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65834

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce routine electronic scanning of passports of passengers departing the United Kingdom; and when they expect to have this system completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reintroducing exit checks. By April 2015, comprehensive exit checks will apply on scheduled, commercial air, sea and rail routes.<br><br>We are working collaboratively with carriers and port operators to identify the least burdensome way of delivering exit checks – we aim to use existing arrangements, including Advance Passenger Information, where possible, supplemented with embarkation checks at ports where necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 15/07/2014 13:30:22 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

65833

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total cumulative cost to public funds to date of the introduction of the e-borders system in the United Kingdom; and when they expect the system to be fully operational.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is currently unable to confirm the total cumulative cost to public funds to date of the e-borders system, but we will be able to do this once the binding arbitration following the termination of the contract with Raytheon Systems Limited is complete.<br><br>The work of e-borders has been absorbed into the Border Systems Programme. By the end of this Parliament, Border Systems will:<br><br>• Develop replacement primary border security systems <br>• Deliver exit checks<br>• Improve resilience of all current business critical systems<br>• Increase Advance Passenger Information coverage<br>• Complete implementation of second generation e-Gates</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 15/07/2014 13:42:53 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

65832

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Powers of Entry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 29 January 2013 (WA 321), whether they have provided the final report to Parliament which was due by May 2014 setting out the findings of the full review of powers of entry required by the Protection of Freedom Act 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review of powers of entry has been carried out across Government. Departments are now completing their final reports which will then be laid <br>before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/07/2014 14:37:48 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

65831

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Andrew Mitchell
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Metropolitan Police Service expect to complete their investigation into the incident at the Downing Street gates on 19 September 2012 involving the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell and a police officer; and whether the misconduct proceedings in relation to the incident have been completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Both the investigation and the misconduct proceedings are complete.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 09/07/2014 12:46:05 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

65739

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	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 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 730W, on British nationality, how many orders stripping people of citizenship have been made since 4 March 2014; what the nationality of each person so affected was; and what the grounds of the decision were in each additional case.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	204031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since March 2014 fewer than five individuals have been deprived of their <br>British citizenship.<br>The grounds for the deprivation orders made during this period were either that:<br>• The Secretary of State was satisfied that such deprivation was conducive to <br>the public good and the person would not be made stateless as a result, or;<br>• the individual obtained their British citizenship by means of fraud, false <br>representation or concealment of material fact.<br><br>Due to the small number of cases involved, revealing the other nationalities of <br>the individuals deprived may make it possible to determine their identity and <br>so this detail will not be released. <br>This information has been provided from local management information and is not <br>a national statistic. As such it should be treated as provisional and therefore <br>subject to change</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:44:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65744

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abu Qatada
	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 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 128W, on Didier Pierre Paulet, for what reasons her Department commented on the case of Abu Qatada.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	204018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is the general policy of the Home Office not to disclose to a third party <br>personal information about another person's immigration status unless there is <br>a substantial public interest in doing so. In cases where there is a genuine <br>and legitimate public interest in disclosure, we will comment to the extent <br>necessary. This is underpinned by the first data protection principle, which <br>allows for the disclosure of non-sensitive personal data for the exercise of <br>functions of a public nature in the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:36:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8931 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65742

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the request by Rupert Ogwuezor dated 13 June 2011 for reconsideration of his case (HO reference: 01085860/2) will be determined; and what the reasons are for the time taken to process this case.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	204014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 13 November 2012, we published our policy on reconsiderations. <br>Mr Ogwuezor's case will be considered in line with this policy.<br>A number of factors have contributed to delays in dealing with such <br>reconsideration requests including a higher than expected increase in charged <br>applications for Leave to Remain following the tightening of policy. We have <br>now focused more resource towards providing swifter decisions and improved <br>customer service.<br>Mr Ogwuezor's case has now been considered and we wrote to him on 4 July 2014 <br>notifying him of the outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:56:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65743

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fixed Penalties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistics her Department holds on the use of fixed penalty notices in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	203999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the use of fixed penalty notices <br>(FPNs) in each local authority area.<br><br>The Department manages the PentiP system that police forces use to record <br>offences committed where the offence would be suitable for disposal via FPN. <br>Whilst the system provides an opportunity for a local authority area to be <br>recorded, this is not mandatory, so it is unlikely that a full national <br>breakdown is held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 09/07/2014 10:11:03 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

65740

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cannabis factories have been discovered and abolished in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	203968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The latest National Policing Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Problem Profile, <br>published in 2012, includes statistics on the identification of cannabis farms <br>across the UK. The main finding of the report is that there was a significant <br>rise in the identification of cannabis farms in 2011/12, from 6866 in 2009/10, <br>to 7660 cannabis farms in 2010/11 and 7865 cannabis farms in 2011/12. The <br>document can be found at: <br>http://www.acpo.police.uk/documents/crime/2012/20120430CBACCofCPP.pdf<br><br>The Government works closely with the police to support the policing of illegal <br>cannabis cultivation. The police response to tackle commercial cannabis <br>cultivation includes proactive operations to identify and close down these <br>farms and disrupt the organised crime groups behind them. The police also work <br>to improve their knowledge and understanding of the trade through activity-led <br>intelligence gathering.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 09/07/2014 15:19:11 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

65737

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Codes of Practice
	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) internal and (b) external complaints have been received by her Department about alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code of Conduct since 2010; and what actions her Department has taken in response to each such complaint.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Lindsay Roy
	uin	203956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. <br><br>Complaints are normally dealt with by the line management chain within <br>Departments in the first instance, with the most serious cases escalated to <br>senior managers, HR or the Permanent Secretary. <br><br>Where a Civil Servant is not satisfied with how the matter has been handled by <br>a Department, he or she can raise the matter with the Civil Service Commission. <br>The Commission publishes details of the number of complaints received annually.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/07/2014 14:11:21 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1608 label Biography information for Lindsay Roy