Northern Ireland Office<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>North West CambridgeshireMr Shailesh Vara2018-09-05false2018-09-05T15:06:17.507Z21Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland2018-09-05Veterans: Northern Ireland1House of CommonsWhat steps she is taking to support armed forces veterans and police officers who have served in Northern Ireland.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies906654Northern Ireland Office<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>Staffordshire MoorlandsKaren Bradley2019-05-22910960false2019-05-22T14:13:03.24Z21Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland2019-05-22Sovereignty: Northern Ireland1House of CommonsWhat recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies910961Department for International Trade<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>Beverley and HoldernessGraham Stuart2019-03-14false2019-03-14T14:49:55.3Z202International TradeInternational Trade2019-03-14Foreign Investment in UK1House of CommonsWhat recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward foreign direct investment.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies909812Home Office<p> </p><p>The Government received 25 responses to the online consultation on the <br>relaxation of licensing hours during the FIFA World Cup from respondents who <br>identified themselves as living or working in Wales. This included nine from <br>members of the public, seven from licensing authorities, three from the <br>licensed trade or trade organisations and two from the police and four from <br>‘other'. The response to the consultation is available online at the gov.uk <br>website.</p><p> </p>LewesNorman Baker2014-05-13falseLewesNorman Baker2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z1Home OfficeHome Office2014-05-071House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which people from Wales responded to the consultation on the relaxation of licensing hours during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies198131Home Office<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>Great YarmouthBrandon Lewis2017-01-17false2017-01-17T14:06:23.787Z1Home OfficeHome Office2017-01-12Alexander Adamescu1House of CommonsTo 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.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies59837Home Office<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>Great YarmouthBrandon Lewis2016-09-2246012false2016-09-22T15:39:28.917Z1Home OfficeHome Office2016-09-12Police: Uniforms1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has the ability to overrule chief constables on decisions about uniform policy.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies46013Home Office<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>Hemel HempsteadMike Penning2015-03-18false2015-03-18T14:36:19.853Z1Home OfficeHome Office2015-03-11Social Security Benefits: Databases1House of CommonsTo 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.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies227137Home Office<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>Scarborough and WhitbyMr Robert Goodwill2016-11-0850232false2016-11-08T16:23:16.29Z1Home OfficeHome Office2016-10-25Asylum: Age1House of CommonsTo 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.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies50229Home Office<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>Scarborough and WhitbyMr Robert Goodwill2016-12-2149879false2016-12-21T11:02:12.27Z1Home OfficeHome Office2016-10-24Asylum: Children1House of CommonsTo 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.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies49880Home Office<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>Great YarmouthBrandon Lewis2016-09-2246013false2016-09-22T15:39:28.98Z1Home OfficeHome Office2016-09-12Police: Uniforms1House of CommonsTo 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.falseMonmouthDavid T. C. Davies460121001258