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577583

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to publish regular updates on progress on accepting Syrian refugees into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	45348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p>Latest statistics published on 25 August confirmed that a total of a total of 2,898 Syrians have been resettled under the scheme since it began, 2,646 of these arriving since 1 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 12:37:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

577589

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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, what plans her Department has to extend the range of hate crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to keep the law on hate crime under review. The Law Commission published a report on hate crime legislation in May 2014. This considered whether existing offences should be extended to other groups not currently covered by the offences and made recommendations including that there should be a full review of the hate crime framework. The Government made a commitment to a review of hate crime legislation in its manifesto and is considering options.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2016 14:21:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

577594

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pornography: Internet
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 have been (a) arrested and (b) charged on suspicion of committing an offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 for allegedly disclosing private sexual photographs or films with intent to cause distress; and what the sex of the offenders was in each category.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>The Home Office collects data on the number of arrests by each police force in England and Wales at offence group level (e.g. violence against the person, sexual offences etc.). This can be broken down by sex of the arrestee. However, the data cannot be broken down to identify the specific legislation (such as the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015) under which each arrest was made.</p><p>The Home Office receives data from police forces in England and Wales which show offences recorded by the police that resulted in one or more people being charged or summonsed. It is not possible to determine either the number of people charged for each offence or what section of an act someone was charged under.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:21:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

577595

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: India
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 potential merits of introducing a two year visa option for visitors from India.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	45533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Indian citizens can already apply for 2, 5 and 10 year validity visit visas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 14:36:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

577596

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Complaints
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 section 29 of the Police Reform Act 2002, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable former police officers and staff to make complaints to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The police complaints system is for the public to express dissatisfaction about their interaction with the police. Former officers and staff can use this system with some limited exceptions if the conduct concerned took place whilst they were serving with the police. Serving police officers and staff are encouraged to raise concerns relating to their force through the relevant channels, including through whistle-blowing hotlines.</p><p>The Government is introducing reforms through the Policing and Crime Bill to strengthen protections for police whistle-blowers, creating a new power for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to investigate concerns raised by police whistle-blowers without disclosing their identity (subject to limited exceptions). Both serving and former officers will be able to raise matters with the IPCC under this new legislation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:20:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

577602

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were released without being considered for deportation by (a) sex, (b) ethnicity and (c) country of origin in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on the number of foreign national offenders that have been released without consideration, within the Immigration Statistics release on the GOV.UK website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-may-2016</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-august-2016</p><p>With regards to their sex, ethnicity and country of origin, it is the general policy of the Home Office not to disclose data where it refers to five individuals or less so that the identities of individuals can be protected. As less than five individuals have been released without consideration, the data is not disclosable.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 12:37:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

576802

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-Slavery Day
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 mark Anti-Slavery Day 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	45299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October is an important opportunity to continue to raise awareness of this appalling crime. We have made good progress in tackling it, but there is more to do. A range of events will mark the day and I will announce my own plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2016 14:19:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

576879

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what annual change there has been in the number of BAME people serving in the police in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	45202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of individuals working for the police, broken down by worker type and ethnicity, as part of the ‘Police workforce in England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.</p><p>The attached table contains data on the number of police officers who were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as at 31 March in each year between 2010 and 2016. To provide the appropriate context, tables of total worker numbers and the proportion that were BAME are also provided.</p><p>These were published in the latest police workforce bulletin (for March 2016) and the tables can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2016</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name ePQ45202 -Chishti data tables v2 (1).xls title Police officers from BAME backgrounds 2 file name ePQ45202 -Chishti data tables v3 (1).xls title Police officers from BAME backgrounds 3 file name ePQ45202 -Chishti data tables v4 (2).xls title Police officers from BAME backgrounds question first answered 12/09/2016 14:15:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

576880

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support diversity champions in the police force.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	45201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear; increasing diversity in our police forces is not an optional extra. It goes right to the heart of this country’s historic principle of policing by consent. We must ensure that the public have trust and confidence in the police, and that the police reflect the communities they serve.</p><p>The Government has reformed policing to ensure that there is a sector-led approach to making improvements, including in the area of recruitment and representation.</p><p>The College of Policing as the professional body for policing is delivering a major piece of work -black, Asian and minority ethnic Progression 2018 - to address under-representation in policing. The Government looks forward to working with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and individual Police and Crime Commissioners as democratically elected local leaders of policing, to place a greater emphasis on this agenda and urges PCCs to consider the opportunities provided through the Police Transformation Fund.</p><p>While the Government would expect senior commitment in all forces it is for local leaders to decide how they will deliver improvements.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 45200 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:14:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

576883

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the granting of visas to Syrian passport holders to enter the UK on a short term basis.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	45123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>It is not Home Office policy to refuse an application for a visa on the basis of an applicant’s nationality. All visa applications are considered on their merits, in accordance with the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 45126 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:19:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows