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451332

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of convictions for carrying out female genital mutilation.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	26178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse.</p><p>The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a number of measures to break down potential barriers to prosecution, including:</p><p>• a new mandatory reporting duty which requires specified professionals to report known cases of FGM in under 18s to the police; • extending extra-territorial jurisdiction over offences of FGM committed abroad; • providing lifelong anonymity for victims of FGM; • introducing FGM Protection Orders which can be used to protect girls at risk; and • creating a new offence of failing to protect a girl from the risk of FGM.</p><p>To help ensure the police have the guidance they need to tackle FGM effectively, in March 2015 the College of Policing published Authorised Professional Practice on FGM and this was updated in September 2015. In addition, lead FGM prosecutors have been appointed for each Crown Prosecution Service area and have agreed joint FGM investigation and prosecution protocols with their local police forces.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/02/2016 15:22:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 45165 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

451335

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that police and crime commissioners be made aware of all Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations into appointments of chief constables and acting chief constables.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	26135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>It is a matter for police and crime commissioners to satisfy themselves that all pertinent facts are taken into consideration when appointing a chief constable. During any period when the chief constable is unable to exercise his or her duties, the current deputy chief constable is required to perform the functions of the chief constable.</p><p>The Police Reform Act 2002 sets out the requirements on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to provide information about its investigations, including outcomes, to complainants and other parties. For investigations into matters relating chief constables, these requirements extend to Police and Crime Commissioners where they are the appropriate authority. The IPCC publishes its investigation reports subject to a harm test, including consideration of the risk of prejudicing any coronial, criminal or disciplinary proceedings. The IPCC is required by law to publish any learning recommendations it makes.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/02/2016 14:50:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

451336

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Government's funding for community projects to tackle female genital mutilation has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	26129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. We will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In 2014/15, the Government provided over £380,000 to community organisations through the Home Office’s FGM Community Engagement Initiative and the Department for Communities and Local Government’s FGM and forced marriage prevention projects.</p><p>The 29 projects all included prevention work with a focus on building the confidence of women and communities to speak out against these practices and raising awareness of the serious consequences they can have.</p><p>Evaluations show that over 25,000 people were reached and feedback from participants demonstrates increased awareness of the context, manifestation and harm caused by FGM and forced marriage.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 26130 question first answered 11/02/2016 15:35:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 45161 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

451337

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the funding for tackling female genital mutilation has been allocated to prevention work.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	26130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. We will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In 2014/15, the Government provided over £380,000 to community organisations through the Home Office’s FGM Community Engagement Initiative and the Department for Communities and Local Government’s FGM and forced marriage prevention projects.</p><p>The 29 projects all included prevention work with a focus on building the confidence of women and communities to speak out against these practices and raising awareness of the serious consequences they can have.</p><p>Evaluations show that over 25,000 people were reached and feedback from participants demonstrates increased awareness of the context, manifestation and harm caused by FGM and forced marriage.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 26129 question first answered 11/02/2016 15:35:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 45162 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

451338

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders
	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 ensure that police forces and local authorities are making use of female genital mutilation protection orders.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	26131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPOs) were fast-tracked for implementation in July 2015, ahead of the school holidays, and are already being used protect girls at risk of FGM.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice published guidance on FGM Protection Orders for local authorities in July 2015, and in September 2015, the College of Policing updated its Authorised Professional Practice on FGM to include guidance on FGMPOs.</p><p>In addition, the Government will shortly be publishing updated FGM multi-agency guidance, which we are placing on a statutory footing for the first time. This will help increase awareness of FGM and improve compliance with good practice and will include guidance for all professionals on FGMPOs.</p><p>We will also continue to work with the police and other agencies to take forward the recommendations in Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s report into ‘honour-based’ violence to ensure the police response to victims, including through use of FGMPOs, is as strong as possible.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/02/2016 15:41:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 45163 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

451345

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	date tabled	08/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has a policy on resettling refugees from Syria who have previously been living in Syria as Palestinian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	26303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK operates three resettlement programmes: Gateway, Mandate and the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Only UNHCR registered Syrian nationals are eligible under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme, which has been expanded to resettle 20,000 individuals during this Parliament. We work closely with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement according to agreed vulnerability criteria for the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Gateway and Mandate are not nationality specific.</p><p>The Gateway Protection programme resettles UNHCR recognised refugees from a small number of targeted locations.</p><p>The Mandate resettlement programme resettles individuals from anywhere in the world who have been recognised as refugees by UNHCR, and judged by them to be in need of resettlement; and who have a close family member in the UK who is willing to accommodate them.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/02/2016 14:43:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis