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147405

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 30 October (HL2330), how many police officers in England and Wales will be expected to undertake personal safety training; and how many operational police officers will not be undertaking personal safety training.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Data regarding police officers undertaking, or not undertaking personal safety training is held by individual police forces and is not collated by the Home Office or the College of Policing. National guidance, set by the Association of Chief Police Officers requires all police personnel to undertake personal safety training relevant to their role requirements and to refresh this on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 11:59:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

147582

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations
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 bring forward legislative proposals to restrict marches or demonstrations when groups of protestors repeatedly target the same place and where there is a demonstrable effect on local businesses.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	214135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The police have a range of powers to manage the impacts of marches and demonstrations. Under the Public Order Act 1986, chief officers may impose conditions on assemblies and public processions to prevent serious public disorder, serious damage to property, or serious disruption to the life of the community.<br><br>The Government has no plans to bring forward any further legislation on this issue. We will continue to work with the police to ensure they have the powers they need to maintain public order.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 10:07:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

147584

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for first-time UK child passport applications submitted via the British High Commission in New Delhi, India.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	214090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>All passport applications from persons resident in India are submitted via one of the visa application centres in India. The .gov.uk website sets out the expected turnaround times for applications from individual countries. These are provided as a guide so that the applicant is aware of the minimum period they may expect their application to take once it has been received by HM Passport Office in the UK. Applications from India are expected to take a minimum of 16 weeks. The time taken to process an individual case varies depending on the circumstances of the case, whether HM Passport Office needs to ask for further information or documents, or whether the photographs which accompany the application are rejected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 10:08:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

147593

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
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 review the 2011 Migration Advisory Committee's salary recommendations for overhead line workers on the shortage occupation list for inconsistencies in the salary requirements; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The appropriate salary requirements for Tier 2 workers are determined by the Home Office and are benchmarked against prevailing earnings for individual occupations, drawing on available sources of earnings data including the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. While the minimum salary requirement for overhead lines workers fell from £12.33 to £10.12 per hour between 2011 and 2012, the most recent changes to the Shortage Occupation List, effective from 6 April 2014, increased the annual earnings requirement for this occupation from £22,800 to £23,600 for experienced workers, and from £18,100 to £18,600 for new entrants. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to <br>consider the continued inclusion of overhead lines workers on the Shortage Occupation List, and issued a call for evidence on 29 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 213992 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:12:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

147600

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the minimum payment for overhead line workers on the shortage occupation list has been decreased in each subsequent review since November 2011.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The appropriate salary requirements for Tier 2 workers are determined by the Home Office and are benchmarked against prevailing earnings for individual occupations, drawing on available sources of earnings data including the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. While the minimum salary requirement for overhead lines workers fell from £12.33 to £10.12 per hour between 2011 and 2012, the most recent changes to the Shortage Occupation List, effective from 6 April 2014, increased the annual earnings requirement for this occupation from £22,800 to £23,600 for experienced workers, and from £18,100 to £18,600 for new entrants. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to <br>consider the continued inclusion of overhead lines workers on the Shortage Occupation List, and issued a call for evidence on 29 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 213993 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:12:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

143400

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
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 29 October 2014 to Question 211617, if her Department will require police forces to collect information on the number of people on pre-charge police bail in their area.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	213889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>As set out in answer to my Hon Friend’s Question 211616, the Home Office will consult shortly on how best to put in place a limit on the duration of pre-charge bail that balances the rights of suspects and the interests of justice. <br><br>As part of the consultation process, we will consider what, if any, additional information it would be appropriate to require police forces to collect.<br><br>The College of Policing published in March 2014 a set of principles for the police to apply to the management of bail. This set out a 28 day initial <br>limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 213888 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:09:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

143402

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
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 29 October 2014 to Question 211616, if her Department will issue guidance to police on a maximum duration for pre-trial bail; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	213888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>As set out in answer to my Hon Friend’s Question 211616, the Home Office will consult shortly on how best to put in place a limit on the duration of pre-charge bail that balances the rights of suspects and the interests of justice. <br><br>As part of the consultation process, we will consider what, if any, additional information it would be appropriate to require police forces to collect.<br><br>The College of Policing published in March 2014 a set of principles for the police to apply to the management of bail. This set out a 28 day initial <br>limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 213889 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:09:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

142250

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been levied for (a) not submitting a general aviation report and (b) departing without clearance in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	213669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Customs Civil Penalties are one of a range of methods for penalising non-compliance with customs law where criminal prosecution would not be <br>appropriate and the purpose is to encourage and improve compliance. However, no data is currently kept centrally that would identify civil penalties issued for such specific breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/11/2014 16:52:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

142252

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Violence Protection Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence prevention orders have been served since March 2014 in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington, (b) Hackney local authority area, (c) London and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	213686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested. Individual police forces are responsible for collecting information relating to the Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs). <br><br>The Government has committed to assessing the effectiveness of DVPOs in the new year. In addition, as part of our commitment arising from the report published in March 2014 by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary &quot;Everyone’s business: Improving the police response to domestic abuse&quot;, the Home Office is developing national data standards to ensure that consistent and comparable data on domestic abuse are collected by the police and submitted as part of the Annual Data Return.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 11/11/2014 16:05:03 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

142253

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Violence Protection Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is provided for police forces to enable them to serve domestic violence prevention orders; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	213687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The costs of running Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) are being met from local policing budgets. The DVPO model was extensively tested as part of a 15 month pilot in 2011-12. The pilot forces were able to operate DVPOs within established budgets during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 11/11/2014 16:03:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott