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943828

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: East Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure immigration authorities adequately assess the safety risks of returning people to (a) Sudan and (b) South Sudan; and whether his Department undertakes monitoring of such people after their return to those countries.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	165448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>All protection claims, including those made by Sudanese and South Sudanese nationals, are carefully considered on their individual facts in accordance with our obligations under the UN Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>They are assessed against relevant caselaw and available country of origin information obtained from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p><p>Where people establish a genuine need for protection, we will grant it. However, those who have been found not to need protection and have no right to remain are expected to leave the UK. If they do not leave voluntarily we may seek to enforce their return on a case-by-case basis, when it is safe to do so.</p><p>We do not monitor the treatment of individuals once removed from the UK. They are, by definition, foreign nationals who have been found not to require international protection and it would be inappropriate for us to assume any ongoing responsibility for them when they return to Sudan or South Sudan.</p><p>Further, by monitoring individuals, we potentially draw attention to them and may create a risk that otherwise wouldn’t be there.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/07/2018 13:42:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

943846

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	State Visits: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of police officers who were on duty for the purpose of policing the recent visit by President Donald Trump.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	165643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of officers deployed for the visit of the President of the United States is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>The Home Office worked closely with relevant police forces prior to the event to ensure there was a robust policing plan in place for the President’s visit.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/07/2018 16:42:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

943856

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
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 implications for policing in (a) Merseyside and (b) England and Wales of an increase in crimes recorded and a fall in criminal charges brought since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	165628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The likelihood of a crime resulting in a charge can vary for a number of reasons, including the complexity or severity of an offence or the difficulty in identifying a suspect.</p><p>Changes in charge rates are likely to be the result of a combination of improved crime recording by the police and forces taking on more complex crimes which take longer to receive an outcome, such as domestic abuse or sexual offences.</p><p>The statistics show that there has been a societal shift towards victims reporting ‘hidden’ crimes to the police and we welcome that more victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence are feeling empowered to come forward.</p><p>We recognise that demand on the police is changing and have responded positively by providing a strong and comprehensive settlement that provides a £460m increase in overall funding in 2018/19, including increased funding to tackle counter-terrorism and additional funding for local policing through Council Tax precept.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/07/2018 16:39:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

943880

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of compensation paid to EU nationals (a) detained in and (b) deported from the UK in each month between May 2016 and May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	165707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2018 answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/08/2018 09:47:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

943881

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
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 10 May 2018 to Question 136120 on UK Visas and Immigration: Management, how many individuals are assigned to the dedicated taskforce; how many of the 50 senior caseworkers will be in new positions; and what the timeframe is for the conclusion of his Department's review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	165708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>The dedicated Taskforce consists of approximately 150 staff can be flexibly deployed as the need arises.</p><p>Of the network of 50 senior caseworkers, 22 are new positions within the Chief Casework Unit. The remainder of the unit is made up of existing senior caseworkers embedded within business areas, to support colleagues in making complex case decisions.</p><p>The terms of reference and methodology for the lessons learned review were published on 19 July. The terms, which have been approved by the review’s independent adviser Wendy Williams, also state that the intention is for the report to be published by 31 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/09/2018 15:52:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

943883

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish his Department's consultation on landing cards.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	165710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p><br>We are grateful for the responses to the Government’s consultation on withdrawing the requirement for non-EEA nationals to present a landing card on arrival to the UK.</p><p>The results of the consultation continue to be carefully considered and a formal response will be published on the Gov.uk website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/home-offices-immigration-statistics-arrivals-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/home-offices-immigration-statistics-arrivals-data </a>in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/07/2018 13:41:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

943884

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to conduct a public consultation on his Department's hostile environment policies.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	165711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>We have no plans at this time for a public consultation on the compliant environment policy.</p><p>Successive Governments have brought forward policies to prevent the misuse of public services and benefits by immigration offenders. Key compliant environment measures, including right to work checks by employers to prevent illegal working and right to rent checks by landlords have been the subject of full public consultations. We conduct impact assessments to fully consider policy objectives, intended effects and the Government’s intervention reasoning. Impact assessments were published for both the 2014 and 2016 Immigration Acts. These can be accessed at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250069/Overarching_Impact_Assessment_final.PDF</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482041/2015-11-30_revised_overarching_IA_-_Lords.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482041/2015-11-30_revised_overarching_IA_-_Lords.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/07/2018 13:53:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

943904

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Question 161582 asked by the hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 6 July 2018, when he plans to provide a substantive response to that Question.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	165669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>The response to UIN 161582 was given on the 29th August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/09/2018 14:59:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

943926

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Imitation Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of legislation on imitation firearms which do not fall under the definition of Section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	165644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Imitation firearms which do not fall under the definition for firearms in section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 are covered by existing firearms controls.</p><p>Most recently, the Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new offence to prevent the unlawful conversion of imitation firearms. Other controls include specifications on the manufacture of blank firing imitation firearms, and legislation to ensure that readily convertible imitation firearms must be held on a firearm certificate. Imitation firearms which are difficult to distinguish from real firearms are subject to specific controls, and it is an offence to possess an imitation firearm with the intent to cause someone to fear that unlawful violence will be used against them or another person.</p><p>We have no plans at present to review the existing legislation in respect of imitation firearms, but we keep firearms law under review and will not hesitate to act should the need arise.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/07/2018 16:47:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

943989

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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: London Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force officers were employed at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	165473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>Border Force does not release location specific statistics on the deployment of its resources as doing so could compromise border security. <br>For information on Border Force staffing from 2010 I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale on 7 February 2017, UIN 60627.</p><p>The latest published staffing figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2016 – 17 on page 66 at:<br>/ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a></p><p>Data for staffing levels in 2017/18 will be available when the Annual Report for 2017 – 18 is published</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/07/2018 13:49:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson