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1064004

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Benjamin Gudza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the welfare of Benjamin Gudza, a resident of the Barnsley Central constituency, who has been detained at Morton Hall detention centre and is due to be deported to Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	223202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare and safety of all detainees are matters of the utmost importance. We are clear that detention and removal must be carried out with dignity and respect, and we expect nothing but the highest standards of care from our commercial partners.</p><p><br>The welfare of detainees and the conditions of detention are governed by the Detention Centre Rules 2001and must additionally meet the published Operating Standards for IRCs and the comprehensive guidance set out in published Detention Services Orders. This collective framework provides guidance on issues associated with this case.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of detention to ensure it remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. When an individual’s circumstances change or new information comes to light which mean they are no longer suitable to be detained, their release is arranged.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 223203 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:16:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1052304

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: 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 he is taking to ensure that all trafficked and unaccompanied children have an independent legal guardian.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In local authorities where the Independent Child Trafficking Advocate (ICTA) service has been rolled out, all children that are potential victims of trafficking are eligible for support.</p><p><br>The ICTA service was rolled out in three early adopter sites in Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales in January 2017 with an additional £2m invested to expand the ICTA provision into West Midlands, East Midlands and Croydon. This will mean the service will be available in one third of all local authorities by April 2019.</p><p>Unaccompanied children are looked after by the relevant local authority and are entitled to the same services as any other looked after child. Under these arrangements, unaccompanied children will have a professional social worker and an independent reviewing officer to oversee their care arrangements. All unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in England are referred to the Refugee Council’s Children’s Panel and they are also entitled to legal assistance in pursuing their asylum claim. The Government believes that these arrangements ensure unaccompanied children are provided with the independent support and advice that they need.</p><p><br>Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which makes provisions for ICTAs, is being considered in the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act led by Frank Field, Baroness Butler-Sloss and Maria Miller. The Government will carefully consider any recommendations for the national rollout of ICTAs which come out of the review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 13:51:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1017448

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Fathers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative changes to the British Nationality Act 1981 to ensure that biological fathers are recognised for nationality purposes in cases where the biological mother is not a British citizen.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA 1981) already provides for biological fathers to be recognised as the father for nationality purposes where the mother is not married to another man and proof of paternity has been established.</p><p>In cases where the mother is married to a man other than the biological father and that biological father is a British citizen or settled in the UK, a child can apply for registration as a British citizen under section 3(1) of the BNA 1981.</p><p>We are aware of the case of <em>K (A child) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 1834 (Admin)(18 July 2018)</em> and are considering the impact of this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/12/2018 17:42:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1010770

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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 assessment he has made of whether local authorities have sufficient power to tackle anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible powers, to respond quickly and effectively to different forms of anti-social and nuisance behaviour. The Government refreshed its statutory guidance for frontline practitioners on the use of the powers in December 2017, providing greater clarity on how best to use the powers appropriately and proportionately.</p><p>The Home Office keeps the sufficiency of the powers under review through a national Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together a range of partners and representatives from key agencies.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/11/2018 17:56:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

995568

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: South Yorkshire
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 21 June 2018 to Question 156428 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, how much of the £2.3 billion funding for fire and rescue authorities in 2018-19 he plans to allocate to South Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	184423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority will receive £49.3 million in core spending power. This is an increase of 0.8% compared with 2017/18. In addition, at March 2018, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority held £24.5 million in reserves, equivalent to 49.7% of core spending power.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/10/2018 16:40:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994663

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve and (b) increase on-street testing for the drug spice.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>A wide range of synthetic cannabinoids are misleadingly supplied under the street name Spice.</p><p>We recognise how dangerous these drugs can be. That is why we acted to control this group of substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and making longer sentences for dealers possible.</p><p>Our Drug Strategy emphasises the importance of a joined-up approach to tackling the harms caused by drugs to prevent substance misuse, restrict the supply of drugs and support people to recover from drug dependency. We strongly support multi-agency approaches being taken in local areas to respond to this issue in order to prevent harm to those who take them and reduce the burden they place on public services.</p><p><br>It is a matter for individual forces as to whether and how they use drug testing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 183940 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:43:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994666

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to disrupt supply networks of the drug Spice.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>A wide range of synthetic cannabinoids are misleadingly supplied under the street name Spice.</p><p>We recognise how dangerous these drugs can be. That is why we acted to control this group of substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and making longer sentences for dealers possible.</p><p>Our Drug Strategy emphasises the importance of a joined-up approach to tackling the harms caused by drugs to prevent substance misuse, restrict the supply of drugs and support people to recover from drug dependency. We strongly support multi-agency approaches being taken in local areas to respond to this issue in order to prevent harm to those who take them and reduce the burden they place on public services.</p><p><br>It is a matter for individual forces as to whether and how they use drug testing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 183939 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:43:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

946905

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tools: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether specialist tools for the purpose of DIY are exempted from Article 17 of the Offensive Weapons Bill in relation to online purchase.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	167282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Clause 17 of the Offensive Weapons Bill provides the definition of “bladed product” for the prohibition on the delivery of knives and other bladed items to residential addresses under Clause 15 of the Bill. A “bladed product” is an article which is, or has, a blade and is capable of causing serious injury to a person which involves cutting that person’s skin. If ordered online, and meeting the definition of “bladed product”, then these articles would need to be collected from a place where age verification can take place, either by the purchaser or their representative.</p><p>Specialist tools may be exempted from the prohibition on the delivery to a residential address dependant on the specific item in question.</p><p>The Bill provides a number of defences around the prohibition of delivery of bladed items to a residential address. For example, deliveries to business premises, including where a business is run from home, would not be affected by the prohibition. Other items that would be exempt from the prohibition would include encased razor blades, knives with a blade of less than 3 inches, knives that cannot cause serious injury, for example table knives and bladed products designed or manufactured to specifications from the buyer such as bespoke knives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/09/2018 16:18:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

942446

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ongoing visa applications received in the last month have not been processed within the time set by his Department in its service standards.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	164439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The information for the latest quarter available is published online.</p><p>Data on entry clearance visa processing times, including the percentage and number of visas that are processed within service standards, is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/07/2018 15:03:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

937725

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has plans to increase the (a) staff and (b) resources of his Department to ensure that decisions on applications for visas are made within target times.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	162572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration continually reviews its global visa operation to improve performance and ensure value for money while maintaining excellent customer service.</p><p>The UK is open for business and visa applications from key emerging economies are up. Tourists and business travellers are always welcome and we continue to attract the brightest and the best for work or study.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/07/2018 16:57:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis