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1236733

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of the 4 September 2020 on the Warrington Peace Foundation's work supporting victims of terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	93633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary responded on 24 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/10/2020 11:36:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1235080

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding will be made available to continue the work of Warrington Peace Foundation's victims of terrorism support service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	91089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Home Office ran a grant competition to award up to £500,000 for support services for victims of terrorism. The Warrington Peace Foundation, along with other organisations, was able to bid into that competition.</p><p>Given that this is an ongoing commercial process, we are unable to advise on the outcome of the competition at this time. Any award announcement will be published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FSearch&amp;data=02%7C01%7CGareth.Beaumont%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6f2d3693ac734bbb4dbb08d82c92941c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637308355339688614&amp;sdata=yRW87Z%2B4YfMqjkMcpg2xLx3nwJt%2FbQJVs9XEwmJ0a5I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/09/2020 14:21:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1187884

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Compassionate Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations on UK Visas and Immigrations (UKVI) employees being offered 10 days of special leave to meet childcare responsibilities in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of special leave available for staff of (a) UKVI and (b) her Department with caring responsibilities during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	35067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>All Home Office employees, including those working in UK Visas and Immigration, with children affected by school closures can request up to ten working days/two working weeks paid special leave as an interim provision to enable them to care for their children at home and/or to make longer-term alternative care arrangements.</p><p>If employees need further special leave beyond the initial period, this may be granted by a senior manager if no other suitable arrangements can be made for the child’s care. The wellbeing of our employees is paramount and we have a range of policies to support those who are managing caring responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2020 15:48:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1187537

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department who work at the UK Visa & Immigration Sheffield Premium Service Centre at Vulcan House in Sheffield are (a) working from home and (b) are essential personnel who cannot work from home during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As of 25th March 2020 Service and Support Centres are now closed, with all staff working from home, aside from some voluntary ad-hoc attendance to support urgent applications from vulnerable individuals.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/04/2020 15:48:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1187197

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people that have no recourse to public funds will be entitled to access support from the Government during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	33693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people, including migrants with no recourse to public funds, through this crisis. We are taking a compassionate and pragmatic approach and will continue to review the situation to consider if more can be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will help firms continue to keep people, including workers with no recourse to public funds, in employment with the government paying 80% of furloughed workers wages up to a cap of £2,500.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of measures in relation to rent and mortgage protections, food vouchers, and protections for the homeless, which are not considered public funds. Local Authorities may also provide basic safety net support if it is established that there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution, for example, where there are community care needs, migrants with serious health problems or family cases.</p><p> </p><p>Covid-19 has been added to the list of infectious diseases so anyone experiencing symptoms, regardless of their immigration status, will be treated for free.</p><p> </p><p>People granted leave under the family and human rights routes can apply to have a condition lifted or for access to benefits if their financial circumstances change.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has set up a dedicated Covid-19 immigration help-centre.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/04/2020 14:37:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1180833

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific outcomes she plans to set police forces in order to reduce crime.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	21341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>In return for the biggest investment in policing for over a decade, it is right that the government holds the policing sector to account for delivering for the public. We will expect the police to achieve measurable improvements across a range of outcomes, focused on crime reduction. These outcomes include: to reduce murder, serious violence and neighbourhood crime; to improve victim satisfaction; to help those whose lives are torn apart by domestic abuse; and to roll up county lines.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/03/2020 17:10:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1176367

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the findings of the inquest into the death of Marc Cole, what assessment her Department has made of the safety of the use of tasers by the Police.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	12967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring police have the resources, tools and powers they need to keep themselves and the public safe.</p><p> </p><p>Tasers provide officers with an important tactical option when facing potentially physically violent situations. However, the Government is clear that all use of force must be lawful, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Only less lethal weaponry which has been authorised by the Home Secretary may be used by police forces in England and Wales. There is an established process for the approval of less lethal weapons which takes into account relevant strategic, ethical, operational and societal issues, as well as an independent medical evaluation by the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons (SACMILL).</p><p>Our sympathy is with Marc Cole’s family who have lost a loved one.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/02/2020 15:46:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1174933

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implications of the quadrennial review of police pensions in 2020-21; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Following the most recent valuation of the police pension schemes, the additional cost to policing in 2020-21 of employer contributions to police pensions is currently estimated to be £316 million.</p><p>The 2020-21 police funding settlement will increase funding available to the policing system by £1.1 billion next year. This includes general Government grant funding, pensions grant, council tax precept and investment in national priorities, and is the biggest funding increase in a decade. This substantial increase in funding will enable forces to meet their financial pressures as well as to invest in the recruitment of additional officers.</p><p>The written ministerial statement on the settlement, including details of the proposed pensions grant, can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-01-22/HCWS51/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-01-22/HCWS51/</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/02/2020 16:58:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1174952

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the titles of the reports commissioned by her Department that remain outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The titles of the reviews that the Department is currently undertaking are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Review</p></td><td><p>Date Started</p></td><td><p>Expected Completion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of Cannabis-based products for Medicinal Use in Humans</p></td><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>End of 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Urgent review of the classification of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) and closely related compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the scheduling of both drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001</p></td><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>Autumn 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent review of the statutory multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Jointly with Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>The review has been completed and will be published shortly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the support services provided to Victims of Terrorism</p></td><td><p>The review has not yet commenced</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of Prevent</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>August 2021[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roads Policing Review</p><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law Commission Review into Hate Crime legislation (jointly commissioned with Ministry of Justice)</p></td><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of the Border, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS)</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>Summer 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coercive or Controlling Behaviour Offence – Review of Effectiveness</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Summer 2019</p></td><td><p>Autumn 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the overall response to migrant victims of domestic abuse</p><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>The evidence gathering phase of the review has been completed. We aim to set out our conclusions before Commons Report stage.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of Pre-Charge Bail.</p><p> </p></td><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>Summer 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the Health Measures at the Border</p></td><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>29 June 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Weapons Review</p></td><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>Summer 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent review of Serious and Organised Crime</p></td><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>The review has been completed and the Government is considering its recommendations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape Review (jointly with Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office)</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of Drugs</p></td><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>Part 1 completed and published 27 February. DHSC commissioned a further (Part 2) drugs review of prevention, treatment and recovery, which is shortly to be launched.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p><p>[1] The Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill which was introduced on 20 May 2020 seeks to remove the current statutory deadline for the completion of the Independent Review of Prevent (August 2020) as set out in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 10413 question first answered 09/07/2020 16:09:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1174956

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the titles of the reviews that her Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The titles of the reviews that the Department is currently undertaking are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Review</p></td><td><p>Date Started</p></td><td><p>Expected Completion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of Cannabis-based products for Medicinal Use in Humans</p></td><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>End of 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Urgent review of the classification of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) and closely related compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the scheduling of both drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001</p></td><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>Autumn 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent review of the statutory multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Jointly with Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>The review has been completed and will be published shortly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the support services provided to Victims of Terrorism</p></td><td><p>The review has not yet commenced</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of Prevent</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>August 2021[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roads Policing Review</p><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law Commission Review into Hate Crime legislation (jointly commissioned with Ministry of Justice)</p></td><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of the Border, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS)</p></td><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>Summer 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coercive or Controlling Behaviour Offence – Review of Effectiveness</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Summer 2019</p></td><td><p>Autumn 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the overall response to migrant victims of domestic abuse</p><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>The evidence gathering phase of the review has been completed. We aim to set out our conclusions before Commons Report stage.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of Pre-Charge Bail.</p><p> </p></td><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>Summer 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Review of the Health Measures at the Border</p></td><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>29 June 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Weapons Review</p></td><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>Summer 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent review of Serious and Organised Crime</p></td><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>The review has been completed and the Government is considering its recommendations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape Review (jointly with Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office)</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Review of Drugs</p></td><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>Part 1 completed and published 27 February. DHSC commissioned a further (Part 2) drugs review of prevention, treatment and recovery, which is shortly to be launched.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p><p>[1] The Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill which was introduced on 20 May 2020 seeks to remove the current statutory deadline for the completion of the Independent Review of Prevent (August 2020) as set out in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 10412 question first answered 09/07/2020 16:09:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh