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58547

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport (a) applications and (b) renewal applications were received by the Passport Office in each (i) month and (ii) year of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	199406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table provides the requested information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 16:15:43 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2014 15:04:09 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ-199406 Katy Clark table[1].doc title Applications for passports and renewals V2 previous answer version 6842 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ-199406 Katy Clark table.doc title Applications for passports and renewals
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

58558

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current policy on granting visas for musical ensembles from Russia; why there was a delay in issuing visas recently for the Lyra Ensemble from St Petersburg which led to the cancellation of concerts on their proposed United Kingdom tour; and what steps they will take to avoid such situations in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL83
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to its obligations under the Data Protection Act, UK Visas and Immigration is unable to comment openly on individual cases. There is insufficient detail in the question to enable us to identify these visa applications but if Lord Jones of Cheltenham wishes to provide specific details of the visa applicants, UK Visas and Immigration will provide him with an in confidence letter regarding this incident.<br><br>There has been no change in visa policy for those coming from Russia to give musical performances in the UK. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. We advise Russian visa applicants to apply for their visas as early as possible in advance of their <br>date of travel. In Russia, applicants can apply up to six months in advance of travel and a 'submission without passport' service is available for those who want to hold on to their passport whilst their application is processed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 23/06/2014 13:00:42 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

58566

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in the creation of a bespoke training package by the Independent Advisory Panel on Non-Compliance Managementfor use in deportation removalprocesses; and when will it be available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL91
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Independent Advisory Panel on Non-Compliance Management (IAPNCM) was established to provide support to the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in the design of the new training package for use by Detainee Custody Officers who escort individuals being removed from the United Kingdom. They also provide independent advice to Home Office Immigration Enforcement on the quality and safety of the new package, and in particular on the use of force techniques.</p><p>The panel has completed its work and the new training package and implementation are being finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 17/06/2014 16:44:29 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

58475

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure proper support and welfare is available to asylum seekers accommodated in hotels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has a rigorous contract compliance regime in place including <br>monthly meetings with providers, quarterly and biannual strategic meetings. <br>These aim to ensure the required performance standards expected of all <br>providers as defined in the contracts is met. In addition, the COMPASS <br>contracts contain minimum standards of welfare that the provider must ensure is <br>provided to asylum applicants, this includes briefing applicants on services to <br>which they are entitled. For example giving details of how to use facilities in <br>the accommodation, access to essential services in the local area and contact <br>details for the provider and department so any concerns can be addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:53:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58476

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass 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 asylum seekers were accommodated in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside and (iii) the UK in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not collect specific data on asylum applicants accommodated <br>in contingency accommodation. COMPASS providers have a responsibility to <br>provide suitable accommodation to asylum applicants. The COMPASS contracts <br>allow providers to use alternative or temporary initial accommodation (IA) as <br>contingency in exceptional circumstances, for example when the existing <br>nominated IA is full. This may include the use of hotels for a short term <br>period until such time as the asylum seeker is accommodated in the IA or <br>provided with dispersal accommodation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:54:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58477

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent from the public purse on accommodating asylum seekers in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis in each year since May 2010; and how much was spent in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Accommodation is provided to asylum applicants through contracts with third party suppliers. Providers are required to provide accommodation that is safe, fit for purpose and correctly equipped in line with the contractual Statement of Requirements agreed between themselves and the Home Office. <br><br>There is no added expense to the Home Office when providers use B&amp;B or hotel accommodation as short term contingency accommodation. Any and all additional costs are borne by the provider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/06/2014 14:44:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 349 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58478

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure oversight and scrutiny of private contractors responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for <br>purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act <br>2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. The COMPASS contracts contain high <br>standards and requirements to be met by providers in the services they provide <br>to asylum applicants. The contracts also contain robust monitoring mechanism <br>including regular meetings and inspection of services. Where standards are not <br>met, Providers reimburse the department in the form of service credits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:54:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58332

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether HM Passport Office is meeting the 2013-14 performance targets (a) to process 99.5 per cent of straightforward passport applications within 10 working days, (b) where additional information is required from customers to process 93 per cent of applications within 29 working days, (c) to process 99.5 per cent of premium and fast track applications within four hours or seven days and (d) to achieve a customer satisfaction rating of at least 90 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
	uin	199399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013/14 Her Majesty's Passport Office met its performance targets for straightforward <br>passport applications, non-straightforward passport applications and premium <br>and fast-track passport applications. In March 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office <br>achieved its customer satisfaction target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/07/2014 14:54:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

58440

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the change in waiting times for an initial decision for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa applications in the last year; what the average waiting time is for an initial decision for a Tier 1 application; and what assessment she has made of the economic effect of the time taken for such decisions on economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	199152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) customer in the financial <br>year 2013-14 was 125 calendar days. The number of days taken to process <br>applications dropped by 50 days over the course of the financial year and <br>processing times continue to decrease.<br><br><br>A record number of applications were decided in the financial year 2013-14, and <br>there is nothing to suggest that processing times are deterring entrepreneurs <br>from applying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month Despatched</p></td><td><p>Average Calendar Days Between Application Raised Date and Despatch Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall Average / Total Cases</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:08:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58441

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Surveillance: Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential need for a separate national policy on the collection, use and retention of data gathered by unmanned or other surveillance aircraft operating in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	199442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>None. Existing regulation and guidance, which includes the surveillance camera <br>code of practice issued under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, applies to <br>the use of aircraft including remotely piloted aerial vehicles. The code <br>provides a framework of good practice for surveillance camera operators in <br>England and Wales and sets out obligations arising from other legislation, <br>including those for the processing of personal data under the Data Protection <br>Act 1998. Any covert surveillance undertaken by a public authority which is <br>likely to obtain private information would be subject to authorisation under <br>the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 11/06/2014 16:33:34 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby