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	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the purpose and scope of the current trials of the Aeryon Skyranger unmanned system based in Gatwick are; if she will publish policy on the storage and use of data obtained in the course of such trials; and if she will make a statement. [R]
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	193036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Sussex Constabulary is undertaking a trial of the Aeryon Skyranger to assess the contribution it might make to the policing of Gatwick Airport. This trial is an operational matter for the Chief Constable.</p><p>In determining the storage and use of data obtained through this trial, the force will be subject to a duty to have regard to the surveillance camera code of practice issued as guidance under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46570

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 607W, on unmanned air vehicles, whether any person, agent or public body has provided video imagery or other data to her Department obtained by unmanned aircraft systems in the UK; and for what purposes.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	195014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am advised that no imagery or other data from such sources is held by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 4895 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46571

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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, whether she has issued any authorisations under section 42(3) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which permit intrusive surveillance by unmanned aircraft systems in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	194983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As a matter of long-standing practice we do not comment on the operational use <br>of covert surveillance, or provide a breakdown of the number of warrants signed <br>by particular Secretaries of State, or in relation to specific circumstances or <br>methods of surveillance. <br><br>Existing regulation relating to surveillance includes the surveillance camera <br>code of practice issued under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, which <br>provides a framework of good practice for surveillance camera operators and <br>sets out obligations arising from other legislation including those for the <br>processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 and a public <br>authority's duty to adhere to the Human Rights Act 1998. Any covert <br>surveillance undertaken by a public authority which is likely to obtain private <br>information would be subject to authorisation under the Regulation of <br>Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

46572

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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, whether she has issued any exemptions pursuant to section 28 of the Data Protection Act 1998 which apply to data obtained via unmanned aircraft systems in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	194984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It has been the position of successive Governments to not comment on national security issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

50228

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 how many meetings have taken place in 2014 between British and French authorities to discuss homeless people living in the Calais area who seek unlawfully to board British vehicles travelling to Dover; and what has been the outcome of any such meetings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL6946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK works closely with the French authorities on matters of border security and cross border criminality to maintain the integrity of our joint border controls. <br><br>The Home Office and Border Force regularly meet the French at Ministerial, official and operational level to enhance our effectiveness in tackling irregular migration and organised immigration crime, including between Calais and Dover.</p><p> </p><p>Recent collaboration has resulted in a grant of £2 million from the UK to replace and upgrade the Passive Millimetre Wave Imaging (PMMWI) equipment currently deployed in the ports of Calais and Coquelles.</p><p>In respect of the UK response to increase our impact on Organised Immigration Crime in France (especially northern France) Border Force have established a UK Task Force (Op Groundbreaker) and assembled Intelligence /Investigation Officers from Immigration Enforcement, Border Force, National Crime Agency and Kent Police. The Task Force is able to provide a robust response to OIC and work closely with French colleagues in Police Aux Frontiéres (PAF) nationally and in particular with OCRIEST (Office Central de Répression de l'Immigration Irrégulière et de l'Emploi d'Etrangers sans Titre - a specialist PAF Unit dedicated to tackling organised crime groups in France and abroad).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

63807

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Private Investigators
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 20 January (HL Deb, col 523), what progress has been made on licensing for the private security industry.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Henig
	uin	HL591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect the regulations to licence the activity of private investigations to come into force in 2015. <br><br>We also expect the introduction of the statutory licensing of private security businesses to come into force in 2015, followed thereafter by private <br>investigation businesses. We are continuing to work with the Security Industry Authority and industry on both regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL589 HL590 question first answered 30/06/2014 14:07:34 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3679 label Biography information for Baroness Henig

63805

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Private Investigators
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will bring forward the necessary regulations to license private investigation, as announced by the Home Secretary in 2013.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Henig
	uin	HL589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect the regulations to licence the activity of private investigations to come into force in 2015. <br><br>We also expect the introduction of the statutory licensing of private security businesses to come into force in 2015, followed thereafter by private <br>investigation businesses. We are continuing to work with the Security Industry Authority and industry on both regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL590 HL591 question first answered 30/06/2014 14:07:35 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3679 label Biography information for Baroness Henig

63806

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Private Investigators
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they plan to put in place to ensure that private investigation businesses are properly regulated and held to account.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Henig
	uin	HL590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect the regulations to licence the activity of private investigations to come into force in 2015. <br><br>We also expect the introduction of the statutory licensing of private security businesses to come into force in 2015, followed thereafter by private <br>investigation businesses. We are continuing to work with the Security Industry Authority and industry on both regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL589 HL591 question first answered 30/06/2014 14:07:36 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	3679 label Biography information for Baroness Henig

64249

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Special Constables
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent award to Kent Police Special Constabulary of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, whether there are any steps being taken nationally to encourage membership of the Special Constabulary.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Special Constabulary is an integral part of policing.<br><br>Individual police forces are responsible for determining their own recruitment requirements in order to meet local policing needs. In line with the Government's commitment to increase the number of volunteers, the Home Office continues to support the development of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 16:12:57 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

65739

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	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 Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 730W, on British nationality, how many orders stripping people of citizenship have been made since 4 March 2014; what the nationality of each person so affected was; and what the grounds of the decision were in each additional case.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	204031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since March 2014 fewer than five individuals have been deprived of their <br>British citizenship.<br>The grounds for the deprivation orders made during this period were either that:<br>• The Secretary of State was satisfied that such deprivation was conducive to <br>the public good and the person would not be made stateless as a result, or;<br>• the individual obtained their British citizenship by means of fraud, false <br>representation or concealment of material fact.<br><br>Due to the small number of cases involved, revealing the other nationalities of <br>the individuals deprived may make it possible to determine their identity and <br>so this detail will not be released. <br>This information has been provided from local management information and is not <br>a national statistic. As such it should be treated as provisional and therefore <br>subject to change</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:44:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest