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166373

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process is in place for triggering a review of the Shortage Occupation List insofar as it relates to the overhead line worker sector.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) reviews the Shortage Occupation List <br>when commissioned to do so by the Government. Such commissions are made <br>approximately every two years.<br><br>As stated in previous written answers (213992/213993 and 214206, 17 November), <br>the MAC is currently carrying out a review relating to this sector. It has <br>issued a public call for evidence which closes on 5 December. <br>Details can be found on the gov.uk website: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-of-sh<br>ortage-occupation-lists</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:46:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166380

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons were for the voltage restriction placed on the overhead lineworkers category on the Shortage Occupation List by the Migration Advisory Committee in its review published in February 2013; what organisations gave evidence on the restriction of the category to high voltage workers; and what organisations were invited to give evidence on that restriction.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) did not reconsider the skill level of <br>linesworkers in its February 2013 report. As the report explains, the review <br>of linesworkers was limited to reviewing the inclusion of the job on the <br>Shortage Occupation List, based on the MAC’s &quot;shortage&quot; and &quot;sensible&quot; criteria <br>only.<br><br>The MAC last considered the skill level, which led to only high voltage <br>linesworkers being included on the Shortage Occupation List, on pages 28-29 of <br>its March 2011 report, which can be read on the gov.uk website at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-uk-shortage-occupation-list-for-tier-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-uk-shortage-occupation-list-for-tier-2</a>.<br><br>The Government expects the MAC to review the skill level of linesworkers on <br>high and low voltage lines as part of its current review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:47:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

155519

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Soc 2000 classification of overhead lines workers changed from 5243-line repairers and cable jointers to Soc 2019 5239-electrical and electronic trades not classified elsewhere; and what effect this change has had on the Shortage Occupation List.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	214204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>This change was made solely due to the move from the SOC 2000 system to the updated SOC 2010 system. The SOC code system was updated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2010 to better reflect the current make-up of the UK labour market. A number of jobs were reclassified by ONS under the updated system.<br><br>This change has had no effect on the inclusion of linesworkers on the Shortage Occupation List. The list was updated at the same time as the SOC 2010 system was applied to Tier 2, to reflect the new SOC codes. Overhead linesworkers remain on the list.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:34:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

155521

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on recruitment and retention of voltage restrictions on overhead lines worker posts on the Shortage Occupancy Lists; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	214206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) assesses shortage occupations for the Government and provides expert advice and recommendations. The high voltage restriction was recommended by the MAC in March 2011 and the Government accepted the recommendation.<br><br>In 2014 the Government commissioned the MAC to carry out a partial review of the Shortage Occupation List, including linesworkers in particular. The MAC has issued a public call for evidence which closes on 5 December 2014. The Government expects to receive its report on 30 January 2015 and will consider the MAC’s findings and recommendations carefully.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:34:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

147593

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
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 review the 2011 Migration Advisory Committee's salary recommendations for overhead line workers on the shortage occupation list for inconsistencies in the salary requirements; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The appropriate salary requirements for Tier 2 workers are determined by the Home Office and are benchmarked against prevailing earnings for individual occupations, drawing on available sources of earnings data including the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. While the minimum salary requirement for overhead lines workers fell from £12.33 to £10.12 per hour between 2011 and 2012, the most recent changes to the Shortage Occupation List, effective from 6 April 2014, increased the annual earnings requirement for this occupation from £22,800 to £23,600 for experienced workers, and from £18,100 to £18,600 for new entrants. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to <br>consider the continued inclusion of overhead lines workers on the Shortage Occupation List, and issued a call for evidence on 29 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 213992 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:12:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

147600

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the minimum payment for overhead line workers on the shortage occupation list has been decreased in each subsequent review since November 2011.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The appropriate salary requirements for Tier 2 workers are determined by the Home Office and are benchmarked against prevailing earnings for individual occupations, drawing on available sources of earnings data including the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. While the minimum salary requirement for overhead lines workers fell from £12.33 to £10.12 per hour between 2011 and 2012, the most recent changes to the Shortage Occupation List, effective from 6 April 2014, increased the annual earnings requirement for this occupation from £22,800 to £23,600 for experienced workers, and from £18,100 to £18,600 for new entrants. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to <br>consider the continued inclusion of overhead lines workers on the Shortage Occupation List, and issued a call for evidence on 29 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 213993 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:12:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

48595

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 improve the performance of each police force in England in handling cases referred to them by the City of London Fraud Unit; and what the percentage detection is for such cases in each police force area.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	196507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The response of individual police forces to fraud is a matter for the <br>respective Police and Crime Commissioner. However the Government is committed <br>to assisting and, supported by £30 million of Government investment in Regional <br>Organised Crime Units last year, the police are improving consistency and <br>uplifting their investigative capabilities in areas including cyber crime and <br>fraud. In addition, we have committed as part of the National Cyber Security <br>Programme to train 5,000 police officers in cyber crime by 2015.<br><br>From 1 April 2013, all police forces have been required to return outcomes <br>under Home Office Counting Rules for fraud and cyber crimes to the City of <br>London Police (which runs the Action Fraud service). The data for the 2013/14 <br>financial year is currently being collated and analysed by City of London <br>Police, and will be made available to police forces shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper