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172247

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal staff on zero hour contracts that were extended in October 2014 until March 2015 this week were given four weeks' notice on 12 November 2014 that their contract would be terminated.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	219932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not employ staff on zero hour contracts.<br><br>Border Force uses a seasonal workforce of temporary workers to assist with coverage at peak times, such as summer and Christmas. On 12 November 2014 Home Office recruitment wrote to 191 workers giving four weeks' notice that their current contracts would be ended on 12 December 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/01/2015 16:30:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 37709 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

171613

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea
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 seek a reduction in the incidence of deaths among refugees crossing the Mediterranean by boat.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	219500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working with EU partners to prevent the deaths of people crossing the Mediterranean through joint efforts under the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean, established following the Lampedusa tragedy inOctober 2013. <br><br>While the UK is providing support for the new Frontex (EU External Border Agency) Operation ‘Triton’, an enhanced maritime border management operation that intercepts migrants in the Mediterranean, we believe that the only <br>sustainable means of addressing this issue is to take action to dissuade migrants from making these perilous and illegal journeys in the first place, enhance protection in refugees’ region of origin, and combat the criminal facilitators who place migrants’ lives at risk. This is why we support the EU’s focus on action ‘upstream’ in third countries of origin and transit.<br><br>For instance, we are playing a leading role in the new ‘Khartoum Process’ under which the EU countries and countries in the Horn of Africa will work together to combat people smuggling and human trafficking in that region. We also <br>support the EU’s proposals for Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs) to provide sustainable protection for refugees in North and East Africa. The UK also continues to work with EU partners and international organisations to develop information campaigns in North and East Africa, aimed at dissuading migrants from risking dangerous Mediterranean and Saharan crossings and countering the work of criminal facilitators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/01/2015 14:57:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams

171642

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers
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 potential benefits of the adoption by the police of ethnic category codes currently defined in the 2011 census in respect of the Roma, Gypsy and Traveller population as part of their collection of data in accordance with Section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	219411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Census categories for ethnicity are assessed each year as part of the Home Office’s process of agreeing each year’s Annual Data Requirement (ADR) of mandatory collections of statistical data from the police. This process <br>includes consultation with stakeholders of the Ministry of Justice biennial release Race and the Criminal Justice System, produced in accordance with section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. <br><br>The ADR collections currently use the Census 2001 ethnicity framework, and there are no plans at present to move to the Census 2011 framework, which would add a separate category of ‘Gypsy or Irish Traveller’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:44:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

171643

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 14 November from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Taher Ivasue.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	219439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>A reply was sent on 19 December 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/01/2015 11:59:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

171644

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 13 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M K Jaber.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	219435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Minister for Criminal Information replied on 22 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/01/2015 15:51:04 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

171645

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter sent to the Minister of State for Policing in September 2014, reference BWC6181 by the hon. Member for Bournemouth West, on behalf of his constituent, Mr Robert Lee.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth West
tabling member printed	Conor Burns
uin	219468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Minister of State for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims most recently received correspondence under this reference number on 8 November 2012, which was responded to on 26 November 2012. The Minister’s office has made <br>arrangements to forward a copy of that response. <br><br>There is no record of receiving any further correspondence under this reference number in September 2014. I would be grateful if the letter could be re-sent and I will respond within the required timeframe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:50:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns

171647

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) legislative measures and (b) further reviews have been instigated as a result of the Arab Spring Asset Recovery Taskforce Review led by Michael Beloff; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219530 219532 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171648

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the UK has imposed an asset freeze on an individual with reference to former regimes in the Arab Spring countries since the creation of the Arab Spring Asset Recovery Taskforce; what the value is of such assets; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219530 219531 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171649

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assets of criminal origin have been repatriated from the UK to jurisdictions overseas since 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	219530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Although no assets have been repatriated since 1 January 2014, there are a number of ongoing investigations and the UK authorities are assisting a number of overseas jurisdictions in their continuing efforts to recover criminal <br>funds. In 2011, the EU adopted restrictive measures in view of the situations in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, including an asset freeze on funds and economic resources owned or controlled by designated persons and entities. These <br>measures are implemented by EU Regulations, which have direct effect in the UK and are separate to those which enable the UK to restrain funds domestically for criminal or civil confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. <br><br>HM Treasury publishes the names of those subject to such EU financial sanctions on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, which can be found on gov.uk. HM Treasury is unable to publicly release information about <br>assets frozen in the UK or EU belonging to particular individuals due to restrictions imposed by EU and domestic law, both under sanctions and data protection legislation, as well as for reasons of confidentiality. <br><br>The Serious Crime Bill will implement one of the key recommendations of the policy review undertaken by the Asset Recovery Task Force, by lowering the legal test required to secure a restraint order to freeze assets. Other <br>recommendations of the review are to be delivered through the recently published UK Anti-Corruption Plan. These include the creation of a new central Bribery and Corruption Unit, bringing together resources from the National <br>Crime Agency and those of the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit, and the review of the Suspicious Activity Report regime</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 219531 219532 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:46:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

171857

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers were deported in 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	906757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a proud tradition of providing sanctuary to those fleeing persecution but we will seek to remove those not found to be in need of international protection. 5,259 failed asylum seekers departed from the UK in the first nine months of 2014. In every year of this Government more illegal migrants have left the UK than in any year before 2010.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/01/2015 17:02:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham