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43430

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in January 2014; in which (a) region, (b) county, (c) metropolitan district, (d) district council area, (e) city and (f) parliamentary constituency each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to that Scheme; in which town the shelter to which such people were placed for the statutory period was; what continued contact is had with each such victim after they have exited the shelter to avoid re-trafficking; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Graham Evans
	uin	192320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>In January, 2014 there were 90 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales <br>administered by the Salvation Army.<br><br>In order to ensure that victims cannot be identified, the tables below only <br>provide data at a regional level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albanian</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgarian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroonian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghanaian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungarian</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iranian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraqi</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenyan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuanian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moroccan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigerian</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Polish</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romanian</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leonean</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakian</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lankan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togolese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ugandan</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnamese</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Gender</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transgender</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Region where victim was found</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Agency type that referred victims</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Agency type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal Representative</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NGO</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self Referral</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The victim care contract does not require support providers to maintain any form<br>of formal contact after the recovery and reflection period. However, some survivors do maintain informal contact with their support provider, but we do not have this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

43555

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current status is of the Border Systems Programme (BSP); what the timescale is for tendering and choosing suppliers; and when the BSP is expected to be developed and rolled out.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The e-Borders programme has been incorporated within the Border Systems' scope <br>of work. Border Systems now assumes responsibility for the Warnings Index and <br>the wider Border Force portfolio of technology projects. Border Systems will <br>build on the foundations of the e-Borders programme, strengthening even further <br>our border security.<br><br>The procurement approach to replacing the primary border security elements of <br>the Border Systems Programme will reflect broader Government ICT and Commercial <br>strategy, and there will be no single, large supplier. The Home Office will <br>lead development, with services procured from a range of providers, potentially <br>including small and medium enterprises. <br><br>By March 2015 the Border Systems Programme aims to:<br><br>• Complete resilience of all current business critical systems; <br>• Develop replacement primary border security systems; <br>• Provide additional capability to support commitments on exit checks; <br>• Establish a programme for the next generation of Radiological and Nuclear <br>detection (Cyclamen); <br>• Continue the implementation of second generation e-Gates across the estate; <br>• Develop and implement new freight targeting capability for Sea Containers; <br>• Establish contracts to purchase new detection equipment; <br>• Continue to assure live operations of existing systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43728

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) accommodation provision, (b) employment programmes and (c) other resettlement provision has been made for Syrian refugees who come to the UK as part of the resettlement deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	192649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) <br>scheme arrived in the UK on 25 March. This is the result of excellent <br>co-operation with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local <br>authority services, which has allowed us to identify vulnerable individuals in <br>need of evacuation and ensure that the support they need is in place in the <br>UK. These support packages are tailored on a case by case basis to ensure that <br>specific requirements for those relocated under the scheme are met and include <br>health, education and integration support.<br><br>Those admitted under the VPR scheme will be granted five years' Humanitarian <br>Protection, with all the rights and benefits that go with that status. This <br>includes access to public funds, access to the labour market and the <br>possibility of family reunion. If the situation in Syria stabilises, they may <br>choose to return home. However, at the end of the five years, if they have not <br>been able to return to Syria, they may be eligible to apply for settlement in <br>the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192656 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

43805

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made regarding the 2014 opt-out pursuant to Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 of the Lisbon Treaty; and what timetable she has set for the UK opting back in to the measures to which that decision relates.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	uin	192623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>On 24 July 2013 the Prime Minister wrote to the President of the Council of Ministers exercising the UK's opt-out from all police and criminal justice measures agreed before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced 35 measures that it will seek to rejoin in the national interest. These are contained in Command Paper 8671</p><p>(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/235912/8671.pdf).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

43889

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long the UK plans to host Syrian refugees who come as part of the resettlement deal; and whether such refugees will be issued with a visa for a specified time period.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	192656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) <br>scheme arrived in the UK on 25 March. This is the result of excellent <br>co-operation with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local <br>authority services, which has allowed us to identify vulnerable individuals in <br>need of evacuation and ensure that the support they need is in place in the <br>UK. These support packages are tailored on a case by case basis to ensure that <br>specific requirements for those relocated under the scheme are met and include <br>health, education and integration support.<br><br>Those admitted under the VPR scheme will be granted five years' Humanitarian <br>Protection, with all the rights and benefits that go with that status. This <br>includes access to public funds, access to the labour market and the <br>possibility of family reunion. If the situation in Syria stabilises, they may <br>choose to return home. However, at the end of the five years, if they have not <br>been able to return to Syria, they may be eligible to apply for settlement in <br>the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192649 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

44091

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal workers whose employment has been the subject of penalties pursuant to section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (a) have been deported and (b) are still in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	192960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are better placed than ever to identify and charge those working illegally.<br><br>We are increasing our multi agency taskforces, improving our intelligence sharing between Departments and creating a strategic intelligence picture and structure. Through the Immigration Bill we are simplifying the existing illegal working penalty regime making it easier to enforce payment in the civil courts.<br><br>It would not be possible to provide the information requested without linking immigration case outcomes to our data on civil penalties issued on employers. This would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

44102

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what total amount of fines has been (a) levied and (b) collected under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 for employment of illegal workers in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	192805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The civil penalty scheme to prevent illegal working was introduced in the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (2006 Act), and came into effect in February 2008. <br><br>Before 2010, the average value of penalties collected under the scheme was 14%. Since 2010, the average value of penalties collected has been 45%. The information requested is in the table attached. The figures are based on the number of civil penalties served at visited business addresses.<br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or appeal stage. <br><br>Please also note that the collection figures are not cohort based statistics and therefore do not represent payment against penalties issued in a particular year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Years</td><td>Value of initial penalties issued</td><td>Value of penalties collected</td></tr><tr><td>2008-2009</td><td>£16.7m</td><td>£1.3m</td></tr><tr><td>2009-2010</td><td>£23.2m</td><td>£4.4m</td></tr><tr><td>2010-2011</td><td>£17.1m</td><td>£6.9m</td></tr><tr><td>2011-2012</td><td>£11.4m</td><td>£6.5m</td></tr><tr><td>2012-2013</td><td>£10.8m</td><td>£6.3m</td></tr><tr><td>2013-2014 up to 28 February 2014</td><td>£15.6m</td><td>£5.2m</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

44103

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual prosecutions for employing an illegal worker under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 have been (a) brought and (b) successful in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	192793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Employers have a responsibility to check that their employees have the right to <br>work in the United Kingdom and this duty is underpinned by criminal and civil <br>sanctions. <br><br>The Home Office only holds data on individual prosecutions on its National <br>Operations Database from 2012. <br><br>(a) Five employers were charged in 2012 and five employers were charged in 2013 <br>for an offence of knowingly employing illegal workers under section 21 of the <br>Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. <br><br>(1) The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.<br>(2) Figures relate to employers charged (offence recorded as IAN 2006 S21) <br>between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013 recorded on the National Operations <br>Database (NODMMX).<br>(3) Figures relate to individuals who may have been charged for more than one <br>offence under section 21. <br>(4) Figures rounded to nearest 5. In compliance with legislation such as the <br>Data Protection Act 1998 and Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Official <br>Statistics, we are required to preserve the confidentiality of the data we <br>collect, process and disseminate. In order to prevent the disclosure of <br>personal information counts of individuals are rounded to the nearest multiple <br>of 5.<br>(5) Data extracted on 20 March 2014.<br><br>(b) Under section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, fewer <br>than five employers were successfully prosecuted in 2012 and five employers <br>were successfully prosecuted in 2013.<br><br>(1) The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.<br>(2) Figures relate to employers successfully prosecuted (offence recorded as <br>IAN 2006 S21) between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013 recorded on the <br>National Operations Database (NODMMX).<br>(3) Figures relate to individuals.<br>(4) Years refer to date of prosecution and charges may have been laid in the <br>same or a previous year. <br>(5) In compliance with legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and <br>Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, we are required to <br>preserve the confidentiality of the data we collect, process and disseminate. <br>In order to prevent the disclosure of personal information counts of <br>individuals are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.<br><br>(6) Data extracted on 20 March 2014.<br><br>The Civil Penalty Notices in the table below were issued to employers for <br>breaching the illegal working provisions in Section 15 of the Immigration, <br>Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 in each year since 2010.<br><br>The figures are based on the number of civil penalties served at visited <br>business addresses.<br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage <br>which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or <br>appeal stage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number of civil penalties issued</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010</td><td>2092</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011</td><td>1424</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012</td><td>1215</td></tr><tr><td>01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013</td><td>1823</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

44213

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure of the Home Office, in reserved areas, per capita in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information is published in the Annual Report and Accounts for the Home Office under Country and Regional Analysis Data Tables on page 39 to 41 of the report and can be found on the gov.uk website under Home Office Annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

44245

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they authorised the Metropolitan Police to carry out an investigation into the incident involving Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell MP at Downing Street; and when they expect the final report on the investigation to be available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL6194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) conducted an investigation into the incident at the Downing Street gates on 19 September 2012 involving Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP and a police officer. This was supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The MPS and the IPCC are operationally independent and Her Majesty's Government has no role in deciding whether to carry out such an investigation.<br><br>As a result of the investigation, two police officers involved in the incident have been dismissed for gross misconduct and decisions in relation to another three officers are awaited. The IPCC has requested that the MPS publish its report once the misconduct proceedings have been concluded. It will be for the MPS to decide whether or not to publish the report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford