pending a judicial review. <br><br>In 2011, 150 appeals from applicants aged 17 or under were allowed; 152 in 2012 and 125 in 2013.<br><br>Appeal determinations do not necessarily relate to those pending a further review in the same period. The figures for appeals determined are cases dealt with by Immigration Judges at the First-tier Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber. The figures for pending further review including First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber.<br><br>The figures provided are a subset of latest published statistics which are published by the Home Office on a monthly (pending only) and quarterly basis. The latest release Immigration Statistics January to March 2014 is available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a> and from the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 21/07/2014 15:29:22 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

66128

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: 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 litigation cases around age assessments of unaccompanied migrant children there were in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and what the cost of such cases was to (i) local authorities and (ii) her Department.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	204183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A complete set of data for all litigation cases concerning age assessments of unaccompanied migrant children is not held centrally and the information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:23:08 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

65896

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many e-gates are now in operation at (a) UK ports and (b) Manchester Airport; what proportion of such passengers are using e-gates; and what the rejection rates is of travellers using e-gates (i) in the UK and (ii) at Manchester airport.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	204088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Currently there are (a) 94 e-Passport gates in use at UK ports, and (b) five e-passport gates in use at two of Manchester Airport's Terminals (10 in total).<br><br>It is not currently possible to provide the data relating to the questions of travellers using e-Passport gates and the number of rejections. Accurate figures could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:45:21 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

64802

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	Marriage of Convenience
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Rights of European Citizens and their Spouses to Come to the UK, published on 19 June 2014, on sham marriages among non-EEA nationals in order to gain UK residency.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	203047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Inspector’s report contained 10 recommendations; six were accepted, two were accepted in part and the remaining two were not accepted. A detailed response from the Home Office was also published on 19 June 2014 on the Chief Inspector’s website and on gov.uk.<br><br>We have already implemented or started implementation of the eight recommendations accepted or accepted in part.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 16:32:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

64260

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	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use prerogative powers to refuse or remove United Kingdom passports from British citizens who are suspected of being involved in or looking to be involved in fighting, extremist activity or terrorist training overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Royal Prerogative is an important tool to disrupt individuals who seek to travel on a British passport to engage in, for example, fighting, extremist activity or terrorist training overseas and might return to the UK.<br><br>The Prerogative power has been exercised 14 times between April 2013 and the end of March 2014 on public interest grounds to disrupt the travel of individuals seeking to engage in terrorism related activity or other serious and organised crime.<br><br>Any decision to refuse or withdraw a British passport is made after careful consideration and the decision must be necessary and proportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 21/07/2014 15:05:45 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon