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1697970

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing migrant victims of domestic abuse to access support from (a) police and (b) statutory services.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	19998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Victims are entitled to access services under the Victims Code regardless of their resident status, including support services. They are rightly able to access statutory services irrespective of their immigration status and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. As an example, the statutory guidance for the Duty to Provide Safe Accommodation under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act is clear that this provision is for all victims of domestic abuse, including migrant survivors with insecure immigration status.</p><p>The government has kept the range of support under review and have made recent changes.</p><p>We allocated up to £5.6 million from April 2021 until March 2025 for the Support for Migrant Victim Scheme, which provides a support net for migrant victims of abuse with no recourse to public funds. And we have expanded access to the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC) to partners of workers or students, giving 3 months recourse to public funds whilst they potentially apply for an appropriate immigration status or return to their country of origin if it is safe for them to do so.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 26/03/2024 15:10:32 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1697402

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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, if he will publish details on the (a) level of financial and (b) other incentives his Department plans to offer to asylum seekers to encourage them to voluntarily relocate to Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	19626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Voluntary relocation to Rwanda builds on our already widely used voluntary returns scheme – details of this can be found at the following link:- <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65f864aece4c150011a15081%2Fvoluntary%2Band%2Bassisted%2Bdepartures.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRena.Cole%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb70298bf49c34830f2d408dc499b2f04%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638466178045298722%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6FJ7HxojdiXhMsUjW7HA1BocGyqG9dFONoyPsD%2B25Yc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Voluntary and assisted departures.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2024 15:17:17 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1697473

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to ensure that drivers are aware of the introduction of new ultra speed cameras.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to the traffic authority, the police and other agencies to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them.</p><p> </p><p>This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 19685 19686 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:49:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697475

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department had discussions with (a) road safety groups and (b) the public prior to the (i) approval and (ii) rollout of VECTOR-SR cameras.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to the traffic authority, the police and other agencies to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them.</p><p> </p><p>This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 19683 19686 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:49:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697477

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
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 ensure that the VECTOR-SR speed cameras are (a) visible to road users and (b) compliant with regulations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to the traffic authority, the police and other agencies to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them.</p><p> </p><p>This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 19683 19685 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:49:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697478

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Heathrow Border Force staff have been asked to accept new terms and conditions as part of the Heathrow Change Programme; and how many such staff are (a) women and (b) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	19702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>No members of staff have been asked to accept new terms and conditions. All staff were given a range of options on which they could make the decision which best suited them.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/03/2024 15:22:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1697489

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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, on (a) how many occasions and (b) what dates he has intervened in a fire and rescue authority under section 22 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	19572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Fire policy transferred from the Department for Communities and Local Government to the Home Office on 5 January 2016. Since then, there have been no formal interventions in the operations of a fire and rescue authority by the Secretary of State in England under section 22 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. We do not hold any information for the period prior to the machinery of government changes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/03/2024 16:17:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1697490

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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: 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 times since 26 October 2022 the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire has met (a) current and (b) former firefighters who have experienced bullying, discrimination or sexual harassment at work.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	19573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire has prioritised engagement with the sector on integrity matters. This has included Chief Fire Officers, Fire and Rescue Authority Chairs, His Majesty’s Inspectorate, the National Fire Chiefs Council, the Local Government Association and representative groups such as the Fire Brigades Union. In addition to regularly meeting frontline firefighters and police officers when visiting fire and police stations.</p><p>He will continue to meet with sector leaders to hear first-hand on these issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire has corresponded with both current and former staff in fire and rescue services, who have raised concerns regarding bullying, harassment, and discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will continue to call for action to ensure fire and rescue services are welcoming, respectful workplaces that enable all individuals who work in them to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/03/2024 16:22:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1697494

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	19574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>We are revising the Fire National Framework for England to embed the reforms set out in the Government Response to the White Paper. The Framework sets priorities and objectives for Fire and Rescue Authorities in England in connection with the discharge of their functions. We are engaging partners to shape our proposals and key themes.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to launch a public consultation on the revisions later this year.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/03/2024 16:19:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1697501

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the number of vulnerable women held in immigration detention.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	19666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office are committed to ensuring the proper protection and treatment of women, including vulnerable women, in detention and will seek to facilitate voluntary return as an alternative to detention and enforced removal. Further information can be found in published operational guidance <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f59cced915d74e6229ee2/DSO_06-2016_women_in_the_detention_estate.pdf" target="_blank">DSO 06/2016 Women in the Detention Estate</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We fully accept that some groups of individuals can be at particular risk of harm in immigration detention. This is the basis of the adults at risk in immigration detention policy <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6396f390d3bf7f3f8106c3fe/DSO_08_2016_AAR.pdf" target="_blank">DSO 08/2016 Management of adults at risk in immigration detention</a>, which strengthens the presumption against detention for vulnerable individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Women who are victims of torture, trafficking or sexual violence are all covered by the adults at risk in immigration detention policy. Anyone who falls within the scope of the policy is regarded as unsuitable for detention unless the specific immigration circumstances in their case are considered to outweigh the vulnerability issues.</p><p> </p><p>Plans are in place to convert Derwentside immigration removal centre (IRC) from a female only centre, into a detained facility for men, reducing female capacity across the existing estate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2024 15:20:26 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves