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1223659

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a new offence of intentional trespass to help prevent unlawful traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Paul Bristow
uin	904599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Although the majority of travellers obey the law, we recognise that unauthorised encampments can cause significant distress.</p><p>We consulted on measures to enable the police to tackle unauthorised encampments more effectively and will publish a response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/07/2020 15:29:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4792 label Biography information for Paul Bristow

1223660

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to remove foreign national offenders from the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	904600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Foreign national offenders who abuse our hospitality should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.</p><p>We continue to remove where there are available routes and by charter flight operations.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/07/2020 15:31:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1223661

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	904603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>We have a duty both to protect our borders and prevent loss of life. That’s why we are doing everything we can to stop these dangerous Channel crossings and bring to justice the criminals behind this evil trade.</p><p>No one should be making these dangerous and illegally-facilitated crossings. France is a safe country with a well-run asylum system.</p><p>The National Crime Agency, Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and UK Police are working closely with French authorities to stop ruthless criminals who facilitate the crossings, putting lives at risk. A UK-France Coordination and Information Centre was opened in Calais in November 2018 to co-ordinate law enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/07/2020 15:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1223662

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the proposed points-based immigration system on the economy of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	904613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>This Government will introduce a points-based immigration system that works in the interests of the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland.</p><p>Our future system is designed to drive up wages and productivity across the UK and allow us to bring in the most talented while responding to public concerns about immigration<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/07/2020 15:34:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1223720

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) aerospace and (b) cybersecurity workers are exempt from quarantining when arriving in the UK if they carry out that work in another country and are returning to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	72817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The list of travellers exempt from quarantine can be found here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules).</p><p> </p><p>Passengers arriving from exempt countries and territories no longer need to self-isolate when entering England from 10<sup>th</sup> July.</p><p> </p><p>Travellers will need to self-isolate if they visited or made a transit stop (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors#transit-stops) in a country that is not on the list in the 14 days before they arrive in England.</p><p> </p><p>Public health remains our top priority, and we will not hesitate to remove countries and territories from the list if the health risks are seen to increase.</p><p> </p><p>Devolved administrations make their own decisions around public health measures in place and so it is important for travellers to familiarise themselves with the latest position in the nation of the UK they are travelling to.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2020 16:19:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1223752

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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, whether it is her Department's policy that time spent outside the UK as a result of quarantine measures imposed in response to the covid-19 pandemic is counted against continuous residence in the UK for the purposes of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	72970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>In line with the EU law rights protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU Settlement Scheme permits an applicant to have an absence (or absences) from the UK of up to six months in any 12-month period. It also allows for a single absence of up to 12 months in the period of five years’ continuous residence generally required for settled status under the scheme where that absence is for an important reason.</p><p> </p><p>This includes serious illness and would cover, for example, absence required by being quarantined to protect public health.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 72971 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:02:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1223753

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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, whether time spent outside the UK as a result of the covid-19 pandemic will qualify for the important reason exemption from the requirement for continuous residence in the UK to qualify for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	72971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>In line with the EU law rights protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU Settlement Scheme permits an applicant to have an absence (or absences) from the UK of up to six months in any 12-month period. It also allows for a single absence of up to 12 months in the period of five years’ continuous residence generally required for settled status under the scheme where that absence is for an important reason.</p><p> </p><p>This includes serious illness and would cover, for example, absence required by being quarantined to protect public health.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 72970 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:02:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1223889

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on counter-terrorism programmes in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	72974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Overall net spending for the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. This information is broken down by administration, programme and capital expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>This information can be found via the following links:</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2018-19 - pages 99-100</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2017-18 – pages 91-92</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2016-17 – pages 82-83</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2015-16</strong> <strong>– pages 101-102</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2014-15</strong> <strong>– pages 93-94</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2013-14</strong> <strong>– pages 81-82</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2012-13</strong> <strong>– pages 116-117</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210660/Annual_Report_and_Accounts_FINAL_updated_logo.pdf</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>FY 2011-12</strong> <strong>– pages 120-121</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/143619/annual-report-2011-12.pdf</p><p> </p><p><strong>FY 2010-11</strong> <strong>– pages 39-40</strong></p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/120048/annual-report-201011.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/07/2020 16:17:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1223893

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether drones are permitted to fly within London domestic airspace for use by the Metropolitan Police.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	73160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Police Forces in England and Wales, including the Metropolitan Police can use small drones, in accordance with Civil Aviation Authority regulations. These are used for public order events; missing people search operations and to support ground teams.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has not allocated funding to Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drones for use by the Metropolitan Police. The Home Office is working with the policing aviation sector to assess the potential merits of the use of BVLOS Drones, including significant reductions in carbon emissions and the future potential for them to become electrically powered, reduced noise levels and longer flying times.</p><p> </p><p>There are two main factors that will determine when this technology is available to safely use across London. The first is operational viability, which is currently being assessed by the policing aviation sector; the second is ensuring that this new technology can be used safely within busy airspace and overhead densely populated areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 73161 73162 73163 question first answered 16/07/2020 16:14:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1223895

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Government has allocated to Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drone technology for use by the Metropolitan Police.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	73161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Police Forces in England and Wales, including the Metropolitan Police can use small drones, in accordance with Civil Aviation Authority regulations. These are used for public order events; missing people search operations and to support ground teams.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has not allocated funding to Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drones for use by the Metropolitan Police. The Home Office is working with the policing aviation sector to assess the potential merits of the use of BVLOS Drones, including significant reductions in carbon emissions and the future potential for them to become electrically powered, reduced noise levels and longer flying times.</p><p> </p><p>There are two main factors that will determine when this technology is available to safely use across London. The first is operational viability, which is currently being assessed by the policing aviation sector; the second is ensuring that this new technology can be used safely within busy airspace and overhead densely populated areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 73160 73162 73163 question first answered 16/07/2020 16:14:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi