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752738

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 effectiveness of powers available to the police to deal with illegal traveller encampments in (a) England and (b) Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	5075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a range of existing powers available for both the police and local authorities to tackle unauthorised encampments. The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provides specific powers to the police to move travellers from unauthorised encampments if certain criteria are met. The Home Office work closely with the police to ensure these powers are effective. However, the decision on whether to use these powers and remove travellers from a site is an independent decision to be made by the police.</p><p>A summary of the powers available to deal with unauthorised encampments has been published on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/07/2017 15:49:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

752981

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letters of 5 July 2016, 19 July 2016, and 17 February 2017 from the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield regarding a constituent's immigration case.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	5600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The letters of 5 and 19 July 2016 and 17 February 2017, were responded to on 26 July 2016 and 31 March 2017 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2017 11:24:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

722149

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police authorities spent on the provision of diversionary courses for speed awareness in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how to use available resources according to local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/04/2017 14:44:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

683049

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many designated road traffic officers there have been in each police force in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	62769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, as part of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins. These data include officers whose primary function is “Road Policing”. Officers with multiple responsibilities are recorded under their primary function.</p><p>The data requested on traffic officers are provided in the table attached. Data for years prior to 2015 were collected under a different framework, with different definitions, and are therefore not directly comparable with data as at 31 March 2015 or 2016.</p><p>Some forces are unable to make a clear distinction between certain functions and therefore record the majority of, or all, employees under one function. In particular, some forces have employees who work within units whose function is to provide both roads policing and armed policing. Reclassification of roles within a force can lead to fluctuations in the number of officers in a particular role between years<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/02/2017 10:55:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name Table - PQ 62769.xls title Police Data Table
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

683053

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by each police force for road traffic offences in each quarter since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	62805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of offences dealt via a fixed penalty notice (FPNs) by each police force in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication. This covers all offences dealt with via a fixed penalty notice, but does not include those dealt with via prosecution or driver retraining courses.</p><p> </p><p>These data are collected and published annually, with data not held centrally for individual quarters. The latest data, up to the calendar year 2015, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561976/fixed-penalty-notices-police-powers-procedures-hosb1516-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561976/fixed-penalty-notices-police-powers-procedures-hosb1516-tables.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>How road traffic offences are enforced is an operational matter for the police, while decisions on the size and composition of a force’s workforce are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/02/2017 10:55:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

655705

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel: Travel
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 30 November 2016 to Question 54294, what assessment she has made of whether the criteria for advanced security checks for the Registered Traveller Service are compatible with the Government's obligations under international law.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	56868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>A full suite of enhanced checks are carried out at the point of application for the Registered Traveller Service and at the renewal stage; for reasons of security we are not able to detail these separately. A real-time list of individuals enrolled on Registered Traveller is stored on a secure IT system and both the individual and their travel document are checked against this system upon entry to the UK.</p><p>Registered Traveller membership does not guarantee entry to the UK. RTS members still have to meet the usual criteria and must follow the conditions of any leave to enter or remain in the UK. RTS members are removed from the service if they no longer qualify.</p><p>Individuals applying to use the Registered Traveller Service must meet the usual criteria for entry to the UK under the Immigration Rules and pass the advanced security checks that apply to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 56869 56870 question first answered 21/12/2016 10:48:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

655706

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel: Travel
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 30 November 2016 to Question 54294, what criteria in advanced security checks allow the Border Force to assess whether an applicant is suitable to join or remain in the Registered Traveller Service.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	56869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>A full suite of enhanced checks are carried out at the point of application for the Registered Traveller Service and at the renewal stage; for reasons of security we are not able to detail these separately. A real-time list of individuals enrolled on Registered Traveller is stored on a secure IT system and both the individual and their travel document are checked against this system upon entry to the UK.</p><p>Registered Traveller membership does not guarantee entry to the UK. RTS members still have to meet the usual criteria and must follow the conditions of any leave to enter or remain in the UK. RTS members are removed from the service if they no longer qualify.</p><p>Individuals applying to use the Registered Traveller Service must meet the usual criteria for entry to the UK under the Immigration Rules and pass the advanced security checks that apply to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 56868 56870 question first answered 21/12/2016 10:48:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

655707

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel: Travel
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 30 November 2016 to Question 54294, whether the advanced security checks for the Registered Traveller Service include an assessment of whether the applicant has acted or has contributed to actions in contravention of the Geneva Convention or the Hague regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	56870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>A full suite of enhanced checks are carried out at the point of application for the Registered Traveller Service and at the renewal stage; for reasons of security we are not able to detail these separately. A real-time list of individuals enrolled on Registered Traveller is stored on a secure IT system and both the individual and their travel document are checked against this system upon entry to the UK.</p><p>Registered Traveller membership does not guarantee entry to the UK. RTS members still have to meet the usual criteria and must follow the conditions of any leave to enter or remain in the UK. RTS members are removed from the service if they no longer qualify.</p><p>Individuals applying to use the Registered Traveller Service must meet the usual criteria for entry to the UK under the Immigration Rules and pass the advanced security checks that apply to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 56868 56869 question first answered 21/12/2016 10:48:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

642272

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the extension of the UK Registered Travel Service to Israeli citizens will have any conditions or exemptions to those Israeli citizens who (a) live in settlements in the West Bank, (b) take part in demolitions or settlement constructors in the West Bank, (c) operate on land expropriated from Palestinians, (d) exploit non-renewable resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and (e) are in breach of other areas of international law.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	54294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Registered Traveller Service (RTS) is a secure membership service which provides expedited border clearance to carefully vetted individuals from a specific number of approved countries/territories including Israel.</p><p>Individuals must meet the usual criteria for entry to the UK. Applicants undergo advanced security checks which allows Border Force to make an assessment of whether or not the applicant is suitable to join or remain on the Service. Applicants with any criminal convictions are automatically excluded from consideration for the Registered Traveller Service.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/11/2016 16:23:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

604881

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Musicians: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on a US neo-Nazi music band entering the UK to perform concerts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	49156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has received representations from the Scottish Government, two MPs and a petition organised by Hope Not Hate. We have also received correspondence from members of the public.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/10/2016 17:39:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 15759 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden