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1104718

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Turkey, (b) Bulgaria and (c) Greece on supporting their investigations into the movement of the suspect in the recent shootings in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	236383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>UK law enforcement and intelligence services regularly engage with international partners on issues of mutual interests. HMG has offered support to New Zealand in the aftermath of the attack in Christchurch.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/04/2019 16:52:54 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1104723

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mosques: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing the funding for the protection for mosques in line with that provided for the protection of synagogues via the grant administered by the Community Security Trust.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	236388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant was introduced in 2015 following a series of terrorist attacks against Jews and Jewish locations across Europe and the West, including Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels and Marseilles.</p><p>International terrorist propaganda, particularly by Daesh has repeatedly highlighted Jews as targets for terrorist attacks. The grant mainly funds security guarding at Jewish schools, nurseries and some synagogues</p><p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is specifically for the provision of protective security measures such as access control, fencing and lighting for places of worship that are vulnerable to hate crime attacks.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced a boost in funding for the hate crime Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6 million for 2019/20. This is double the amount awarded in 2018/19. In addition, £5 million over three years has been committed to providing security training to places of worship in England and Wales.</p><p>This funding marks a significant change in our funding for protective security for places of worship. We also committed to consult with communities on what more can and should be done to protect faith communities. If the threat changes or there is a sense that more money is needed, we will always look at how we should respond.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/04/2019 15:41:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1104725

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 support young EU nationals apply to the EU Settlement Scheme who may have difficulty in providing documentation proving their residency in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	236500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There is a range of support available to those who require assistance ap-plying to the Scheme.</p><p><br>Generally, children under 21 applying as the dependent of their parent or guardian only need to provide evidence of their relationship to the parent or guardian to be granted the same status.</p><p>There is no need for them to prove their own UK residence.</p><p><br>The Home Office is willing to accept a broad range of evidence of applicant’s residency in the UK. Applicants will need to provide one document only dated in the last six months to be granted pre-settled status.</p><p>Guidance on the evidence EU citizens can submit is available on gov.uk (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-uk-residence</a>).</p><p>If applicants do not have enough evidence, the Home Office’s EU Settlement Scheme Resolution Centre will work with them to confirm when they have been resident in the UK based on all the evidence available.</p><p>For vulnerable applicants, caseworkers will be able to exercise discretion on compassionate grounds, based on the range of evidence available. There is also support available through community organisations supported by the Home Office’s Grant Scheme funding.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 16:47:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1104726

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Coram Children’s Legal Centre's report entitled Making Brexit work for children, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for his policies of that report's recommendations on settlement status of EU national children in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	236501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has either already implemented, or intends to implement, the majority of Coram Children's Legal Centre's report on &quot;Making Brexit Work for Children&quot; recommendations on the settlement status of EU National Children in the UK.</p><p>For example, when the EU Settlement Scheme fully opens there will be no application fee. We are also developing guidance for local authorities applying on behalf of looked after children; and developing age-appropriate communications content and material for children.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/04/2019 17:34:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1104729

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Death and Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have had the highest incidence of knife-related (a) deaths and (b) injuries in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	236305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on (a) homicide and (b) assault with injury offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area only. It is not possible to disaggregate these data to a local authority level.</p><p>The most recently published information for offences involving knives or sharp instruments by Police Force Area is for the year to September 2018 and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773074/prc-knife-open-data-march2009-onwards-tables.ods.</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2019 15:51:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1104744

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in the seasonal workers pilot scheme have been ring-fenced for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	236504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 6 March (HCWS1380), this is a UK wide pilot and we have placed a specific duty on the scheme operators to ensure that all regions of the UK are able to benefit.</p><p>The pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of our immigration system at supporting the horticulture sector during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control and ensuring there are minimal impacts on local communities and public services. 2,500 places has been identified as the appropriate number for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236505 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:50:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1104745

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department used to determine the figure of 2,500 for non-EU workers for the seasonal workers pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	236505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 6 March (HCWS1380), this is a UK wide pilot and we have placed a specific duty on the scheme operators to ensure that all regions of the UK are able to benefit.</p><p>The pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of our immigration system at supporting the horticulture sector during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control and ensuring there are minimal impacts on local communities and public services. 2,500 places has been identified as the appropriate number for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236504 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:50:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1104746

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that the number of (a) NHS and (b) care workers recruited from (i) EEA and (ii) non-EEA countries is adequate for (A) current requirements and (B) requirements in the short term.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	236397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “the UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those who meet our requirements to come to the UK.</p><p>The White Paper also includes a transitional route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, wishing to fill positions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/04/2019 16:04:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1104747

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 cost to the public purse of establishing identity scanner locations to process applications for the EU settlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	236269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The application process for the EU Settlement Scheme is straightforward and user-friendly, and it is accessible on any smartphone, tablet or computer using internet browsers.</p><p>Additionally, as of 26 March, there are 40 locations across the UK where applicants can have their passport scanned and verified, if they choose to do so.</p><p>This is an entirely voluntary test phase and once the EU Settlement Scheme is fully open by 30 March, use of the EU Exit: Identity Document Check app will be optional. Applicants will be able to post their identity document to the Home Office to be checked and returned quickly. There will also be over 50 locations across the UK where applicants can have their passport scanned and verified to provide further options for applicants.</p><p>There is a charge for using the service, payable to the local authority, which is set to cover the costs of providing the service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236270 question first answered 02/04/2019 15:56:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1104750

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to extend the Tier 2 visa salary exemption for nurses to EEA nationals in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	236398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/04/2019 16:15:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown