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166575

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date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 13 December 2013, Official Report, column 384W, on counter-terrorism and pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 210417, under what categories the additional £2.7 million spent by local authorities in 2013-14 was counted.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2013 – 14, £4.4 million was spent on Prevent projects and Prevent Coordinators in local authorities. £2.7million represents the spend in the second half of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:16:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31168 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166577

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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, whether Passport Office staff who were previously made redundant are permitted to apply for existing or forthcoming vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	216273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Home Office policy provides that if a former employee was made redundant and then applies for a vacancy, their application would be considered if there had been a gap of six months or more since their exit and there were no live warnings relating to the former employee when they left. <br><br>Staffing levels at HM Passport Office are determined in the light of HMPO's forecast of likely passport demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216274 question first answered 05/12/2014 17:01:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31165 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

166579

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 214786, what access police forces have to the internal child abuse database set up on the closure of Childbase.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2014 answer text <p>The internal database in question is used by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Command of the National Crime Agency (NCA), and was used by the CEOP Centre before it, to store indecent images of children identified in <br>the course of investigations. Childbase could only be accessed by CEOP officers. UK Police Forces were able to request checks on the database images and hash sets. These checks were completed by the Victim Identification Team at <br>CEOP. This process has remained in place for checks against the internal NCA-CEOP database which replaced Childbase. Following an information assurance process and before its closure, all of the intelligence held in Childbase was <br>transferred into this new internal database.<br><br>The Government is currently working with the NCA and police forces to introduce the national Child Abuse Image Database, which will act as a single repository for all indecent images of children and their hashes identified as part of UK <br>enforcement operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/12/2014 16:59:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166580

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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, under what methodology her Department decides staffing levels at the Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	216274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Home Office policy provides that if a former employee was made redundant and then applies for a vacancy, their application would be considered if there had been a gap of six months or more since their exit and there were no live warnings relating to the former employee when they left. <br><br>Staffing levels at HM Passport Office are determined in the light of HMPO's forecast of likely passport demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216273 question first answered 05/12/2014 17:01:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31166 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

166595

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of offences under sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Sections 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 set out the offences relating to proscribed organisations. Section 10 does not refer to an offence.<br><br>From 2009 to the end of March 2014, 6 people have been charged with proscription offences under sections 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as a primary offence in the UK and 6 have been convicted of a proscription offence under those sections with that as the most serious charge. A breakdown of the figures by year is set out in the table below. This is likely to understate the numbers of people who have been prosecuted and convicted for these offences as information is only collected on the most serious offence for which a person is charged or convicted.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal offence for which persons charged in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal offences for which persons convicted in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2 &amp; 25*-</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note</p><p> </p><p>1. Data are collated on the principal offence rule; only the most serious offence for which an offender is convicted is included.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures provided relate to convictions for all classifications of the offences specified.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures for convictions in Northern Ireland are only available for the years 2007 – 2009.</p><p> </p><p>4. *The figure for convictions in 2013/14 includes a provisional figure of 25 convictions in the period January to March 2014 this figure has been provided by the Northern Ireland Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The published statistics broken down by year for Great Britain can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods</a><br><br>The published statistics on charges broken down by year between 2011/12-2013/14 <br>for Northern Ireland can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office</a><br><br><br>Proscription supports other disruptive activities, including immigration disruptions, prosecution for other offences, EU asset freezes and messaging to deter fundraising and recruitment. Proscription can also demonstrate support for other members of the international community in tackling terrorism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/02/2015 16:27:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166618

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Imams
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of those Muslim imams admitted to the United Kingdom who cannot speak English; and what assessment they have made of the content of their teachings.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>There are three routes of entry to the UK for religious workers and ministers of religion. Those coming for longer term roles under Tier 2 of the Points Based System are required to demonstrate that that are proficient in English at level B2 (upper intermediate level) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.</p><p>No assessment of English language is required for religious workers coming to fill temporary positions under Tier 5 of the Points Based System. Similarly those entering at short term visitors are not required to demonstrate proficiency in English language. We are actively reviewing the Immigration Rules for religious routes of entry including English language requirements.</p><p>This Government is committed to preventing the entry into the UK of individuals whose behaviours and views are not conducive to shared values such as democracy, the rule of law and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. Since May 2010, the Home Secretary has excluded 84 preachers of hate. The Home Secretary uses these powers when justified and based on all available evidence. Where appropriate, this may include public statements and written material.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/12/2014 15:14:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

166656

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to deal with net immigration; and whether they intend to revise their targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We are building an immigration system that is fair to British citizens and legitimate migrants, that is tough on those who abuse the system or flout the law, and that ensures people come to the UK for the right reasons – to work hard and contribute to our economy and society.</p><p>We have cut net migration from outside the EU by nearly a quarter since 2010 – close to levels not seen since the late 1990s. We have also clamped down on nearly 800 illicit colleges, reduced 45,000 visas from the further education route; and cut family visas by nearly a third since it came to power.</p><p>Our reforms have also made it more difficult for EU migrants to claim benefits in the UK and, through the landmark Immigration Act, made it tougher for illegal immigrants to remain by restricting access to work, housing, benefits, healthcare, bank accounts and driving licences and making it easier to remove those who have no right to be here by reducing the number of appeals.</p><p>The Government has reformed benefits, healthcare and housing rules to make them among the tightest in Europe and we continue to see an increase in the number of British citizens in work. In the past, the majority of growth in employment was taken up by foreign nationals; in the last year, two-thirds of it was accounted for by UK nationals. This shows that our immigration policy benefits UK nationals first while still attracting skilled migrants needed by British business.</p><p>However there is more to be done. The Prime Minister set out further measures to reduce migration, including EU migration, in his immigration speech delivered on 28 November.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:43:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick