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1139714

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the number of illegal seaborne migrants that have crossed the Short Straits (a) from 1 October to 31 December 2018, (b) from 1 January to 31 March 2019 and (c) since 1 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	278443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary’s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf</a></p><p>The data since February is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/07/2019 16:01:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1139715

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
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 13 May 2019 to Question 251240 on 101 Calls: Fees and Charges, whether (a) that review has concluded and (b) he plans to place a copy of that review in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	278582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Following an announcement by the Home Secretary on 28 May, the Home Office is making 101 calls free of charge to the public from 1 April 2020.</p><p>The decision has been published on the Home Office website and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-to-scrap-101-non-emergency-number-charges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-to-scrap-101-non-emergency-number-charges</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/07/2019 16:05:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1139758

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much time off in lieu has been taken staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	278378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Time off in lieu taken by staff is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost, these arrangements are processed and monitored locally.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/07/2019 16:22:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139795

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vacancies
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 reduce the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on labour shortages.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	278505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. However, a responsible government must plan for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario.</p><p>As laid out in the policy paper ‘Immigration from 31 October 2019, if there is no deal’ published on the 28 January 2019, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal there will be a transition period, once free movement has ended and before the UK’s new skills-based immigration system begins on 1 January 2021.</p><p>Arrangements for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens arriving after free movement ends, coming to visit, work or study, for the duration of less than three months, will not look any different.</p><p>To stay longer than three months during the transition period, newly arrived EU citizens will need to apply for European Temporary Leave to Remain, which lasts for a further 36 months. Those who want to stay in the UK beyond the granted 36 months will need to apply and qualify under the new skills-based immigration system, which will start to come into effect, deal or no deal, from 2021.</p><p>The future system will focus on skills and not nationality, welcoming talented and hardworking individuals who will support the UK’s dynamic economy, en-abling business and employers to continue to compete on the world stage.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2019 15:10:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1139827

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rough sleepers there are in Havering; and how many have been deported by his Department's Rough Sleeper Support Service in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	278422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>According to the 2018/2019 report produced by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), which is publicly available online and can be accessed by anyone, 32 people were seen sleeping rough in Havering across the course of that year. CHAIN is a multi-agency database recording information about rough sleepers and the wider street population in London.</p><p>The Rough Sleeping Support Service, which was first announced in August 2018 as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy, was introduced to help non-UK nationals sleeping rough resolve their immigration cases and access the support that they need. It does not undertake any enforcement action. It has an administrative role, conducting status checks, identifying priority cases and ensuring that we can help those who require evidence of their immigration status or assistance in leaving the UK.</p><p>The Home Office may take action on a case-by-case basis where individuals have exhausted all other avenues and are unwilling to leave the UK voluntarily. This is in line with existing immigration law.</p><p>Removals of non-UK rough sleepers cannot be disaggregated in the published statistics on the removal of those without lawful status. It is also not possible to directly attribute removals to interaction with the RSSS because a range of factors will have affected how decisions were reached in these cases. A person’s removal from the UK is determined by their immigration <br>status and circumstances, including unwillingness to depart voluntarily, not by contact with the RSSS.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/07/2019 16:17:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1139830

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
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 nationals are suspected of leaving the UK in order to support the activities of Boko Haram and their splinter group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in West Africa in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	278423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>For reasons of national security we cannot be specific about the number of UK nationals suspected of leaving the UK in order to support the activities of Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province.</p><p>Anyone who returns to the UK from engaging in terrorist activities overseas should expect to be investigated to determine if they have committed criminal offences or pose a threat to our national security. Where evidence of crimes exist, those responsible should expect to be prosecuted for them. Decisions on prosecution are taken independently of Government by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/07/2019 15:54:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1139867

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale is for bringing forward proposals to make acts of deliberate trespass a criminal rather than a civil offence.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	278421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>On 6 February, the Home Secretary announced a set of measures to extend powers available to the police, which we believe will enable unauthorised encampments to be tackled more effectively. The Written Ministerial Statement can be found at <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments." target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments.</a></p><p>The Home Secretary also made clear that the Home Office would conduct a review into how the Government can criminalise unauthorised encampments. This review is currently underway, and a public consultation will be launched on the final set of proposals this summer.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1139892

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
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 merits of a national definition for rural crime.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	278571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p><br>Those living in rural areas can be the victim of the same crimes as those living in urban areas. However, we know that certain crimes, such as hare coursing and livestock offences, predominantly affect rural communities and that is why we supported the introduction of the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Rural <br>Affairs Strategy, which was published last July.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/07/2019 16:16:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1139218

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stop and Search: Merseyside
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 adequacy of the stop and search powers available to Merseyside Police officers who suspect an individual of carrying a knife.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	277650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Stop and search is a vital policing tool when used correctly and officers have the Government's full support to use these powers in a way that is fair, lawful and effective.</p><p>Under Section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the police in England and Wales have the power to stop and search someone if they have reasonable grounds to suspect they are in possession of an offensive weapon, including a bladed article - such as a knife.</p><p>Under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the police in England and Wales have the power to put in place temporary “no-suspicion” stop and search zones – if they reasonably believe that incidents involving serious violence may take place in that locality during that time period. When this power is authorised, police can search anyone within that area without requiring reasonable grounds to search each person.</p><p>In March 2019, the Government announced that it would roll back additional controls on the use of Section 60 powers to make it easier for officers in seven forces, including Merseyside Police, to authorise this power – to help forces further target the recent increases in serious violence.</p><p>Whilst it is important for the police to have the right powers, they also need the resources to use them. This is why we are also supporting police with additional funding. On 13 March 2019 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £100 million fund to tackle serious violence. £63.4 million of this funding has already been allocated to 18 police forces, including Merseyside Police which received £4.2 million, to support surge operational activity, such as increased patrols.</p><p>This money is already being put to good use. The BBC recently reported that Merseyside had recovered 14 knives in a single week following stop and searches.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/09/2019 14:02:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1139315

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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 16 July 2019 to Question 276276, whether the reasons for a decision sent to a claimant will include HMRC and DWP data checks on the claimant's employment or benefits history.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	277851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Letters setting out a final decision for a claim made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme will reference any payments made by another Government department.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/07/2019 16:03:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan