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770013

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 48814, on slavery, if she will provide further data for (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	107708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals that have been suspended before Reasonable and Conclusive Grounds decision stages between 2009 and 2016. NRM decisions are suspended when it is not possible to gather further information to make a decision, for example if the Competent Authority decision makers become aware that the individual referred has gone missing. In such cases, the Competent Authority must ensure the missing individual has been reported to the police.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Potential Victims Referred to National Referral Mechanism (NRM)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Potential victim reported exploitation as</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended Pre-Reasonable Grounds decision</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended Pre-Conclusive Grounds decision</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>534</p></td><td><p>Adult (385)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (149)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>712</p></td><td><p>Adult (525)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (187)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>945</p></td><td><p>Adult (647)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (298)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2012</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>1183</p></td><td><p>Adult (812)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (370)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown (1)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1745</p></td><td><p>Adult (1,297)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (448)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2339</p></td><td><p>Adult (1,667)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (672)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3262</p></td><td><p>Adult (2,284)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (978)</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2016</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3804</p></td><td><p>Adult (2,527)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (1277)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that children who have been trafficked receive the right support, including through the national roll-out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates. The Advocates will help to protect trafficked children from further harm, including preventing children from being re-trafficked or going missing.</p><p>On 16 January, the Home Secretary announced the award of £2.2m from the Child Trafficking Protection Fund (CTPF) to seven organisations to protect vulnerable children in the UK and overseas who are at risk of trafficking. The CTPF has two objectives. First, victim support and recovery, including specialist care to trafficked children. Second, reducing vulnerability to exploitation, by preventing trafficked children from going missing and potentially being re-trafficked. The projects cover a range of proposals including tailored support for trafficking victims from various cultures, developing skills and expertise in local areas, and a specialist accommodation pilot.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:23:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

773173

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish its review on convergence uplift payments to Scottish farmers.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	108555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State received a letter from the member for Dumfries and Galloway requesting a review of intra-UK allocations of funding for agricultural support on 26 October.</p><p>The Secretary of State also met Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing, on 6 November to discuss intra-UK allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 12:41:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

776082

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis journalists can access identifying and sensitive health data about children's special educational needs from the national pupil database; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	109114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Any request to use National Pupil Database data is only processed if it complies with the requirements of the Education (Individual Pupil Information) (Prescribed Persons) (England) Regulations 2009, made under section 537A(4) of the Education Act 1996 and the Data Protection Act 1998. As part of the approval process officials, including senior data experts and legal advisers, assess each application for legality, proportionality and security. The panel must also be satisfied that the access requested is ethical and of value to education.</p><p> </p><p>If journalists are able to meet these standards, their request will be considered.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2017 10:07:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

781335

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Employment: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of jobs in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The economy in Northern Ireland remains strong. The unemployment rate is down to 4.0 per cent over the year, the lowest since the great recession in 2008, and those receiving unemployment-related benefits has decreased again, falling by more than 26,000 claimants since early 2010. More than 10,000 new jobs were created in Northern Ireland over the year, meaning more people with the security of a regular pay packet for themselves and their family.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. That is outlined in the Northern Ireland and Ireland Position Paper, published on 16 August 2017. We are positive about the opportunities that our departure presents to Northern Ireland – getting out into the world and doing business right across the globe, while at home building a UK that works for everyone. That is demonstrated by our desire to work with a restored Executive towards a comprehensive and ambitious set of City Deals for Northern Ireland, just as it is by the £4.7bn Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund that will help to deliver innovation, employment and growth right across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/11/2017 11:42:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

782025

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what priority they have given to addressing freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth at next year’s Commonwealth Summit; and what funding, if any, has been allocated by the Cabinet Office’s Commonwealth Secretariat to deliver a programme of events around that issue in the run-up to the Summit.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL2806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief in all countries. The Prime Minister has announced the four themes for the summit: prosperity, security, sustainability and fairness. The summit will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter, including religious freedom or belief. We are currently working with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other member states to establish a detailed agenda for the week of the summit and the programme of events.</p><p>We are currently considering programmes for the UK's Commonwealth Chair-in-Office period, the two years following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018. We have agreed to support the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in hosting a forum which will bring parliamentarians from around the Commonwealth together for important discussions across the key challenges facing the Commonwealth, including upholding the Commonwealth Charter. We have also provided £20,000 to the Royal Commonwealth Society to support its interfaith service, which will take place in Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day in March 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:00:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

782026

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in 2018 to document levels of government restrictions and societal hostility towards religious freedom across the Commonwealth.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL2807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in all countries. Throughout our diplomatic network, including our High Commissions, diplomats are instructed to take account of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief and report back to London.</p><p>On International Religious Freedom Day, I wrote to all Ambassadors and High Commissioners regarding the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO)'s work to protect and promote FoRB globally. I have also initiated a series of roundtable discussions on FoRB with civil society and faith leaders to increase our collaboration in this area. Ministers and officials raise individual cases with relevant authorities and highlight practices and laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their religion or belief. We also speak out publicly in support of FoRB, for example during my recent visit to Bangladesh in August 2017, I visited the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Dhaka and made a call for religious tolerance. We also include reporting on FoRB in our Annual Human Rights Report, which includes some Commonwealth countries.</p><p>To support staff working on these issues, the FCO has re-issued its revised &quot;toolkit&quot; on FoRB and continues to provide training and seminars to increase religious literacy amongst staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:02:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

782034

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 November, what is the basis for their assessment that terrorists are “flooding” back into the United Kingdom; and what plans they have to prevent this from continuing.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The threat posed by individuals who have gained combat experience and been further radicalised by spending time fighting for Daesh is an important issue for the UK and its international partners. Approximately 850 UK-linked individuals of national security concern have travelled to engage in the Syrian conflict. We estimate that just under half have returned to the UK and over 15 per cent have been killed in fighting in the region.</p><p>This is a global challenge and the international community must work together, learn from each other's experiences and share best practice. There are two aspects to how we manage this threat: focusing on UK-linked individuals returning to the UK, and considering foreign terrorist fighter flows overseas.</p><p>Everyone who returns to the UK from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq must expect to be investigated by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences and ensure that they do not pose a threat to our national security. The police have a range of legal powers they can use to manage any risk they pose. The UK supports its counter terrorism partners around the world to manage this risk by sharing information and experience, and by providing support to develop capabilities to manage the risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:01:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

782428

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison: Mothers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of promoting the use of community-based sentences as a first option for offences that presently require custodial sentences, in order to ensure that mothers are not separated from their children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>It is important that there are robust community options available to sentencers so that vulnerable women with complex needs, including those with children, are only sent to prison when it is absolutely necessary.</p><p>We are developing a strategy for female offenders to improve outcomes for women in custody and in the community. As part of this work we are already investing £1 million seed funding between 2016 and 2020 to help local areas develop improved, multi-agency approaches to support female offenders in their area.</p><p>Sentences in individual cases are decided by the courts, who take into account guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p>In February 2017, the Council issued its guideline “Imposition of Community and Custodial and Sentences”, which makes it clear that prison should be reserved for the most serious offences, and that custody should not be imposed where a community order could provide sufficient restriction on an offender’s liberty (by way of punishment) while addressing the rehabilitation of the offender to prevent future crime. The guideline also notes that for offenders on the cusp of custody, imprisonment should not be imposed where there would be an impact on dependants which would make a custodial sentence disproportionate to achieving the aims of sentencing.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 11:29:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

782808

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	111091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has 24 public phone lines in use across its contact centres. All of these numbers are chargeable.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:24:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

783158

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Organised Crime: Merseyside
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 trends in the level of child exploitation by criminal gangs across Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	111303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Intelligence and information on child criminal exploitation is collected at individual force level and Merseyside Police will hold the relevant information. At a national level, the National Crime Agency (NCA) is responsible for producing a national threat assessment on county lines based on information provided by individual forces and Regional Organised Crime Units and this includes child criminal exploitation. The next national threat assessment by the NCA is due to be published very shortly.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking firm action to tackle the issue of child criminal exploitation and county lines this includes: publishing new guidance for practitioners on identifying county lines and helping those being exploited; funding a pilot service for exploited young people caught up in county lines drugs running; match-funding local reviews to build resilience in areas where there are concerns about county lines; and we will be shortly implementing new powers to enable the police to close down mobile phone numbers that are being used to deal drugs as part of the county lines model.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:29:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden