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834597

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: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that Russian-UK dual nationals who are unable to renew their passport due to their Russian maiden name being on their UK passport and also unable to return to Russia to update their name on their Russian passport and return without a valid UK passport can renew their passports and be exempt from the single identity on a passport rule.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	126045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Dual nationals changing their name on a foreign passport must follow the rules and regulations of that country and HM Passport Office is unable to assist in the change of name process. In the absence of a British passport a Certificate of Right of Abode can be affixed to a foreign passport confirming the holders right to enter the UK without immigration restriction which will enable them to leave and re-enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:22:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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

834636

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: 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 assessment she has made of the effect of planned passport fee increases on people without access to internet services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	126084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>With over 90 per cent of adults in the UK having access to the internet, and third parties being permitted to apply on a person’s behalf, it has been assessed that the vast majority of people will face no obstacle to applying for their passport online.</p><p>However, Her Majesty’s Passport Office is developing further help for those who wish to apply online, which includes exploring options for making services available from the High Street and by working in conjunction with community support groups.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

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

834648

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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124424, on Refugees, what guidance has been issued to job centre staff on the new scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	126096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The scheme involves contacting the refugees at the point when they are granted their status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p><p>The scheme was first put in place in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region and extended to other regions of the UK after it was found that it ensured that the persons received a prompt appointment and consideration of their benefits applications could therefore begin.</p><p>The scheme is designed to ensure that the refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before their Home Office support ends. Further information about the scheme will be published in due course.</p><p>All frontline DWP staff have access to operational instructions that explain the support available to refugees. Staff in the areas where the refugees have been accommodated by the Home Office have received full information to make them aware of the scheme and the need to process the claims quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126097 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:25:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

834649

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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124424, what the evidential basis was for the conclusion that the new scheme was tested successfully.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	126097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The scheme involves contacting the refugees at the point when they are granted their status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p><p>The scheme was first put in place in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region and extended to other regions of the UK after it was found that it ensured that the persons received a prompt appointment and consideration of their benefits applications could therefore begin.</p><p>The scheme is designed to ensure that the refugees receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before their Home Office support ends. Further information about the scheme will be published in due course.</p><p>All frontline DWP staff have access to operational instructions that explain the support available to refugees. Staff in the areas where the refugees have been accommodated by the Home Office have received full information to make them aware of the scheme and the need to process the claims quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 126096 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:25:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield