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891534

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hereditary Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons have been learned from the 100,000 Genome Project which will help when deciding what genetic diseases should be screened for at birth.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	138095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The 100,000 Genomes Project is focussed on recruiting patients, including children, with rare diseases (and their family members) and those with common cancers. These are areas where whole genome sequencing may offer the best opportunity to diagnose disease. From the Project’s pilot phase we have found actionable findings in 20-25% of rare disease patients.</p><p> </p><p>The scope of the project does not include screening at birth. The Chief Medical Officer, in her annual report Generation Genome, recommended that that the National Screening Committee conducts a systematic evaluation of the opportunities offered by genomics for present and potential screening practices.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

891432

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
	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 Coroners and Justice Act 2009, what the timetable is bring forward the regulations to amend the list of informants for the registration of a death to include the categories (a) partner of the deceased’ and (b) personal representative of the deceased.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	138022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of additional qualified informants will be progressed alongside wider Death Certification Reforms contained within the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 14:25:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

891403

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Offenders
	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 to withhold a decision on applications for further leave to remain in cases where the applicant is facing criminal charges.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	137934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>It is the Secretary of State’s policy to defer a decision on a leave to remain application where there is a criminal prosecution pending, as the outcome is likely to be material to the decision on that application.</p><p>How long an application from a person with a pending prosecution recorded against them must be held undecided will depend on what stage the criminal proceedings have reached, and when the relevant criminal justice system is in a position to resolve it. In the majority of cases where a prosecution outcome is awaited, and the outstanding application cannot be refused under the Immigration Rules as it stands on the basis of existing evidence, it may only be resolved once the court case is concluded. Where a person has valid leave when they make an application, their existing immigration status is preserved pending resolution of the application for further leave.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 14:23:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

891465

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations (a) her Department and (b) UK Visas and Immigration have received from (a) schools and (b) universities on asylum seekers who have been prevented from continuing with their studies because of immigration bail conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	137900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not available<em>. </em>Immigration bail does not change existing Home Office policies on access to study and there is nothing in the Immigration Rules to prevent asylum seekers from studying. However, if a failed asylum seeker has exhausted their appeal rights or committed immigration offences, a bail condition preventing study may be imposed.</p><p>If a person disputes the study restriction on their immigration bail, the remedy is to seek a variation from the Home Office, removing the restriction.</p><p>The Home Office is not aware of any direct representations from schools or universities regarding a restriction on study as a condition of immigration bail.</p><p>Individuals are notified of their immigration bail conditions in writing, using a Notification of Grant/Variation of Immigration Bail form (BAIL 201).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 137899 137901 question first answered 30/04/2018 14:24:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

891501

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometrics
	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 merits of bringing forward legislative proposals for the regulation of the use of automated facial recognition software.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	138075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Facial recognition software is a new and potentially valuable law enforcement tool in reducing crime and protecting the public. The Surveillance Camera Code of Practice already requires the use of facial recognition systems to be clearly justified and proportionate in meeting its stated purpose, and data protection legislation and the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice governs the retention of facial images. The Government also plans to improve independent oversight and governance of police use of the technology.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 30/04/2018 13:54:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

891372

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	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 18 April 2018 to Question 135341, what her definition of in due course is in relation to when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 February 2018 referenced M2417/18.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	138007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that victims of modern slavery are comprehensively supported during their time in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), and that they are less vulnerable when they leave specialist support. This is why Government announced comprehensive reforms to the NRM in October 2017, including the introduction of an increased period of ‘move on’ support for those transitioning out of government funded support, and the provision of 6 months drop-in support for those who have leave to remain in the UK. Given the complexities of the issues raised in M2417/18, it is right that the Home Office carefully considers these before responding.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/04/2018 15:27:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

890361

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: India
	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 respond to EDM 876 on visitor visas for people from India.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	137600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to work with India to develop our bilateral relationship to deliver real benefits to both countries.</p><p>Visitors from India are important to our tourism market and the Government is committed to offering the most efficient and customer focused visa service in India.</p><p>Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme, which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach, and which will be subject to proper evaluation. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

891464

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers studying at (a) university and (b) school have been prevented from continuing with their studies because they have been placed on immigration bail since the Immigration Act 2016 came into force; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that policy on the (i) wellbeing and (ii) future career prospects of those people.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	137899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not available<em>. </em>Immigration bail does not change existing Home Office policies on access to study and there is nothing in the Immigration Rules to prevent asylum seekers from studying. However, if a failed asylum seeker has exhausted their appeal rights or committed immigration offences, a bail condition preventing study may be imposed.</p><p>If a person disputes the study restriction on their immigration bail, the remedy is to seek a variation from the Home Office, removing the restriction.</p><p>The Home Office is not aware of any direct representations from schools or universities regarding a restriction on study as a condition of immigration bail.</p><p>Individuals are notified of their immigration bail conditions in writing, using a Notification of Grant/Variation of Immigration Bail form (BAIL 201).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 137900 137901 question first answered 30/04/2018 14:24:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

891485

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Safer Neighbourhood Teams: Wirral
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Safer Neighbourhood teams were operational in Wirral on 1 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	137946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold statistics on the number of operational Safer Neighbourhood Policing teams.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does collect data annually on the function of police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs), including the number of full time equivalent police officers and PCSOs primarily employed in Neighbourhood Policing teams and/or Safer Neighbourhood teams. The Home Office collects these data at police force area level only. This information can be found in the data tables published alongside the annual ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest data available as at 31 March 2017 can be found in Tables F1 and F3 of the police workforce statistics published in July 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629865/police-workforce-tabs-jul17.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629865/police-workforce-tabs-jul17.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>Data prior to 31 March 2015 are not directly comparable with previous years as they were collected under another framework with different definitions. Data under the old framework have been published since 2012, and can be found in the supplementary data tables of the relevant police workforce publications via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>Officers and PCSOs with multiple responsibilities or designations are recorded under their primary function. Therefore, the data do not provide a complete picture of all officers assigned to neighbourhood policing functions. Further, some forces are not able to make a clear distinction between ‘Neighbourhood Policing’ roles and ‘Incident (Response) Management’ roles, therefore those forces record the majority of, or all, employees under just one function. A more reliable measure is the number of officers employed in ‘Local policing’ roles, which includes both neighbourhood and response functions.</p><p> </p><p>Police functions data are often affected by re-structuring within police forces. Therefore, comparisons over time for specific functions should be made with care.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the size and composition of the police workforce are operational matters for Chief Officers working with their Police and Crime Commissioners and taking into account local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 137945 question first answered 30/04/2018 13:56:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

891484

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Safer Neighbourhood Teams: Wirral
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Safer Neighbourhood teams were operational in Wirral on 1 January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	137945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold statistics on the number of operational Safer Neighbourhood Policing teams.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does collect data annually on the function of police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs), including the number of full time equivalent police officers and PCSOs primarily employed in Neighbourhood Policing teams and/or Safer Neighbourhood teams. The Home Office collects these data at police force area level only. This information can be found in the data tables published alongside the annual ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest data available as at 31 March 2017 can be found in Tables F1 and F3 of the police workforce statistics published in July 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629865/police-workforce-tabs-jul17.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629865/police-workforce-tabs-jul17.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>Data prior to 31 March 2015 are not directly comparable with previous years as they were collected under another framework with different definitions. Data under the old framework have been published since 2012, and can be found in the supplementary data tables of the relevant police workforce publications via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>Officers and PCSOs with multiple responsibilities or designations are recorded under their primary function. Therefore, the data do not provide a complete picture of all officers assigned to neighbourhood policing functions. Further, some forces are not able to make a clear distinction between ‘Neighbourhood Policing’ roles and ‘Incident (Response) Management’ roles, therefore those forces record the majority of, or all, employees under just one function. A more reliable measure is the number of officers employed in ‘Local policing’ roles, which includes both neighbourhood and response functions.</p><p> </p><p>Police functions data are often affected by re-structuring within police forces. Therefore, comparisons over time for specific functions should be made with care.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the size and composition of the police workforce are operational matters for Chief Officers working with their Police and Crime Commissioners and taking into account local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 137946 question first answered 30/04/2018 13:56:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle