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100664

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on excluding foreign university students from net immigration targets.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	211742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Net migration statistics are produced by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). In line with the internationally agreed UN definition, these statistics define a migrant as someone changing their normal place of residence for more than a year. This includes students in net migration in the same way as other migrants. Other countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand also include students in their net migration figures. <br><br>Net migration measures the difference between the number of peoplecoming the UK and the number leaving, so if students return home after<br>their studies, their impact on long-term net migration will be minimal. The ONS has recently improved its methodology so that it is possible to<br>better identify students in the emigration flows to give a more accurate measure of the contribution of students to overall net migration.In the last year, 124,000 non-EU students came to Britain to stay for more than 12 months, and the ONS estimates that only 50,000 left the country. <br><br>All migrants who are in the UK for 12 months or more have an impact on our communities, infrastructure and public services. Changing the way we measure migration would not make any difference to our student migration policy. There is no cap on the number of students who can come to the UK, and the county remains open to the brightest and the best.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2014 14:46:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

100739

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Meat: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to prevent the illegal importation of bushmeat into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	211776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Border Force is responsible for enforcing anti-smuggling controls at points of entry into Great Britain to detect imports of illegal meat and other products of animal origin arriving from outside the European Union. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for these controls at points of entry into Northern Ireland. <br><br>Border Force seizes animal products that are imported outside the veterinary checks regime under the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 in England and equivalent regulations covering Scotland and Wales. <br><br>Border Force liaises with local authorities when meat is detected arriving from another country within the European Union.<br><br>Border Force operates intelligence led anti-smuggling controls on meat to detect illegal imports carried by arriving passengers, in freight and in postal traffic. Border Force works closely with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to ensure its targeting is responsive to the latest animal disease risk assessments and changing threats at the border. Most recently Border Force has been involved in the cross government response to the current outbreak of Ebola and has adjusted its targeting of illegal meat to take account of this risk. Border Force also deploys a pool of detector dogs specifically trained to detect illegal meat.<br><br>Border Force treats all meat as potentially hazardous and infected and all seized meat is secured and incinerated strictly in accordance with animal health regulations.<br><br>Meat seized by Border Force will include bushmeat, for which there is no precise definition but is accepted to be the meat of wild animals hunted for food. <br><br>In addition to the enforcement activity carried out at the border, Border Force works closely with the National Crime Agency who can investigate and prosecute serious offenders. Border Force and Defra actively deter the illegal importation of Products of Animal Origin by communicating clearly what the legal requirements are for bringing meat into the UK and why the controls are needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2014 13:32:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 24614 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

100740

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
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 length of time taken to process firearms licensing (a) applications and (b) renewals is in each region.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	211745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2014 answer text <p>Firearms licensing is administered by the police. The Home Office does not hold information about the time taken by forces to process firearms licences.<br><br>There is ongoing work by government and the police to improve the efficiency of the system. An important component for this is the development of an onlinesystem called eCommerce which is being developed by the police as part of a business change programme to standardise and improve turnaround times.<br><br>Information about the number of firearms certificates issued in each region of England and Wales is published in &quot;Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales 2013/14&quot; which is available on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014</a><br><br>Information relating to the number of certificates issued in Scotland can be found on the Scottish Government website at: <br><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0</a> <br><br>The Police Service of Northern Ireland lists its statistical outputs on the PSNI Statistics page of its website at: <br><a href="http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm" target="_blank">http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm</a>. However, there are no series of statistics that are directly comparable to those for England and Wales or Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 211743 211744 question first answered 31/10/2014 15:04:25 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

100741

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms certificates were issued in each region and constituent part of the UK in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	211744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2014 answer text <p>Firearms licensing is administered by the police. The Home Office does not hold information about the time taken by forces to process firearms licences.<br><br>There is ongoing work by government and the police to improve the efficiency of the system. An important component for this is the development of an onlinesystem called eCommerce which is being developed by the police as part of a business change programme to standardise and improve turnaround times.<br><br>Information about the number of firearms certificates issued in each region of England and Wales is published in &quot;Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales 2013/14&quot; which is available on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014</a><br><br>Information relating to the number of certificates issued in Scotland can be found on the Scottish Government website at: <br><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0</a> <br><br>The Police Service of Northern Ireland lists its statistical outputs on the PSNI Statistics page of its website at: <br><a href="http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm" target="_blank">http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm</a>. However, there are no series of statistics that are directly comparable to those for England and Wales or Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 211743 211745 question first answered 31/10/2014 15:04:25 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

100742

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target time frames is for processing firearms licences.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	211743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2014 answer text <p>Firearms licensing is administered by the police. The Home Office does not hold information about the time taken by forces to process firearms licences.<br><br>There is ongoing work by government and the police to improve the efficiency of the system. An important component for this is the development of an onlinesystem called eCommerce which is being developed by the police as part of a business change programme to standardise and improve turnaround times.<br><br>Information about the number of firearms certificates issued in each region of England and Wales is published in &quot;Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales 2013/14&quot; which is available on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-march-2014</a><br><br>Information relating to the number of certificates issued in Scotland can be found on the Scottish Government website at: <br><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/4039/0</a> <br><br>The Police Service of Northern Ireland lists its statistical outputs on the PSNI Statistics page of its website at: <br><a href="http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm" target="_blank">http://www.psni.police.uk/directory/updates/updates_statistics.htm</a>. However, there are no series of statistics that are directly comparable to those for England and Wales or Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 211744 211745 question first answered 31/10/2014 15:04:24 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

100743

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parliament Square: Demonstrations
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 the police response to the demonstration in Parliament Square on 21 October 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	211761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have received no representations relating to the police response to the demonstration in Parliament Square on 21 October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/10/2014 11:13:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

100744

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to the police on co-operation with the Food Standards Agency and the new Food Crime Unit; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	211751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has not issued any guidance to the police. The City of London Police will second police officers to the Food Crime Unit as part of their role as the national lead for fraud. It is the responsibility of the College of Policing's national policing business areas to appoint, as appropriate a national business policing lead for this work and to secure the engagement of forces nationally with this initiative.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/10/2014 11:12:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

100745

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on lowering the minimum income threshold limit required by those wishing to bring family members to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	211715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>We keep the family Immigration Rules under regular review in light of all feedback on their operation. However, we have no plans to lower the minimum income threshold required to bring family members to the UK under those rules. In its 11 July 2014 judgment in MM and Others the Court of Appeal upheld the lawfulness of the requirement and found that it strikes a fair balance between the interests of those affected and the community in general.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2014 14:18:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

100747

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has reclassified fraud as a notifiable recorded offence.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	211711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Fraud is a group of offences that consists of several different offence types. Fraud offences have always been recorded as notifiable offences. There has not been any recent major reclassification of these offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 29/10/2014 13:30:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

100749

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes have been made to the process of recording notifiable recorded crime categories since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	211713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) governs the recording of Notifiable Offences by the Police. There have been no changes to NCRS since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 30/10/2014 11:45:09 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane