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1010770

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether local authorities have sufficient power to tackle anti-social behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	193604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible powers, to respond quickly and effectively to different forms of anti-social and nuisance behaviour. The Government refreshed its statutory guidance for frontline practitioners on the use of the powers in December 2017, providing greater clarity on how best to use the powers appropriately and proportionately.</p><p>The Home Office keeps the sufficiency of the powers under review through a national Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together a range of partners and representatives from key agencies.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/11/2018 17:56:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1017448

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Fathers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative changes to the British Nationality Act 1981 to ensure that biological fathers are recognised for nationality purposes in cases where the biological mother is not a British citizen.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	197623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA 1981) already provides for biological fathers to be recognised as the father for nationality purposes where the mother is not married to another man and proof of paternity has been established.</p><p>In cases where the mother is married to a man other than the biological father and that biological father is a British citizen or settled in the UK, a child can apply for registration as a British citizen under section 3(1) of the BNA 1981.</p><p>We are aware of the case of <em>K (A child) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 1834 (Admin)(18 July 2018)</em> and are considering the impact of this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/12/2018 17:42:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1052304

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that all trafficked and unaccompanied children have an independent legal guardian.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	215196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In local authorities where the Independent Child Trafficking Advocate (ICTA) service has been rolled out, all children that are potential victims of trafficking are eligible for support.</p><p><br>The ICTA service was rolled out in three early adopter sites in Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales in January 2017 with an additional £2m invested to expand the ICTA provision into West Midlands, East Midlands and Croydon. This will mean the service will be available in one third of all local authorities by April 2019.</p><p>Unaccompanied children are looked after by the relevant local authority and are entitled to the same services as any other looked after child. Under these arrangements, unaccompanied children will have a professional social worker and an independent reviewing officer to oversee their care arrangements. All unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in England are referred to the Refugee Council’s Children’s Panel and they are also entitled to legal assistance in pursuing their asylum claim. The Government believes that these arrangements ensure unaccompanied children are provided with the independent support and advice that they need.</p><p><br>Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which makes provisions for ICTAs, is being considered in the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act led by Frank Field, Baroness Butler-Sloss and Maria Miller. The Government will carefully consider any recommendations for the national rollout of ICTAs which come out of the review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 13:51:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064004

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Benjamin Gudza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the welfare of Benjamin Gudza, a resident of the Barnsley Central constituency, who has been detained at Morton Hall detention centre and is due to be deported to Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare and safety of all detainees are matters of the utmost importance. We are clear that detention and removal must be carried out with dignity and respect, and we expect nothing but the highest standards of care from our commercial partners.</p><p><br>The welfare of detainees and the conditions of detention are governed by the Detention Centre Rules 2001and must additionally meet the published Operating Standards for IRCs and the comprehensive guidance set out in published Detention Services Orders. This collective framework provides guidance on issues associated with this case.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of detention to ensure it remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. When an individual’s circumstances change or new information comes to light which mean they are no longer suitable to be detained, their release is arranged.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 223203 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:16:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064005

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Benjamin Gudza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to make adjustments for Benjamin Gudza’s learning difficulties and mobility problems, while he is in detention at Morton Hall.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare and safety of all detainees are matters of the utmost importance. We are clear that detention and removal must be carried out with dignity and respect, and we expect nothing but the highest standards of care from our commercial partners.</p><p><br>The welfare of detainees and the conditions of detention are governed by the Detention Centre Rules 2001and must additionally meet the published Operating Standards for IRCs and the comprehensive guidance set out in published Detention Services Orders. This collective framework provides guidance on issues associated with this case.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of detention to ensure it remains lawful, appropriate and proportionate. When an individual’s circumstances change or new information comes to light which mean they are no longer suitable to be detained, their release is arranged.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 223202 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:16:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064007

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk to Zimbabwean nationals facing deportation to Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights applications from Zimbabwean nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p><p>The Country Policy and Information Note Zimbabwe: Opposition to the government published in April 2018 (available on Gov.uk) outlines our position. We are aware of the situation in Zimbabwe and are keeping it under review, however caselaw has established that a state of civil war and/or civil unrest is not enough, in itself, to provide for a grant of asylum. A person needs to show a risk above and beyond those general inherent risks.</p><p>The April 2018 Country Policy and Information Note is in the process of being updated, incorporating recommendations from a review commissioned by the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information. This will be published in due course.</p><p>Where a decision has been made that a person does not require international protection, removal is only enforced when we and the courts conclude that it is safe to do so, with a safe route of return.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/02/2019 17:28:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1092111

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to remove fees for the European passport return service.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	234716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the powers given to Local Authorities under the well being provisions, they are able to determine what fees are appropriate in connection with the European Passport Return Service. The Home Office has no direct responsibility for determining what fees are charged in connection with this service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/03/2019 16:57:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104871

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing visa charges for Commonwealth armed forces personnel applying for indefinite leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	236432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to exempt commonwealth nationals who have served in HM Forces from paying a fee when applying to settle in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office reviews fees on a yearly basis and income from fees charged for immigration and nationality applications plays a vital role in our ability to run a sustainable immigration and nationality system and minimize the burden on the taxpayer</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/03/2019 17:09:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104873

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Violence: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth-related violence in (a) Barnsley and (b) Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	236434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>In April 2018, the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy which sets out a comprehensive set of 61 commitments and actions we are taking to tackle violent crime. This includes launching a £22m Early Intervention Youth Fund, which is already supporting 29 projects in England and Wales; a national knife crime media campaign: #knife free; a new National County Lines Coordination Centre and the Offensive Weapons Bill, which will strengthen legislation on firearms, knives and corrosive substances. <br>On 2 October 2018, the Home Secretary announced further important measures including a consultation on new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence, a new long term £200 million Youth Endowment Fund and an Independent Review of Drug Misuse.</p><p>Most recently, on 13 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £100 million of funding for serious violence in 2019/20. This funding will directly support the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, as well as supporting investment in Violence Reduction Units, which will bring together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others to develop a multi-agency approach to preventing serious violence altogether. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>With specific reference to Barnsley and the Sheffield City Region, we have awarded almost £1.25m from the Early Intervention Youth Fund to the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire in support of two projects, one of which is working in Barnsley and the other in Sheffield. In addition, alongside all other police forces in England and Wales, South Yorkshire Police took part in a national week of action to tackle knife crime, called Operation Sceptre, from 11-18 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1104876

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of knife crime there were in (a) Barnsley and (b) Sheffield City Region in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	236436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of offences involving knives or sharp instruments recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level only.</p><p>Information on knife crime offences for South Yorkshire Police Force Area, which includes Barnsley and Sheffield, can be found in the Home Office Knife Crime Open Data Tables available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2019 15:57:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis