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1105038

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department will use to allocate the additional funds for tackling knife crime announced in the Spring Statement to the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) Metropolitan Police, East Area Command.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	236359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>On 13 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £100 million of funding for serious violence in 2019/20 to help the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, and also to support investment in Violence Reduction Units. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>The majority of the investment will go towards supporting police forces where violent crime is impacting the most, to take immediate action to suppress the violence we are seeing, to make our streets safer. We are engaging with partners including the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and we are developing the criteria by which forces will receive this funding.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/04/2019 15:52:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1105039

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent firefighters there have been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	236360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office published the latest statistics on firefighter numbers in England on 18 October 2018. The number of firefighters (full time equivalent) employed by FRSs in England on the 31<sup>st</sup> March each year are shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholetime firefighters</p></td><td><p>29,735</p></td><td><p>29,018</p></td><td><p>28,166</p></td><td><p>27,185</p></td><td><p>26,180</p></td><td><p>25,098</p></td><td><p>23,887</p></td><td><p>22,867</p></td><td><p>22,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>On-call firefighters</p></td><td><p>11,898</p></td><td><p>12,149</p></td><td><p>11,513</p></td><td><p>11,269</p></td><td><p>10,989</p></td><td><p>10,828</p></td><td><p>10,469</p></td><td><p>9,894</p></td><td><p>9,760</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/04/2019 15:47:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1105042

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the refusal rate has been for applications for visitor visas from Tanzania in each of the last three (a) years and (b) months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	236363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>Applications for visit visas are considered against Appendix V of the Immigration Rules and on a case by case basis. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance</a></p><p>Information on total entry clearance visas (the majority of which are visitor visas) broken down by nationality and outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_02_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/04/2019 15:57:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1105043

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure the (a) integration and (b) assimilation of settled asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	236364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that refugees can take positive steps towards integration as they rebuild their lives in the UK.</p><p>Refugees can access mainstream benefits and services, which enable integration. This includes healthcare, education, English language tuition and Job Centre work coaches. The Home Office is working with other Government departments to ensure these services meet the needs of refugees.</p><p>The Government response to the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy (ICS) and action plan was published on GOV.UK on 9th February. We have committed to work with civil society partners and others to improve integration support for all refugees in the UK. The action plan sets out measures we are taking forward to support refugees with English language, employment, mental health, and cultural orientation to life in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/04/2019 16:08:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091096

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Street Preachers
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 street preachers do not disseminate extremist material from proscribed terror groups.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has a robust legislative framework which gives operational partners the powers they need to take appropriate action. Most recently the UK’s capacity for undertaking terrorist offences was extended by the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act which gained Royal Assent in February this year. The Act strengthened sections 12 (inviting support) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) by making it an offence to recklessly express support for a proscribed organisation. It also strengthened section 13 (wearing or displaying an item) of TACT to include publishing an image of an item.</p><p>There are also a number of other offences available to the police which may be relevant in disrupting individuals from disseminating material from proscribed terror groups, including: encouragement of terrorism, contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006; and disseminating terrorist publications, contrary to section 2 Terrorism Act 2006</p><p>It would be for the police and CPS to investigate and charge any offences, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/03/2019 17:15:00 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087298

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
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 review the UK Visas and Immigration guidelines on English language testing for English-speaking Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of ways individuals seeking to come to the UK for work study, or to join family can prove their level of English. National of the following countries do not need to prove their level of English:<br>• Antigua and Barbuda<br>• Australia<br>• the Bahamas<br>• Barbados<br>• Belize<br>• Canada<br>• Dominica<br>• Grenada<br>• Guyana<br>• Jamaica<br>• New Zealand<br>• St Kitts and Nevis<br>• St Lucia<br>• St Vincent and the Grenadines<br>• Trinidad and Tobago<br>• USA<br>Alternatively, individuals who have obtained a degree which is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s or master’s degree or a PhD which was taught or researched in English to a required level would also be considered to have proved their level of English. <br>Under the family Immigration Rules, a person is exempt from proving their level of English if the applicant is over the age of 65 at the time of making the application or the person has a disability – a physical or mental condition – or there are exceptional circumstances which prevent them from meeting the requirement. <br>The Government keeps all of its guidelines under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/03/2019 17:04:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087303

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Metropolitan Police on the effect on police performance of the tri-borough merger in Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the operational structures of police forces are taken at a local level by Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), or Mayors with PCC functions.</p><p>The Government believes that the police should be accountable to the communities they serve. Chief officers, PCCs and Mayors are best placed to make these decisions based on their knowledge, experience and local democratic mandate.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/03/2019 15:05:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087306

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving firearms in the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of firearms offences in each London Borough is not held centrally by the Home Office</p><p>Information about the number of incidents involving armed burglary is not available but the number of offences of aggravated burglary (which includes offences where a burglar enters and at the time has with him a firearm, imitation firearm, weapon of offence, or any explosive) is available. Published data for the Havering Community Safety Partnership area can be found here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/03/2019 15:03:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087309

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the possible merits of implementing Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit strategy in London in order to tackle knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Tackling serious violence is a top priority for the Government and it is clear we must continue to step up the response to stop this violence. The Serious Violence Strategy sets out the Government’s approach, which depends also on a multi-agency approach across several sectors and stresses the importance of early intervention to tackle the root causes.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced in October 2018 that the Government will: deliver a new £200 million youth endowment fund over 10 years and will support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence; conduct an independent review of drug misuse which will ensure law enforcement agencies and policy are targeting and preventing the drug-related causes of violent crime effectively; consult on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence.</p><p>The consultation will explore different options to make multi-agency working more effective than at present and will seek to identify best practice. The consultation will be launched shortly.</p><p>In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 13 March that an additional £100 million funding in 19/20 will help in the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, enabling priority forces to immediately begin planning to put in place the additional capacity they need. The funding will also be invested in Violence Reduction Units, bringing together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others, to develop a multi-agency approach in preventing knife crime altogether.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/03/2019 16:56:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087310

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Burglary: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving armed burglary in the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of firearms offences in each London Borough is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>Information about the number of incidents involving armed burglary is not available but the number of offences of aggravated burglary (which includes offences where a burglar enters and at the time has with him a firearm, imitation firearm, weapon of offence, or any explosive) is available.</p><p>Published data for the Havering Community Safety Partnership area can be found here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/03/2019 17:00:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell