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169874

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she or Ministers in her Department have met their counterparts in the (a) Welsh Government, (b) Scottish Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Bill.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill is an urgently-needed response to the increased terrorist threat. It therefore relates to the matters of counter-terrorism and national security, which are reserved, non-devolved or excepted matters.<br><br>The Home Office is having ongoing discussions, at both Ministerial and official level, with the Devolved Administrations on the measures within the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill. I have spoken and written to Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive. On Monday 15 December, the Prime Minister chaired the Joint Ministerial Committee, attended by the First Ministers of each Devolved Administration, at which the Bill was discussed.<br><br>Consultation with colleagues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland continues, particularly in relation to the measures in Part 5 of the Bill (‘Risk of being drawn into terrorism’).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/12/2014 17:47:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 33967 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

169923

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This specific information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 218353 question first answered 16/12/2014 11:38:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

169924

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>This specific information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 218351 question first answered 16/12/2014 11:38:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

169511

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time for monthly payments from MFET Ltd to people who contracted HIV through their NHS treatment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>People who meet the MFET Ltd eligibility criteria receive an annual payment for the rest of their lives. The Department has made no assumptions about the average length of time that those people might live.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:06:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168320

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) external legal advice and counsel and (b) internal legal services in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Home Office Legal Costs, by financial year <br><br>Year Total £000s <br>2013-14 80,591 <br>2012-13 65,436 <br>2011-12 44,048 <br>2010-11 39,485 <br><br>Note <br>On 1 October 2013, the Home Office legal branch transferred to the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (as part of a wider consolidation of government legal services). Thus, all historic spend on the Home Office legal branch has been treated as external legal costs, to ensure that year-on-year figures are comparable. <br><br>This government has been working to remove the opportunities for abusive litigation in the immigration system. The Immigration Act 2014 has replaced the old multiple decision points with a single decision notice, cutting out the multiple opportunities to bring a legal challenge under the previous legislation. It also reduces the number of immigration decisions that can be <br>appealed from 17 to 4, whilst introducing a quick and cost-effective system of Administrative Review to correct case-working errors – keeping unnecessary litigation out of the courts. It also makes more appeals non-suspensive, allowing us to deport certain harmful individuals before their appeals are heard if there is no risk of serious irreversible harm.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/01/2015 16:44:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 32783 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168059

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Internet
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 contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, what proportion of people responding to the survey hosted on the FRANK website said they were more likely to take a legal high having seen material on that website.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>On 30 October the Government published its response to the new psychoactive substances review expert panel’s report. We set out new actions across legislation and enforcement as well as prevention, health services and <br>information-sharing. This will enhance the comprehensive approach that the UK Government has already taken to further reduce the threat to the UK posed by new psychoactive substances, which have been associated with paranoia, psychosis, seizures, dependence and fatalities.<br><br>278 people responded to the survey hosted on the FRANK website. Of the 278 respondents, 195 were the primary target audience of 15-18 year olds for the NPS campaign run over summer 2014. <br><br>Following their visit to the FRANK Website 22% of 15-18 year olds claimed they were more likely to take so-called ‘legal’ highs in the future, and 34% claimed they were less likely. <br><br>The survey ran from the 4th of August until the 7th of October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/12/2014 14:53:17 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 32515 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168060

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, how much her Department spent on public awareness campaigns on legal highs aimed at (a) UK festivals, (b) fresher's week and (c) school holidays in the last year; and what estimate she has made of the number of people reached in each period.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>On 30 October the Government published its response to the new psychoactive substances review expert panel’s report. We set out new actions across legislation and enforcement as well as prevention, health services and <br>information-sharing. This will enhance the comprehensive approach that the UK Government has already taken to further reduce the threat to the UK posed by new psychoactive substances, which have been associated with paranoia, <br>psychosis, seizures, dependence and fatalities.<br><br>The Department has spent £89,455 on public awareness campaigns on NPS (New Psychoactive Substances), or so-called ‘legal’ highs, in the last year. <br><br>The objective of the campaign activity was to deter &quot;contemplators&quot; and &quot;dabblers&quot; from trying or taking NPS by: <br><br>• Raising awareness of the risks, consequences and harms of NPS use amongst those contemplating using these drugs<br>• Increase contemplation of the risks and dangers of NPS<br>• Signposting FRANK as a source of information about NPS<br><br>The table below gives a breakdown of the timing, target audience and percentage of target audience reached:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/12/2014 14:54:24 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone attachment 1 file name FRANK Table.doc title Target audience previous answer version 32517 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168062

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK universities have agreed a Prevent strategy with their local police force.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Most Universities take advice from their local Prevent co-ordinator and local police and respond accordingly where risks or concerns are identified. It is the decision of the university if they wish to develop a Prevent Action Plan. All Universities are supported by BIS Regional Prevent Co-ordinators who provide training and advice, along with the local police force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 11/12/2014 10:36:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32554 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

168063

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Personnel Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people her Department employs in human resources; how many of these are paid more than (a) £40,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £75,000 and (d) £100,000; how much was spent on outside human resources or recruitment consultants last year; and what her Department's total spend on human resources was last year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The latest information the Department holds relating to the number and associated costs of staff employed in human resources activities are for the six month period ending 30th September 2014 (1st April 2014 to 30th September <br>2014). <br><br>The Department directly employs 210 staff (197.93 Full Time Equivalent) on Civil Service Human Resources activities. <br>a) 38 staff are paid above £40,000;<br>b) 60 are paid above £50,000;<br>c) 5 are paid above £75,000; and<br>d) Fewer than 5 are paid above £100,000.<br><br>A further 157.25 (FTE) civil servants in other Departments provided Shared and Expert Services (including Complex Casework, Employee Policies, Learning, Organisation Development &amp; Design, and recruitment activities) (from 1st <br>October 2014 74.48 (FTE) moved to Steria Shared Services Connected Ltd).<br><br>Together these staff provide HR services for a Home Office population of 32,004 (FTE). The total cost of these HR services for the six month period was £9.98 million. It is not possible to aggregate the previous two quarters to make a whole year figure, as there have been changes to what is being counted between the quarterly and half yearly figures.<br><br>It has not been possible to provide information on the following:<br>a) The cost of recruitment consultancy is included in the above overall consultancy cost figures associated with the HR function and the recruitment element cannot be disaggregated;<br>b) Department's total spend on human resources for the last financial year. Over the last 18 months the Home Office has undergone significant transformation: UKBA and HMPO staff moved into core Home Office; Immigration <br>Enforcement and United Kingdom Visas and Immigration were formed; and back office enabling services have been streamlined. The last annual survey related to the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 and was succeeded by 3 quarterly <br>surveys. New biannual surveys now take place in line with midyear and end of year Departmental reporting responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/12/2014 14:55:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 32518 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

167806

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of images which will be included in the Child Abuse Image Database as its launch.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	217090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>At its launch, the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) contained around 4.4m unique images. This includes every file from the Cheshire Constabulary image library, which sits alongside the interim National Hash Set Database, that has been graded as an indecent image of a child or related material by at least one police force - around 3.53m images. Approximately 870,000 additional images which did not previously appear in the Cheshire library have been provided by other police <br>forces. <br><br>All 4.4m images appearing on CAID have an indicative categorisation based on police force grading. At present, the number of these images that have three independent, undisputed votes is approximately 600,000. This figure will <br>increase as the database is used by more forces.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 216997 question first answered 18/12/2014 14:46:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 32153 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson