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100214

	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	Frontex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any (a) request by the UK to participate in the activities of Frontex and (b) any offer by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available to Frontex has been refused by the Management Board of Frontex in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	211292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK does not participate fully in Frontex by virtue of its decision not to join the external borders part of Schengen agreement. The Frontex Regulation was nevertheless drafted in such a way to require Frontex to facilitate operational cooperation between the UK and Member States on a case by case basis (Article 12(1) of the Frontex Regulation). The nature of Frontex lends itself to UK involvement on a case by case basis.<br><br>As a result there have been no occasions within the last five years when the Management Board of Frontex has refused an offer made by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available for Frontex activities.<br><br>Over the last five years, the UK has provided experts in air borders, returns and fraudulent documents as well as debriefers, interpreters, screeners and a heartbeat detector with operator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:22:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 24153 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

100215

	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	Frontex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance the UK has provided to Frontex operations in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	211298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK does not participate fully in Frontex by virtue of its decision not to join the external borders part of Schengen agreement. The Frontex Regulation was nevertheless drafted in such a way to require Frontex to facilitate operational cooperation between the UK and Member States on a case by case basis (Article 12(1) of the Frontex Regulation). The nature of Frontex lends itself to UK involvement on a case by case basis.<br><br>As a result there have been no occasions within the last five years when the Management Board of Frontex has refused an offer made by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available for Frontex activities.<br><br>Over the last five years, the UK has provided experts in air borders, returns and fraudulent documents as well as debriefers, interpreters, screeners and a heartbeat detector with operator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:23:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 24152 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

57966

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what total income was received by the Passport Office in fees for (a) fast track and (b) premium service (i) in 2013 and (b) between 1 January and 31 May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	198904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table A sets out the requested information in respect of how many telephone <br>calls were received during the requested periods. <br><br>Table B shows income received in fees for premium and fast track services. <br><br>Table C provides information on the number of full time equivalent staff <br>employed by HM passport Office on 31 December for each of the years from 2010 – <br>2013. <br><br>Table D sets out the number of first time passport applications and the number <br>of passport renewals received during each month between January 2013 and May <br>2014.<br><br>In the period between 1 January and 31 May 2014, 31,188 straightforward <br>passport applications processed by Her Majesty's Passport Office were not <br>processed within the 3-week target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:06:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ198903.Table.140714.doc title Tables A-D requested information. previous answer version 60 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

57967

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications processed by the Passport Office between 1 January and 31 May 2014 which missed the three week target for processing.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	198906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table A sets out the requested information in respect of how many telephone <br>calls were received during the requested periods. <br><br>Table B shows income received in fees for premium and fast track services. <br><br>Table C provides information on the number of full time equivalent staff <br>employed by HM passport Office on 31 December for each of the years from 2010 – <br>2013. <br><br>Table D sets out the number of first time passport applications and the number <br>of passport renewals received during each month between January 2013 and May <br>2014.<br><br>In the period between 1 January and 31 May 2014, 31,188 straightforward <br>passport applications processed by Her Majesty's Passport Office were not <br>processed within the 3-week target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:07:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Tables A-D requested information. previous answer version 62 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

57969

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) permanent and (b) agency staff were employed by the Passport Office in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	198905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table A sets out the requested information in respect of how many telephone <br>calls were received during the requested periods. <br><br>Table B shows income received in fees for premium and fast track services. <br><br>Table C provides information on the number of full time equivalent staff <br>employed by HM passport Office on 31 December for each of the years from 2010 – <br>2013. <br><br>Table D sets out the number of first time passport applications and the number <br>of passport renewals received during each month between January 2013 and May <br>2014.<br><br>In the period between 1 January and 31 May 2014, 31,188 straightforward <br>passport applications processed by Her Majesty's Passport Office were not <br>processed within the 3-week target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:06:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Tables A-D requested information. previous answer version 61 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

57970

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) passport renewal and (b) new passports were received by the Passport Office in each month between (i) 1 January and 31 May 2013 and (ii) 1 January and 31 May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	198907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table A sets out the requested information in respect of how many telephone <br />calls were received during the requested periods. <br /><br />Table B shows income received in fees for premium and fast track services. <br /><br />Table C provides information on the number of full time equivalent staff <br />employed by HM passport Office on 31 December for each of the years from 2010 – <br />2013. <br /><br />Table D sets out the number of first time passport applications and the number <br />of passport renewals received during each month between January 2013 and May <br />2014.<br /><br />In the period between 1 January and 31 May 2014, 31,188 straightforward <br />passport applications processed by Her Majesty's Passport Office were not <br />processed within the 3-week target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:08:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 198907 Table A - D.doc title Tables A-D requested information (Corrected) previous answer version 63 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

58343

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Passport Agency's average process time for applications was in each month since January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	199385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average passport processing times in days for <br>each week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data is not stored in a way that enables us to provide monthly averages.<br><br>We do not hold data on non-straightforward average processing times prior to <br>April 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/08/2014 10:11:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Copy of 199385 David Hanson.fin. table.xls title Passport processing times previous answer version 342 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

58447

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold an inquiry into trends in the number of deaths of individuals detained in immigration detention.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	199416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Any death in immigration detention is a tragic event and each death is subject <br>to independent investigation, as appropriate, by the police, the Coroner and <br>the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. <br><br>Any recommendations made by the investigating authorities are thoroughly <br>examined to see how they can be used to help prevent further tragedies across <br>the detention estate and action plans are drawn up to monitor their <br>implementation. <br><br>For example, firm written reminders were issued to all suppliers on the <br>requirements of the current Detention Services Order on use of handcuffs, which <br>was followed up by a workshop on their appropriate use and the importance of <br>proper risk assessments. Recommendations relevant to medical care for detainees <br>have been shared with NHS England to inform their commissioning of healthcare <br>services from 1 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 11:37:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 356 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

60436

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many German nationals have been extradited to the UK under a European Arrest Warrant in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	199523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Due to the way data was recorded prior to 2009, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of surrenders of German nationals for the years prior to 2009/2010. <br><br>According to information obtained from the National Crime Agency, between the 2009/2010 and 2013/2014 business years, two German nationals were extradited to the UK under a European Arrest Warrant from Germany.<br><br>The individuals were Frank Schaper and Michael Luck.</p><p /> <p>Schaper was wanted for the fraudulent evasion of excise duty after entering the UK driving a lorry containing 8,435,200 cigarettes. No duty had been paid on the cigarettes, and the duty evaded totalled £1,242,080. After failing to attend court in the UK, Schaper was arrested in Germany in September 2009 and extradited back to the UK on 18 September 2009. <br><br>Luck was involved in a collision which resulted in the death of another lorry driver in the UK. He failed to appear at a police station as instructed, and <br>was thought to have fled to Germany. When Luck was eventually located in Germany, he was found to be serving a sentence for another offence. The German authorities subsequently agreed to his temporary surrender and he was returned to the UK on 17 June 2011 to stand trial. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment. He was transferred back to Germany on 17 October 2011 to serve both his remaining German sentence, and his UK sentence.<br><br>Figures for 2013 indicate that the main ground for refusal of extradition by Germany to all EU countries, not just the UK, was under Article 4(6) of the <br>European Arrest Warrant Framework Decision. This provides that where the person has been requested to serve a sentence, the executing state may refuse to extradite its nationals and residents, and instead enforce the sentence in that state</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 11:59:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 605 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

61098

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport examining officers were employed by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	200158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Her Majesty's Passport Office full-time <br>equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.<br>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month. We have therefore provided the data as of 31 March of each year.<br>(a) 2011- 2,586 <br>(b) 2012- 2,216<br>(c) 2013- 2,389<br>(d) 2014-2,593<br><br>Due to the limitations of the HR management system used prior to Dec 2010, it <br>is not possible to provide reliable management information below top level for <br>any periods prior to that date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:43:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1305 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson