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834604

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have undertaken fire arms training in every year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the number of police officers that have undertaken firearms training. <br>The Home Office does publish the number of officers in England and Wales that have passed firearms training and are authorised to use firearms – “armed officers”. <br>The latest release of “Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales”, which includes the number of armed officers for the financial years ending March 2009 to March 2017, can be accessed here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2016-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2016-to-march-2017</a><br>The latest figures on armed officers, for the financial year ending March 2018, are due for publication in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2018 16:05:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834605

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police dogs are owned by (a) North Yorkshire Police and (b) other police forces.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold any information centrally on the number of police dogs owned by police forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2018 16:06:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834607

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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 steps she is taking to ensure that her Department's guidance is followed correctly by the medical profession when people apply for a firearms licence.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with voluntary arrangements introduced in 2016, the police write to the GP of those applying for a firearms licence to request relevant information regarding the applicant’s health before the firearms licence is issued. We know that there are significant variations in how GPs now respond to this request and we have been discussing with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations how greater consistency can be achieved in England and Wales. This includes the issue of fees being charged by GPs for providing initial information from a check of the applicant’s medical records, recognising that the decision whether to charge a fee and its level are matters which individual GPs have been determining.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126056 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:09:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834608

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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, if she will bring forward proposals to introduce a standard fee to be charged by all GPs for issuing a firearms licence.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with voluntary arrangements introduced in 2016, the police write to the GP of those applying for a firearms licence to request relevant information regarding the applicant’s health before the firearms licence is issued. We know that there are significant variations in how GPs now respond to this request and we have been discussing with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations how greater consistency can be achieved in England and Wales. This includes the issue of fees being charged by GPs for providing initial information from a check of the applicant’s medical records, recognising that the decision whether to charge a fee and its level are matters which individual GPs have been determining.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126055 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:09:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834615

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting passports with a five year duration to people aged over 75 at a reduced cost.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	126063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Passport Office issues 10 year passports to adults and 5 year passports to children under 16, and there are currently no plans to review this.</p><p>Passports are issued with a shorter validity for children for security reasons, due to the rapid change of appearance as the child grows; this is charged at a lower price due to the costs being spread across all passport fees. Making passports available with a shorter validity to additional age groups would require subsidy by other customers and impact the passport fee.</p><p>A special concession is offered for applicants born before 2 September 1929, who can apply for a passport free of charge. This was introduced for the Second World War generation in recognition of their contribution to the national effort during the war years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:43:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

834640

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes steps to provide support to refugees who receive leave to remain in the time between their receiving their (a) National Insurance number and (b) first universal credit payment; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their other essential living needs.</p><p>If they are granted refugee status this support stops 28 days after they are given notice of the decision and provided with a Biometric Residence Permit, which is the evidence they need to prove that they are able to take employment or apply for mainstream benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The permit now contains their national insurance number.</p><p>They are also contacted to see if they wish to apply for benefits and an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them if they say they do and require assistance.</p><p>This process is designed to ensure that refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before the 28 days period expires, either by full payment of the benefit or an advance payment of Universal Credit where this is needed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:39:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

834651

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parking Offences: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parking tickets were issued by the (a) Police and (b) PCSOs in (i) Dacorum, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England and Wales for obstruction of pavements in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data annually on the number of motoring offences dealt with via a fixed penalty notice (FPN) in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>The number of FPNs issued for ‘Obstruction, waiting and parking offences’ can be found in table ‘FPN_02’ of the ‘Fixed penalty notices for motoring offences’ tables. This table shows data on a calendar year basis, with the collection beginning in 2001</p><p>The latest data, up to the calendar year 2016, can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on who issued the FPN, or the monetary value of these penalties.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126100 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:08:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834652

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Parking Offences: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was accrued to the public purse as a result of parking tickets issued by (a) the police and (b) PCSOs in (i) Dacorum, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England and Wales for obstruction of pavements in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data annually on the number of motoring offences dealt with via a fixed penalty notice (FPN) in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>The number of FPNs issued for ‘Obstruction, waiting and parking offences’ can be found in table ‘FPN_02’ of the ‘Fixed penalty notices for motoring offences’ tables. This table shows data on a calendar year basis, with the collection beginning in 2001</p><p>The latest data, up to the calendar year 2016, can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2017</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on who issued the FPN, or the monetary value of these penalties.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 126099 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:08:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834684

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure the (a) adequacy and (b) consistency of guidance provided in non-straightforward asylum cases.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	126132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The decision to designate a case as ‘non straight forward’ must be discussed and agreed by an officer at least the grade of a Senior Executive Officer to ensure it is applied appropriately. In addition the guidance on these cases has recently been reviewed and redistributed across asylum teams to ensure it is applied consistently and that it does not discriminate against any individual groups.</p><p>Asylum Intake and Casework Senior Management have been in consultation with staff and partners on the new service standards and it is intended that these will be introduced later this year</p><p>Information regarding Asylum data is published as part of the Government’s Transparency agenda the latest release of which can be found at can be found at tab as 01q <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum</a>. This shows that in from April to September there were 9,883 asylum decisions made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126133 126134 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:38:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

834685

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 paragraph 6.3 of The Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report: An Inspection of the Home Office’s Asylum Intake & Casework April – August 2017, whether her department has identified new customer service standards for non-straightforward asylum cases; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	126133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The decision to designate a case as ‘non straight forward’ must be discussed and agreed by an officer at least the grade of a Senior Executive Officer to ensure it is applied appropriately. In addition the guidance on these cases has recently been reviewed and redistributed across asylum teams to ensure it is applied consistently and that it does not discriminate against any individual groups.</p><p>Asylum Intake and Casework Senior Management have been in consultation with staff and partners on the new service standards and it is intended that these will be introduced later this year</p><p>Information regarding Asylum data is published as part of the Government’s Transparency agenda the latest release of which can be found at can be found at tab as 01q <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017/list-of-tables#asylum</a>. This shows that in from April to September there were 9,883 asylum decisions made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126132 126134 question first answered 06/02/2018 16:38:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle