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225913

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Muslim groups her Department has met to discuss the Prevent strategy in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	226707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>We work with a range of key partners across the country, including <br>organisations representing Muslims, to tackle a variety of issues of <br>radicalisation and extremism. We run Prevent-related programmes in local <br>government, health, education, prisons, youth justice, immigration and <br>charities. Since early 2012, Prevent local projects have reached over 55,000 <br>people. Many of these projects include working with Muslims and organisations <br>that represent Muslims. We work with local partners and propose suitable local <br>Prevent projects, which include, for example, projects in madrassahs.<br><br>No recent formal assessment has been made of community feedback on the <br>Prevent strategy but we seek the views of British Muslims on specific issues <br>relating to Prevent</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:20:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

225914

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mosques and Synagogues: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to fund increased security costs for synagogues and mosques.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	226670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The police have increased their operational response to possible threats to the British Jews and Muslims following recent attacks in Europe, and arrangements to ensure the safety and security of citizens from all backgrounds remain under regular review. <br><br>Together with the police we are carefully considering what more can and should be done to protect people of different faiths and their institutions in the current climate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 15:04:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

225916

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Museum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of reopening the Metropolitan Police Crime Museum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	226710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The operating cost of the Crime Museum is a matter for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime working with the Metropolitan Police Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226039

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many agency staff are employed in (a) her Department, (b) the Passport Office, (c) UK Visas Immigration and (d) the Border Force.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	226758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is <br />provided in Table 1.<br /><br />The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s <br />Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.<br /><br />The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.<br /><br />The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 15:04:13 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 12:03:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2 V2.xls title NEW TABLES previous answer version 50156 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 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2.xlsx title Agency workers and the full-time employed
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

226040

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff there are in (a) her Department, (b) the Passport Office, (c) the Border Force and (d) UK Visas and Immigration; and what the projected staffing levels are for each such body for (i) March 2015, (ii) November 2015, (iii) March 2016 and (iv) November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	226759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is <br />provided in Table 1.<br /><br />The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s <br />Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.<br /><br />The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.<br /><br />The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 15:04:13 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 12:07:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2 V2.xls title NEW TABLE previous answer version 50331 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 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2.xlsx title Agency workers and the full-time employed
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

226041

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps police forces are taking to prosecute anti-hunt protestors who wear masks and balaclavas to hide their identities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	226756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Face coverings can be worn in public places for a variety of legitimate <br>reasons. In the context of a public order situation, where face coverings are <br>being worn with the express intention of concealing identity, section 60AA of <br>the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 enables a police officer in <br>uniform to require any person to remove any item which the officer reasonably <br>believes is being worn wholly or mainly for the purpose of concealing their <br>identity. Section 60AA also enables a police officer in uniform to seize any <br>item which they reasonably believe any person intends to use to conceal their <br>identity. <br><br>A refusal to comply with a direction under this section of the Act is <br>punishable by a fine of up to £1,000 and/or one month’s imprisonment.<br><br>These powers only apply in the locality and for the period for which an <br>authorisation under section 60 or section 60AA of the Act has been given by a <br>police officer of the rank of inspector or above. An inspector’s authorisation <br>lasts for a maximum period of 24 hours, unless a police officer of the rank of <br>superintendent or above authorises their use for a further 24 hours.<br><br>Where applicable those in the office of constable must observe the requirements <br>of the Codes of Practice under The Police &amp; Criminal Evidence Act 1984 <br>governing the removal of headgear a copy of which is available in the House of <br>Commons Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

226042

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under her Department's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	226777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentlemen to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business <br>Plans are fully transparent and are available at: <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 11:26:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

226044

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to local authorities to help them with the consequences of anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	226850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has supported local authorities and others in dealing with the consequences of anti-social behaviour by giving them more effective powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. These new powers are simpler and more flexible than the ones they have replaced to allow <br>agencies to act quickly and better protect the public. We have also published statutory guidance for frontline professionals who use the new powers and we continue to work with them to ensure they put victims at the heart of their response to anti-social behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 11/03/2015 16:20:02 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

225665

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of leave to remain applications have been treated as falling outside normal service standards in each six-month period in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	226568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>New service standards have applied to leave to remain applications submitted to <br>UK Visas and Immigration on or after 1 January 2014. Comparing the performance <br>against new service standards to the performance against previous service <br>standards is not possible given the change in methodology at that time. <br><br>However, reporting on UK Visas and Immigration’s performance against service <br>standards is now more detailed than prior to 1 January 2014 and can be found in <br>the temporary and permanent migration section of the quarterly migration <br>transparency data release, available at: <br>www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data<br><br>Information about what UK Visas and Immigration’s published service standards <br>are and how applications that have been excluded from service standards are <br>categorised is available in the ‘Notes’ tab of the temporary and permanent <br>migration data.<br>Information on how many applications were concluded within service standards is <br>available at tab ‘InC2’.<br>Information on how many applications did not meet the service standard and how <br>many applications were excluded from the service standard is available at tab <br>‘InC5’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:25:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

225666

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's advertising and communications expenditure was in each month since September 2014; and what that expenditure is forecast to be in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	226602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department is responsible for cross-Government communication as set out in <br>the Annual Government Communication Plan. As part of our long-term economic <br>plan we have substantially reformed Government communications since the 2010 <br>General Election, abolishing the Central Office of Information and ensuring <br>that Government communications activity is better coordinated and more <br>effective. Thanks to these reforms we have halved the cost to taxpayers of <br>government communications since the 2010 General Election. The NAO has <br>confirmed that Government made savings of £378 million in each of the last two <br>financial years on proactive paid-for communications, compared to a 2009-10 <br>baseline. This is based on proactive (paid-for) communications spend of £589 million<br>in 2009/10, £216million in 2012/13 and £210m in 2013/14.<br><br>My department regularly publishes data on: www.data.gov.uk showing how public <br>money has been spent and how government is performing against its objectives <br>and goals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/03/2015 15:08:24 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth