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1718786

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on ending the use of seaside hotels for housing asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	26726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has been clear that the use of hotels is a temporary and short-term measure to ensure we meet our statutory obligation to accommodate destitute asylum seekers. We have made significant progress in returning 150 hotels to communities across the UK as of the beginning of May.</p><p>Our statutory accommodation needs are kept under continuous review, and we will write to MPs and local authorities as further decisions on hotels are made.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2024 17:06:14 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1718806

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who have been served with notices of intent for removal to Rwanda are (a) women and (b) unaccompanied children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	26697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on the gender or age of those issued with a notice of intent.</p><p>The UK-Rwanda Treaty makes clear at Article 3 that the agreement reached between the governments of Rwanda and the UK does not cover unaccompanied children and that the UK Government shall not seek to relocate unaccompanied children under the age of 18.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 15:34:42 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1718807

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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, how many unaccompanied children are recorded as missing from asylum hotels as of 16 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	26698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no unaccompanied asylum-seeking children housed in hotels.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 15:31:51 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1718861

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the mobile phone industry on using technology to prevent stolen phones from being re-used.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	26708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Crime Survey for England and Wales data about the level of mobile phone victimisation (drawn from interviews conducted in the year to March 2023) shows a fall of over 70% in the rate (1.7% to 0.4%) and number (752,000 to 196,000) of owners experiencing mobile phone theft, when compared to findings from CSEW interviews conducted in the year to March 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While mobile phone theft has fallen significantly across England and Wales, reports about the scale of phone theft in London are concerning. The Home Office is therefore working closely with police and industry to tackle mobile phone thefts, and will consider evidence suggesting where new action is needed. Recent meetings have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/05/2024 06:12:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1718918

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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, if he will make it his policy to maintain routes to enable international students to (a) study and (b) make an economic contribution to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	26639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee's review’s findings are currently being considered very closely. The Government will respond to the MAC’s recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 26638 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1718296

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has supported the Disability Confident Scheme since August 2016, as a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader. The Home Office attained subsequent re-accreditation, at Level 3, in March 2021, and, again in March 2024.</p><p>The Home Office remains committed to being a Disability Confident Leader and seeks to break down the barriers to career progression, to maximise the talent disabled people bring to the workplace.</p><p>The Department takes an evidence-led approach, to closely monitor disability representation, at all points of the employee life cycle.</p><p>The Home Office:</p><ul><li>has a dedicated workplace adjustments team, to support colleagues and line managers, alongside a dedicated team to support those that use assisted technology in the workplace. To supplement this, the Home Office has a workplace adjustment guidance, and line managers are invited to attend awareness session to increase line management capability.</li><li>have dedicated guidance on reasonable adjustments in recruitment for vacancy holders to work with. This is designed to ensure that disabled applicants experience a level playing field in the recruitment process.</li><li>regularly evaluates the effectiveness of Disability related policies and practices, alongside wider inclusion interventions.</li><li>work closely with our accessibility team to ensure our website is compliant with Public Sector Body Accessibility Regulations. For example, all our videos have closed captions, audio description versions and are accompanied by transcripts.</li><li>website also includes information on how to request reasonable adjustments when applying.</li><li>has a dedicated Disability champion at Director General level, who reports directly to the Permanent Secretary. The Home Office Disability champion chairs a Disability champion board every six weeks, which is attended by directorate level champions and the chair of the Home Disability staff network, where they monitor progress against the internal Home Office Disability action plan.</li><li>evaluates disability representation at all grades within the Department and have met or exceeded our internal target of 12%</li><li>has also enhanced its British Sign Language provision for D/deaf colleagues.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department encourages disabled staff to participate in all Home Office led talent programmes, in line with their chosen career progression. The tables below show the Disability representation as of March 2024.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Delegate Grades</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Group</p></td><td><p>Target</p></td><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>SCS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability</p></td><td><p>12%*</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The Home Office Disability target reflects the economically active population, or the existing Home Office representation, whichever is higher.</p><p>Home Office Disability recruitment data shows a year-on-year increase in the percentage representation of candidates with disabilities at each stage of the recruitment process, which can be seen in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>% of disabled candidates</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Application stage</p></td><td><p>8.5%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Successful Sift</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td><td><p>10.1%</p></td><td><p>10.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Successful Interview</p></td><td><p>8.8%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ready to Hire</p></td><td><p>8.8%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/05/2024 17:14:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1718352

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Police Chiefs' Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24750 on National Police Chiefs' Council, on what dates the five meetings between Ministers and the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for sex work took place.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal in England and Wales. Research the Home Office commissioned in 2019 on the nature of sex work and prostitution in England and Wales found that some sex workers use technology to manage their safety, and so criminalising the enablement of prostitution online could put these individuals at greater risk of harm.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that advertising of sexual services has increasingly moved online, and that adult service websites can be used enable sexual exploitation. That is why the Online Safety Act 2023 ensures online platforms are responsible and accountable for content on their sites and take proactive steps to prevent their sites being used by criminals. The Act will make the UK the safest place to be online and will require online platforms to proactively identify and remove content linked to priority offences, including controlling and inciting prostitution for gain.</p><p> </p><p>Safeguarding Ministers met the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for sex work on 31 January 2023, 24 May 2022, 6 February 2019, 19 April 2018 and 27 Nov 2017.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 26387 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:54:52 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1718353

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Exploitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24749 on Prostitution: Internet, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of criminalising the (a) enablement of and (b) profiting from prostitution of others.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal in England and Wales. Research the Home Office commissioned in 2019 on the nature of sex work and prostitution in England and Wales found that some sex workers use technology to manage their safety, and so criminalising the enablement of prostitution online could put these individuals at greater risk of harm.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that advertising of sexual services has increasingly moved online, and that adult service websites can be used enable sexual exploitation. That is why the Online Safety Act 2023 ensures online platforms are responsible and accountable for content on their sites and take proactive steps to prevent their sites being used by criminals. The Act will make the UK the safest place to be online and will require online platforms to proactively identify and remove content linked to priority offences, including controlling and inciting prostitution for gain.</p><p> </p><p>Safeguarding Ministers met the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for sex work on 31 January 2023, 24 May 2022, 6 February 2019, 19 April 2018 and 27 Nov 2017.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 26386 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:54:52 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1718354

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Oppression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 24982 on Oppression, what his expected timetable is for the publication of his Department's review on transnational repression.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	26457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK will not tolerate transnational repression (TNR) and will stand up for the rights of all people to live here safely and freely. The National Security Act 2023 strengthens our legal powers to counter foreign interference, and provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to deter, detect, and disrupt modern-day state threats.</p><p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce, is reviewing the UK’s response to TNR to ensure we have a robust and joined up response across government and law enforcement.</p><p>The review is nearing completion and I will be updating Parliament in due course. The review is an in-depth exploration of the issue, including material which is classified, it would therefore be inappropriate to publish the document in full. I intend to provide the House with a statement which summarises the key findings and recommendations.</p><p>It is crucial that those who believe themselves to be victims of state-backed threats report concerns to the police. At the UK - Hong Kong Symposium on 27 April, I set out that the police are in the process of finalising a new suite of resources to raise awareness and capabilities of frontline officers across the UK, which will be launched over the next few months. This will enable frontline officers to increase their understanding of the threats that foreign powers present, support their engagement with communities who may be at risk, and respond appropriately to reports from members of the public.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 26458 26459 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:34:48 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1718355

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Oppression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May to Question 24982 on Oppression, on what date his Department announced new training for front line officers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	26458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK will not tolerate transnational repression (TNR) and will stand up for the rights of all people to live here safely and freely. The National Security Act 2023 strengthens our legal powers to counter foreign interference, and provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to deter, detect, and disrupt modern-day state threats.</p><p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce, is reviewing the UK’s response to TNR to ensure we have a robust and joined up response across government and law enforcement.</p><p>The review is nearing completion and I will be updating Parliament in due course. The review is an in-depth exploration of the issue, including material which is classified, it would therefore be inappropriate to publish the document in full. I intend to provide the House with a statement which summarises the key findings and recommendations.</p><p>It is crucial that those who believe themselves to be victims of state-backed threats report concerns to the police. At the UK - Hong Kong Symposium on 27 April, I set out that the police are in the process of finalising a new suite of resources to raise awareness and capabilities of frontline officers across the UK, which will be launched over the next few months. This will enable frontline officers to increase their understanding of the threats that foreign powers present, support their engagement with communities who may be at risk, and respond appropriately to reports from members of the public.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 26457 26459 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:34:48 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis