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749930

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rugby: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the Migration Advisory Committee is due to present its review of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office intends shortly to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to look at the UK labour market and our reliance on EU migrant labour across sectors, including agriculture.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 12:18:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

749956

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Sugar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 4 August 2014 (HL938), whether the file relating to Hilda Murrell referred to as being from 1993, and due for review in 2017 in respect of transfer to the National Archives, has yet been reviewed; and, if so, with what outcome.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The file has not yet been examined, but is scheduled for review over the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 11:36:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

749957

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL Deb, col 789) stating that immigration removal centre providers must make a minimum number of opportunities available for detainees to participate voluntarily in paid activity, whether the contracts with those providers establish the rate of pay for detainees; if so, what is that rate of pay; and whether it is contractually permitted for the work undertaken by detainees to replace that which would otherwise be undertaken by contract staff.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Rule 17 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 permits detainees to engage in paid activities while in detention and is provided as a means to occupy detainees and alleviate boredom.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with Rule 17, pay rates are determined by the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The currently approved rates of pay are £1 per hour and, for specified projects, £1.25 per hour, as set out in the published Detention Services Order 1/2013 ‘Paid Work’.</p><p> </p><p>It is not permitted contractually for private service providers to use the detainee paid work scheme to replace staffing obligations.</p><p> </p><p>An internal review of the rate of pay for detainees is underway.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 15:49:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

749959

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the recent report by Refugee Action, Slipping through the cracks - How Britain's asylum support system fails the most vulnerable, on the performance of the Home Office in finding emergency accommodation for homeless and destitute asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has discussed the report with Refugee Action and will continue this dialogue as we examine the detailed findings. We take complaints about performance failures seriously and we have robust procedures in place to inspect, investigate and resolve issues when specific information is received.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs. If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 15:37:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

750190

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the extension of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme will include people leaving Syria of Palestinian nationality and origin; and whether she has had discussions with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on the inclusion of such people.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The extended scope of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme will make it accessible to the most vulnerable refugees in the Middle East and North Africa region who have fled the Syrian conflict, regardless of their nationality. This may include individuals who are Palestinian and stateless, if they are genuine refugees and cannot seek the protection of their country of origin.</p><p>We will continue to rely on UNHCR to identify and refer the most vulnerable refugees but will no longer limit the scheme solely to those with Syrian nationality. We are working out the operational details with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 15:55:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

750192

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
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 Government's policy paper, entitled Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, whether EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain in the UK will need to reapply for settled status once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	3748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK will not need to appy for settled status once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 14:52:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

750193

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Breathalysers
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 16 December 2016 to Question 56787, whether the document issued in exercise of her powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 to approve a breath-testing device was intended to carry legislative weight.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The relevant primary legislation is the Road Traffic Act 1988 which applies across England, Wales and Scotland. This legislation permits the Secretary of State to approve devices. The Secretary of State does this by way of a signed approval order. Such orders are not a form of legislation and do not require any Parliamentary procedure to be followed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/07/2017 12:41:40 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750194

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2017 to Question 2344, on drugs: Greater Manchester, what discussions she has had with Greater Manchester Police on the availability of the new crystalised form of the drug Spice in that area, and not generally about synthetic cannabinoids, such as those found in Spice.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The types of crystalised synthetic cannabinoids, such as those found in substances with brand names such as spice, are likely to be caught by the amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in December which made the possession of third generation synthetic cannabinoids class B drugs.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have been in contact with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, Greater Manchester Police and the local public health team in Manchester about synthetic cannabinoids.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 14/07/2017 15:40:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

750195

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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, how many police forces have (a) made applications to her Department for additional funding and (b) been granted funding from the Police Special Grant in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	3755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 10 July 2017, question number 2692.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/07/2017 15:05:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

750196

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 publish, for each fire and rescue service in England, the number of fire and rescue service officers who have been dedicated to inspecting and auditing buildings under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08, (d) 2008-09, (e) 2009-10, (f) 2010-11, (g) 2011-12, (h) 2012-13, (i) 2013-14, (j) 2014-15 and (k) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	3761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage its prevention, protection and operational resources to effectively address risks within their communities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 3762 question first answered 13/07/2017 14:36:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey