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100074

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast annual cost for administering the Azure card payment scheme in the coming year.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers accommodated under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom. The card can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring that recipients are able to meet their essential living needs and are not left destitute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore has no plans to abolish the card or change legislation to allow people supported under section 4 to receive cash instead.</p><p> </p><p>The total administrative costs of the card scheme since it was introduced in 2009 are approximately £1,515,000. Estimated administrative costs for the current financial year are £200,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its response to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee report about asylum procedures in December 2013 (cm 8769). A response to the Committee’s views on section 4 support was set out on page 18-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2277 HL2278 HL2279 HL2281 question first answered 28/10/2014 15:17:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

46570

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 607W, on unmanned air vehicles, whether any person, agent or public body has provided video imagery or other data to her Department obtained by unmanned aircraft systems in the UK; and for what purposes.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	195014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am advised that no imagery or other data from such sources is held by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 4895 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46571

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued any authorisations under section 42(3) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which permit intrusive surveillance by unmanned aircraft systems in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	194983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As a matter of long-standing practice we do not comment on the operational use <br>of covert surveillance, or provide a breakdown of the number of warrants signed <br>by particular Secretaries of State, or in relation to specific circumstances or <br>methods of surveillance. <br><br>Existing regulation relating to surveillance includes the surveillance camera <br>code of practice issued under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, which <br>provides a framework of good practice for surveillance camera operators and <br>sets out obligations arising from other legislation including those for the <br>processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 and a public <br>authority's duty to adhere to the Human Rights Act 1998. Any covert <br>surveillance undertaken by a public authority which is likely to obtain private <br>information would be subject to authorisation under the Regulation of <br>Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46572

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued any exemptions pursuant to section 28 of the Data Protection Act 1998 which apply to data obtained via unmanned aircraft systems in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	194984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It has been the position of successive Governments to not comment on national security issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46573

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of cases where (a) an allegation of domestic violence was made or (b) a criminal conviction was obtained for domestic violence the victim was a man and the perpetrator a woman in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	194961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>Home Office police recorded crime only covers offences recorded by the police <br>and not allegations. Furthermore, it is not possible to identify domestic <br>violence cases from the recorded crime figures returned to the Home Office by <br>police forces as these figures are based on counts of crime under the <br>appropriate offence classification (e.g. GBH, ABH). <br><br>With regard to stalking, the police started recording offences on April 1st <br>2014. Stalking offences recorded by the police will be included as part of the <br>regular crime statistics publications in due course.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on <br>defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences <br>in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by <br>the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not all the specific <br>circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not <br>specifically identify whether the crime was committed against males or females <br>for the offences of stalking and domestic violence. This detailed information <br>may be held on individual court files but is not reported to Justice Statistics <br>Analytical Services due to its size and complexity. As such this information <br>can only be obtained by the Ministry of Justice at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 194958 194959 194960 194962 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

46574

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of cases where (a) an allegation of domestic violence was made or (b) a criminal conviction was obtained for domestic violence the victim was a man and the perpetrator a man in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	194962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>Home Office police recorded crime only covers offences recorded by the police <br>and not allegations. Furthermore, it is not possible to identify domestic <br>violence cases from the recorded crime figures returned to the Home Office by <br>police forces as these figures are based on counts of crime under the <br>appropriate offence classification (e.g. GBH, ABH). <br><br>With regard to stalking, the police started recording offences on April 1st <br>2014. Stalking offences recorded by the police will be included as part of the <br>regular crime statistics publications in due course.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on <br>defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences <br>in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by <br>the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not all the specific <br>circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not <br>specifically identify whether the crime was committed against males or females <br>for the offences of stalking and domestic violence. This detailed information <br>may be held on individual court files but is not reported to Justice Statistics <br>Analytical Services due to its size and complexity. As such this information <br>can only be obtained by the Ministry of Justice at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 194958 194959 194960 194961 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

46575

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 work with other EU member states to reduce the number of deaths of immigrants illegally coming to the EU via the sea.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
uin	194970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government continues to have regular discussions with our EU partners in <br>order to ensure that all Member States operate effective asylum and border <br>management systems, including through cooperation with countries of origin and <br>transit beyond the EU. This includes the UK's participation in the EU's Task <br>Force Mediterranean, established following the Lampedusa tragedy last year to <br>develop actions to prevent further deaths at sea.<br><br>The Task Force involves Member States, the European Commission, the European <br>External Action Service (EEAS) and key EU agencies (including Frontex, the <br>European Asylum Support Office and Europol). It has developed a series of <br>coherent actions, including cooperation with third countries and combating the <br>organised criminals who facilitate many of these dangerous sea crossings.<br><br>The Government strongly supports the Task Force proposal to develop information <br>campaigns in countries of origin and transit as part of wider prevention <br>efforts, and has shared our experience in this area with EU partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

46576

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of cases where (a) an allegation of stalking was made or (b) a criminal conviction was obtained for stalking the victim was a man and the perpetrator a man in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	194959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>Home Office police recorded crime only covers offences recorded by the police <br>and not allegations. Furthermore, it is not possible to identify domestic <br>violence cases from the recorded crime figures returned to the Home Office by <br>police forces as these figures are based on counts of crime under the <br>appropriate offence classification (e.g. GBH, ABH). <br><br>With regard to stalking, the police started recording offences on April 1st <br>2014. Stalking offences recorded by the police will be included as part of the <br>regular crime statistics publications in due course.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on <br>defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences <br>in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by <br>the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not all the specific <br>circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not <br>specifically identify whether the crime was committed against males or females <br>for the offences of stalking and domestic violence. This detailed information <br>may be held on individual court files but is not reported to Justice Statistics <br>Analytical Services due to its size and complexity. As such this information <br>can only be obtained by the Ministry of Justice at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 194958 194960 194961 194962 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

46577

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of cases where (a) an allegation of stalking was made or (b) a criminal conviction was obtained for stalking the victim was a man and the perpetrator a woman in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	194960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>Home Office police recorded crime only covers offences recorded by the police <br>and not allegations. Furthermore, it is not possible to identify domestic <br>violence cases from the recorded crime figures returned to the Home Office by <br>police forces as these figures are based on counts of crime under the <br>appropriate offence classification (e.g. GBH, ABH). <br><br>With regard to stalking, the police started recording offences on April 1st <br>2014. Stalking offences recorded by the police will be included as part of the <br>regular crime statistics publications in due course.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on <br>defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences <br>in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by <br>the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not all the specific <br>circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not <br>specifically identify whether the crime was committed against males or females <br>for the offences of stalking and domestic violence. This detailed information <br>may be held on individual court files but is not reported to Justice Statistics <br>Analytical Services due to its size and complexity. As such this information <br>can only be obtained by the Ministry of Justice at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 194958 194959 194961 194962 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

46578

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of cases where (a) an allegation of stalking was made or (b) a criminal conviction was obtained for stalking the victim was a woman and the perpetrator a man in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	194958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>Home Office police recorded crime only covers offences recorded by the police <br>and not allegations. Furthermore, it is not possible to identify domestic <br>violence cases from the recorded crime figures returned to the Home Office by <br>police forces as these figures are based on counts of crime under the <br>appropriate offence classification (e.g. GBH, ABH). <br><br>With regard to stalking, the police started recording offences on April 1st <br>2014. Stalking offences recorded by the police will be included as part of the <br>regular crime statistics publications in due course.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on <br>defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences <br>in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by <br>the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not all the specific <br>circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not <br>specifically identify whether the crime was committed against males or females <br>for the offences of stalking and domestic violence. This detailed information <br>may be held on individual court files but is not reported to Justice Statistics <br>Analytical Services due to its size and complexity. As such this information <br>can only be obtained by the Ministry of Justice at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 194959 194960 194961 194962 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries