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996983

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on placing vulnerable Syrian families in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	907309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We are on track to meet the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme by 2020.</p><p>Over 12,800 refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict have now been resettled since the scheme began, and they are being supported by more than 280 local authorities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 16:56:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

996984

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that its policies on immigration enable the hiring of the number of skilled migrants that the UK requires.
tabling member constituency	Boston and Skegness
tabling member printed	Matt Warman
uin	907310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring our migration system works in the national interest by enabling employers to recruit skilled-migrants from overseas.</p><p>In July, we exempted doctors and nurses from the annual cap, which freed up hundreds of places a month for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>This has had a positive impact and the cap is no longer oversubscribed.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 29/10/2018 17:00:56 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman

996985

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve mental health support for firefighters.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	907311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the vital role firefighters play and it is essential that fire and rescue authorities, as the employers, ensure that they receive the mental health support they require.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services is assessing how well services understand and meet the wellbeing needs of their workforce and where improvements could be made.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/10/2018 17:02:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

996986

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that its policies on immigration enable the hiring of the number of skilled migrants that the UK requires.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	907312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring our migration system works in the national interest by enabling employers to recruit skilled-migrants from overseas.</p><p>In July, we exempted doctors and nurses from the annual cap, which freed up hundreds of places a month for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>This has had a positive impact and the cap is no longer oversubscribed.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 29/10/2018 17:04:03 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

996987

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to change passport control procedures at ports and airports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	907314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains of the view that a deal between the UK and the EU is in the best interests of both sides, and we are continuing to work to reach an agreement.</p><p>At the same time, we are obviously taking a responsible approach and are preparing plans for all outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/10/2018 17:05:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

996988

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that its policies on immigration enable the hiring of the number of skilled migrants that the UK requires.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	907315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring our migration system works in the national interest by enabling employers to recruit skilled-migrants from overseas.</p><p>In July, we exempted doctors and nurses from the annual cap, which freed up hundreds of places a month for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>This has had a positive impact and the cap is no longer oversubscribed.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 29/10/2018 17:07:23 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

996989

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	907316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 which provides powers that the police and local authorities can use to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.</p><p>The powers include Public Spaces Protection Orders for local councils to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in public spaces and a Dispersal Power the police can use to disperse anti-social individuals.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/10/2018 17:08:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

995536

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Serious Violence Taskforce: Social Media
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 25 October 2018 to Question 182082 on drugs: crime, whether invitations extended to representatives from (a) Kik Messenger, (b) Snapchat, (c) Telegram, (d) Viber, (e) Wickr and (f) other social media and messenger sites to attend the meeting of the Serious Violence Taskforce chaired by the Home Secretary on 11 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	184345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Representatives from Google and Facebook were invited to attend the Se-rious Violence Taskforce on 11 June to present the action being taken to tackle violent content online.</p><p>This reflects levels of concern about the content hosted by these platforms, as well as their more developed engagement with the issue of online serious violence including through their membership of our social media action group.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/10/2018 16:32:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

995537

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangs: Social Media
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 25 October 2018 to Question 182082 on drugs: crime, which body will be responsible for the operation of the new national police capability to tackle gang related activity on social media; and what the planned timescale is for the establishment of that body.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	184361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The new social media hub is hosted within the Metropolitan Police Service and is a new hub under the National Police Chiefs Council banner that builds on the lessons learnt from MPS’ Operation Domain.</p><p>The hub will initially look to target the highest harm gangs in London. The hub will be formally established early next year, when it will engage with other forces in England and Wales as the concepts and tools are developed, in order to build capabilities nationally and share best practice approaches to tackling online violent content.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/10/2018 16:35:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

995538

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Unemployment
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 effect on the mental health of asylum seekers of extended periods without employment.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	184377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>Whilst the Government has not assessed the effect on the mental health of asylum seekers of extended periods without employment, our current policy is consistent with EU law and permits asylum seekers to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own. We are tackling delays in decision-making and have plans in place to improve the speed at which outstanding claims are decided.</p><p>It is important to focus on providing support for those who are recognised as refugees, to help them to integrate and find employment, so that they can rebuild their lives here.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/11/2018 17:47:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi