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1719357

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
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 17 May 2024 to Question 25470 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting that data.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	27013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force are constantly improving our data capture in support of maritime operations to ensure an effective response across a range of threats that we deal with.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2024 16:56:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1607096

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department allocated to Border Force Maritime Command in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information at the level of granularity sought in our financial systems; funding (budget) information is available only at overall directorate level and not at individual command/ unit levels</p><p><br> However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QX1LCvF5hbHShdmBbVrxi26h%2BHupsTRmGs8TCS7HH5I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X%2BD108yoY9qEqhQ1yv0weNrKinWLUovhly07oF7iG4Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 172993 172994 question first answered 29/03/2023 10:30:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1607097

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department allocated to Border Force Maritime Command in the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information at the level of granularity sought in our financial systems; funding (budget) information is available only at overall directorate level and not at individual command/ unit levels</p><p><br> However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QX1LCvF5hbHShdmBbVrxi26h%2BHupsTRmGs8TCS7HH5I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X%2BD108yoY9qEqhQ1yv0weNrKinWLUovhly07oF7iG4Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 172992 172994 question first answered 29/03/2023 10:30:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1607098

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department allocated to Border Force Maritime Command in the 2020-21 financial year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information at the level of granularity sought in our financial systems; funding (budget) information is available only at overall directorate level and not at individual command/ unit levels</p><p><br> However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QX1LCvF5hbHShdmBbVrxi26h%2BHupsTRmGs8TCS7HH5I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61d920547d6e4704fc0f08db2eb94e80%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638155145632698084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X%2BD108yoY9qEqhQ1yv0weNrKinWLUovhly07oF7iG4Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 172992 172993 question first answered 29/03/2023 10:30:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231545

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
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 made in 2016 of the procurement of light surveillance aircraft for the UK border force; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Border Force have never owned a plane for Aerial Surveillance purposes. There was a Contract with FR Aviation for the Provision of a Managed Aerial Surveillance Service which expired at the end of its Contract period on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2016. Post January 2016 Border Force have used a cross government MMO Framework for their Aerial Surveillance needs.</p><p>Home Office Commercial are not aware of any assessment made regarding the procurement of a light aerial surveillance aircraft in 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 84969 question first answered 10/09/2020 14:51:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1183596

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
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 is taking to strengthen the UK Border Force.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	26992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 2018, Border Force staffing has increased from 7,700 to over 8,700 to boost wider operational resilience. This includes a brand-new Readiness Task Force (RTF) of c. 300 multi-functional officers, available to deploy across the UK at short notice in response to emerging issues and peaks in demand.</p><p>The Government is developing a new global border and immigration system that makes better use of data, biometrics, analytics and automation to improve both security and fluidity across the border</p><p>We intend to introduce a requirement for visitors and transit passengers who do not currently need a visa to come to the UK to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), as an additional security measure. This will enable the Government to conduct security checks on passengers and make more informed decisions on information obtained at an earlier stage, as to whether individuals should be allowed to travel to and enter the UK.</p><p>We are also investing in new technology, including ePassport gates and other modern detection technology to improve security and prevent illegal entry.</p><p>As previously announced, we intend to phase out the acceptance of EEA and Swiss national identity cards to enter the UK in the future. National identity cards are often the most insecure and forged documents detected at the border and are not compatible with the ePassport gates. By making better use of digital technology and automation, Border Force will be able to provide an improved service whilst maintaining security.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/03/2020 15:40:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1171350

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Border Force budget was in each financial year since 2012-13; how many full-time equivalent staff were (a) planned for and (b) actually employed using that budget in each of those years; how much and what proportion of that budget was from a temporary budget increase relating to the UK leaving the EU; and what the Border Force's (i) budget and (ii) full-time equivalent staffing projections are for the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	4340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p><em>The latest published staffing and finance figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2018-2019 on page 85 at:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</em></a></p><p><em>The previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force in 2012-2019 and its predecessor the UK Border Agency in 2010-2012 can be found at the following links: </em></p><p><em>2012-2013:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</em></a></p><p><em>2013-2014:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</em></a></p><p><em>2014-2015:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</em></a></p><p><em>2015-2016:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016%20" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016 </em></a></p><p><em>2016-2017:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</em></a></p><p><em>2017-2018:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</em></a></p><p>Excluding EU Exit, Border Force’s gross resource budget for 2019-20 is £488m. This includes an income target of £19m, which means a net allocation of £469m.</p><p>Border Force has received a total of c.£182m for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. (£141m Resource and £41M Capital)</p><p>Border Force originally received funding, based on a Deal, of £100m; this funding was to fund recruitment for full customs compliance by the end of 2020. The recruitment and training for this uplift of permanent staff has completed bringing the Border Force FTE to over 8,700 from 7,700 in March 2018. The additional £41m Resource funding provided throughout 2019-20 enabled further recruitment with Border Force expecting to reach c9,300 FTE by March 2020.</p><p>Border Force received a total £82.1m for EU Exit preparations in 2018/19 (£72.1m Resource and £10m Capital)</p><p>Border Force received a total of £3.2m for EU Exit preparations in 2017/18 (£1.7m Resource and £1.5m Capital)</p><p>Budgets for 20-21 cannot be confirmed as they remain subject to final confirmation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/01/2020 18:30:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1017309

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the operation of the Border Force when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	197433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p><br>While we cannot comment on detailed planning, Government departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach at the border.</p><p>These options will be kept under review in light of negotiations with the EU. We will always ensure we have the resources and workforce we need to keep the border secure.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/12/2018 11:43:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

943027

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Border Force is adequately prepared for new customs checks and controls when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	164996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Government departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach at the border. These options will be kept under review in light of negotiations with the EU.</p><p>An EU Exit programme has been stood up within Border Force with responsibility for drawing together all of the necessary plans for Border Force to prepare for EU Exit, and the successful delivery of those plans.</p><p>As part of our preparations Border Force is recruiting 300 frontline officers to allow existing staff to be trained in new requirements ahead of EU Exit.</p><p>This is separate from the recruitment of up to 1,000 Border Force officers, which is to meet a range of business needs, including meeting the normal staff turnover associated with a large operational business such as Border Force. It will also support Border Force to respond flexibly to emerging requirements, including any future requirements as a result of EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2018 11:01:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

943028

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
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 he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on ensuring that UK Border Force is adequately prepared for new customs checks and controls when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	164997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government’s planning for EU exit will ensure border security is maintained as well as making the trading process as frictionless as possible in any scenario.</p><p>Home Office Ministers meet regularly with Ministers across Government to develop our future approach at the border.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2018 11:05:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner