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449882

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements her Department places on police officers to take regular driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	25309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>As an operational matter, requirements on officers regarding driving tests are the responsibility of forces.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2016 15:27:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

449301

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure no shortfalls occur in future in the pensions of firefighters and police officers.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	24996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>On 1 April 2015, in line with wider public service pension reform, new career average pension arrangements were introduced for police officers and firefighters. These changes have put pension arrangements on a sustainable footing for the future, setting a fair balance of costs between public servants and other taxpayers, while continuing to provide good pensions for police officers and firefighters which reflect their roles.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2016 16:03:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

449459

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Married People
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 with spouses or partners with UK citizenship have been granted a visa to enter the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	24971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table attached.</p><p>Information on spouses or partners of UK citizens is not available as it is not held on centrally collated statistical databases and could only be produced at disproportionate cost by examination of individual case files.</p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, July - September 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 16:08:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Table - 24970, 24971 and 24972.xlsx title Visa applications and resolutions
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

449461

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Married People
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 with spouses or partners with UK citizenship have been removed from the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	24973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not routinely collected and could be provided only by examining individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 16:06:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

449018

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates: Mothers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she has not yet brought forward proposals to include the names of mothers on their children's marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	24898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>There is agreement that the names of both parents should be included in the marriage entry. The Home Office has, therefore, been working with all interested parties to consider the most efficient and effective way to achieve this. Doing so is likely to require additional funding and changes to legislation, IT systems and administrative processes.</p><p>A timetable will be confirmed for changes as soon as there is an opportunity to legislate on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:24:34 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 43092 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

448724

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Higher Education: Demonstrations
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 policing on university campuses following the violent protests and criminal damage by demonstrators at an Israel Society event at King's College London last week.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	24779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The operational policing of protests and demonstrations are principally a matter for Chief Officers of each force in England and Wales.</p><p>Peaceful protest is a vital part of a democratic society. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather together and to demonstrate their views. However, like all members of the public, protesters are subject to the law. Should individuals cross the boundary into criminal acts including public order offences, criminal damage, hate crime offences or violent behaviour, the police have a range of powers to take action.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2016 16:01:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

448728

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at border controls to prevent the Zika virus entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	24759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Border Force Officers will refer any passengers that require medical attention in accordance with established procedures and advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:40:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

448793

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Panels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess how effectively Police and Crime Panels have exercised their powers of scrutiny over the decisions and actions of Police and Crime Commissioners in the past year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Henig
uin	HL5573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government continually keeps under review how effectively Police and Crime Panels (PCPs) exercise their role in scrutinising and supporting the work of the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC).</p><p>In the last year, for example, the Government has acknowledged recommendations about the adequacy of PCP scrutiny and support functions made by the Committee on Standards in Public Life in their Report- Tone from the Top: Leadership, Ethics and Accountability in Policing.</p><p>The Government is also currently consulting on the complaints process for PCPs when they seek to resolve non-criminal complaints made against the PCC. The proposed new process would be framed around the seven Nolan Principles (which form the basis of the ethical standards expected of public office holders) and will enable PCPs to take forward complaints about a PCCs conduct and make recommendations about expected levels of behaviour.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/02/2016 15:17:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3679 label Biography information for Baroness Henig

448122

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 January (HL5200), whether they have had regard to the preaching and teaching of Wahhabism in mosques and Muslim education bodies in Britain as part of their work on their Counter-Extremism Strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL5512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>We published our Counter Extremism Strategy in October 2015 which sets out a range of measures to deal with the broad challenge of extremism. We have placed a duty on specified authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being radicalised.</p><p>We consider vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values as extremist, whatever guise these are expressed under. This includes when religions are hijacked by those wishing to promote extremism. As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in July last year “extremist ideology is not true Islam”.</p><p>HM Government’s Counter Extremism Strategy and counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, set out our approach to tackling the full range of factors that allow extremist and terrorist groups to grow and flourish. These include directly challenging ideologies, including those which have a theological basis.</p><p>The Prime Minister recently commissioned a review into the funding of extremism in the UK. This will include an assessment funding that comes from overseas. The review is due to report in spring 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2016 15:28:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

448375

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
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 Advice Note: 05/2015, paragraph 9 of the Harm-Benefit Analysis Process, how many project licences applications under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were recommended by the Animals and Science Regulation Unit in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	24519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Harm-Benefit Analysis (HBA) is undertaken, on behalf of the Secretary of State, by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors, all of whom are veterinary or medically qualified and trained in assessing research proposals. The HBA is the process of considering a research proposal to make a judgement whether the likely harms that the animals will experience are justified by the likely benefits. Under section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, inspectors advise the Secretary of State who decides whether and on what terms a project licence should be granted.</p><p>The number of project licences which were recommended for grant by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors between 2012 and 2015 are shown in table 1, column (c).</p><p>The Secretary of State has not rejected any of the recommendations for granting project licences made by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors between 2012 and 2015.</p><p>The Home Office does not keep records of applications that have been rejected or withdrawn at the concept or drafting stage [24507]. The Home Office does not keep records of which applications were withdrawn as a result of advice from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors.</p><p>The Home Office refers project licence applications to both the Animals in Science Committee and external independent assessors for critical review. The number of project licences referred to both is given in Table 1 columns (a) and (b) respectively for the years 2012-15.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) Project licence applications referred to the Animals in Science Committee<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Project licence applications referred to independent assessors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Project licences granted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>577</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Prior to 2013 the independent advisory body was entitled the ‘Animals Procedures Committee’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 24507 24508 24509 24510 question first answered 04/02/2016 15:22:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith