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1712661

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the border between the UK and Republic of Ireland is secure against the passage malign foreign actors.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We continue a high level of cooperation on border security with Ireland; working closely together to identify and tackle those who seek to abuse arrangements from entering the Common Travel Area.</p><p>Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 allows a Counter-Terrorism Police Officer to stop, question and, when necessary, detain and search, individuals and goods travelling through UK ports and the “border area” for the purpose of determining whether the person (or the goods) appears to be someone who is, or has been, engaged in hostile activity.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, a place is within the “border area” if it is no more than one mile from the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland or it is the first place at which a train travelling from the Republic of Ireland stops to let passengers off.</p><p>Individuals who seek to abuse the Common Travel Area arrangements are liable to be detained, and if unlawfully entering the UK, removed.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/04/2024 14:25:09 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1712672

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a response to the proposal of 18 April 2024 by the EU Commission to open negotiations to facilitate youth mobility visas between the EU and the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	22932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK notes the publication by the European Commission on 18 April 2024 setting out a proposal to EU Member States and seeking their agreement to negotiate a UK/EU wide Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS). This is currently a matter for the EU and its Member States and the UK has not been formally approached.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 13:05:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1712688

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Wildlife: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with the police on the potential merits of incorporating wildlife crime into the Policing Education Qualification Framework.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	22841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of tackling wildlife crime, which is why, along with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office directly funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) to help tackle these crimes.</p><p>The NWCU provides intelligence, analysis and investigative assistance to the police and other law enforcement agencies across the UK to support them in investigating wildlife crime. This includes supporting cases referred by Border Force to the National Crime Agency or to individual forces.</p><p>The NWCU is also the UK policing focal point for EUROPOL and INTERPOL wildlife crime activity. In addition, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy 2022-2025 provides a framework through which policing, and its partners, can work together to tackle the most prevalent threats and emerging issues which predominantly affect rural communities.</p><p>Training standards and the national policing curriculum (covering initial training for all officers) are set by the College of Policing to ensure all officers benefit from the same high standard of initial training, regardless of which force they join. Officers undertake further training and development during their career, which may be tailored to their specific role.</p><p>We have not recently held discussions with policing on the potential merit to incorporate wildlife crime into the Policing Education Qualification Framework and there are currently no plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of crime on the economy in rural areas.</p><p /> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 22843 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:05:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1712695

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the increase in (i) visa and (ii) Immigration Health Surcharge fees and (b) the removal of the ability of taught masters students to bring dependants on trends in the level of demand for graduate visas.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	22960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office produced Impact Assessments (IA) alongside the visa and Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fee changes and the package of Student route reforms, including the change to dependant eligibility.</p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee are undertaking a review of the Graduate route. We will consider any evidence put forward by the MAC very closely.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 13:07:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1712712

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of crime on the economy in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	22843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of tackling wildlife crime, which is why, along with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office directly funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) to help tackle these crimes.</p><p>The NWCU provides intelligence, analysis and investigative assistance to the police and other law enforcement agencies across the UK to support them in investigating wildlife crime. This includes supporting cases referred by Border Force to the National Crime Agency or to individual forces.</p><p>The NWCU is also the UK policing focal point for EUROPOL and INTERPOL wildlife crime activity. In addition, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy 2022-2025 provides a framework through which policing, and its partners, can work together to tackle the most prevalent threats and emerging issues which predominantly affect rural communities.</p><p>Training standards and the national policing curriculum (covering initial training for all officers) are set by the College of Policing to ensure all officers benefit from the same high standard of initial training, regardless of which force they join. Officers undertake further training and development during their career, which may be tailored to their specific role.</p><p>We have not recently held discussions with policing on the potential merit to incorporate wildlife crime into the Policing Education Qualification Framework and there are currently no plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of crime on the economy in rural areas.</p><p /> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 22841 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:05:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1712860

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Tools: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the (a) theft of and (b) selling of stolen tools.
	tabling member constituency	Old Bexley and Sidcup
	tabling member printed	Mr Louie French
	uin	23075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows that neighbourhood crime is down 48% when comparing findings from the Crime Survey to year ending September 2023 with the year ending March 2010.</p><p>The Government is tackling acquisitive crime as a priority and is committed to reducing the ability for criminals to profit from crime, making it less attractive for offenders to commit thefts of goods, including tools. The theft of tools can have a significant impact on victims, particularly those who rely on their tools to earn a living.</p><p>The Government supported the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, which will require certain specified equipment to be marked and registered before it is sold to the first owner. The Home Office consulted on extending the legislation to include tradespeople's power tools to help prevent theft and assist police forces with identifying and proving ownership of stolen property. The Government's response to the consultation will be published shortly.</p><p>The Government is working with the police-led National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) and the Combined Industries Theft Solutions to explore ways to prevent the theft of tools from tradespeople's vans. The NBCC and Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Secured By Design) have also published crime prevention guidance to help tradespeople prevent theft: https://nbcc.police.uk/crime-prevention/crime-prevention-guides and https://www.securedbydesign.com/guidance/crime-prevention-advice/vehicle-crime/vans-tool-theft.</p><p>We are also working with partners to make tradespeople's vans more secure. Following engagement with the Home Office and National Vehicle Crime Working Group, Thatcham Research has agreed to add to their New Vehicle Security Assessment (NVSA), locks and alarms on the back of vans (previously NVSA only covers the cab area of vans) and a motion sensor on the load area of the van.</p><p>In addition, through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure forces can share information about emerging trends in vehicle crime and better tackle regional issues.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:04:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4932 label Biography information for Mr Louie French

1712909

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to exempt people who arrived in the UK before 1 January 2024 from the new earnings threshold for skilled worker visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	23046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government position was originally set out on 8 December 2023. Updated details are available here: <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/" target="_blank">homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/</a>.</p><p>Those already in the Skilled Worker route before the Immigration Rules changes are exempt from the new median salary levels when they change sponsor, extend, or settle. We would, however, expect their pay to progress at the same rate as resident workers; therefore, they will be subject to the updated 25<sup>th</sup> percentiles using the latest pay data when they next make an application to change employment, extend their stay, or settle. This is in line with normal practice.</p><p>Anyone switching into the Skilled Worker category after 4 April will be subject to the new salary requirement. This includes those in the UK switching from other immigration routes.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 13:55:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1713202

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) increase the number of staff recruited to his Department's Family and Human Rights Unit in the context of trends in the proportion of people relying on their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in applications for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	23225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Yes, we have both recruited new staff and redeployed existing staff to this area of work.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 15:32:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1713207

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to support Birmingham City Council’s efforts to tackle street cruising.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
	uin	23304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The exercise of powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 by local authorities is a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:16:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1713229

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many certificates of sponsorship were (a) applied for and (b) approved to the hospitality industry in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	23314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 13:43:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper