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1092645

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for London: Siemens
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 21 March 2019 to Question 909949, Official Report, what engagement his Department's officials had in the awarding of that contract to Siemens by Transport for London and London Underground.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	235261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Transport is London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London. The awarding of a contract to Siemens to build new trains for the London Underground is solely a matter for the Mayor. My officials have no role in the awarding of the contract.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/03/2019 11:31:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1092762

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on (a) scoping and (b) commissioning further feasibility work on whether the restoration of the Skipton to Colne link would generate enough freight and passenger traffic to be affordable.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	235280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Work is currently progressing and we expect to receive the results later this year to inform a decision as to whether the scheme should go to the next stage ‘develop’ of the Government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.</p><p>We are working closely with Transport for the North to assess the proposed scheme and to ensure that it can be affordable, will attract sufficient traffic, and is part of the right long-term solution for the cross Transpennine rail traffic.</p><p>This is part of our new approach to rail enhancements to ensure we address the needs of passengers and freight, and that funding commitments appropriately reflect the stage of development of schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/03/2019 11:23:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

1092637

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Construction: Undocumented Workers
	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 March 2019 to Question 231997, how many of the 77 potential victims of trafficking that were detained were not released as a result of a positive reasonable grounds decision.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	235299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:28:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1092638

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Training
	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 March 2019 to Question 231999 on Detention Centres: Training, which (a) organisation provides the training to his Department's supplier staff on identifying adults at risk in immigration detention; whether that training is compulsory; how many hours are required to complete the training; and how often staff are required to retake the training during the course of their employment.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	235300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The training provided to supplier staff in Immigration Removal Centres was internally arranged and delivered by Home Office staff with expertise of the adults at risk (AAR) in immigration detention policy.</p><p>These two-hour training sessions have been supplemented by the issuance of further, operational instructions and guidance which includes, but is not limited to, AAR matters. The training is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. Refresher training will be provided as and when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:29:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1092639

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Training
	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 March 2019 to Question 232000 on UK Visas and Immigration: Training, how many hours are required to complete that training; and how often is that training is refreshed.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	235301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Staff in UK Visas and Immigration are required to complete the two mandatory e-learning training courses entitled “Modern Slavery - Non Border Force” and “Modern Slavery - National Referral Mechanism Process”.</p><p>The estimated duration of these courses are 1 hour and 30 minutes respectively. The training material was last updated in early 2017 following recommendations from the Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration and the Anti -Slavery Commissioner</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:23:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1092648

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last reviewed the application form for Leave to Remain under the five-year partner route.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	235374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Applications for leave to remain under the five-year partner route are made on form FLR(M), which is available on GOV.UK. We continue to keep family application forms under review and will make adjustments in light of feedback on their operation and impact. On 13 December 2018, the current form was revised, which included launching an online version and withdrawing the paper form.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:01:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1092693

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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, if he will publish the guidance given to his Department's decision-makers on refusal of an asylum claim on the basis of religion.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	235380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Detailed Home Office policy guidance on how to consider asylum claims, including claims based on a person’s religion or belief, is already published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/considering-asylum-claims-and-assessing-credibility-instruction." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/considering-asylum-claims-and-assessing-credibility-instruction.</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:18:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1092694

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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 refusals of asylum claims have included quotations from religious texts in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	235381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>This information is not recorded in a way that can be easily retrieved.</p><p>We are urgently investigating reports which indicate that some asylum decisions were not drafted in accordance with our policy.</p><p>Published Home Office policy guidance contains detailed instructions on how asylum decision makers are expected to approach religious based claims. Our policy makes clear that when assessing such claims, decision makers are expected to ask appropriate and sensitive questions based on an understanding of religious concepts, philosophical viewpoints and forms of persecution a person may suffer due to their religion, belief or lack of belief.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:03:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1092717

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on plans that country has for a centralised biometric database when processing UK business travellers.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	235247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Policy on short stay visitors, such as business visitors, is an EU competence, rather than a Member State competence.</p><p>The Visa Information System (VIS) is the system that Schengen states use to exchange visa data for short-stay visas. This includes the capability to match biometric data.</p><p>The EU has proposed that UK nationals would be able to enter the EU visa-free for short periods after the country’s exit, provided EU nationals enjoy the same conditions when travelling to the UK. The Home Secretary has announced that EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips without needing a UK visa.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:21:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1092755

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Naturalisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to estimate the number of people in the UK who are entitled to British citizenship but have not yet been naturalised.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	235402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on the UK’s resident population and their characteristics is a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics. Naturalisation as a British Citizen is by discretion and until an individual makes an application to be naturalised, and their application is assessed, it is not possible to tell whether they will qualify for British Citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:06:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens