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577575

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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 17 August 2016 to the Director General, UK Visas and Immigration on visitor visas, constituent case references GWF041254009 and GWF 041254061.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	45355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>A response to your letter of 17 August 2016 has been sent today.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:25:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

577576

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 work with the Local Government Association to explore the possibility of accommodating more than 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	45385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK has already committed to resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees from the region during this parliament and we have no plans to increase this at the present time. Our priorities are humanitarian aid and actively seeking an end to the conflict in Syria.</p><p>We believe this approach is the best way to ensure that the UK’s help has the greatest impact for the majority of refugees who remain in the region and their host countries. The government has been working with the Local Government Association, local authorities and devolved administrations across the UK in order to ensure we have the capacity and infrastructure to meet our commitment to resettle 20,000 vulnerable Syrians by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:23:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

577577

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, how many of the Syrian refugees planned to be taken in by the UK by 2020 will be located in each (a) constituent nation and region and (b) local authority area in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	45386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is voluntary and there has been a tremendous amount of goodwill from local authorities. Some of those authorities have not resettled people in the initial phases of the scheme, but will be resettling people in the future. We ask local authorities who have pledged their help be sure they have the infrastructure and support networks needed to ensure the appropriate care and integration of these refugees before telling us how many individuals they believe they are able to resettle. Once a local authority has pledged to resettle refugees – however many – we work with them to ensure there are suitable accommodation and care packages in place in that authority area in order for resettlement to take place. We will only place individuals in a particular area once we’ve ensured these arrangements are in place and will manage the flows based on need and in support of the wellbeing of the people and communities involved.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:24:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

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

577587

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	War Crimes: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police services on investigation of historical war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of war crimes is an operational matter and any decision to investigate or prosecute is the responsibility of the police in consultation with Crown Prosecution Service. Investigations into these offences are conducted using jointly agreed guidelines between the Crown Prosecution Service and SO15 ; these guidelines can be found on the Crown Prosecution Service website. The Home Office does not issue separate guidance to police forces on investigation of historical war crimes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/09/2016 14:48:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

577588

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	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of unaccompanied minors who have (a) applied for and (b) been granted asylum in the UK in each of the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	45482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Figures on asylum applications and decisions for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The attached table shows asylum applications, decisions and grants from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, excluding dependants, from Quarter 3 2015 to Quarter 2 2016.</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April to June 2016, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:25:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name PQ 45482 Table.xlsx title Asylum application decisions
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

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

577591

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	Overseas Visitors: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the differences are in entry clearance requirements of visitors to the UK from (a) Israel and (b) the occupied Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	45572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>All non EEA Visitors to the UK are assessed against the requirements set out in appendix V of the Immigration Rules. These are the same for all regardless of nationality.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:24:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

577592

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	Overseas Visitors: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for entry clearance visas were (a) made, (b) resolved, (c) issued, (d) refused and (e) lapsed for (i) the occupied Palestinian territories and (ii) Israel in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	45579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest available information is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Entry clearance visa applications resolved, granted, refused, lapsed and withdrawn: Year ending June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resolved</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>of which</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>1,097</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td><td><p>967</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>4,742</p></td><td><p>4,694</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Table notes: Figures include visitor visas and transit visas.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Israeli nationals are not required to apply for a visa if coming to the UK as tourists or visitors. Palestinians will be required to apply for visas for all applications to enter the UK.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>Source: <br>Immigration Statistics April - June 2016, Home Office, table vi_02_q.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April - June 2016’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 15:23:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

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