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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-06more like thismore than 2017-09-06
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: India more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken to process an application for a priority settlement visa in New Delhi was in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 9224 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-12T09:52:36.173Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T09:52:36.173Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-04more like thismore than 2017-09-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Knives: Crime more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 6949 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Our Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 set out a range of measures to strengthen our response to knife crime. Our work to tackle knife crime is centred on four key strands – working with the police on operations and enforcement, work on legislative framework, work with retailers on responsible sales, and early intervention and prevention.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging police forces to undertake a series of coordinated national weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation Sceptre. The operation includes targeting habitual knife carriers, weapon sweeps, test purchases of knives from identified retailers, and the use of surrender bins. A record thirty-two police forces took part in the latest week of action in July and further weeks of action will take place later this Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, we also legislated to ban the sale and importation of “zombie knives”. We have agreed a set of commitments with major retailers to prevent the underage sales of knives more generally in their stores and online.</p><p> </p><p>We are keeping the legislative framework under review and on 18 July 2017, the Government announced its intention to consult on new offences to tackle knife crime. The proposals include placing restrictions on the online sale of knives and creating a new offence of possession of an offensive or dangerous weapon in a private place. .</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the consultation on the legislative measures we are also taking forward a range of other actions. These include a national prevention campaign to be launched in the Autumn, supporting youth violence intervention and prevention work in hospital emergency departments, and launching an anti-knife community fund to support communities to respond to this issue.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-12T15:06:20.387Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T15:06:20.387Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this