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1670560

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date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Lancashire Constabulary: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) members of staff and (b) officers in Lancashire Constabulary for whom (i) the correct level of vetting has not been applied and (ii) vetting clearance has expired.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Ashley Dalton
uin	2387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number, status or levels of vetting for individuals working in policing. Vetting and recruitment matters are handled independently, and on a case-by-case basis, by each force. Decisions on vetting should be made in accordance with the statutory Vetting Code of Practice and vetting authorised professional practice (APP), issued by the College of Policing.</p><p>His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) carries out regular inspections on the effectiveness of forces’ vetting arrangements. Details of these inspections are available on its website: <a href="https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The vetting APP outlines the criteria that forces should consider when determining the level of vetting clearance which is to be applied to a post rather than a particular rank. This includes whether the post requires access to particularly sensitive information and/or assets.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 2388 question first answered 21/11/2023 14:29:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton

1670561

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether management vetting is required for all officers who hold the rank of sergeant in the police force.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Ashley Dalton
uin	2388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number, status or levels of vetting for individuals working in policing. Vetting and recruitment matters are handled independently, and on a case-by-case basis, by each force. Decisions on vetting should be made in accordance with the statutory Vetting Code of Practice and vetting authorised professional practice (APP), issued by the College of Policing.</p><p>His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) carries out regular inspections on the effectiveness of forces’ vetting arrangements. Details of these inspections are available on its website: <a href="https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The vetting APP outlines the criteria that forces should consider when determining the level of vetting clearance which is to be applied to a post rather than a particular rank. This includes whether the post requires access to particularly sensitive information and/or assets.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 2387 question first answered 21/11/2023 14:29:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton

1670576

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
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 have discussions with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on the (a) circumstances which led the police to cancel a prayer walk for Israel and the Jewish people, organised by Christian Action Against Anti-Antisemitism to take place in Golders Green on 21 October 2023, (b) the basis on which the police determined that tweets by supporters of a pro-Palestinian march scheduled for the same day seven miles away constituted a sufficient level of threat to require cancellation of the Golders Green event and (c) whether the police plan to investigate those tweets further.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	2242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is in regular contact with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) regarding the recent protests following the devastating events in Israel.</p><p>The management of protests is an operational matter for the police, as are decisions around investigations. The Home Office cannot intervene on specific operational decisions of this nature, to do so would undermine their independence.</p><p>The MPS have confirmed that an officer provided advice and guidance to the organisers of the prayer walk. Following those discussions, a decision was made by the organiser to cancel the vigil.</p><p>The MPS do not have the power to prohibit a public procession without the consent of the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/11/2023 14:31:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1670701

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice his Department provides to rescue services that pick up migrants in small boats in the English Channel in (a) international and (b) UK territorial waters on where they can land those rescued; and what (i) domestic and (ii) international legal advice he has received on whether they can be landed on the territory of the last safe country from which they embarked.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	2243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>Rescues of people making dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossings of the Channel in small boats are directed and coordinated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and are subject to the UK's obligations under the SAR and SOLAS Conventions and UNCLOS. The policy on where, when and how those people are rescued therefore lies with MCA and not the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2023 15:22:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1670280

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugee integration loans were made in each of the last 5 years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	2060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2061 question first answered 20/11/2023 13:27:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1670282

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of refugee integration loans have been repaid in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	2061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2060 question first answered 20/11/2023 13:27:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1670285

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and related cases.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	2159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Information regarding legal fees is published regularly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 17:59:10 question first ministerially corrected 21/11/2023 18:00:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 2074 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1670319

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Policing Productivity Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the date by which he will next receive an update on the independent policing productivity review.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	2104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Policing Productivity Review was commissioned in August 2020 to produce clear, practical, and deliverable recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policing functions. They have provided their report to the Home Office, which has now been published.</p><p>The Government welcomes this review and is supportive of any effort to reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for the police to do their jobs. The Home Office is considering each of the recommendations and will engage with relevant stakeholders to respond to the report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/11/2023 17:03:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1670322

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
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 to the public purse was of responding to legal challenges to the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership as of 15 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2023 17:15:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1670323

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is contractually obligated to pay any further monies to the Rwandan Government as part of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership as of 15 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The details of the funding agreement are confidential in order to maintain commercial sensitivity and preserve a safe space to negotiate bilateral agreements.</p><p>In terms of payments to Rwanda, as previously published we have provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120 million into its economic and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has been focused in areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and job creation.</p><p>In advance of flights taking place, a separate £20 million was also paid last year to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals. We will not enter into speculation as to what the final costs of the partnership may be nor provide a running commentary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2023 12:15:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson