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1235547

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when her Department will meet that target.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	91612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Departments are committed to increasing the number of apprentices across the Civil Service and continue to work towards the 2.3% target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April 2021, the Civil Service is already focusing on how to continue to support the apprenticeship agenda and drive forward apprenticeship recruitment, pulling on the Plan for Jobs initiative and considering the current economic situation.</p><p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1% of its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector of 2.3% by March 2021.</p><p>As of 31 March 2020, the Home Office had achieved 1.1 % of the total staff employed within the department at this time.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/09/2020 14:43:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1224984

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reach the public sector apprenticeship target.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	74508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is six months into the implementation of the Apprenticeships Operating Model (AOM) designed to centralise all HR end-to-end processes (including streamlining recruitment activities through to programme onboarding). The growth of a dedicated team has been stood up to increase the quality and quality of apprenticeships for the future. This industry tested model has the capacity and capability to meet the minimum 2.3% statutory target (England workforce) annually. To enable delivery, there are strong governance frameworks in place which are closely connected to the Home Office People Strategy 2018 – 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The refreshed AOM and strengthened workforce planning enables the dept. to address the target shortfall and annual ministerial commitments within a two-year period. Key to assessing performance is through the delivery of a robust Assurance Framework to ensure demand and delivery are aligned and reviewed quarterly and RAG status at Director General level.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming six months, the Home Office is committed to prioritising apprenticeships recruitment across operational delivery (largest population in the department), policy and digital professions. This demonstrates the Home Office’s pledge to future skills development: attracting the best talent from the external labour market whilst creating opportunities for internal professional capability building.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/07/2020 16:33:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89763

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place to handle electronic failures at e-passport gates at Stansted Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2014 answer text <p>Electronic failures of e-passport gates at Stansted Airport are addressed by officers at the port, who have access to twenty four hour technical support. At Stansted, each bank of 5 e-Passport gates is on a different power circuit in order to mitigate the risk of power failure affecting all 15 gates at once.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/09/2014 15:58:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89765

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much UK Border Force has spent at Stansted Airport in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>UK Border Force has spent £47 million at Stansted Airport in the last five years. This includes fixed team pay and non pay related costs for Border Force operations at Stansted. It does not include infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/09/2014 11:06:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89734

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stansted Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Force is taking to reduce queuing and improve the passenger experience at Stansted Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This year, Border Force increased the number of e-passport gates at Stansted from 5 to 15 which allows for a more efficient flow of passengers through the primary arrivals control. Alongside this, Border Force is working closely with Stansted Airport to reduce queues and improve the passenger experience. It has increased the number of Border Force officers at the port, including seasonal workforce to deal with the large volumes of passengers through the summer; introduced a new resourcing tool using live arrivals data and transit times to schedule the right number of officers at passport control for each flight; improved signage; and introduced a new style queuing system which feeds to multiple desks and allows for a continuous movement of passengers. <br><br>According to Border Force data, the performance at Stansted has been consistently above service level agreements throughout the summer, and has shown significant further improvement since the introduction of the new eGates on 15 August in time for the August Bank Holiday weekend (the busiest weekend of the year). The targets are to clear 95% of passengers within 25 minutes for EU/EEA nationals, and 45 minutes for non EU/EEA nationals.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:01:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

89733

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	London Airports
	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 Force personnel have been deployed at (a) Gatwick, (b) Heathrow, (c) Luton, (d) Stansted and (e) Southend airport in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	207274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border, Her Majesty’s Government cannot provide details of the number of staff deployed at specific ports.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:36:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon