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44536

registered interest
date	21/03/2014
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 has taken to implement the commitments made in the outcome document for UN Commission on the Status of Women 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 688W.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

44537

registered interest
date	21/03/2014
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 representations she has received from civil society organisations on the UN Commission on the Status of Women 2014.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>Active engagement with civil society was a key element of preparations and plans for the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. A robust programme of consultation and engagement with a wide range of civil society organisations was put in place by the Government Equalities Office, so enabling them to take account of the views and representations of UK Non-Governmental Organisations in the negotiations at the Commission. These have included representations on the following:</p><p>i. a priorities paper on the post-2015 agenda from the UK NGO CSW Alliance;</p><p>ii. a submission from the Gender and Development Network; and,</p><p>iii. statements on Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 framework from faith-based organisations and international civil society organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

44261

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Home Office, and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office and its agencies use a range of in-house tools and <br />methodologies to evaluate customer and partner feedback on specific products <br />and services. As these are related to small scale specific projects, the <br />results are not reported systematically to the Home Office Board.</p><p> </p><p><br />Her Majesty's Passport Office has conducted 3 waves of passport customer <br />satisfaction surveys in the last 12 months. Customer satisfaction is one of the <br />key performance indicators for the agency, and the results are reported to the <br />agency management board and to the Home Office as part of regular performance <br />reports.</p><p> </p><p><br />UK Visas and Immigration is in the process of developing a wide-ranging and <br />regular customer satisfaction survey. This has been sponsored at UKVI's <br />Customer Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44414

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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 ensure that the UK meets its obligations on tackling the illegal wildlife trade under the 2014 London Declaration; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	193168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Coalition Government takes the illegal wildlife trade very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will continue to work with other departments to ensure that the Government delivers on the UK Commitment to Action on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force will continue to play a lead role for the UK in respect of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, delivering risk based anti-smuggling controls at the border in line with agreed national priorities and taking account of latest available intelligence.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is also providing specific funding of £136,000 for the National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the next two financial years to ensure that the Unit can continue its important work, including as the UK focal point for international police cooperation on all wildlife crime related matters, such as initiatives on the illegal wildlife trade.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force and the National Wildlife Crime Unit will consider specific requests to provide practical assistance and training to help tackle the illegal wildlife trade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

44418

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership and progress against commitments made under the UK Cyber Security Strategy, page 36, Objective One.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	193134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Cyber Security Strategy was published in November 2011. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, gave a commitment to put an annual report before Parliament on progress against objectives set out in the strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office gave the second annual report on 12 December 2013 (Official Report, Column 43WS to 47 WS). The Minister for the Cabinet Office also placed before Parliament a list of achievements over the proceeding year and a document that outlines its forward plans, priorities and some key initiatives to be taken forward. This includes work undertaken within objective one of the strategy including the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership. The documents can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-security-strategy-2-years-on</p><p> </p><p>The Partnership, one of a set of new engagement structures with industry on Cyber Security, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of cyber crime amongst members, helping them to become more resilient to the threat. Based on a shared workplan, it provides a forum for partners to share views and contribute to key actions in the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

44101

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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, when the expert review into psychoactive substances will report.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	192820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 24 March 2014]</p><p>The findings of the review into new psychoactive substances which I announced on 12 December 2013 are due to be presented to Ministers by the end of Spring 2014.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

44104

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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 discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the effects of steps to tackle racially motivated hate crimes.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	192842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>Policing and Criminal Justice issues in Northern Ireland are devolved matters. However, the Home Office has regular discussions with the Department of Justice about measures that are in place to tackle racially motivated crimes, including criminal legislation, as part of the United Kingdom's involvement in work to tackle hate crime across the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

44161

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what visa arrangements are made to allow academics from non-European Union countries who are invited to lecture or take part in research on a short-term basis to enter the United Kingdom; and whether those arrangements apply to their immediate family members.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL6117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Academics can use the academic visitor route to carry out unpaid research for <br />up to 12 months provided they are on sabbatical leave from their overseas <br />academic institution. Academics can also speak at conferences provided it is a <br />not for profit venture. <br /><br />Academics can use the permitted paid engagement visitor route to give paid <br />lectures for up to 1 month. They must be invited by a UK Higher Education <br />Institution or a UK research or arts based organisation. <br /><br />Family members can apply as general visitors, or child visitors in the case <br />of children under 18 years, to accompany the main visitor to the UK. They <br />would be allowed to stay in the UK for up to 6 months, or 12 months where they are <br />accompanying an academic visitor.<br /><br />Academics who are employed to carry out paid research in the UK can do so under <br />the Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange route for up to 24 months. They must <br />be sponsored by a UK Higher Education Institution. Their dependents can stay <br />with them and have the right to work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

44163

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications have been received by United Kingdom entry clearance posts for adult dependant settlement visas from 31 July 2012, to the latest convenient date; and how many such visas were granted over the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL6119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested on entry clearance applications for adult dependent <br />relative settlement visas is not available and could only be obtained at <br />disproportionate cost by the examination of a significant number of individual <br />case records. <br /><br />The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visa <br />applications and resolutions (issued, refused, withdrawn and lapsed) by <br />category in table be_01_q (Before Entry tables volume 2) within the <br />‘Immigration Statistics' release. A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration <br />Statistics September – December 2013' is available from the Library of the <br />House and from: <br />https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br />stics-quarterly-release.<br /><br />Within the table be_01_q , data relating to adult dependent relatives of a <br />British Citizen in the UK or a settled person in the UK are included in the <br />category ‘Family: Other (for immediate settlement)' but cannot be identified <br />separately.<br /><br />The Home Office is reviewing the collection of data relating to adult dependent <br />relative settlement visas. Data are being developed and, subject to resolving <br />any data quality/recording issues, it is planned to begin publishing data <br />specifically relating to adult dependent relative settlement visas later this <br />year.<br /><br />A manual review of the available management information to identify adult <br />dependent relative applications granted in the period from 1 November 2012 to <br />30 September 2013 indicates that 34 settlement visas were issued in that period <br />to an adult dependent relative under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules. This <br />information is provisional and subject to change. Corresponding information on <br />applications is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

44165

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the findings of the review of the National Referral Mechanism; and how civil society groups are being involved in that review.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>An announcement on the review of the National Referral Mechanism will be made <br />shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans