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date	06/05/2014
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 representations she has received on extending the list of investment products that individuals can use to qualify for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	197735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has had meetings with a number of immigration law firms who <br>represent Tier 1 (Investor) clients in which these issues have been raised. <br>The firms consider that removing the requirement to top up investments, and <br>extending the list of qualifying investments, would attract more investors to <br>the UK and encourage investments which would lead to greater returns.<br><br>The Government is currently considering its response to the report on the Tier <br>1 (Investor) route published by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 25 <br>February 2014, which made recommendations on these issues. We will announce <br>our decisions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 197733 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

50014

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 representations she has received on removing the requirement to top up investments held by individuals on Tier 1 (Investor) visas.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	197733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has had meetings with a number of immigration law firms who <br>represent Tier 1 (Investor) clients in which these issues have been raised. <br>The firms consider that removing the requirement to top up investments, and <br>extending the list of qualifying investments, would attract more investors to <br>the UK and encourage investments which would lead to greater returns.<br><br>The Government is currently considering its response to the report on the Tier <br>1 (Investor) route published by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 25 <br>February 2014, which made recommendations on these issues. We will announce <br>our decisions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 197735 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

50037

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in April 2014; in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to the Scheme; in which town the shelter was in which each such victim was placed for the relevant period; and what contact there is with each victim after they exit the shelter to ensure that they are not re-trafficked.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	197880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In April 2014, there were 111 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales, <br>administered by the Salvation Army. In the interests of victim safety, only the <br>region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not which town they <br>were placed in. Once an individual receives a Conclusive Grounds decision they <br>will be given tailored support to safely return home or integrate in the UK. <br>Once they exit the service, no formal mechanisms exist to maintain contact.<br><br>Details of the 111 referrals in April are provided in the following table:</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name 197880 - PQ April table.doc title Referrals in April
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen