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1110120

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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 what restrictions are in place to prevent people who incite hatred against minority groups from travelling to the UK; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce new restrictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL15088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has the power to exclude from the UK individuals who engage in unacceptable behaviour, including those who express or encourage views which may foster hatred and lead to inter-community violence in the UK.</p><p><br>The Immigration Rules also provide for the refusal of entry clearance or leave to enter at the border if someone’s character, conduct or associations mean it is undesirable to grant them entry to the United Kingdom.</p><p><br>There are no plans to introduce further powers to prevent people who incite hatred against minority groups from travelling to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2019 14:17:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1110121

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Organised Crime: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL12535), what assessment they have made of the key trends in organised acquisitive crime in rural areas, in terms of (1) the volume, and (2) the different categories of such crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL15089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) continues to show that, for those crimes covered by the CSEW, people in rural areas are less likely to be the victims of crime than those in urban areas. Property crime tables published by the Office for National Statistics on 28 February this year show that, according to CSEW interviews in the year to March 2018, people living in rural areas were less likely to be the victims of: bicycle theft, domestic burglary, other household theft, robbery, personal theft and vehicle-related theft.</p><p>Details can be found at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/focusonpropertycrimeappendixtables</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2019 14:19:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1110137

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the requirement that independent educational institutions which establish new sixth forms must wait two years before accepting students from countries outside the EU under the Home Office’s Tier 4 visa arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL15105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>All education institutions which want to recruit international students must demonstrate both a strong record of immigration compliance, by gaining Tier 4 Sponsor status, and a high educational quality, by undergoing an assessment of their educational standards by an independent inspectorate.</p><p>This independent educational oversight ensures that only genuine high-quality institutions can sponsor students under the Tier 4 visa arrangements, protecting the UK’s international reputation for excellent educational standards.</p><p>A private education provider must have been continuously teaching a course of study that meets Tier 4 requirements to UK or EEA students for two years prior to its inspection. This ensures that such providers receive a meaningful inspection of their teaching provision, and that only genuine private education providers can become Tier 4 sponsors.</p><p>The two-year requirement does not apply to other types of Tier 4 sponsor, because they are subject to different statutory inspection arrangements. In the case of independent schools, these include consideration of the institution’s ability to safeguard children. These requirements ensure that international students continue to receive a high-quality education in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2019 14:16:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1110154

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 impact that a lack of understanding of the settled status scheme could have on the ability of EU citizens to rent properties in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that the current arrangements for landlords conducting checks on EU nationals, involving the use of national passports and identity cards, will not change prior to introduction of the future skills-based immigration system.</p><p>The Home Office has engaged with a wide range of groups on the design of the EU Settlement Scheme. We will continue to engage widely as we develop and implement other aspects of the future system. Updated guidance for landlords will be published shortly.</p><p>Prior to the full launch of the EU Settlement Scheme on Saturday March 30, the Home Office launched a new nationwide marketing campaign to encourage EU citizens to apply to the scheme.</p><p>We are using all available channels to reach our audiences. No one will be left behind which is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2019 14:11:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1110179

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of money received by the Government from applications for citizenship for children in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	242012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record fees received from applications by British-born children separately to a unique account code within our accounting software, and therefore does not have sufficiently detailed management information to breakdown income into any component categories, for example by spouse/partner/child applications</p><p><br>Amounts received from Visa/Citizenship applications are not differentiated between the various categories in which they are received. We do not have a separate code or field for children’s nationality applications. Our ledger will not allow us to provide this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/04/2019 08:46:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1110189

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violence: Voluntary Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) ability and (b) capacity of voluntary sector organisations to assist (i) the police and (ii) other authorities in tackling serious violence.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	242242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Serious Violence Strategy sets out the importance of a multi-agency approach to tackling serious violence which involves a range of partners and agencies. The strategy places a strong emphasis on early intervention and tackling the root causes of the problem to prevent young people from being drawn into violence in the first place.</p><p>Voluntary sector organisations are essential in helping the Government to deliver on our commitments in the strategy. We have provided support to a number of voluntary sector partners to help tackle serious violence, including through the £1.5m we made available for grassroots projects through our anti-knife crime Community Fund in 2018/19 and making available £22m through our Early Intervention Youth Fund through which we have already invested £17.7m in 29 projects across England and Wales. We will be evaluating the projects and sharing information and learning across all areas to assist voluntary and community sector organisations to continue to provide the best support to young people to tackle serious violence.</p><p>In addition, the £200m Youth Endowment Fund, announced by the Home Secretary last October, will deliver a ten-year programme of grants that will enable interventions targeted at children and young people who are at most risk. It will act as a centre of expertise; finding out which approaches are most effective; generating, disseminating and promoting new knowledge and practice to transform local and national responses.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2019 12:33:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1110219

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of refugee family reunion on the integration of refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	242083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it – and this Government is committed to ensuring refugees can take positive steps towards integration as they rebuild their lives in the UK.</p><p>The Government provides a safe and legal route to bring families together through its family reunion policy. This allows a partner and children under 18 of those granted protection in the UK to join them here, if they formed part of the family unit before the sponsor fled their country. Under this policy, we have granted visas to over 26,000 partners and children of those granted protection in the UK in the last five years – that is over 5,000 a year. In exceptional circumstances, our policy also makes clear there is discretion to grant visas outside the Immigration Rules, which caters for extended family members including young adult sons or daughters who are dependent on family here and living in dangerous situations.</p><p>Family connections are an important enabler of integration. However, we must also ensure we do not create incentives for more people, particularly children, to leave their homes and risk dangerous journeys hoping relatives can join them later. Those who need protection must claim in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/04/2019 08:40:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1110224

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Civil Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the preparedness of police services for civil disorder in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	242202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The police have well established mobilisation plans for public disorder. Both the police and Home Office keep the risk of public disorder and the<br>police’s capability and capacity to respond to significant incidents under continual review.</p><p>My department is working closely with the National Police Chiefs Council and National Police Coordination Centre to ensure these plans are <br>appropriate and robust in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/04/2019 08:33:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1110226

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to guarantee the (a) residency and (b) other associated rights to public services of EU nationals in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	242203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the Government will continue to operate the EU Settlement Scheme for European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss citizens resident in the UK by exit day and their family members, enabling them to obtain the UK immigration status which they will need in order to reside here permanently. This reflects the policy paper “Citizens’ Rights – EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” published by the Department for Exiting the European Union on 6 December 2018 and updated on 28 March 2019.</p><p><br>In a ‘no deal’ scenario, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members lawfully residing in the UK by exit day will continue to be able to access in-country benefits and public services on broadly the same terms as now. This means that they will retain their entitlement to healthcare, education, benefits and social housing on the same basis as now, and that these entitlements will be subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals. Further information is in the policy paper “EU exit: eligibility arrangements to access public funds after free movement ends if there is no deal” published by the Department for Exiting the European Union on 26 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/04/2019 08:51:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1110232

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money West Midlands Police has spent on gun licence applications in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	242124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>We will be looking at the overall costs to the police of their firearms licensing functions when we next review firearms licensing fees in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/04/2019 12:17:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds