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1235809

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to ensure that safe and legal pathways remain open from 2021 for unaccompanied children within Europe (a) with and (b) without families in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	91780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to ensuring eligible individuals seeking asylum in Europe, including unaccompanied children, who have family members in the UK can continue to be transferred under the Dublin III Regulation throughout the transition period. Furthermore, the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 include ‘saving’ provisions under which transfer requests under the Dublin family reunion provisions which entered the system before the end of the transition period will continue to be processed after that date.</p><p>The UK has presented a genuine and sincere offer to the EU on a future reciprocal arrangement for the family reunion of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in either the EU or the UK, with specified family members in the UK or the EU, where it is in the child’s best interests. On 19 May we published draft legal text as a constructive contribution to negotiations.</p><p>Furthermore, we continue to provide safe and legal routes to bring families together through our refugee family reunion Rules, and Part 8 and Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. These routes have not been affected by the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/09/2020 14:55:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1232082

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police staff, (c) National Crime Agency staff and (d) UK Border Force staff have been (i) suspended and (ii) dismissed for racism in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	86124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>A &amp; B) The Home Office collects and publishes information annually on the outcome of misconduct proceedings and criminal investigations involving police officers, including the number of officers that have been dismissed following proceedings. However, information on the reason for dismissal is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>The latest data on the outcomes following misconduct proceedings, which covers cases in the year ending March 2019, is available here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CIan.Balbi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7c49a6ea3fc84e42b09408d812974d62%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637279788326284378&amp;sdata=%2Bszgj2iARrfzOkeUZM30tmgw9prkPPQGUCP0rQRIWqc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2019</a>.</p><p>The College of Policing publish data annually relating to those who have been dismissed from policing and placed on the Police Barred List. The most recent data shows that, in the period ending 31 March 2019, 15 officers and 7 members of police staff were dismissed under the category ‘equality and diversity’. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.college.police.uk/News/Collegenews/Documents/Barred_List_2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.college.police.uk/News/Collegenews/Documents/Barred_List_2019.pdf</a></p><p>Suspension of police officers or police staff is a matter for local forces. The Home Office does not collect or store this data.</p><p>C) No NCA officer has been suspended on grounds of racism in the last 3 years. There has been one dismissal of an NCA officer on racism grounds in the last 3 years.</p><p>D) Border Force does not hold the data on suspensions on the grounds of racism in the last three years. There has been one dismissal of a Border Force officer on racism grounds in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/09/2020 16:01:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1230577

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2020 to Question 64881 on Refugees, what progress she has made on recommencing (a) refugee resettlement programmes and (b) the community sponsorship scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	84313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>We are working on detailed plans to recommence resettlement arrivals as soon as it is safe and operationally viable to do so.</p><p>The resumption of refugee resettlement arrivals, including community sponsorship, remains dependent on a number of factors including: restarting flights from refugee host countries; the lifting of restrictions imposed by the governments of those countries and in the UK; the ability of our international partners to operate; the reopening of the UK’s visa application centres; local authority and central government capacity in light of COVID-19; and recovery of the asylum system from the impact of COVID-19.</p><p>We continue to closely monitor the situation and remain in regular dialogue with our international and domestic stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/09/2020 13:10:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1229558

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unexplained wealth orders have been sought in each financial year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	82224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Since implementation in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) were sought in relation to four cases:</p><p>Three UWOs were obtained in relation to one case 2017/18</p><p>Five UWOs were obtained in relation to three cases in 2019/20 (three UWOs in relation to one case were discharged on appeal)</p><p>The annual asset recovery statistical bulletin contains UWO statistics. The next statistical bulletin will be published this month (September 2020).</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2020 15:11:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1227262

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of racism in British policing.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	78786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2020 answer text <p>Racism, in any form, is abhorrent and has no place in policing. The power of the police to fulfil their duties is wholly dependent on their ability to secure and maintain public confidence and respect.</p><p> </p><p>We have put in place measures to ensure that policing is subject to appropriate levels of transparency and accountability – with regular inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) of the way forces engage with communities, publication of data on the use of police powers, including stop and search, and strengthening the police complaints and discipline systems.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) publishes a range of information and statistics on police complaints and in 2019 submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee, as part of the committee’s inquiry into “Macpherson 20 years on”, setting out findings from a series of Public Confidence Surveys carried out since 2004.</p><p> </p><p>The College of Policing publishes data annually on officers and staff who have been dismissed and placed on the Police Barred List.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/09/2020 16:04:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1227646

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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, when her Department plans to publish the Policy Equality Statement for the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	78787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Policy Equality Statement for the EU Settlement Scheme will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/09/2020 09:08:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1222877

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the independent review of Prevent is planned to recommence; and what plans the Government has to involve representatives of civil society in that review.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	72240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>A full and open competition to appoint the next Independent Reviewer of Prevent was launched on 27 April 2020 and applications for this post closed on 22 June 2020. The successful candidate will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Review will restart once the new Reviewer is in place. It will be for the new Independent Reviewer to decide how he or she wants to run the Review. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, our priority will be to ensure that the Review can be undertaken properly and safely.</p><p>Engaging with civil society organisations, members of communities and other external partners will be an important part of the Review.</p><p>The way the Reviewer decides to involve civil society will reflect the prevailing circumstances in the country.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2020 16:48:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1222878

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is consulting with local authorities on an expansion of the Prevent programme while the independent review of Prevent is ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	72241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engage with local partners to assess and review Prevent delivery to see where improvements can be made. This ongoing process includes obtaining feedback from local authorities on the current model of Prevent local delivery. No decisions have been taken on future delivery models.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/07/2020 15:45:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1222496

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Security
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 Answer of 1 November 2019 to Question 4350; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on foreign agents' registration.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	71837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The risks posed to the UK from hostile state activity have both grown and diversified. We have to ensure that we have the necessary powers to meet current and evolving threats to the UK, both domestically and overseas.</p><p>The Home Office is continuing to review the legislation relating to hostile state activity to assess whether additional powers are required to clamp down on the activities of hostile states which threaten the UK.</p><p>As part of this, we are considering like-minded international partners’ legislation to see whether the UK would benefit from adopting a form of foreign agent registration.</p><p>This work remains ongoing and has not reached conclusions yet.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2020 16:35:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1219880

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish further guidance for people on Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visas that have been extended to 31 July 2020 who may be unable to leave the UK by that date.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	67721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>There is not yet a date for when further guidance will be published on extensions beyond 31 July, as work is ongoing. The latest information can be found on GOV.UK at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</p><p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak. We recognise further adjustments are likely to be required to cater for all scenarios, and we are working through these to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/07/2020 08:53:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West