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45204

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help local authorities control the sale of legal highs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In December 2013 the Home Office published guidance for local authorities which sets out the range of legislative tools they can use to tackle the 'head shops' <br>where legal highs are often sold. This was developed in collaboration with the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and the Trading Standards Institute. The guidance covers offences head shops may be committing under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985, and various consumer protection regulations.<br><br>The Home Office also provides local authorities and their trading standards officers with technical and financial support with drug testing through the Forensic Early Warning System. This supports local authorities in their action against the sale of legal highs by helping them to identify the contents of legal high products. To date, we have brought well over 250 substances under control through the use of ‘generic' legislation and temporary class drug orders. We also work closely with law enforcement to tackle this reckless trade. Concerted action, started in November 2013, has so far resulted in over 40 arrests and seizures of new psychoactive substances, including 9 kilograms by Kent Police. <br><br>Last summer we also ran a targeted communications campaign to raise awareness of the risks in taking new psychoactive substances amongst young people; providing information on these substances through our FRANK online service. <br><br>However, we accept that more can be done, hence my announcement on 12 December 2013 of a review by an expert panel to look at how the UK's response to new psychoactive substances can be enhanced beyond the existing measures. The expert panel includes a senior policy advisor from the Local Government Association to inform the work of the panel from a local government perspective. The panel is due to report its recommendations by the end of spring 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 3795 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

45309

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 employees in her Department of what (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proportion of Home Office employees with each working pattern by (a) Civil <br>Service pay grade is shown in Table 1.<br><br>The proportion of Home Office employees with each working pattern by (b) gender <br>is shown in Table 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 193967 - Tables 1 2 v2.xls title Civil Service pay grade Table 1 & 2
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45310

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will redraft the code governing detention of teenagers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to ensure that 17 year olds in custody are treated as teenagers by the police.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the High Court ruling in the judicial review HC vs (1) Secretary of <br>State for the Home Department and (2) Commissioner of Police for the <br>Metropolis, the Government made changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act <br>1984 Codes of Practice C &amp; H, which govern the treatment of detained persons in <br>police custody. The changes, which came into effect on 21st October 2013, have <br>the effect of requiring the police to treat 17 year olds in police custody as <br>children by providing, as a matter of course, Appropriate Adults and to inform <br>a person responsible for the welfare of the 17 year old of their detention. <br>These changes are mandatory. <br><br>I refer the Hon. Member to a statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend (Damian Green) on 21st October 2013, Official Report, columns 4-6WS explaining these changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 3793 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

45311

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many maximum fines have been levied under the Immigration (Employment of Adults, Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 in each year since it was enacted.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	193753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The maximum penalty of £10,000 has been levied with regards to 22 employers. <br>The breakdown of employers levied with the maximum penalty for each financial <br>year is shown in the following table.<br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied against employers at the <br>initial decision stage and may relate to more than one worker. A penalty may be <br>reduced for a number of reasons, including if it was a first visit to the <br>business; if the employer co-operated with the visit; or if the employer can <br>provide evidence that a partial check has been undertaken. We propose to <br>tighten and clarify the use of mitigating factors in the calculation of civil <br>penalties with an increased focus on employer co-operation with the Home <br>office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Table of maximum penalties levied</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Number of civil penalties levied at Maximum Penalty of £10,000</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>28/02/2008 to 31/03/2009</td><td>0</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2009 to 31/03/2010</td><td>8</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2010 to 31/03/2011</td><td>6</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2011 to 31/03/2012</td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2012 to 31/03/2013</td><td>2</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014</td><td>1</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total:</strong></td><td>22</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45312

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of specialist refuge places for women from black and minority ethnic communities.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	193806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p>This Department does not hold the information requested. Decisions on the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic abuse are for local authorities: we expect local authorities to build services based on the needs of their communities, taking account of locally available data sources.</p><p> </p><p>The dynamics of domestic abuse mean that accommodation can play an important role in the resolution of interpersonal abuse and conflict. This is why the homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and for vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support for victims of domestic abuse. Some victims will be accommodated in refuges, but Sanctuary Schemes and mainstream local authority accommodation may be an option for others, while some victims will pursue independent solutions with help and advice from support schemes as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>This Department funds UKRefugesOnline a UK wide database of domestic violence services which supports the national 24 hour free phone domestic violence helpline. This service enables those working with victims of domestic violence to identify appropriate services and potential refuge vacancies around the country so that victims can get the help they need as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services until 2015. This funding is used to part-fund 54 Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference coordinators and 144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisors. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and Domestic Violence Protection Orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure lessons are learned from individual tragedies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

45313

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders were issued to foreign national offenders in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	193808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I will write to the Rt. hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45314

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held in immigration removal centres and who refused food or fluids have been transferred to prisons since May 2013.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	193784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>No persons held in immigration removal centres have been transferred to prisons since May 2013 due to refusal of food or fluids.</p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

45315

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has introduced in the last year to reduce the number of businesses employing illegal immigrants.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	193823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Employers have a duty to ensure that their employees have the right to work in the UK, and this duty has been underpinned by a civil penalty scheme since 2008. The government is taking measures to ensure a tougher response to employers who use illegal labour, whilst simplifying arrangements for legitimate businesses to conduct right to work checks.</p><p>To deter employers from using illegal workers, the Home Office is doubling the maximum penalty to £20,000. The government is also using the current Immigration Bill to make it easier to enforce unpaid civil penalties in the civil courts. In addition, with the creation of the new Immigration Enforcement Directorate last year, there has been a forty seven per cent increase in illegal working enforcement operations and a corresponding increase in civil penalties imposed: with 1862 penalties served in 2013/14 (to the end of February) compared to 1270 in 2012/13. We are also ensuring greater collaboration across government to increase our ‘enforcement reach' and the range of sanctions that can be brought to bear against rogue employers who exploit illegal workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

45316

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts with her Department are held by Airwave; what the value is of each such contract; and when each such contract is due for renewal.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	194012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Department has 57 contracts with Airwave Solutions Limited. The total <br>whole-life value of all the contracts is estimated at £4.18 billion (the cost <br>may vary, depending on usage). All contracts commenced between 21 September 2001 and <br>31 December 2005 and are due for expiry between 21September 2016 to 31December 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

45317

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 about the use of water cannon in London.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	194013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A number of representations have been received recently about the use of water <br>cannon in London. <br><br>The Home Secretary has also now received the formal request to authorise water <br>cannon for use by the police in England and Wales. She is considering this <br>request and will announce her decision in due course and lay the relevant <br>information in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz