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1688115

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects pension adjustments for police officers affected by the McCloud judgement to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	13615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Neither the policy responsibility nor administrative responsibility for police pension scheme falls to the Department of Work and Pensions. There have, therefore, been no such discussions.</p><p>The relevant legislation provides that all eligible members will be given a choice to remedy the discrimination set out in the McCloud judgment and that information should be provided to eligible members by 31 March 2025. Adjustments to individual members’ benefits are an administrative matter, and the police pension scheme is locally administered by each of the separate police forces in England and Wales (policing is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland).</p><p>The Home Office has policy responsibility for the police pension scheme but does not have any role in the administration of police pensions. Information on the progress of forces with the remedy process is therefore not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 13616 question first answered 19/02/2024 15:49:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1688116

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on pension adjustments for police officers affected by the McCloud judgement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	13616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Neither the policy responsibility nor administrative responsibility for police pension scheme falls to the Department of Work and Pensions. There have, therefore, been no such discussions.</p><p>The relevant legislation provides that all eligible members will be given a choice to remedy the discrimination set out in the McCloud judgment and that information should be provided to eligible members by 31 March 2025. Adjustments to individual members’ benefits are an administrative matter, and the police pension scheme is locally administered by each of the separate police forces in England and Wales (policing is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland).</p><p>The Home Office has policy responsibility for the police pension scheme but does not have any role in the administration of police pensions. Information on the progress of forces with the remedy process is therefore not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 13615 question first answered 19/02/2024 15:49:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1688119

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who applied for asylum who changed their religious adherence had their claim (a) granted and (b) refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	13488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>This information is not recorded in a reportable format.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding initial decisions on asylum applications, by outcome, is contained within the ASY_D02 tab of the Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement dataset: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include information regarding whether the asylum applicant changed their religion.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/02/2024 15:59:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1688120

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's procedure is for the verification of religious conversion when cited as a reason for the validity of an application for asylum.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	13489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims, including those based on religion or belief, are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations, so that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed Home Office policy guidance provides a framework for considering asylum claims, including those based on religious conversion, and all caseworkers receive extensive training and mentoring support before making such decisions.</p><p>Each individual assessment is made against the background of relevant case law and the latest available country of origin information. This is based on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national, and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office.</p><p> </p><p>The degree of weight to be given to evidence from church witnesses will depend on how much knowledge and experience a church witness has, and the individuals concerned, and the way in which the claimant may have engaged in church activities. Evidence from a senior church member is not considered to be determinative.</p><p>In such cases, decision-makers must decide whether a conversion is genuine on the balance of probabilities. Decision-makers must consider all evidence in the round, including, where relevant, such factors as the claimant’s participation in church activities, the timing of their conversion, their knowledge of the faith, and the opinions of other members of the congregation as to the genuineness of the conversion.</p><p>Protection is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or a claimant faces a real risk of serious harm. Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject to legal challenge where appropriate, either via appeal to the independent courts or through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once appeal rights are exhausted, they are liable for removal and enforcement action pursued where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 13490 question first answered 27/02/2024 14:01:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1688121

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role of the Church of England is on advising on the validity of religious conversion claims where the threat of religious persecution is given as a material basis for the claim.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	13490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims, including those based on religion or belief, are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations, so that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed Home Office policy guidance provides a framework for considering asylum claims, including those based on religious conversion, and all caseworkers receive extensive training and mentoring support before making such decisions.</p><p>Each individual assessment is made against the background of relevant case law and the latest available country of origin information. This is based on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national, and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office.</p><p> </p><p>The degree of weight to be given to evidence from church witnesses will depend on how much knowledge and experience a church witness has, and the individuals concerned, and the way in which the claimant may have engaged in church activities. Evidence from a senior church member is not considered to be determinative.</p><p>In such cases, decision-makers must decide whether a conversion is genuine on the balance of probabilities. Decision-makers must consider all evidence in the round, including, where relevant, such factors as the claimant’s participation in church activities, the timing of their conversion, their knowledge of the faith, and the opinions of other members of the congregation as to the genuineness of the conversion.</p><p>Protection is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or a claimant faces a real risk of serious harm. Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject to legal challenge where appropriate, either via appeal to the independent courts or through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once appeal rights are exhausted, they are liable for removal and enforcement action pursued where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 13489 question first answered 27/02/2024 14:01:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1688122

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of migrants who have had their claims for asylum rejected have been returned to Afghanistan in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	13491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on returns, by destination and year, are published in table Ret_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the end of September 2023. The data is not broken down by asylum-related status.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes data on asylum outcomes in the same release. Data on asylum refusals by nationality and year of decision are published in table Asy_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">‘Asylum and resettlement detailed tables’</a>. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the end of September 2023. The data do not include information about returns.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2024 15:59:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1688132

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Urdu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces in England and Wales have spent on translation services for English to Urdu in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	13505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information relating to the proportion of budgets spent on translation services for police forces.</p><p>Decisions on how to use funding and resources are an operational matter for Chief Constables. Police and Crime Commissioners are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 13506 13507 13512 question first answered 22/02/2024 17:40:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1688134

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations have been removed from the proscribed list since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Information on proscription, including deproscription, is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proscribed-terror-groups-or-organisations--2/proscribed-terrorist-groups-or-organisations-accessible-version#deproscription" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>Since 2015, three organisations have been deproscribed. The International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) was removed from the list of proscribed groups in March 2016, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) was removed in December 2017 and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) was removed in November 2019. All were removed following receipt of an application to deproscribe.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 22/02/2024 15:49:34 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1688135

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any county lines reported as closed in 2023 have re-opened as of 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government is determined to crack down on county lines gangs which is why we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to tackle the most violent and exploitative distribution model yet seen.</p><p>Since the Programme was launched in 2019, police activity has resulted in over 5,100 line closures, 15,600 arrests and 8,000 safeguarding referrals. This includes over 2,100 line closures by the Programme taskforces since April 2022, meeting the HMG Drugs Strategy commitment of closing over 2,000 by April 2025 in half the time.</p><p>The National County Lines Co-ordination Centre determines a line to be closed where there is evidence that the controlling gang is no longer capable of distributing drugs using that telephone number, with check backs to ensure the telephone number remains out of use.</p><p>Delivery of the County Lines Programme is overseen by the County Lines Task and Finish Group, which meets regularly to drive forward progress, monitor the impact of the funding, and identify challenges. The Task and Finish Group was established by the Home Office in October 2019 and has met 47 times to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 13519 question first answered 22/02/2024 17:44:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1688136

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	County Lines Task and Finish Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the County Lines Task and Finish Group met in each calendar year since it was established.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government is determined to crack down on county lines gangs which is why we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to tackle the most violent and exploitative distribution model yet seen.</p><p>Since the Programme was launched in 2019, police activity has resulted in over 5,100 line closures, 15,600 arrests and 8,000 safeguarding referrals. This includes over 2,100 line closures by the Programme taskforces since April 2022, meeting the HMG Drugs Strategy commitment of closing over 2,000 by April 2025 in half the time.</p><p>The National County Lines Co-ordination Centre determines a line to be closed where there is evidence that the controlling gang is no longer capable of distributing drugs using that telephone number, with check backs to ensure the telephone number remains out of use.</p><p>Delivery of the County Lines Programme is overseen by the County Lines Task and Finish Group, which meets regularly to drive forward progress, monitor the impact of the funding, and identify challenges. The Task and Finish Group was established by the Home Office in October 2019 and has met 47 times to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 13518 question first answered 22/02/2024 17:44:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne