0 1 Biography information for David T C Davies House of Commons Northern Ireland Office 21 2018-09-05T15:06:17.507Z North West Cambridgeshire Mr Shailesh Vara false 2018-09-05 Biography information for Shailesh Vara <p>This Government is clear that it is only due to the unstinting efforts of our Police and Armed Forces that we have peace in Northern Ireland today. We have always acknowledged our ongoing duty of care to our former soldiers which includes providing legal support and representation.</p><p> </p><p>Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. It is the role of the Police Federation to represent and promote the interests and welfare of the Police.</p> false David T. C. Davies What steps she is taking to support armed forces veterans and police officers who have served in Northern Ireland. Veterans: Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2018-09-05 Monmouth 1 Northern Ireland 906654 Sovereignty: Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 21 910961 Northern Ireland 2019-05-22 Monmouth Northern Ireland Office 2019-05-22T14:13:03.24Z Staffordshire Moorlands Karen Bradley false 2019-05-22 Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> 910960 What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK. false David T. C. Davies 1 Foreign Investment in UK International Trade 2019-03-14 David T. C. Davies 1 2019-03-14T14:49:55.3Z Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart false 2019-03-14 Biography information for Graham Stuart <p>With your permission Mr Speaker I will answer question 10 together with questions 13. The UK remains the top destination in Europe, and third in the world for foreign direct investment.  By the end of 2017, UK inward FDI stock levels reached <strong>£1,337bn</strong>, a record for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to publishing annual analysis of DIT’s FDI performance as Official Statistics, we recently published one of the most comprehensive analyses of the economic impact of FDI in the world, highlighting the benefits of FDI to the UK.</p> Monmouth 909812 202 International Trade What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward foreign direct investment. Department for International Trade false 2017-01-17T14:06:23.787Z Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis false 2017-01-17 Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis <p>Mr Adamescu was arrested on 13 June 2016 in relation to a European Arrest Warrant. As his case is currently before the courts it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.</p> 59837 1 Home Office Home Office false 2017-01-12 Monmouth 1 Alexander Adamescu David T. C. Davies To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police Service was contacted by Alexander Adamescu's legal representatives prior to his arrest. Home Office 2016-09-22T15:39:28.917Z Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis false 2016-09-22 <p>Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are best placed to decide the uniform requirements for different roles within their force.</p><p>The police remain operationally independent and it is for local leadership to ensure that officers can perform their duties effectively whilst taking officer safety, appropriate risk assessments and effective engagement with the public into consideration.</p> 46012 Home Office 1 To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has the ability to overrule chief constables on decisions about uniform policy. Home Office 46013 2016-09-12 Home Office Monmouth David T. C. Davies Police: Uniforms 1 false 2015-03-18T14:36:19.853Z Hemel Hempstead Mike Penning false 2015-03-18 Biography information for Sir Mike Penning <p>Police forces do not routinely have access to government data on benefit payments. If benefit data is required in order to assist with locating wanted <br>persons, it can be requested from the appropriate government department. Each request is carefully considered on a case-by-case basis to ensure compliance <br>with the relevant legislation, including the Data Protection Act 1998.<br><br>There is a memorandum of understanding between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) for <br>disclosures that determine how the DWP provides data. All requests are managed through a central disclosure unit on a case-by case-basis. ACPO do not have <br>direct access to the data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces have access to Government data on benefit payments in order to assist in locating wanted persons. Home Office Social Security Benefits: Databases Monmouth 1 false Home Office Home Office 227137 David T. C. Davies 1 2015-03-11 50229 Home Office 2016-10-25 2016-11-08T16:23:16.29Z Scarborough and Whitby Mr Robert Goodwill false 2016-11-08 Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill <p>Where clear and credible documentary evidence of age is not available, criteria including physical appearance and demeanour are used as part of the interview process to assess whether a person is under 18. This can be followed where necessary by a local authority assessment, in line with case law and approved by two social workers. In addition, the person may submit a report from a dental consultant on a voluntary basis. Records are not kept centrally on the number of reports from dental consultants submitted by asylum seekers.</p> 50232 Monmouth David T. C. Davies 1 1 Home Office Asylum: Age Home Office To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials of her Department accept reports from dental consultants as evidence of age in cases where there is a dispute over the age of asylum seekers. false Home Office Monmouth Home Office false 2016-10-24 2016-12-21T11:02:12.27Z Scarborough and Whitby Mr Robert Goodwill false 2016-12-21 <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in the UK are transferred to the care of a local authority. The local authority will arrange for the child’s health to be assessed and for a health plan to be drawn up. This will include dental care. Central records are not kept of the number of dental check-ups given to such children.</p> 49879 Asylum: Children 49880 1 1 To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy to ensure that unaccompanied children arriving in the UK to seek asylum are given dental check-ups. David T. C. Davies Home Office Home Office 2016-09-22T15:39:28.98Z Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis false 2016-09-22 <p>Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are best placed to decide the uniform requirements for different roles within their force.</p><p>The police remain operationally independent and it is for local leadership to ensure that officers can perform their duties effectively whilst taking officer safety, appropriate risk assessments and effective engagement with the public into consideration.</p> 46013 David T. C. Davies To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to allow police officers to cover their faces for religious purposes. 1 2016-09-12 Home Office Police: Uniforms Monmouth Home Office false 1 46012 Monmouth Asylum: Age Home Office 2016-11-03T17:47:23.39Z Scarborough and Whitby Mr Robert Goodwill false 2016-11-03 <p>The Home Office received representations from a number of bodies be-tween 2012 and 2014 about the possible use of dental tests to establish the age of people claiming asylum. The view of many of those making representations was that the use of dental tests for this purpose would be unreliable, inappropriate and unethical.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department received any representations from King's College Dental School, between 2012 and 2014, on the use of dental tests to establish the age of people claiming asylum. 1 Home Office 49763 2016-10-21 1 David T. C. Davies false Home Office 10 181