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1127655

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Wales Police: Expenditure
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 20 May 2019 to Question 254750, how much and what proportion of core grant funding for territorial police forces was allocated to North Wales Police in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	256246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The 2019/20 police funding settlement provides the biggest increase in police funding since 2010, with more money for local police forces, counter terrorism and tackling serious and organised crime.</p><p>Total funding is increasing by over £1 billion in 2019/20, including council tax, extra funding for pensions costs, and the serious violence fund.</p><p>Each Police and Crime Commissioner receives the same percentage change in core grant funding each year.</p><p>Core grant funding figures are published each year in the annual police funding settlement: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance</a></p><p>Figures for the years 2015/16 to 2018/19 are also published in a statistics publication on police funding here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2019</a><br>The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) total funding is £155.8 million in 2019/20, an increase of £9.4 million compared to 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/05/2019 15:17:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126918

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Wales Police: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much central Government funding for territorial police forces was allocated to North Wales Police (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of overall funding in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	254750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Police funding is increasing by over £1 billion in 2019/20, compared to 2018/19, including council tax, extra grant funding for pensions costs, and the serious violence fund. Total police funding is increasing by around £2 billion between 2015/16 and 2019/20.</p><p><br>The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) total funding is £155.8 million in 2019/20, an increase of £9.4 million compared to 2018/19. The North Wales PCC has set out plans to use this additional funding to recruit 34 extra officers and 6 more staff.</p><p><br>Please see the table below for Government funding figures:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Government grant Funding*</td><td>2015/16</td><td>2016/17</td><td>2017/18</td><td>2018/19</td><td>2019/20</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales PCC</td><td>73.2</td><td>72.7</td><td>71.7</td><td>71.7</td><td>74.8</td></tr><tr><td>Total Engalnd and Wales</td><td>7,822.5</td><td>7,783.6</td><td>7,684.6</td><td>7,685.4</td><td>7,988.8</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales shares of Funding</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Government grant funding consists of core grant funding, council tax grants, National and International City grants, and pensions grant. It does not include PFI or counter terrorism grant.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/05/2019 10:33:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124379

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	249911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Please see the table below for the current numbers of civil servants that have temporarily moved out of the department to take up posts at DIT or DExEU in each of the last 3 years. The information provided is a list of current/active transfers that commenced in each of the three years. It is not possible to provide total numbers across the time period as the data on those that transferred out of the department but have since returned is not available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Department for Exiting the European Union</td><td>Department for International Trade</td></tr><tr><td>2018/19</td><td>9</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>14</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/05/2019 16:01:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1105962

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres: Minimum Wage
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 merits of revising policies which exempt detention centres from minimum wage legislation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	238277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Individuals detained in immigration removal centres are exempt from national minimum wage requirements by virtue of section 153A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and section 45B of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. There are no current plans to change the law.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/04/2019 15:27:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1104729

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: Death and Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have had the highest incidence of knife-related (a) deaths and (b) injuries in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	236305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on (a) homicide and (b) assault with injury offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area only. It is not possible to disaggregate these data to a local authority level.</p><p>The most recently published information for offences involving knives or sharp instruments by Police Force Area is for the year to September 2018 and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods.</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2019 15:51:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1090898

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	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prospective PhD students were (a) granted and (b) refused a visa to study in the UK in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	233445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The available information relates to total Tier 4 visas granted and refused, published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition a</p><p>t https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#visas.</p><p>For the calendar year 2018, 98% of cases were granted.</p><p><br>Corresponding information relating to the level of course is not available from centrally collated statistical databases.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/03/2019 15:32:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1082360

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abduction: Children
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 potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the ability of UK police to deal with child abduction cases.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	228591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the safety and security of UK and EU citizens. Our intention remains to establish a comprehensive and legally binding agreement on internal security which would enable continuing cooperation based on EU measures.</p><p>However, we are preparing for all eventualities. In a no-deal scenario, UK law enforcement agencies will use well-established alternative mechanisms to co-operate with partners on a police-to-police basis. This will include use of the INTERPOL secure network and pre-existing bi-lateral channels to facilitate police cooperation on child abduction cases.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/03/2019 16:18:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1060761

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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 estimate he has made of the number of police officers employed by each territorial police force in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	220804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>Data on the number of police officers in England and Wales, by Police Force Area, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest published figures, representing the picture as at 30 September 2018, can be accessed in ‘Table 1’ of the accompanying data tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/02/2019 16:55:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1042370

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Graduates
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 people with refugee status in the UK who are graduates.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	209328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in the UK with refugee status who are qualified doctors in their home country and those who are graduates are not recorded and held in a reportable format</p><p>This could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p>However, the information relating to the number of people with refugee status in the UK can be found in tab as_01_q at volume 1 of the Asylum ap-plications and initial decisions for main applicants, by country of nationality:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 209329 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:44:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1042371

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Doctors
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 people in the UK with refugee status who are qualified doctors in their home country.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	209329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in the UK with refugee status who are qualified doctors in their home country and those who are graduates are not recorded and held in a reportable format</p><p>This could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p>However, the information relating to the number of people with refugee status in the UK can be found in tab as_01_q at volume 1 of the Asylum ap-plications and initial decisions for main applicants, by country of nationality:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 209328 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:44:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane