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1399358

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to engage with the Rohingya community as part of the UK’s relations with the Government of Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring that the voices of Rohingya people are at the heart of our policy making. We have worked to keep the Rohingya crisis on the international agenda, at both the UN Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>The UK funded Rohingya refugees to attend the International Court of Justice in December 2019 to provide testimony of their experiences. Rohingya leaders have met regularly with FCDO Ministers over the last few years, both in person and virtually. The Minister responsible for South Asia, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, visited the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar in late 2021, where he spent the day meeting Rohingya refugees and listening to their experiences. My officials have a strong relationship with the Rohingya community based in Bradford, last visiting in October 2019, shortly before the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 12/01/2022 17:26:36 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399359

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Governing Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department records how many school governors are from a Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority background.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The department does not currently collect data on the ethnicity of volunteers in school and academy trust governance. We recognise the importance and positive impact of a diverse board. For this reason, guidance published by the department emphasises that boards should understand the diversity of their schools and the communities they serve and ensure their board is reflective of this. We are committed to working with the sector to increase the diversity of school and academy trust boards.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/01/2022 16:28:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399360

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit from universal credit as recommended by the Social Mobility Commission in its State of the Nation 2021 report.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been carried out since the Social Mobility Commission’s report. However, latest figures from April 2021 indicate that over 50% of those households with three or more children who are in receipt of Universal Credit, are not affected by the two-child policy, with over 4% of those being in receipt of an exception. Statistics relating to this policy are published annually, most recently on the 15 July 2021, and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that in 2020, of all families with dependent children, 85% had a maximum of two in their family. For lone parent families, this was 83%.</p><p> </p><p>The government therefore feels it is proportionate to provide support through Universal Credit for a maximum of two children. A benefits structure adjusting automatically to family size is unsustainable.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 July 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the judicial review of the two-child policy. The court found the two-child policy lawful and not in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights</p><p> </p><p>This policy ensures fairness by asking families on benefits to make the same financial decisions as families supporting themselves solely through work. We recognise that some claimants are not able to make the same choices about the number of children in their family, which is why exceptions have been put in place to protect certain groups.</p><p>.</p><p>Exceptions to the two-child policy are any child in a household who is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Adopted, when they would otherwise be in Local Authority care;</li><li>Children living long term with friends or family, who would otherwise be at risk of entering the care system;</li><li>A child born to a young person under 16, who is living with their parents or carers (until they make a separate claim upon turning 16);</li><li>Third and subsequent children who are:</li></ul><p>- additional children in a multiple birth;</p><p>- likely to have been born as a result of non-consensual conception (which for this</p><p>purpose includes rape or where the claimant was in a controlling or coercive</p><p>relationship with the child’s other biological parent at the time of conception).</p><p> </p><p>More information regarding this policy and its exceptions, can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/01/2022 17:13:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399361

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Regulation: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendation by the Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform Taskforce, in its report published in June 2021, to reimpose the one in, two out regulatory offset principle.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>A joint consultation on “Reforming the Framework for Better Regulation” between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Cabinet Office was launched on 22 July 2021. The consultation examined relevant recommendations from the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform report, including reimposing the one in, two out regulatory offset principle. The consultation received 188 responses from a range of stakeholders including business and trade and industry bodies. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:29:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399362

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by each police force in England and Wales in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Asset Recovery Statistical Bulletin is published annually and provides data on the total value of the proceeds of crime that have been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) by each individual police force in the jurisdictions of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and those with no reported jurisdiction.</p><p>Data is available for financial years 2015/16 to 2020/21 and can found in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015099/asset-recovery-financial-years-2016-to-2021-tables.ods" target="_blank">Tables 12a and 12b</a>. In 2020/21 a total of £116.8m was recovered by police forces, including local and regional police forces from an overall total of £219m recovered by all POCA agencies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/01/2022 17:52:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399363

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was received under the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme by each police force in England and Wales in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) funds are allocated to agencies based on their relative contribution to the total value of delivered receipts into ARIS. Under ARIS, the total amount of funds available for allocation for police force agencies is determined by the total value of receipts received by the Home Office in the financial year and police force agencies will receive 50% of the amount they recover, following any deductions for costs associated with the asset recovery and ARIS Top Slice funding. The 50% allocation may be split across several agencies depending on the asset recovery type and the agencies involved.</p><p>We do not routinely publish data on how much funding in total police forces received under the ARIS on a yearly basis. However, in February 2015 there was a review of the ARIS which provides data on the ARIS allocations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) by each individual police force in the jurisdictions of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and those with no reported jurisdiction. Data is available for the financial year 2013/14 and can be found in in the <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2015-0223/ARIS_Review_Report_unmarked.pdf" target="_blank">Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme Review in Annex A</a>.</p><p>In 2014/15 we also created a ‘top slice’ to fund key national asset recovery capabilities and, in 2021/22, increased the investment from £7.5m to £13.9m.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/01/2022 17:51:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399364

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Yorkshire Police: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by West Yorkshire Police on (a) 31 March 2010, (b) 31 March 2015 and (c) 31 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Information on the total number of police officers by ethnicity and Police Force Area as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, since 2007, can be found in the ethnicity open data tables published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005763/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity-280721.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005763/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity-280721.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 96903 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:50:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399365

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Yorkshire Police: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers identifying as from a Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority background were employed by West Yorkshire Police on (a) 31 March 2010, (b) 31 March 2015 and (c) 31 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Information on the total number of police officers by ethnicity and Police Force Area as at the 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, since 2007, can be found in the ethnicity open data tables published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005763/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity-280721.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005763/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity-280721.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 96902 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:50:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399366

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
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 from Afghanistan have been granted Limited Leave to Remain (LLR) since 2001; and how many people with LLR from Afghanistan are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on grants of limited leave to remain (extensions) in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on GOV.UK:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p>Data on Afghan nationals granted an extension (Limited Leave to Remain (LLR)) from 2010 are published in table Exe_D01 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets" target="_blank">managed migration detailed datasets</a>. The published data on extensions exclude cases decided under asylum rules. Earlier extensions data can be found in the <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110218135832/http:/rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-publications.html" target="_blank">Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom</a> publications. These were published in the form of a Command Paper until 2006 and as an online bulletin between 2007 and 2009. Please note that prior to 2006, Afghan nationals were included in the 'Remainder of Asia’ but not identified separately in the data.</p><p>Data on Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement are published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">asylum table Asy_D01</a> in the Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>Information is not available on the number of people with LLR from Afghanistan that are in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/01/2022 14:32:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399367

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to British nationals in Afghanistan in need of urgent medical treatment.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Since 28 August 2021 the British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. FCDO Travel Advice for Afghanistan states that only very limited medical facilities are available in Afghanistan and makes clear that consular assistance can only be provided remotely and is extremely limited. British nationals in Afghanistan can continue to access 24 hour consular assistance by phone. We can provide in-person consular assistance in neighbouring countries.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/01/2022 17:40:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain