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48284

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 she intends to take in response to the judgment in the High Court of 9 April 2014 by Lord Justice Popplewell on asylum support; and by what date she plans to set out that response.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government plans to review asylum support rates. That review will take <br>account of the judgment and other information. The review will be completed by <br>9 August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

46579

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, for how long funding will be made available to local authorities for accepting refugees from Syria under the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Central government will meet the full first year costs of the Vulnerable <br>Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, including integration support, education and <br>healthcare costs. These timescales are consistent with those applied to our <br>funding of the Gateway Protection Programme. The level of support provided <br>will depend on the individual needs of beneficiaries, and will be assessed on a <br>case-by-case basis. Costs will be recovered wherever possible, including from <br>the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45587

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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 many fines have been levied under The Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Conrol) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 of a value of (a) up to £1000, (b) between £1000 and £2000, (c) between £2000 and £5000 and (d) between £5000 and £10000 to date.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Enforcement operations against illegal working have increased significantly, <br>with a 47% increase in 2013 compared to 2012. The administration of the penalty <br>scheme and administrative debt recovery processes have been reviewed, including <br>with Cabinet Office input and are being streamlined and further improved. <br><br>The information on the number of civil penalties levied is provided in the <br>following table. Data has been provided from £2,500 upwards as this is the <br>minimum penalty value that is levied in line with the published penalty <br>calculation framework. The table includes values of £10,000 upwards to account <br>for multiple workers per penalty. <br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage <br>which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or <br>appeal stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Value of Penalty</td><td>£2,500-£5,000</td><td>£5,000-£10,000</td><td>£10,000 plus</td></tr><tr><td>Total Penalties levied</td><td>5701</td><td>2774</td><td>1954</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45311

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 many maximum fines have been levied under the Immigration (Employment of Adults, Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 in each year since it was enacted.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	193753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The maximum penalty of £10,000 has been levied with regards to 22 employers. <br>The breakdown of employers levied with the maximum penalty for each financial <br>year is shown in the following table.<br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied against employers at the <br>initial decision stage and may relate to more than one worker. A penalty may be <br>reduced for a number of reasons, including if it was a first visit to the <br>business; if the employer co-operated with the visit; or if the employer can <br>provide evidence that a partial check has been undertaken. We propose to <br>tighten and clarify the use of mitigating factors in the calculation of civil <br>penalties with an increased focus on employer co-operation with the Home <br>office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Table of maximum penalties levied</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Number of civil penalties levied at Maximum Penalty of £10,000</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>28/02/2008 to 31/03/2009</td><td>0</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2009 to 31/03/2010</td><td>8</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2010 to 31/03/2011</td><td>6</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2011 to 31/03/2012</td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2012 to 31/03/2013</td><td>2</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014</td><td>1</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total:</strong></td><td>22</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

44103

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, how many individual prosecutions for employing an illegal worker under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 have been (a) brought and (b) successful in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	192793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Employers have a responsibility to check that their employees have the right to <br>work in the United Kingdom and this duty is underpinned by criminal and civil <br>sanctions. <br><br>The Home Office only holds data on individual prosecutions on its National <br>Operations Database from 2012. <br><br>(a) Five employers were charged in 2012 and five employers were charged in 2013 <br>for an offence of knowingly employing illegal workers under section 21 of the <br>Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. <br><br>(1) The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.<br>(2) Figures relate to employers charged (offence recorded as IAN 2006 S21) <br>between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013 recorded on the National Operations <br>Database (NODMMX).<br>(3) Figures relate to individuals who may have been charged for more than one <br>offence under section 21. <br>(4) Figures rounded to nearest 5. In compliance with legislation such as the <br>Data Protection Act 1998 and Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Official <br>Statistics, we are required to preserve the confidentiality of the data we <br>collect, process and disseminate. In order to prevent the disclosure of <br>personal information counts of individuals are rounded to the nearest multiple <br>of 5.<br>(5) Data extracted on 20 March 2014.<br><br>(b) Under section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, fewer <br>than five employers were successfully prosecuted in 2012 and five employers <br>were successfully prosecuted in 2013.<br><br>(1) The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.<br>(2) Figures relate to employers successfully prosecuted (offence recorded as <br>IAN 2006 S21) between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013 recorded on the <br>National Operations Database (NODMMX).<br>(3) Figures relate to individuals.<br>(4) Years refer to date of prosecution and charges may have been laid in the <br>same or a previous year. <br>(5) In compliance with legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and <br>Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, we are required to <br>preserve the confidentiality of the data we collect, process and disseminate. <br>In order to prevent the disclosure of personal information counts of <br>individuals are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.<br><br>(6) Data extracted on 20 March 2014.<br><br>The Civil Penalty Notices in the table below were issued to employers for <br>breaching the illegal working provisions in Section 15 of the Immigration, <br>Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 in each year since 2010.<br><br>The figures are based on the number of civil penalties served at visited <br>business addresses.<br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage <br>which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or <br>appeal stage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number of civil penalties issued</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010</td><td>2092</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011</td><td>1424</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012</td><td>1215</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013</td><td>1823</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson