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48923

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure the viability of the financial position of the North East Refugee Service; and for what reasons her Department has not yet paid exit costs to that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	197162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Negotiations on the exit claim are underway between the Home Office and the <br>Refugee Council and we hope to conclude these as soon as possible. The North <br>of England Refugee Service was a subcontractor of the Refugee Council, and the <br>Home Office is therefore unable to negotiate directly with the North of England <br>Refugee Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

48967

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will require local police forces to cover the costs of police presence at Remembrance Sunday events.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	196984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The attendance of police officers at Remembrance Sunday events is an <br>operational matter for individual Chief Constables. If the organisers of such <br>events request additional policing (referred to as Special Police Services), <br>the relevant Police and Crime Commissioner decides whether to charge for <br>it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

48990

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	197028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Coalition Government's approach to tackling domestic violence and abuse is <br>set out in its Violence against Women and Girls Action Plan, updated in March <br>2014. It is a subject we take very seriously.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of <br>Constabulary (HMIC) to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic <br>violence and abuse. HMIC's report exposed significant failings. The Home <br>Secretary is establishing a new national oversight group, which she will chair, and on which I will sit, to ensure HMIC's recommendations are acted upon. <br>The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it <br>clear that every police force must have an action plan in place by September <br>2014, to improve their response to domestic violence and abuse.<br><br>The Government is committed to ensuring that the police and other agencies have <br>the tools necessary to tackle domestic violence, to bring offenders to justice <br>and to ensure victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives. The <br>Government accordingly announced the national roll-out of Domestic Violence <br>Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme <br>from 8 March 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

48992

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 Agency staff in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK were (i) on zero-hours contracts and (ii) temporary staff in each of the last two years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	107179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK Border Agency was absorbed into the Home Office on 1 April 2013; its <br>successor business areas are UK Visas &amp; Immigration and Immigration Enforcement.<br><br>(i) The Home Office and its Agencies do not employ and have not employed staff <br>on zero-hours contracts. <br><br>(ii) A geographical breakdown of temporary staff employed in UK Border Agency <br>successor business areas in each of the last two years is shown at Table 1.</p><p>[ATTACH TABLE]</p><p><br>NOTE: Office for National Statistics defines temporary staff as those civil <br>servants with contracts of employment of less than one year; staff with Fixed <br>Term Appointments and Permanent staff are reported separately by all government <br>departments, as are Agency and Contingent Workers.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 107079 Table 1 V1.xlsx title TABLE 1
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

49110

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 on converting HM Prison The Verne for use as an immigration removal centre to date.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	197102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>£4 million has been spent to date on the conversion of HM Prison The Verne into <br>an Immigration Removal Centre. The work is about 60% complete and in total is <br>expected to cost approximately £8.5 million in line with the approved budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

48844

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 reduce the number of animals used in medical research.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Lindsay Roy
uin	196924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In 2010, the Coalition Government made a commitment to work to reduce the use of animals in scientific research and our Delivery Plan was published in February 2014.<br><br>The commitment is being delivered through a science-led programme. At the core of the programme is a commitment to the 3Rs, led by the National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), an organisation with a strong record in reducing animal use. The NC3Rs closely involves government departments and agencies, the Home Office Inspectorate, the research community in both academia and industry, and others with relevant animal welfare interests. <br><br>I am committed to reducing the use of animals in research and the Delivery Plan shows how alternative methods can deliver fast, high quality research that also boosts economic growth. The commitment is not concerned with just baseline numbers, but encompasses the replacement, refinement and reduction (3Rs) more broadly. Aiming to achieve a target of reduction would be a flawed approach because numbers are not within our control. Instead, the Delivery Plan looks to support an agenda with the 3Rs at its heart. <br><br>The scientific case for developing new techniques that do not require the use of animals is now as strong as the moral one. This Delivery Plan is therefore our starting point for the future and it will pave the way for future practice, both at home and abroad, and will cement the UK's place as an international leader in this field.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1608 label Biography information for Lindsay Roy

48845

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the levels of rural crime; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	196873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Between January and April 2014, the Home Office received five written <br>Parliamentary questions on issues relating to crime in rural areas, not <br>including this question. We also received one letter from a member of the <br>public and a letter from the Member for Thirsk and Malton.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

48846

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group has met since 1 February 2013.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	196822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group has met on the following dates since 1 February 2013:</p><p><br>6 February 2013<br>4 June 2013<br>11 December 2013<br>11 February 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

48847

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) amount her Department spent and (b) fee income it has received in connection with (i) the asylum system, (ii) immigration control at home and abroad and (iii) enforcement in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	196874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office does not have this information broken down on the financial <br>system in line with the question. The published accounts for the former UK <br>Border Agency break down relevant income and expenditure information since 2009 <br>and also in the Home Office Report and Accounts for 2012-13. These can be found <br>at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?official_document_status=command_and_<br>act_papers</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8152 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

48848

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the Overseas Domestic Workers Steering Group have been held since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Overseas Domestic Worker Steering Group no longer meets, therefore there is <br>no current membership. The last meeting was on 19 November 2010.<br><br>The Home Office is carefully considering all the recommendations of the <br>Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee's report on the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196825 196826 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson