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1566797

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a national strategy on incel culture to tackle the radicalisation of young people.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	122498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Prevent aims to protect people from radicalisation and provides appropriate support to people regardless of ideology. This can include individuals who have shown an interest in incel narratives. People who are referred to Prevent for incel-related concerns will receive tailored support just as they would for any other ideological issue.</p><p>Prevent is threat agnostic and is designed to tackle radicalisation across all ideologies, and so staff resource and budget are not specifically allocated against any particular type of ideology or threat.</p><p>Statistics related to individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent programme between April 2021 to March 2022 are due to be published on Thursday 26th January 2023. For the first time these statistics will include a separate category for Incel related referrals. The statistics will be available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2021-to-march-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2021-to-march-2022</a></p><p>Prevent continues to monitor emerging radicalisation trends and ideologies that may pose a threat, and establishing whether or not they pose a terrorism risk.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 122499 question first answered 20/01/2023 14:51:48 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1236043

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Patrol Craft: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations on vigilante civilian patrol boats reportedly operating in the English Channel.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	92891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has been made aware that vigilante civilian patrol boats have allegedly been operating around the coast and condemns this activity: there is no place for vigilante justice in ordered society.</p><p>Members of the public should report any unusual or suspicious activity to their local police and must not take direct action against any individuals or groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/10/2020 09:21:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1666078

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to relocate Afghan people who are (a) eligible for relocation to the UK and (b) in Pakistan before 1 November; and what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports that the Government of Pakistan plans to deport Afghans without documentation from November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Continuing to support the resettlement of eligible Afghans under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) &amp; Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) remains a priority for the Government. To date, we have brought around 24,600 people affected by events in Afghanistan to safety, which includes those evacuated under Op PITTING.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of recent Government of Pakistan announcements regarding Afghans illegally present in Pakistan. FCDO and the British High Commission are monitoring the situation closely. They are in frequent contact with the Pakistani authorities to try and ensure that no ARAP or ACRS eligible individuals are negatively affected while they await relocation to the UK, and are seeking assurances to this effect.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2023 15:36:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1386291

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to classify attacks based on incel misogyny as hate crimes triggering longer sentences.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	89670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The Law Commission’s review of hate crime laws was commissioned by the Government in 2018. This review examined the coverage and approach of existing hate crime legislation, including consideration of whether other protective characteristics, such as sex and age, should be included. The Law Commission published its final recommendations on 7 December.</p><p>We are grateful to the Law Commission for the detailed consideration it has given to its review.</p><p>The Government will consider its proposals carefully and respond to the recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/12/2021 16:33:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1538791

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of military personnel being based at the Manston processing centre on the mental health of asylum seekers based at that facility.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	77603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>It was always the case that Defence support to the Home Office will continue until January 2023, at which point the operational and wider arrangements will be reviewed.</p><p>Military personnel at the Manston site support the operation primarily through logistics and command and control. They do not routinely carry out duties that bring them into contact with people held at the facility.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 77602 question first answered 09/11/2022 17:43:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1664996

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Maternity Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of (a) provision and (b) the level of maternity pay in fire and rescue services.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	202690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Setting fire pay and conditions, including setting a minimum national maternity entitlement<em>, is the responsibility of employers, working through the National Joint Council. The Home Office plays no role in the negotiation or funding of firefighter pay. </em></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2023 15:23:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1523931

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	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 remains committed to the graduate visa route introduced in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	66011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Our offer to international students is extremely competitive and ensures that we continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.</p><p>The Government’s International Education Strategy set out a target of attracting 600,000 international Higher Education students to the UK by 2030, which we have achieved almost a decade early.</p><p> </p><p>The public also rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>As the Growth Plan set out, the Government is looking at how immigration contributes to growth and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 66008 66009 66010 66012 question first answered 21/10/2022 08:19:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1523924

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	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 restrict the number of international students in the UK university sector.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	66008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Our offer to international students is extremely competitive and ensures that we continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.</p><p>The Government’s International Education Strategy set out a target of attracting 600,000 international Higher Education students to the UK by 2030, which we have achieved almost a decade early.</p><p> </p><p>The public also rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>As the Growth Plan set out, the Government is looking at how immigration contributes to growth and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 66009 66010 66011 66012 question first answered 21/10/2022 08:19:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1338479

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Interpreters: Afghanistan
	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 is taking steps to (a) hold further negotiations with the relevant local authorities and (b) assess alternative temporary accommodation for Afghan interpreters and their families accessing the Ex Gratia Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is continuing to engage actively with local authorities across England, Wales and Scotland to seek their support for relocating Afghan locally employed staff (LES) and their families.</p><p>Local authorities currently provide both accommodation and integration support to families. Whilst this remains the preferred approach, the Home Office is looking at further options to ensure families continue to be appropriately supported.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/06/2021 15:28:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361381

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Radicalism
	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 has a strategy to tackle incel culture in Police forces in England.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	59028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is determined, with police leaders, to tackle misogyny of any form across law enforcement.</p><p>We have published a new Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, which outlines our plans for a multi-million pound national communications campaign with a focus on targeting perpetrators and harmful misogynistic attitudes, educating young people about healthy relationships and ensuring victims can access support.</p><p>We are also funding a new National Policing Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls – Maggie Blyth. The HMICFRS inspection into the police response to VAWG crimes has shown that radical reform is needed. An immediate focus of the role will include working with police forces nationally and the Government to make sure action is taken in response to the inspectorate’s findings and their recommendations considered and implemented as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/10/2021 15:50:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard