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1200960

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the adequacy of Government funding allocated to the recruitment of 6,000 police officers by March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	903015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by giving policing the biggest funding increase in a decade.</p><p>In total we’re increasing the funding available to the policing system by over £1bn this year.</p><p>In order to help recruit we are giving PCCs an additional £700 million this year to help deliver the recruitment of 6,000 additional officers by the end of March 2021; we have already recruited 3000 new officers.</p><p>We are giving the police the resources they need to fight crime and keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/06/2020 15:10:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1199998

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: 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 she is taking to strengthen the Domestic Abuse Bill so that children affected by domestic abuse have a statutory right to specialist support services.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	54249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Domestic Abuse Bill, as introduced on 3 March, includes a new statutory duty on tier one local authorities in England to provide support to victims of domestic abuse, and their children, within safe accommodation. Paragraph 207 of the Explanatory Notes which accompany the Bill provides examples of the support that may be provided, including children’s support such as play therapy and child advocacy.</p><p>To enable us to better understand the complex landscape for community-based support for all victims, including children, the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner has agreed to undertake an in-depth exploration of the current community-based support landscape over 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will then work with the Commissioner to understand the needs identified and develop options on how best to address them.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2020 13:46:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1199999

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Coronavirus
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 protect children and young people from child sexual abuse at home and online during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	54250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>We are acutely aware that the necessary guidelines about social distancing and self-isolation may leave the victims of hidden crime, such as child sexual abuse, feeling especially vulnerable. For some children, home is not the safe-haven it should be, and more time spent online means children may be at increased risk of online harms.</p><p>We have responded swiftly to the risks posed by COVID-19, working closely with Law Enforcement, the UK Intelligence Community, safeguarding partners and the third sector to assess the threat and ensure they have the resources they need to tackle offending and provide the greatest protection for vulnerable children.</p><p>We are further working across government and agencies to ensure that teachers, parents and carers have access to the support they need to help keep children safe online. As part of this the National Crime Agency have launched the #OnlineSafetyAtHome campaign, the Department for Education has published interim safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges encouraging them to disseminate advice on online safety and we have published guidance for parents and carers on gov.uk.</p><p>As part of this the Government made £1.6 million available immediately for the NSPCC to expand and promote its national helpline for adults. We also worked across government, with the NCA and industry to ensure that teachers, parents and carers have access to the support they need to help keep children safe online.</p><p>On 21st May, the Prime Minister hosted a virtual summit focused on ‘hidden harms’, including child sexual abuse. The virtual summit brought key decision makers together to share insight, best practice and agree an approach for tackling these crimes as we move towards easing lockdown measures.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the summit, the Home Secretary announced that £9.86 million is being allocated to the National Crime Agency to improve its ability to tackle perpetrators seeking to offend against children via the Dark Web. An additional £3.36 million is being committed to further improve our understanding and tackle all aspects of the child sexual abuse threat. We will also launch a £2.8 million transformation fund to promote and embed best practice in Child Sexual Abuse victim support.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Summit, we have sought to engage stakeholders within communities who could support in identifying vulnerable children, by delivering communications that highlight how to spot the signs of abuse and neglect, as well as where to report concerns. The aim is to improve our collective ability to detect and respond to a range harms, including at home.</p><p>The Home Office will distribute £7.8 million in emergency support for charities helping vulnerable children who have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. We are working closely with other government departments to identify an approach for disbursing the proportion of the £360 million charities funding allocated directly from government departments to vulnerable children’s charities, with the aim to implement the approach as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/06/2020 13:48:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1200187

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: Veterans
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 oral statement of 2 June 2020 by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Official Report, column 682 on Hong Kong National Security Legislation: UK Response, and his response at column 691 that the Home Office is considering representations on behalf of former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were not awarded UK passports between 1990 and 1997, if she will make it her policy that the estimated remaining 250 to 300 military and naval veterans and their families will now be permitted to apply for UK passports.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	53989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday 2 June 2020, as a Government and as a country we are extremely grateful to those who served in the Hong Kong Military Service Corps. This situation is being kept under review in light of recent events.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:34:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1199491

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Repayments
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 changes to the Immigration Rules announced on 14 May 2020, if her Department will refund people who have had to apply to extend their visas in the UK as a family member of a British citizen who has dual nationality.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	53660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The statement of changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 14 May will amend the EU Settlement Scheme so that family members of the People of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens. This delivers the commitment made in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ agreement which restored the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland will be able to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from 24 August.</p><p> </p><p>Family members of the people of Northern Ireland who have paid a fee to secure immigration status under another route, such as the UK’s family Immigration Rules, or who do so in order to come to the UK or to extend their stay before 24 August, will not be refunded.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:36:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1199717

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: 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 plans she has to extend the graduate work visa to students who currently hold a Tier 4 Visa.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	53481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Graduate route will be launched in the Summer of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible for the route, students must successfully complete a degree at undergraduate level or above at a Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance and hold valid leave as a student when the route is introduced. Students who complete their courses prior to the introduction of the route will not be eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Current Tier 4 students can benefit from the route, if their leave expires after the route is introduced, regardless of when their courses commenced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:38:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199722

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
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 extending the proposed support the Government is offering British national overseas (BNO) passport holders to all people who are eligible for BNO status but might not currently hold a valid passport.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	53567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The practical details are still being worked out, but I can confirm amendments to the arrangements for BN(O)s will be applicable to all BN(O) status holders.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:37:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1199830

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of immigration fees was that her Department collected from Commonwealth-born armed forces (a) service personnel, (b) veterans and (c) dependants in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	53438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Amounts received in immigration fees are not differentiated between the various categories in which they are received. We do not have a separate code or field for fees collected from Commonwealth-born armed forces, whether service personnel, veterans or dependents. Our ledger will therefore not allow us to provide this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>Visa and immigration income data is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. See page 137 of the Home Office 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts for the most recent disclosure of visa and immigration income.</p><p><strong>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2020 13:39:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1197982

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent that was classified as Official Development Assistance in each of the last five years, and what the (a) individual projects or (b) budget headings were for that spending.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	52009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Departments Official Development Assistance spend in each of the last two years is published at https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/department/HO we have recently updated that to include spend dating back to 2015/2016. It may take until June 12 for the update to be reflected on the website.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 12:03:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197986

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
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 the effect of her proposed future immigration policy on net international migration to (a) the UK and (b) each of the devolved nations.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	52068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The effect of the proposed future immigration policy on net migration to the UK and impact on inflows to regions and devolved nations has been assessed in the corresponding Impact Assessment (IA) for the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill. This analysis does not account for the impact of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The published IA can be found here:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885682/2020-05-18_IA_ImmSSC_Billl_v21_with_Signature.pdf</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/06/2020 14:35:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald