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registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
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 16 October 2014 to question 209897, how many of the 88 minors who are non-UK nationals and were recorded as victims of sexual trafficking in the most recent figures still reside in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	212426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government acknowledge that where children are found to be trafficked, their safety and welfare needs must be addressed as a priority and that child victims require tailored support which addresses their specific needs and vulnerabilities. <br><br>All local agencies have statutory duties to safeguard children as part of their local responsibilities regardless of nationality or immigration status. A <br>child’s welfare is always the overriding consideration. <br><br>Responsibility for the care, protection and accommodation of all child trafficking victims rests with local authorities that have well-established <br>child support arrangements and a statutory duty under the Children Act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in need of protection, including trafficked children regardless of their nationality or immigration status. Under these arrangements, looked after children are provided with access to services to meet all their needs be they in relation to education, accommodation, psychological or health.<br><br>Information as to the location of victims of trafficking, including children, is not held centrally once their status as a victim has been confirmed. <br>This is because the National Crime Agency's UK Human Trafficking Centre has no further role in the process and support is provided by other partners, most notably local authorities in relation to children. The Review of the National Referral Mechanism recommendsthat the Government introduces improved arrangements for tracking victims following an NRM decision and the Government is currently considering its response to the review.<br><br>In January 2014 the Government announced proposals to trial specialist independent advocates for trafficked children. The trial, which began on 8 September 2014, will last for a period of 12 months across 23 local authorities in England. <br><br>The Modern Slavery Bill gives these advocates a statutory basis and the status they need to effectively support and represent the child. The Bill commits the Government to lay a report before Parliament setting out the steps the Government will take in relation to advocates for victims of child trafficking under these powers. Lessons learned from the trials will be detailed in the report, at which point we will be in a better position to assess what works best in supporting and protecting these vulnerable children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212441 question first answered 13/11/2014 17:27:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

101652

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants: 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, when the last European Arrest Warrant was issued by the UK to the Republic of Ireland in relation to an offence or offences related to terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	212487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The most recent Arrest Warrant issued by the UK to Ireland for terrorism-related offences was on 29 August 2013, with the subject surrendered in February 2014. <br><br>There are currently two outstanding Arrest Warrants for terrorism-related offences that were issued by the UK to Ireland.<br><br>The Government of Ireland made clear in a letter dated 4 September 2014 from the Irish Justice Minister to the Home Secretary that should the UK fail to opt in to the package of 35 criminal justice measures on 1 December 2014, there is no guarantee that the Irish courts would preserve the validity of outstanding Arrest Warrants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212488 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:59:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25732 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

101653

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants: 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, how many European Arrest Warrants issued by the UK to the Republic of Ireland for terrorism-related offences remain outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	212488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The most recent Arrest Warrant issued by the UK to Ireland for terrorism-related offences was on 29 August 2013, with the subject surrendered in February 2014. <br><br>There are currently two outstanding Arrest Warrants for terrorism-related offences that were issued by the UK to Ireland.<br><br>The Government of Ireland made clear in a letter dated 4 September 2014 from the Irish Justice Minister to the Home Secretary that should the UK fail to opt in to the package of 35 criminal justice measures on 1 December 2014, there is no guarantee that the Irish courts would preserve the validity of outstanding Arrest Warrants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212487 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:59:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25735 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

101654

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students of have been deported from UK universities and colleges as a result of investigations into Educational Testing Service since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	212478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Following investigations, significant steps have been taken to identify, locate and remove those who have fraudulently obtained visas through abuse of ETS. <br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data which shows the total number of individuals who have been removed as a result of their involvement in the Educational Testing Service fraud. The most recent published data covers the period up to 30 June 2014 and can be found at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014</a> <br><br>As at 30 June, the Home Office had made more than 1800 refusal and removal decisions, carried out almost 800 enforcement visits, detained over 300 <br>individuals and removed over 90.<br><br>We are unable to break the number of individuals who have been removed into sub groups based on the institution of study as this runs the risk of making those individuals identifiable. In addition to this the data that would be required to make the requested breakdown is not available from one source and would incur disproportionate costs to gather it manually. <br><br>As I stated to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regularupdates to the House. These updates will be provided as part of the <br>regular publication of data on the department’s work on borders and immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212476 212477 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:26:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25719 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

101656

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the country of origin was of each student deported as a result of the BBC Panorama investigation broadcast in February 2014; and to which country was each such student returned.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	212477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Following investigations, significant steps have been taken to identify, locate and remove those who have fraudulently obtained visas through abuse of ETS. <br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data which shows the total number of individuals who have been removed as a result of their involvement in the Educational Testing Service fraud. The most recent published data covers the period up to 30 June 2014 and can be found at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014</a> <br><br>As at 30 June, the Home Office had made more than 1800 refusal and removal decisions, carried out almost 800 enforcement visits, detained over 300 <br>individuals and removed over 90.<br><br>We are unable to break the number of individuals who have been removed into sub groups based on the institution of study as this runs the risk of making those individuals identifiable. In addition to this the data that would be required to make the requested breakdown is not available from one source and would incur disproportionate costs to gather it manually. <br><br>As I stated to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regularupdates to the House. These updates will be provided as part of the <br>regular publication of data on the department’s work on borders and immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212476 212478 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:26:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25715 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

101657

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students of each institution have been deported from UK universities and colleges as a result of Educational Testing Service investigations in each month since February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	212476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Following investigations, significant steps have been taken to identify, locate and remove those who have fraudulently obtained visas through abuse of ETS. <br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data which shows the total number of individuals who have been removed as a result of their involvement in the Educational Testing Service fraud. The most recent published data covers the period up to 30 June 2014 and can be found at: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2014</a> <br><br>As at 30 June, the Home Office had made more than 1800 refusal and removal decisions, carried out almost 800 enforcement visits, detained over 300 <br>individuals and removed over 90.<br><br>We are unable to break the number of individuals who have been removed into sub groups based on the institution of study as this runs the risk of making those individuals identifiable. In addition to this the data that would be required to make the requested breakdown is not available from one source and would incur disproportionate costs to gather it manually. <br><br>As I stated to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regularupdates to the House. These updates will be provided as part of the <br>regular publication of data on the department’s work on borders and immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212477 212478 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:26:53 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25571 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

101659

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
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 has in place to assist non-UK minors who are trafficked into the UK for sex.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	212441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government acknowledge that where children are found to be trafficked, their safety and welfare needs must be addressed as a priority and that child victims require tailored support which addresses their specific needs and vulnerabilities. <br><br>All local agencies have statutory duties to safeguard children as part of their local responsibilities regardless of nationality or immigration status. A <br>child’s welfare is always the overriding consideration. <br><br>Responsibility for the care, protection and accommodation of all child trafficking victims rests with local authorities that have well-established <br>child support arrangements and a statutory duty under the Children Act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in need of protection, including trafficked children regardless of their nationality or immigration status. Under these arrangements, looked after children are provided with access to services to meet all their needs be they in relation to education, accommodation, psychological or health.<br><br>Information as to the location of victims of trafficking, including children, is not held centrally once their status as a victim has been confirmed. <br>This is because the National Crime Agency's UK Human Trafficking Centre has no further role in the process and support is provided by other partners, most notably local authorities in relation to children. The Review of the National Referral Mechanism recommendsthat the Government introduces improved arrangements for tracking victims following an NRM decision and the Government is currently considering its response to the review.<br><br>In January 2014 the Government announced proposals to trial specialist independent advocates for trafficked children. The trial, which began on 8 September 2014, will last for a period of 12 months across 23 local authorities in England. <br><br>The Modern Slavery Bill gives these advocates a statutory basis and the status they need to effectively support and represent the child. The Bill commits the Government to lay a report before Parliament setting out the steps the Government will take in relation to advocates for victims of child trafficking under these powers. Lessons learned from the trials will be detailed in the report, at which point we will be in a better position to assess what works best in supporting and protecting these vulnerable children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212426 question first answered 13/11/2014 17:27:32 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe