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48992

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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, how many UK Border Agency staff in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK were (i) on zero-hours contracts and (ii) temporary staff in each of the last two years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	107179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK Border Agency was absorbed into the Home Office on 1 April 2013; its <br>successor business areas are UK Visas &amp; Immigration and Immigration Enforcement.<br><br>(i) The Home Office and its Agencies do not employ and have not employed staff <br>on zero-hours contracts. <br><br>(ii) A geographical breakdown of temporary staff employed in UK Border Agency <br>successor business areas in each of the last two years is shown at Table 1.</p><p>[ATTACH TABLE]</p><p><br>NOTE: Office for National Statistics defines temporary staff as those civil <br>servants with contracts of employment of less than one year; staff with Fixed <br>Term Appointments and Permanent staff are reported separately by all government <br>departments, as are Agency and Contingent Workers.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 107079 Table 1 V1.xlsx title TABLE 1
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

43426

	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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 325W, on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, how many NCA employees who work in Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command have arrest powers.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	192070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 20 March 2014]</p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to my reply of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 326W.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Command is fully integrated within the National Crime Agency (NCA). As part of the NCA, the CEOP Command is able to draw on the whole of the NCA's resources. The NCA works as a flexible organisation and as such there will be NCA officers whose work covers a range of serious and organised crime threats.</p><p> </p><p>In total the NCA has 1,900 officers who currently hold arrest powers who can be called upon to tackle child exploitation. This number is for NCA permanent officers and does not include secondees or those attached to the NCA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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

43557

	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, how many criminal offences by foreign-born nationals were recorded in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	192375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the nationality of offenders, and so cannot provide data on the number of offences committed by foreign-born nationals that were recorded by police in Pendle.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office collects aggregate data on the number of offences recorded by the police, available at police force area and Community Safety Partnership level. However, we do not hold details about the people responsible for these offences.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice collects details on the number of offenders and offender characteristics, but does not collect information on the number of offences that these offenders commit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

43554

	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, how many incidents of domestic violence were recorded in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	192377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of domestic violence and abuse incidents at the local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

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

43807

	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, when someone, held at a Border Force checkpoint, is officially considered a detainee.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	192474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>For immigration purposes, a person is considered detained on service of an IS81 form, pending examination or further examination for a decision on a grant, refusal or cancellation of leave.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

43808

	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, under what circumstances all members of a group of travellers are detained following the retention of one member of the group at a Border Force checkpoint.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	192475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>All members of a group of adult travellers are assessed individually on arrival to ensure that they qualify for admission in line with immigration legislation. If one member of the group is detained for further enquiries but the rest of the group are granted admission then they are free to proceed without the detained person if they so wish.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192476 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

43809

	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 guidance her Department issues on dealing with people who have had one member of their group detained at a Border Force checkpoint.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	192476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>All members of a group of adult travellers are assessed individually on arrival to ensure that they qualify for admission in line with immigration legislation. If one member of the group is detained for further enquiries but the rest of the group are granted admission then they are free to proceed without the detained person if they so wish.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 192475 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

43802

	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 many (a) children and (b) adults have been granted asylum in the UK under the Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme from Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	192532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>[holding answer 24 March 2014]</p><p>The first Syrians relocated under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived into the UK on 25 March 2014. The scheme prioritises women and children at risk or in need of medical care, and survivors of torture and violence; given the particular vulnerability of these individuals, it has been essential to work with partners including UNHCR and local authorities to ensure that the support, services and accommodation they need are in place before they arrive in the UK. We expect the scheme to support several hundred people over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz