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885215

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Avon Fire and Rescue Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Avon Fire Authority on the funding for Avon Fire and Rescue Service.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	136080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers regularly engage with fire and rescue authorities on a number of issues. In 2018/19 Avon Fire Authority will have a core spending power of £42.4m, an increase of 1.6% (£0.6m) compared with 2017/18.</p><p>At March 2017, Avon Fire Authority held £9m in reserves, an increase of £2.3m (34%) compared with March 2011.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/04/2018 17:03:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

885216

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire-related fatalities there have been in (a) the UK and (b) Bristol in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	136081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The total number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain can be found in table FIRE0501 here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679602/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0501.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679602/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0501.xlsx</a></p><p>Figures for Northern Ireland are not available on a consistent basis.</p><p>The total number of fire-related fatalities in Avon can be found in table FIRE0502 here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679603/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0502.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679603/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0502.xlsx</a></p><p>Figures are not available at a lower level of geography.</p><p>The number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain and Avon can fluctuate due to the relatively small numbers involved.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/04/2018 12:37:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

885229

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 representatives of pharmaceutical companies on the legal status of cannabis for medical treatments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	136094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>In the last 12 months, the Home Office has discussed the potential use of Epidiolex as an alternative option for treatment with the manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals. However no representations have been received from representatives of pharmaceutical companies regarding the general legal status of cannabis for medicinal purposes.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/04/2018 16:40:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

885236

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 were granted entry to reside in the UK on the basis of ties to a family member in the UK in each of the last seven years; how many of those people were under the age of 25; and how many applications were made on that basis in that same period.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	136101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Statistical information on people coming to the UK for family reasons is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, in the section “Why do people come to the UK? (4) For family reasons” at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-4-for-family-reasons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-4-for-family-reasons</a></p><p>The available information relates to entry clearance visa applications and grants by category and applicant type, published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas data tables Volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p><p>Neither an age breakdown nor the underlying reasons for an application are available in the published entry clearance visa data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/04/2018 09:09:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

885255

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 16 April 2018, Official Report, Column 27, on Windrush Children (Immigration Status), what plans she has to review the management of the immigration directorate in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	136120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>What happened with the Windrush cohort should not have happened. We value the contribution made by Commonwealth citizens who have made a life in the UK and would not want anyone to feel unwelcome or to be in any doubt of their right to remain here.</p><p>We have established a dedicated taskforce to help the Windrush Generation and other long-term residents ensure they have evidence to demonstrate their right to be in the UK and to access the necessary services and benefits.</p><p>We will also put in place 50 senior caseworkers across the country to ensure where more junior members of staff are unsure about a decision they can speak to someone with experience to ensure discretion is properly exercised.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced that there was already a lessons-learned review under way in the Department. This will have independent oversight and will seek to draw out how members of the Windrush generation came to be entangled in measures designed for illegal immigrants, why that was not spotted sooner and whether the right corrective measures are now in place.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/05/2018 10:38:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

885256

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between changes in the (a) number of officers in the West Midlands Police Force Area and (b) level of recorded crime in the area covered by that police force.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	136121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>In January I announced the police funding settlement for 2018/19 which will see an additional £460m invested in the policing system, around £280m direct to PCCs. Prior to this I spoke to police leaders in every police force in England and Wales about the demands they face, including representatives from the West Midlands and this settlement reflects the evidence they provided.</p><p>I understand that the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has chosen to use his increased precept flexibility, which will provide around £9.5m additional funding for West Midlands Police in 2018/19. The PCC has said that he will use this additional funding to improve services delivered to the public.</p><p>Decisions about the allocation of police resources and deployment of officers are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable PCCs. They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/04/2018 16:45:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

885268

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many IT systems which her Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps she is taking to ensure that all her Department's IT systems are updated promptly.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The nature of technology systems and services is that they are continually being evolved and updated, reflecting technology advances and to address risk of obsolescence. This means services are made up of elements introduced over differing time periods.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office uses a range of techniques, health checks and controls to continually review, maintain, patch and refresh components of its technology services in order to promote resilience and security. Where appropriate services are decommissioned and replaced. The Home Office has a ‘digital by default’ technology strategy and is taking advantage of increasing use of new digital and cloud based technologies in the development of its new services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2018 16:31:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885275

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
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 16 April 2018 to Question 135034, for how many days each of the four requests to visit Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre was under consideration by the Minister for Immigration before being granted.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Minster for Immigration will always try to answer requests within six weeks.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/04/2018 16:37:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

885276

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Warley of 13 March 2018 regarding Miss Shouqat Harrum.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	136141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the Honourable Member. I will respond separately.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/04/2018 09:09:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

885277

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
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 16 April 2018 to Question 134853, whether her Department plans to introduce transitional arrangements for Turkish business people who have been in the UK for up to four years under the European Community Association Agreement with Turkey visa scheme to allow them to apply for indefinite leave to remain after four years in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Turkish business persons who submitted settlement applications under the Ankara Agreement prior to 16 March 2018 will be assessed under the guidance which was in force at the date of application.</p><p> </p><p>For those who do not fall into these transitional arrangements, the Home Office has already announced plans to introduce a new settlement route for Turkish business persons in the Immigration Rules later this year. While the requirements of such a category are to be determined, this will be a charged route in line with others who are seeking to settle in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alternatively, Turkish business persons and their family members can continue to apply for further limited leave to remain under the Ankara Agreement on the same basis as they do now. Limited leave to remain applications continue to be free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/04/2018 16:39:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas