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1507075

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Boats
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 Independent Review of Border Force by Alexander Downer, published in July 2022, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Border Force in tackling the issue of small boats arriving on UK shores.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously the issue of illegal migration, and is particularly determined to stop the dangerous, unnecessary and illegal crossings made in small boats.</p><p>Advice will be provided to the Home Secretary upon which she can make a judgment on progressing the recommendations within the Downer review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 11:51:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1506280

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to include landlords who own more than one property in his Department's plans to finance cladding removal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Landlords who own more than one property in buildings eligible for the Private Sector ACM Cladding Remediation Fund (PSCRF) or the Building Safety Fund (BSF) can benefit from funding to make building safe. Further details on the funding scheme for buildings between 11 metres and 18 metres will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2022 09:53:22 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1506363

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax: Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who receive the single person's Council Tax discount and who sponsor refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to continue receiving that discount beyond the initial 12 month period if they continue hosting Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Persons arriving under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are disregarded for the purposes of determining whether a council tax discount is available to the household in which they live. In situations where a person holding a Homes for Ukraine immigration permission lives with a host rent free, who would otherwise live on their own, the host will still be entitled to a 25% single person discount.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/09/2022 10:34:48 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1506365

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support will be available to Ukrainian refugees who arrived in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme after the end of the initial six month period for which sponsors were asked to host.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/46219" target="_blank">46219</a> on 21 September <ins class="ministerial">2022</ins><del class="ministerial">2021</del>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/09/2022 12:59:50 question first ministerially corrected 24/09/2022 10:10:14 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 19985 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505857

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports and Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide further support following the closure of its Portcullis House hub to respond to enquiries from the offices of hon. Members relating to (a) passport and (b) Ukraine visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Following the closure of the Portcullis House hub, we have now set up a national programme of engagement events enabling MP’s and their caseworkers to meet with Home Office officials nearer to their constituencies.</p><p>Urgent enquiries, including passport and Ukraine visa applications should be sent to the Urgent inbox <a href="mailto:mpurgentqueries@homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">mpurgentqueries@homeoffice.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 09:29:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505859

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum and Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to (a) recruit more staff, (b) increase the responsiveness to MPs written and helpline enquiries and (c) put in place other resources to mitigate delays in processing visa and asylum applications.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>(a) Staffing levels in the MP Account Management team have increased by 20% over the last 6 months and recruitment is continuing, with additional staff joining over the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>(b) A recovery plan is in place which will lead to incremental improvements in service standards over the coming 5 months with a return to 20 day service standard by March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>(c) The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Staff from other government departments, including DWP and HMRC, have been surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course.</p><p>To help reduce the number of outstanding claims for protection we are investing in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives that will speed up and simplify our processes, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decrease the number of people who are awaiting an interview or decision.</p><p> </p><p>We have extensive ongoing recruitment plans in place and are actively increasing the number of asylum decision makers. Additionally we have career progression options that will aid the retention of staff.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 10:45:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505968

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Collegiate Charitable Foundation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects the inquiry into the Collegiate Charitable Foundation to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into The Collegiate Charitable Trust in 2018. It is considering regulatory issues relating to the administration of the charity by the trustees.</p><p>Due to the nature of the concerns, interim managers were appointed to manage the charity. The timeframe of the inquiry depends on the interim manager’s findings and any other regulatory action which may be required. Neither the government nor the Charity Commission is able to provide further information on the inquiry until it has concluded.</p><p>While DCMS is the Charity Commission’s sponsor department, the Commission is an independent regulator and not subject to ministerial direction or control. As with other regulatory inquiries, once it is complete the Charity Commission will publish a report on its website in line with its processes.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/09/2022 15:05:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505371

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 impact of delays in (a) processing and (b) delivering biometric residence permit cards.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The waiting times for biometric residence permits (BRP) are dictated by the BRP production and delivery processes.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to deliver a BRP within 7 -10 working days of the immigration decision. BRPs are produced at the secure delivery facility (Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA)) within 48 hours of the decision being made and are collected by our secure delivery partner the same day. Our secure delivery partner (FedEx) aims to attempt to deliver the BRPs within 48 hours of receipt of the BRPs. This equates to a minimum of 5 working days from date of decision to delivery of the BRP. We have added an additional 2 -5 working days to the timeline advised to applicants to allow us to resolve any production issues.</p><p> </p><p>For the period April – August 2022, FedEx was 99.74% and the DVLA is 100% within 48 hours, of which 97.4% were within 24 hours.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/09/2022 09:01:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505376

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the national security implications of foreign-owned businesses employing former Government ministers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Business Appointment Rules, taking into account all relevant considerations, and will provide more information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/09/2022 16:29:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1505386

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how reported incidents of catcalling, including on the street, are logged by the police.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of sexual harassment extremely seriously. While there is not a specific ‘catcalling’ offence, depending on the circumstance of the case, this behaviour may be captured my other offences including harassment and public order offences. The most recent data show that in the year to March 2022, the police recorded 263,919 harassment offences. This is a 20% increase on the year to March 2021, likely driven by an increase in victims reporting to the police and improvements in recording practices. In addition, in the year to March 2022 the police recorded 472,067 offences of public fear, alarm or distress, an increase of 27% on the year to March 2021. Public fear, alarm or distress can be used by police to capture behaviours that do not meet the criteria required to formally be recognised as a harassment offence, for example when the behaviour happens once and not repeated. It is not possible from the data available to determine the type of harassment experienced, nor which offences were sexual in nature. The Home Office Counting Rules provide a national standard for the recording and counting of ‘notifiable’ offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales (known as ‘recorded crime’).</p><p> </p><p>We have taken a number of actions to tackle street sexual harassment. In September 2021 we launched the pilot StreetSafe tool enabling the public to report anonymously areas where they feel unsafe, so that local authorities and the police can take practical steps in response. Since October 2021, we have announced awards of £23.5 million to PCCs and local authorities under Round 3 of the Safer Streets Fund, followed by £50m to 100 projects in Round 4 of the Fund to make public spaces safer for everyone with many projects aiming to help women and girls feel safer on the streets. Furthermore, in December 2021 the College of Policing published a new guidance product for police officers, advising them how to respond to reports of public sexual harassment, and in August the CPS published updates to its legal guidance on public order offences to make clear to prosecutors how public order offences can be used to tackle public sexual harassment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in March 2022 we launched the ‘Enough’ communications campaign, which seeks to change public attitudes and tolerance towards crimes such as public sexual harassment.</p><p>In July we launched a targeted consultation on whether there should be a specific criminal offence of public sexual harassment. The consultation closed on 1 September and the Home Office is now in the process of analysing the responses.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2022 15:50:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 19180 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West