Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

673573

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate the Government has made of (a) the number of asylum seekers who have had to wait more than six months for their application to be decided, (b) the total number of applications outstanding and (c) the need for additional resources to clear the backlog.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	60192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Information on asylum decision times and cases awaiting decision is published as part of the Government’s Transparency agenda the latest release of which can be found at can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office no longer has an asylum backlog. In the year ending 31 March 2015 we completed a significant exercise in clearing all straightforward cases with a claim date preceding 1 April 2014. This required the progression of a number of cases far older than 12 months. We are now in a position where the majority of cases receive a decision within 6 months.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/01/2017 13:20:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

672140

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the responsible agencies report on progress on meeting the commitments in her Department's report, Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation, published in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	59874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child sexual abuse is a top priority for this Government. The Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report published in March 2015 set out our response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, and we have since implemented an ambitious programme of reform to improve our response preventing and tackling sexual abuse of children.</p><p> </p><p>We are making good progress on the programme of reform which reports on a bi-monthly basis to the Inter Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse chaired by the Home Secretary. We intend to publish a full progress report in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 59875 59876 59883 question first answered 18/01/2017 13:57:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

672141

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the responsible agencies are expected to report on progress on meeting the commitments in her Department's report, Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation, published in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	59875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child sexual abuse is a top priority for this Government. The Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report published in March 2015 set out our response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, and we have since implemented an ambitious programme of reform to improve our response preventing and tackling sexual abuse of children.</p><p> </p><p>We are making good progress on the programme of reform which reports on a bi-monthly basis to the Inter Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse chaired by the Home Secretary. We intend to publish a full progress report in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 59874 59876 59883 question first answered 18/01/2017 13:57:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

672142

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on meeting the commitments in her Department's report, Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation, published in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	59876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child sexual abuse is a top priority for this Government. The Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report published in March 2015 set out our response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, and we have since implemented an ambitious programme of reform to improve our response preventing and tackling sexual abuse of children.</p><p> </p><p>We are making good progress on the programme of reform which reports on a bi-monthly basis to the Inter Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse chaired by the Home Secretary. We intend to publish a full progress report in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 59874 59875 59883 question first answered 18/01/2017 13:57:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

672144

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the responsible agencies are being held to account on the commitments in her Department's report, Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation, published in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	59883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child sexual abuse is a top priority for this Government. The Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report published in March 2015 set out our response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, and we have since implemented an ambitious programme of reform to improve our response preventing and tackling sexual abuse of children.</p><p> </p><p>We are making good progress on the programme of reform which reports on a bi-monthly basis to the Inter Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse chaired by the Home Secretary. We intend to publish a full progress report in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 59874 59875 59876 question first answered 18/01/2017 13:57:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

622667

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprenticeships have been created in her Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	50811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>In light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new appren-ticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament, the Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target.</p><p>Prior to 1st April 2015 the Home Department did not centrally record apprenticeships.</p><p>From 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016 there were 30 apprentices who started in the Home Department. From 1st April 2016 to date (as of 28/10/16) 45 apprentices started in the Home Department.</p><p>All of apprentices that started post 1st April 2015 are only part way through their assignments and therefore have not secured permanent positions within the civil service.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/11/2016 16:57:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

625104

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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
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 effect of changes in the level of funding on the resilience of the fire and rescue service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Fire and Rescue Authorities have delivered significant savings since 2010, and fire deaths and injuries are at a near historic low.</p><p>Authorities can still work smarter to reduce costs. Since 2009/10 single-purpose fire authorities’ non-ringfenced reserves rose by 150 % to £595 million. Those resources should be targeted at achieving long-term efficiencies</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 31/10/2016 16:57:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

522169

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Immigration of 20 January 2016, Official Report, columns 1425-30, whether there is no predominant colour for the front doors of properties used to house asylum seekers in Teesside.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	38900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The provision of accommodation for asylum seekers is provided under the COMPASS contracts. It is the responsibility of all of the suppliers to ensure that all accommodation used meets the required contractual standard and complies with the Decent Homes Standards. The accommodation should be safe, habitable and fit for purpose. The COMPASS providers are required to inspect properties each month and UKVI's contract compliance teams reinforce this by visiting properties regularly.</p><p>The Home Office expects the highest standards and where a contractor is found to be falling short of these standards we work with them to ensure that issues are quickly addressed.</p><p>Earlier this year, we instructed our supplier (G4S) to repaint the doors of G4S and Jomast managed properties to ensure that no one colour is predominant. I have received confirmation from the Provider that this had been completed, UKVI staff have also confirmed that no one colour is predominant as they have visited properties as part of their inspection regime.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 38728 38730 question first answered 06/06/2016 12:44:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

522182

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Tees Valley
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 taken to ensure (a) compliance with and (b) appropriate implementation of COMPASS contracts in Teeside.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	38728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The provision of accommodation for asylum seekers is provided under the COMPASS contracts. It is the responsibility of all of the suppliers to ensure that all accommodation used meets the required contractual standard and complies with the Decent Homes Standards. The accommodation should be safe, habitable and fit for purpose. The COMPASS providers are required to inspect properties each month and UKVI's contract compliance teams reinforce this by visiting properties regularly.</p><p>The Home Office expects the highest standards and where a contractor is found to be falling short of these standards we work with them to ensure that issues are quickly addressed.</p><p>Earlier this year, we instructed our supplier (G4S) to repaint the doors of G4S and Jomast managed properties to ensure that no one colour is predominant. I have received confirmation from the Provider that this had been completed, UKVI staff have also confirmed that no one colour is predominant as they have visited properties as part of their inspection regime.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 38730 38900 question first answered 06/06/2016 12:44:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

522199

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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 many reports of criminal offences against residents of properties used to house asylum seekers have been recorded in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	38729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office and its accommodation providers encourage accommodated asylum seekers to inform us of any criminal or anti-social activity against them so that appropriate action can be taken to ensure their safety. Information concerning the reports of criminal offences is not recorded on centrally collated statistical databases and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by examination of case records.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/06/2016 11:03:25 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 2071 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham