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62423

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sexual abuse cases involving children there have been in (a) Bolton, (b) Lancashire, (c) England, (d) Scotland and (e) Wales in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	201142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Home Office Statistics does not collect information on sexual abuse cases <br>involving children.<br><br>While the Home Office does hold data for offences covered by the Sexual <br>Offences Act 2003 (which may cover some sexual abuse offences), we do not hold <br>data on how many cases there are. <br><br>The Department for Education collects and publishes information on the numbers <br>of children referred to and assessed by children's social services in England. <br>This includes statistics at local authority level on the number of children who <br>are subject of a child protection plan by category of abuse, including sexual <br>abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 17/07/2014 14:16:45 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

61356

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Newport
	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 saved for the Exchequer by closing the Passport Office in Newport.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	200286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office has not closed its office in Newport. There is <br>an office in Newport providing counter fast track and premium services, <br>interviews for first time adult applicants and the Customer Contact Centre.<br><br>During 2011-12 as part of a wider operations restructuring, postal passport <br>application processing ceased in Newport and the office was relocated. It is <br>estimated that this reduced operational costs by around £2.6 million per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/07/2014 13:37:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1293 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

61357

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the recently employed additional staff in passport offices are estimated to cost.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	200287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office have been training and redeploying staff from <br>other duties within the Agency, from other parts of the wider Home Office, and <br>in the case of one individual another Government department, to meet the <br>exceptional levels of passport demand. There will be some additional costs <br>relating to staff where they will be temporarily working away from their normal <br>workplace and where overtime is worked by staff from other parts of the <br>Department. At this time it is not possible to put a reliable estimate on <br>these additional costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:11:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1295 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

78761

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	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 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 200W, on passports, when she expects to publish a reliable estimate of the additional costs arising from staff temporarily working away from their normal workplace and from overtime to deal with delays at the Passport Office.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	206495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>We will provide the actual costs incurred in redeploying staff to meet the exceptional levels of passport demand this year when that redeployment ends. Redeployed staff will continue to support Her Majesty's Passport Office frontline services until further notice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/07/2014 13:28:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 11958 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

155517

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many buildings her Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	214220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Two Home Office owned buildings were sold in 2010 and one in 2013. Contracts have been exchanged in 2014 for the sale of two sites, one subject to grant of satisfactory planning consent, and both for completion in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/11/2014 15:02:16 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 28164 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62673

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Please see the table below detailing the use and purpose of non geographic <br>numbers, 0843, 0844 and 0845. These figures are taken directly from BT's call <br>reporting system.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prefix</p></td><td><p>Number of lines / service</p></td><td><p>Inbound calls in last 12 months*</p></td><td><p>Alternative BT Local Rate No?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0843</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0844</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>0845</p></td><td><p>Nationality Contact Centre / European Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>362,582</p></td><td><p>Migrated to 0300 March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asylum Support Line</p></td><td><p>46,294</p></td><td><p>Migrated to 0300 March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MPs Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>18,441</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Note:on 7 March 2014 the Nationality Contact Centre/European Enquiry Line and the Asylum Support Line both migrated from 0845 to the 0300 prefix with calls charged the same as calls to 01/02. The above volumes for those lines therefore are from June 2013 to March 2014</p><p> </p><p>HM Passport Office</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prefix</p></td><td><p>Number of lines / service</p></td><td><p>Inbound calls in last 12 months</p></td><td><p>Alternative BT Local Rate No?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0843</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0844</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>0845</p></td><td><p>Customer Letters</p></td><td><p>325,452</p></td><td><p>0300 number available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passport verification services (PVS)</p><p>(a Business to Business Service)</p></td><td><p>50,644</p></td><td><p>No</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/07/2014 11:43:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4353 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

89740

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: West Midlands
	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 cost to the public purse of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election held on 21 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	207187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The cost of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) by-election on 21 August has been estimated to be £3.7 million. These costs are <br>underwritten by the Home Office and will not come from funds that would otherwise have gone to police forces.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/09/2014 14:49:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

89748

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what timetable her Department plans to phase-out the use of telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	207454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The use of telephone lines with the prefix 0843, 0844 and 0845 will be phased out in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines both where these have been the primary number or have been temporarily retained as secondary number behind a new 03 number.</p><p>The Home Office and Her Majesty's Passport Office operates no 0843/0844 numbers. <br><br>The Home Office's 0845 Nationality Contact / European Enquiry Line and Asylum support line has been migrated to 0300 prefix in March 2014. The original 0845 number will be fully decommissioned by 31 December 2014.<br><br>Her Majesty's Passport Office 0845 number for Customer letters migrated to 0300 prefix on 1 September 2014. The original 0845 number will be fully decommissioned by 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/09/2014 16:38:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

60651

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	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 passport applications submitted in each month since June 2010; and how many such applications were processed within three weeks of receipt.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	199624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below gives the requested information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of straightforward applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number processed within 3 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-13</strong></p></td><td><p>315,467</p></td><td><p>315,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-13</strong></p></td><td><p>368,035</p></td><td><p>368,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-13</strong></p></td><td><p>343,103</p></td><td><p>343,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p>384,487</p></td><td><p>384,477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-13</strong></p></td><td><p>420,209</p></td><td><p>420,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-13</strong></p></td><td><p>421,757</p></td><td><p>421,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-13</strong></p></td><td><p>388,781</p></td><td><p>388,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-13</strong></p></td><td><p>285,055</p></td><td><p>285,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-13</strong></p></td><td><p>231,979</p></td><td><p>231,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-13</strong></p></td><td><p>207,083</p></td><td><p>207,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-13</strong></p></td><td><p>179,323</p></td><td><p>179,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-13</strong></p></td><td><p>115,461</p></td><td><p>115,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-14</strong></p></td><td><p>274,120</p></td><td><p>274,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-14</strong></p></td><td><p>360,087</p></td><td><p>359,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-14</strong></p></td><td><p>406,736</p></td><td><p>406,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p>416,591</p></td><td><p>414,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-14</strong></p></td><td><p>376,403</p></td><td><p>347,256</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/07/2014 13:32:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 895 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

61059

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passport applications have been processed under the expedited service in each month since June 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	199970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows the proportion of passport applications that were <br>processed under premium or fast-track services since June 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:53:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 199970 Tom Greatrex TABLE.doc title Passports processed previous answer version 1299 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex