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1126817

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve his Department's ability to assess asylum applications made on the grounds of religious or belief-based persecution.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	254745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 254746 254747 question first answered 22/05/2019 13:03:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1126818

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve his Department's ability to assess asylum applications made on the grounds of humanist beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	254746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 254745 254747 question first answered 22/05/2019 13:03:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1126819

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to all asylum decision-makers on how to assess religious and belief-based persecution claims.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	254747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently worked with them recently to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April 2019, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p><p>The aim of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim, decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance International, European &amp; Domestic law and Home Office policy, when interviewing asylum seekers and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>In order to alleviate any concerns about the way in which vulnerable claims are dealt with, a review has been commissioned to investigate the way claims based on religious grounds and LGBT+ are assessed. The aim and approach of the Review will be to ensure that empathy and religious literacy is considered by Decision Makers when assessing these highly complex claims, acknowledging the impact of their decision whilst ensuring appropriate rigour is applied as these routes can be open to fraudulent claims.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 254745 254746 question first answered 22/05/2019 13:03:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

838283

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the Community Security Trust's Antisemitic Incidents Report 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	127178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to addressing all forms of hate crime. In July 2016, the Department published <em>Action Against Hate: The UK Government’s Plan for Tackling Hate Crime</em>.</p><p>The Government will refresh this action plan in 2018, working closely with a wide network of partners and stakeholders including the Community Security Trust (CST).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/02/2018 17:40:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

828738

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester on changes (a) in the number of police officers and (b) to police funding.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	124382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is in regular correspondence with Police and Crime Commissioners on a range of topics, including funding and resources.</p><p>I recently announced the proposed police funding settlement for 2018/19 which would see an additional £450m invested in the policing system, around £270m direct to PCCs. Should the Mayor choose to use increased precept flexibility, this could mean an additional £10.4m for Greater Manchester Police. It is a matter for police leaders to determine locally how to use these resources.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2018 15:03:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

517217

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, on Reform of the Police Funding Formula, HC 476.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	36349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>We will respond to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s report as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p><p>We have noted the Committee’s recommendations and are taking them into account as we consider the options for how best to take forward the work on the police funding formula.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/05/2016 12:57:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

517218

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of planned future budget reductions on the ability of the Greater Manchester police to fund implementation in Manchester of national projects.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	36346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at the Spending Review no Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will receive a reduction in cash funding if they choose to maximise their precept over the Spending Review period.</p><p>It is an operational decision for chief officers, working with their PCC, to determine how best to allocate their available resources taking into account local and national priorities.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/05/2016 12:57:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

483049

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of planned future budget reductions on the capacity of Greater Manchester police service to tackle cyber-crime.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	31857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced in the Spending Review, no PCC will receive a reduction in cash funding over the Spending Review period if they choose to maximise their precept. It is an operational decision for chief officers, working with their PCC, to determine how best to allocate their available resources taking into account local and national priorities. In total, including national transformation funding and other funding, policing will see a £900 million increase in funding by 2019/20 in cash terms. We will continue to allocate specific funding for Counter Terrorism Policing over the course of the Spending Review period to ensure that the CT policing network has the capabilities it needs to tackle changing threats. The settlement will increase counter-terrorism policing funding in real terms in 16-17 to £670m.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 31855 31856 question first answered 30/03/2016 14:19:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

483050

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expected cost is of replacement of the Emergency Services Network in Greater Manchester; and how that project is to be funded.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	31858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The Emergency Services Network (ESN) transition is being managed regionally. Greater Manchester is part of the North-West Region, incorporating North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside Fire &amp; Rescue Services, as well as Cheshire Constabulary, Cumbria Constabulary, Greater Manchester Police, Lancashire Constabulary and Merseyside Police. The Core costs of operating the network are initially borne by the Home Office, but shared by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Department of Health, Welsh and Scottish Governments. The Non-core costs of connecting to the network and utilising it will be borne by local Emergency Services organisations and exact costs in Greater Manchester will be dependent upon take up of device and connection numbers to meet local operational needs. Taken together, the Core and Non-core costs of ESN are projected to cost £5 billion over the 15 year operating life of the network, saving in the region of £3 billion on the costs of the current Airwave service.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/03/2016 14:21:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

483051

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of planned future budget reductions on the capacity of Greater Manchester police service to tackle child exploitation and sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	31856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced in the Spending Review, no PCC will receive a reduction in cash funding over the Spending Review period if they choose to maximise their precept. It is an operational decision for chief officers, working with their PCC, to determine how best to allocate their available resources taking into account local and national priorities. In total, including national transformation funding and other funding, policing will see a £900 million increase in funding by 2019/20 in cash terms. We will continue to allocate specific funding for Counter Terrorism Policing over the course of the Spending Review period to ensure that the CT policing network has the capabilities it needs to tackle changing threats. The settlement will increase counter-terrorism policing funding in real terms in 16-17 to £670m.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 31855 31857 question first answered 30/03/2016 14:19:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis