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448728

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at border controls to prevent the Zika virus entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Border Force Officers will refer any passengers that require medical attention in accordance with established procedures and advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:40:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

172247

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal staff on zero hour contracts that were extended in October 2014 until March 2015 this week were given four weeks' notice on 12 November 2014 that their contract would be terminated.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	219932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ staff on zero hour contracts.<br><br>Border Force uses a seasonal workforce of temporary workers to assist with coverage at peak times, such as summer and Christmas. On 12 November 2014 Home Office recruitment wrote to 191 workers giving four weeks' notice that their current contracts would be ended on 12 December 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/01/2015 16:30:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 37709 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

768153

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yvonne Fletcher
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued a letter to Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk stating that she is not a suspect in the murder of Yvonne Fletcher.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	107041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to discuss who is or is not a suspect in police investigations. The police are responsible for investigating criminal activity and determining who they consider to be suspects based on the evidence available.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

964425

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: British National (Overseas)
	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 potential economic merits of providing residency rights via express entry to British National Overseas participants of the youth mobility programme.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	169515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme enables nationals from participating countries to work and stay in the UK for up to two years. British Nationals (Overseas) are eligible to apply under these arrangements. The scheme is temporary and therefore does not lead to settlement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 11:56:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

914880

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help prevent people under 19 years old who are convicted of knife crime from reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	148791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>On 9 April 2018, the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy that set out action being taken to address serious violence and in particular the recent increases in knife crime, gun crime and homicide. The Strategy emphasises the importance of early intervention to raise awareness of the consequences of knife crime among young people and to encourage them to take up positive activities.</p><p>This includes working with those who have previously offended through both the voluntary sector and statutory services. For example, youth offending teams provide supervision to young people who have been convicted of carrying or using an offensive weapon and this can include the young person participating in a knife crime intervention programme with the aim of reducing reoffending.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2018 12:05:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

919915

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of youth crime was in England and Wales in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	151411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publish police recorded crime and outcomes open data on a quarterly basis but this does not provide a breakdown by the age of the suspect.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board publish statistics on young people (aged 10 to 17) receiving cautions and convictions at court and the latest statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/06/2018 12:27:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

749959

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the recent report by Refugee Action, Slipping through the cracks - How Britain's asylum support system fails the most vulnerable, on the performance of the Home Office in finding emergency accommodation for homeless and destitute asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has discussed the report with Refugee Action and will continue this dialogue as we examine the detailed findings. We take complaints about performance failures seriously and we have robust procedures in place to inspect, investigate and resolve issues when specific information is received.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs. If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 15:37:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

428518

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hon. Members have had a request to visit Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre refused in the last 12 months; and on what grounds each such refusal was justified.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>One Hon. Member has had a request to visit Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre declined in the last twelve months.</p><p>As set out in the Detention Centre Rules 2001, visitors to immigration removal centres may only enter with the prior authorisation of the Secretary of State other than those for purposes specified under the Rules.</p><p>Requests to visit centres must be carefully considered and planned to preserve the privacy and dignity of the individuals who are detained.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/11/2015 15:41:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

428519

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the officers employed at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre are male.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	16437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Management information shows that the proportion of male officers employed at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre as of 17 November 2015 is 51%.</p><p>Deployment of staff to the accommodation units is reviewed on a daily basis by Serco, with the aim of two-thirds of staff on female units being female officers.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/11/2015 16:50:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

528104

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Sexual Offences
	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 (a) rape and (b) sexual abuse have been reported at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	40860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>All complaints made by detainees are investigated by the relevant supplier in accordance with Detention Services Order 03/2015 'Handling complaints'. Any allegations of serious misconduct made by a detainee against staff are also referred to the Home Office Professional Standards Unit (PSU) for investigation. Where a detainee, or someone on behalf of a detainee, alleges that a member of staff has committed a sexual offence against them the police will automatically be notified, even if the detainee does not wish the matter to be reported or to make a formal complaint.</p><p>Management information shows that there have been six allegations of sexual assault made by detainees against staff at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre between 2013 and 2015. Of these six allegations, one was made in 2013, three in 2014 and two in 2015.</p><p>In the same period there have been two Home Office PSU investigations into allegations of sexual assault made by detainees against staff in other immigration removal centres. Both allegations were made in 2015. There have been no allegations of rape made by a detainee against staff at any immigration removal centre during this period.</p><p>This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p>Information on the number of women who have been deported following an allegation of sexual abuse or rape while in detention is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40859 40877 question first answered 28/06/2016 13:20:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley