Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1722284

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
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 potential impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on local authority emergency social service funding.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to the continuous review of the impacts of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy. Officials are working with a wide range of stakeholders, including other government departments, the devolved administrations and third sector organisations to develop a better understanding of the impacts of the policy, including on funding.</p><p>There are important safeguards in place for those in genuine need. Local authorities may provide basic safety net support, regardless of immigration status, if it is established that either there is a risk to the wellbeing of a child or there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution, for example, where a person has community care needs or serious health problems.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 24/07/2024 15:31:49 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1721978

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Safety
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 will take to ensure that Fire Authorities maintain nationally agreed safety standards.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Expectations of FRAs from Government are set out in the Fire and Rescue National Framework, which all FRAs must have due regard to. Whilst the National Framework does not include explicit reference to operational safety standards, I will consider if this should be included in due course.</p><p>Safety standards in the workplace, and when responding to incidents are, of course, extremely important operational issues which we would expect Fire and Rescue Authorities to pay due attention to.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 711 question first answered 25/07/2024 15:11:03 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1721979

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the governance of fire and rescue services.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>We have not undertaken an assessment of the governance of Fire and Rescue Services but recognise its importance in ensuring effective delivery of public safety outcomes.</p><p>We continue to work with Fire and Rescue Authorities, the Local Government Association and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to seek governance improvements.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 25/07/2024 15:08:38 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1721980

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued by her Department to Fire Authorities on the impact to safety standards of riding (a) three, (b) four and (c) five firefighters on an appliance.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Expectations of FRAs from Government are set out in the Fire and Rescue National Framework, which all FRAs must have due regard to. Whilst the National Framework does not include explicit reference to operational safety standards, I will consider if this should be included in due course.</p><p>Safety standards in the workplace, and when responding to incidents are, of course, extremely important operational issues which we would expect Fire and Rescue Authorities to pay due attention to.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 709 question first answered 25/07/2024 15:11:03 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1721982

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration Impacts Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a migration impacts fund.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not made a recent assessment of a migration impacts fund. The Home Office is continuing to work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on supporting those who have resettled in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 25/07/2024 16:34:21 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1721983

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Care Workers: Migrant Workers
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 undertake a review of the treatment by agencies of staff recruited from overseas to work in the adult social care sector through the Health and Care Worker Visa scheme in respect of (a) working arrangements, (b) living conditions and (c) modern slavery practices.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all its policies under review, including the Health and Care visa. We will work across government to carefully consider policies relating to the treatment of internationally recruited care workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will ensure that those who commit significant offences under UK employment law are not able to sponsor overseas workers to come to the UK. Workplace exploitation which allows migration to undercut British workers will end.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a code of practice for recruiters in the health and social care sector, as well as detailed guidance for overseas candidates on their rights in the UK and how to avoid being exploited by employers and third-party agencies.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Code of practice: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fapplying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Smedley%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5671d7bdd4342cb44fc08dca7dd55e2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638569816269333376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TPUh%2BF3ZeWk17uueNrUZuYVsdS0l53KVWIc9JHWUFf8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad</a>.</li><li>Guidance for candidates: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fapplying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Smedley%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5671d7bdd4342cb44fc08dca7dd55e2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638569816269347831%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MRr%2BHIgOM2WenLcE1rj9dD%2BdPm%2BdSORiy0iPDT5201A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 25/07/2024 16:36:06 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1722108

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: 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 people who were (a) called forward and (b) authorised for evacuation during Operation Pitting but were not able to board flights have subsequently been resettled under pathway one of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an important commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Afghans who were called forward and not able to board flights who have been subsequently resettled under ACRS Pathway 1 is not captured in the immigration statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published <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> show that (up to the end of March 2024) around 30,100 people have been brought to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>So far 9,703 people have been resettled under ACRS Pathway 1.</li><li>A breakdown of the number of people that have been resettled under this pathway and the other Afghan resettlement routes since the evacuation in August 2021 may be seen in detail in the following table which was published as part of the last immigration statistics release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 23/07/2024 14:44:32 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1721188

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to re-introduce measures to make the reporting of child sex abuse mandatory; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL21
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse is a despicable crime, and this Government will be taking robust action to better safeguard children and ensure that perpetrators face the full force of the law.</p><p>In its final report, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommended the introduction of a mandatory reporting duty for certain individuals. We thank the Independent Inquiry for all their work on this important matter and pay tribute to all the brave survivors who shared their experience. We will be quickly identifying how we can move forward with delivery of the Inquiry’s recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 23/07/2024 11:01:12 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1721290

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Fraud
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 is taking to tackle fraud in online travel bookings.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	69
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of online fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.</p><p>The Online Safety Act (OSA) will make tech companies responsible for blocking fraud and fraudulent adverts on their platforms. The OSA final Codes of Practice on illegal harms are expected by end of 2024 with tech firms liable a year after (2025), and fraudulent advertising duties set to follow in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 23/07/2024 16:15:09 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1721301

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
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 reducing the the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	51
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We keep all policies under review. Any changes will be announced to Parliament in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 22/07/2024 16:06:41 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris