The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to Artista about the reports relating to the Presidents' Club dinner and will consider next steps in light of Artista's response.<\/p>
The Government has not had discussions with other statutory bodies about such an investigation.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Louth and Horncastle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Victoria Atkins"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-14T17:45:46.22Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "31"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Presidents Club"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission plans to investigate the Artista agency as a result of reports relating to the Presidents Club fundraising dinner of 18 January 2018; and whether the Government has had discussions with any other statutory body on undertaking such an investigation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/420", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvette Cooper"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvette Cooper"} ], "uin" : "131101"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/855936", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/855936/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)\u2019s powers to investigate breaches of equality legislation are set out in Section 20 of the Equality Act 2006. The Commission may investigate whether or not a person has committed an unlawful act; has complied with a requirement imposed by an unlawful act notice under section 21 of the act; or has complied with an undertaking given under section 23 of the Act.<\/p>
More generally, EHRC\u2019s enforcement powers, which include these investigatory powers, are set out in sections 20 \u2013 32 of the Act as amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Louth and Horncastle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Victoria Atkins"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-12T12:50:42.78Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "31"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Equality and Human Rights Commission"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what formal powers the Equality and Human Rights Commission has to investigate breaches of equality legislation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/420", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvette Cooper"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvette Cooper"} ], "uin" : "131102"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/855937", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/855937/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The review of the transparency of Parole Board decision-making remains a priority for me and for the Government. We will have completed the review by Easter, and the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice will report thereafter.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rory Stewart"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Penrith and The Border"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rory Stewart"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-12T15:34:49.67Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Parole Board"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to make retrospective any changes her Department proposes to the transparency of Parole Board decision-making.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/420", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvette Cooper"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvette Cooper"} ], "uin" : "131103"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856127", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856127/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Information on the people leaving detention, by length of detention is available in table dt_06 of the detention tables.<\/p>
Information on people leaving detention, by reason and place of last detention is available in table dt_07 of the detention tables<\/p>
The latest data, published in \u2018Immigration Statistics, October to December 2017\u2019, are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681703/detention-oct-dec-2017-tables.ods<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in 2017 had been (a) detained for (i) 0-3 months, (ii) 3-5 months, (iii) 5-7 months; (iv) 7-9 months, (v) 9-12 months and (vi) 12 months or more, (b) released from detention without removal and (c) removed from the country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856132", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856132/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 sets out the process by which doctors in immigration removal centres must report to the Home Office cases in which they have concerns that:<\/p> On receipt of a Rule 35 report, the Home Office caseworker must review the appropriateness of the detainee\u2019s continued detention in conjunction with consideration of the adults at risk in immigration detention policy.<\/p> As a consequence the number of Rule 35 reports received in any IRC is equivalent to the number of case reviews that have taken place.<\/p> The data is published as part of the Transparency publication under the category \u2018Reports made by a medical practitioner under Rule 35 by place of detention\u2019. The data is published every quarter and can be found at the following link:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reviews of a person's detention in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre have been triggered by Rule 35 reports since 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856134/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU Member States to determine responsibility for examining asylum claims.<\/p> The Home Office published comprehensive data on both the number of requests to transfer asylum applicants and number of actual transfers into the UK from other Dublin states as part of the most recent quarterly Immigration Statistics release on 22/02/2018. The relevant statistics can be found at as_22_q, asylum volume 5 at the following link:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Dublin Regulation take charge requests were received by the her Department in 2017; from which EU member states those requests were received in that same period; and how many of those requests were accepted by her Department in that same period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/856136/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The UK has a proud history to providing refuge to those who need our protection. Information on the number of asylum claims, subsequent grants of asylum and humanitarian protection, irrespective of whether the individual was detained, is available in table as_01 of the latest release of the \u2018Immigration Statistics, October to December 2017\u2019. This is available on the Home Office website at; https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables<\/a><\/p>