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1306880

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the condition of housing offered to asylum seekers as part of Operation Oak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We expect the highest standards from our providers, who are expected to conduct regular checks across the accommodation estate. The Home Office have access to providers’ systems to monitor compliance.</p><p>The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contracts (AASC) have a robust performance management system, against which providers are expected to deliver.</p><p>This is supplemented by a formal governance process which includes quarterly Strategic Review Management Boards and monthly Contract Management Groups. Service credits and subsequent improvement plans are discussed and monitored as part of this process. Service Delivery Managers speak daily with providers about service delivery and performance.</p><p>In response to the global pandemic, officials also have formal meetings on a weekly basis to ensure individuals are housed safely, services are delivered in line with their contractual obligations and adherence to guidance from Public Health England (PHE) is followed.</p><p>Asylum seekers can also raise specific issues or concerns about their accommodation through the 24/7 Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) service operated by Migrant Help. The Home Office and our providers receive feedback on complaints raised through our regular dialogue with Migrant Help, which enables attention to be focussed on particular areas of concern.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:17:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1306922

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking towards the full replacement of procedures on live animals for scientific and educational purposes.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	178568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to maintaining high standards of animal welfare where procedures are undertaken on live animals for scientific or educational purposes. It champions the work of the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) in supporting the research community to develop and use science and technology in the creation of new approaches to replace studies that require animals.</p><p>Central to any decision to use animals in research is the need for robust scientific evidence to justify the use of animals. The UK’s rigorous regulatory system requires that no testing takes place if there is a validated non-animal alternative that would achieve the scientific outcomes sought. Project licence proposals for research on animals for which there is no non-animal alternative must comply fully with the principles of the 3Rs: replacement, reduction and refinement.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/04/2021 16:19:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1306952

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that changes brought in by the Coronavirus Act 2020 which have digitised the death registration process are retained after March 2022.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	178629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>No such plans have been made as the changes brought in by the Coronavirus Act 2020 have not digitised the death registration process.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 09:56:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1306955

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Graffiti
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of far-right graffiti and stickers in public places; and what steps she is taking to tackle that graffiti.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	178635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Addressing visible signs of crime and anti-social behaviour such as graffiti helps to improve public perceptions of local environmental quality. In 2018, the Government almost doubled the maximum fixed penalty that local authorities can issue for offences related to graffiti to £150 and increased the default to £100. For more serious offences, such as racist or otherwise abusive graffiti, prosecution may be more suitable. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs set out in its recent guidance on enforcement against littering and related offences that enforcement action must be proportionate and in the public interest.</p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 also introduced a range of flexible tools and powers that the police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour, including graffiti. It is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate in the specific circumstances as those who work within, and for, local communities will be best placed to understand what is driving the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.</p><p>We are clear that the far right has absolutely no place in Britain, and the British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric and against our values of decency, tolerance and respect. We are committed to tackling those who, based on extreme right wing or any other ideology, promote violence and hatred against individuals and communities in our society, and that radicalise others into terrorism.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/04/2021 14:58:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1307055

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 immigration casework queries from hon. Members are not responded to within the 20 working day service standard; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	178818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department works to a target of responding to 95% of MPs written correspondence within 20 working days. Performance has been impacted by a very significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, alongside the need for Ministers and officials to instigate a remote process for drafting and signing correspondence during the period of COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p>The latest published data on UKVI performance against the service standard includes data up to and including the end of quarter 3-2020/21 and is held at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:15:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1307065

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Ceredigion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the Extended Area Services (EAS) mast sites that are located in Ceredigion how many (a) have been designed and have received planning approval, (b) are awaiting physical work to connect the mast to the network and (c) are awaiting final activation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	179375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>In your constituency of Ceredigion, there are 11 EAS sites, 8 of which have been designed and have completed the planning approval stage. 4 of the sites have completed the passive build stage.</p><p>For reference the key stages are:</p><p>1) building the structure (this is known as ‘passive build’)</p><p>2) connecting the mast to the network, either by a cable link, microwave link or (on occasions) via a satellite connection</p><p>3) activating the mast for operational use for the emergency services</p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides an update on each sites’ progress and shows when power is forecast to be provided along with a forecast for site activation. After the award of the contract to connect to the network in Autumn 2021, we anticipate that a survey of each site will result in activation timelines varying depending on the work involved, therefore the dates forecast for activation may change accordingly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/04/2021 15:14:51 question first ministerially corrected 21/04/2021 10:52:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse attachment 1 file name Table for PQ 179375.docx title Table for PQ 179375 previous answer version 97771 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1307077

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Philip Rutnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department's settlement with its former permanent secretary, Sir Philip Rutnam, will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	179630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>As with all employment and exit costs, these are met by the employing department, which in this case is the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 10:53:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1307079

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
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 the effectiveness of the spousal visa minimum income requirement in allowing sufficient participation in everyday life to facilitate integration.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	179692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The purpose of the minimum income requirement, implemented in July 2012 along with other reforms of the family Immigration Rules, is to ensure family migrants are supported at a reasonable level so they do not become a burden on the taxpayer.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to promoting social cohesion, good relations and a sense of belonging for all members of society. The ability to participate in activities and organisations outside the home plays a part in this. The minimum income requirement is not the only factor which promotes the ability to participate, but the level at which it is set can mean one particular barrier is reduced.</p><p>The Supreme Court has endorsed our approach in setting an income requirement for family migration which prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration into our communities. In particular, it strikes a balance between the interests of those wishing to sponsor a partner form overseas and the community in general by ensuring migration to the UK is not based on access to services funded by UK taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:14:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1307126

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to review the number of proscribed far-right groups classified as terrorist.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	179733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the Home Secretary may proscribe an organisation if she believes it is concerned in terrorism, and it is proportionate to do so.</p><p>We keep the list of proscribed organisations under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 10:50:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1307135

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children
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 recommendations in the report by Alcohol Change UK, entitled Effective age-gating for online alcohol sales, published on 9 June 2020, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing the technical measures included in those recommendations for protecting children from the harm of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	179567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving internet safety for all and the protection of children from harms related to alcohol use.</p><p>It is illegal to sell age-restricted products to underage consumers whether that is offline or online. We expect all retailers to have suitable policies in place to ensure this is the case.</p><p>In March, we launched a call for proposals to explore how technology can improve or enhance achieving the licensing objectives for the sale of alcohol, including age verification. Controlled trials will help to ensure that the government supports the needs of businesses and customers whilst ensuring the right protections are in place for young and vulnerable people in the sale of alcohol.</p><p>The Government has now published its first working version of the digital ID and attributes trust framework. We will continue to work with industry and civil society to develop standards that lead to improved age verification checks both in retail stores and online.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/04/2021 15:29:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper