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993717

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what screening his Department undertakes to identify trauma in applicants for asylum.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	182855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>A key objective of the asylum screening process is to create a secure and positive environment that supports claimants to disclose as much relevant information as possible, including medical conditions, disabilities or experience of trauma that may make the person vulnerable.</p><p>Asylum claimants are directly asked about their physical and mental health as part of the screening questionnaire. If the responses provided, or the claimant’s general demeanour, indicate that they may be a victim of trauma, the screening officer will record this information to ensure appropriate onward routing and management. Depending on the extent of their vulnerability, they may also make a referral to the Asylum Safeguarding Hub.</p><p>The guidance for staff who register asylum claims and complete the screening process for asylum claimants can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:11:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993725

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance indicators are used for individual officers dealing with asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	182859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</p><p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken. Where an asylum claimant establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country of origin, they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</p><p>Asylum decision makers complete a number of variable events or activities which are weighted and used to calculate performance based on their time spent on casework. The cumulative weighting and total available time is used to calculate and report performance daily, weekly, monthly or for any specified period as required. There are no targets in respect of the number of grants or refusals which decision makers are expected to make each week.</p><p>Data on performance against the published service standard can be found on tabs Asy 10 and 11 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/11/2018 17:13:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

777700

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Korn Ferry Hay Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research his Department has commissioned from Korn Ferry Hay Group in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	109638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/11/2017 14:40:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

753977

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research his Department has commissioned from The Hay Group; and of what value those contracts are.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	6326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:40:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

788380

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 109638, tabled on 25 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	112759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question 109638 on 27 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:02:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

754481

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has received the results of any consultation on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	6449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not publicly consulted on Civil Service pay levels in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/09/2017 13:42:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993721

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office and UK Border Force: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to (a) Home Office and (b) Border Force staff on child sexual exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	182857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>All frontline officers undertake e-learning in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism, Female Genital Mutilation and Modern Slavery.</p><p>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery (SAMS) teams who receive a classroom training course focussing on the knowledge and skills needed for this area.</p><p>Section 55 of the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 sets out that the Secretary of State must have due regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the UK while discharging statutory functions in relation to asylum, immigration, nationality and customs. Section 55 places an obligation on the Home Office, including all Border Force staff, to ensure that in carrying out existing functions, the child’s safety and welfare is given priority. The definition of a child for this statutory obligation is a person under the age of 18.</p><p>In 2014, the Home Office fully accepted recommendations made in the Independent Review by <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-peter-wanless-and-richard-whittam-qc-review" target="_blank">Peter Wanless (Chief Executive of the NSPCC) and Richard Whittam QC</a>[1]. This means that if a member of Home Office staff refers an allegation of child abuse to the police, they must also ensure that it has been recorded appropriately. Guidance has been issued to provide information to staff on how this should be done.</p><p>1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-rotherham-wanless-and-whittam-qc-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-rotherham-wanless-and-whittam-qc-review</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:05:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993723

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office and UK Border Force: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to (a) Home Office and (b) Border Force staff on women and girls who (i) have been subject to and (ii) are at risk of female genital mutilation.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	182858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Female genital mutilation is a crime and is child abuse. Border Force frontline officers undertake FGM training to learn about geographical areas of prevalence, girls at potential risk and how to deal with situations when they have concerns. Officers are also alert to the identification of FGM indicative paraphernalia which may be found in baggage or parcels intercepted. Border Force plays a vital role in helping to identify and protect potential victims of FGM travelling to and from the UK.</p><p>Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for no medical reason. It is also known as female circumcision or cutting.</p><p>FGM is illegal under the FGM Act 2003 - it has been a specific offence since 1985 and has a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment. Since 2010, the Government has:</p><p>o significantly strengthened the law on FGM and forced marriage;</p><p>o issued a range of materials to support professionals to help them understand these issues, including publishing statutory multi-agency guidance and making available free e-learning; and</p><p>our FGM and Forced Marriage Units are carrying out ongoing programmes of outreach for professionals and communities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:06:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

934234

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation his Department has paid to persons entitled to reside in the UK for mistakes that were made under the hostile environment policy since October 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	160358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Home Office records indicate that £12,360 has been paid in compensation in relation to 8 cases, since 2010. 7 of the payments were made to persons entitled to reside in the UK.</p><p>Home Office records indicate that no compensation has been paid with the condition that the recipient did not publicise that payment since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 160359 160360 question first answered 11/07/2018 14:07:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

934235

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases compensation has been paid for mistakes under his Department's hostile environment immigration policy since October 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	160359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Home Office records indicate that £12,360 has been paid in compensation in relation to 8 cases, since 2010. 7 of the payments were made to persons entitled to reside in the UK.</p><p>Home Office records indicate that no compensation has been paid with the condition that the recipient did not publicise that payment since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 160358 160360 question first answered 11/07/2018 14:07:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds