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date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Frontex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any (a) request by the UK to participate in the activities of Frontex and (b) any offer by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available to Frontex has been refused by the Management Board of Frontex in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	211292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK does not participate fully in Frontex by virtue of its decision not to join the external borders part of Schengen agreement. The Frontex Regulation was nevertheless drafted in such a way to require Frontex to facilitate operational cooperation between the UK and Member States on a case by case basis (Article 12(1) of the Frontex Regulation). The nature of Frontex lends itself to UK involvement on a case by case basis.<br><br>As a result there have been no occasions within the last five years when the Management Board of Frontex has refused an offer made by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available for Frontex activities.<br><br>Over the last five years, the UK has provided experts in air borders, returns and fraudulent documents as well as debriefers, interpreters, screeners and a heartbeat detector with operator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:22:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 24153 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

100215

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Frontex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance the UK has provided to Frontex operations in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	211298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK does not participate fully in Frontex by virtue of its decision not to join the external borders part of Schengen agreement. The Frontex Regulation was nevertheless drafted in such a way to require Frontex to facilitate operational cooperation between the UK and Member States on a case by case basis (Article 12(1) of the Frontex Regulation). The nature of Frontex lends itself to UK involvement on a case by case basis.<br><br>As a result there have been no occasions within the last five years when the Management Board of Frontex has refused an offer made by the UK to make its expertise and facilities available for Frontex activities.<br><br>Over the last five years, the UK has provided experts in air borders, returns and fraudulent documents as well as debriefers, interpreters, screeners and a heartbeat detector with operator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:23:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 24152 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

93810

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to progress visas for foreign diplomats.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	210860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Foreign diplomats can be exempt from immigration control in certain circumstances (for example, those posted to the UK). Any person who is<br>exempt from immigration control does not require prior entry clearance. However, it is strongly advised that visa nationals obtain an exempt vignettebefore travelling to the UK to avoid unnecessary delays on arrival. These applications are considered quickly.<br><br>Serving government ministers (or equivalent, such as Governors General) of states recognised by Her Majesty’s Government travelling to the UK on the official business of their government are also exempt from immigration control. Entry Clearance Officers may issue two-year exempt vignettes to people in this category. <br><br>Diplomats visiting the UK in a private capacity are subject to immigration control. If they are a visa national, they apply for a visa and are considered under the Immigration Rules. These applications are considered according to our service standards.<br><br>Guidance on Exemption for foreign diplomats can be found at the Gov.UK website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-exm/exempt-exm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-exm/exempt-exm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:24:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 23586 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

92883

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 11 September 2014 to Question 207956, how much of the funds given to local authorities under the Prevent programme was spent in each of the last five years; and what funds under that programme were spent by (a) police forces, (b) other frontline agencies and (c) central government in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	210147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, Prevent spend figures for frontline agencies, local delivery, and central agencies have been as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Frontline Agencies</strong></p></td><td><p>£7.5 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£7.9 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£6.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local Delivery</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.2 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£3.3 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£4.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central Government</strong></p></td><td><p>£3.2 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>£1.5 million</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>£4.1 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>Funding for Prevent policing is part of a wider grant provided by the Home Office to the police for counter-terrorism activity. It is therefore not <br>possible to give a detailed breakdown of spend on police activity for Prevent. However funding for Prevent policing represents approximately half of the total Prevent funding.</p><p>Spend on the 2011 Prevent strategy has increased as the programme, particularly local delivery, has become more firmly embedded at local level, and good practice better established.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:28:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 22237 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson