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45586

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, how much her Department has spent on legal fees in immigration cases when she has been (a) the defendant and (b) the appellant, in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	194153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office cannot report separately on expenditure on legal fees in <br>immigration cases where the Secretary of State has been either defendant or <br>appellant because it does not record data in the format required for such an <br>analysis. The only way to answer this question would be to review all payments <br>of litigation expenditure manually which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

45587

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, how many fines have been levied under The Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Conrol) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 of a value of (a) up to £1000, (b) between £1000 and £2000, (c) between £2000 and £5000 and (d) between £5000 and £10000 to date.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Enforcement operations against illegal working have increased significantly, <br>with a 47% increase in 2013 compared to 2012. The administration of the penalty <br>scheme and administrative debt recovery processes have been reviewed, including <br>with Cabinet Office input and are being streamlined and further improved. <br><br>The information on the number of civil penalties levied is provided in the <br>following table. Data has been provided from £2,500 upwards as this is the <br>minimum penalty value that is levied in line with the published penalty <br>calculation framework. The table includes values of £10,000 upwards to account <br>for multiple workers per penalty. <br><br>Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage <br>which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or <br>appeal stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Value of Penalty</td><td>£2,500-£5,000</td><td>£5,000-£10,000</td><td>£10,000 plus</td></tr><tr><td>Total Penalties levied</td><td>5701</td><td>2774</td><td>1954</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45588

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, how many fines levied under the Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Conrol) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 of a value of (a) up to £1000, (b) between £1000 and £2000, (c) between £2000 and £5000 and (d) between £5000 and £10000 remained unpaid.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on how many fines levied under the Immigration (Employment of <br>Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008 of a value <br>of (a) up to £1000, (b) between £1000 and £2000, (c) between £2000 and £5000 <br>and (d) £5000 and £10000 remained unpaid, is not recorded in a format <br>compatible with National Statistics protocols. Data constraints on electronic <br>records mean that the Home Office would have to examine in detail a large <br>number of individual case files in order to ascertain the information <br>required. The cost of producing the data linking civil penalties issued to our <br>accounting system for civil penalties which remain unpaid by value would be at <br>a disproportionate cost to the Home Office. <br><br>However, the Home Office has collected £30.6 million in fines through the life <br>of the regime and the current total value of outstanding collectable debt is £14.6<br>million.<br><br>The Home Office is using the Immigration Bill to make it easier to enforce <br>civil penalty debts in the courts and is incorporating debt recovery best <br>practice from across government departments, with earlier initiation of legal <br>proceedings for debt recovery if required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45589

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, how many deportations of foreign national offenders there were in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the total number of foreign national offenders removed <br>in each year from 2010 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Removals of foreign national offenders, 2010 to 2013</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number of foreign national offenders removed</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>5,342</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>4,649</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>4,765</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>4,667</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: Table rv_07_q, Removals and voluntary departures Data Tables Volume 2,</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><em>Immigration Statistics: October - December 2013</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Deportations are a specific subset of removals which are enforced either <br>following a criminal conviction or when it is judged that a person's removal <br>from the UK is conducive to the public good. The deportation order prohibits <br>the person returning to the UK until such time as it may be revoked. Most <br>foreign national offenders are removed via deportation or the Home Office <br>enforces their departure to ensure they leave the UK.<br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of <br>persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK within Immigration <br>Statistics. Quarterly data on removals of foreign national offenders is <br>available in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: October – December <br>2013, table rv_07_q, from the Library of the House and from the Home Office <br>Science website at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-dec<br>ember-2013</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45590

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on driving: licensing, what proportion of new drivers obtaining driving convictions were offered speed awareness courses in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	194127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 27th March 2014, Official Report, <br>column 372W.</p><p><br>The number of drivers who opted for a speed awareness course rather than <br>accept penalty points on their driving licence in 2010 is 447,724, 2011 is <br>772,430, 2012 is 926,101 and 2013 is 953,428. The offer of a speed awareness <br>course is at the discretion of the police. To be deemed eligible there must be <br>no excessive speed or other offences committed at the same time. Information on <br>previous motoring convictions is not taken into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

45591

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, if she will review the current requirements for seizing property or cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to bring those requirements into line with the new powers of HM Revenue and Customs to seize money from an individual's bank account without a warrant.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	194067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's Serious and Organised Crime Strategy clearly sets out our <br>plans to attack criminal finances by making it harder to move, hide and use the <br>proceeds of crime. These include measures to enable assets to be frozen more <br>quickly and earlier in investigations, reduce the time that courts give <br>offenders to pay confiscation orders, and make it easier for magistrates to <br>confiscate cash held in bank accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

45599

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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 assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes to the funding of Greater Manchester Police on crime rates in that region.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	194132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The funding settlement for the police is a challenging one. However, as the <br>vast majority of forces, including Greater Manchester Police are <br>demonstrating, it is manageable. The latest report from Her Majesty's <br>Inspectorate of Constabulary (Policing in Austerity: Rising to the Challenge <br>July 2013) found that crime is falling and the proportion of officers on the <br>front line is increasing. The Government has protected the police from the <br>additional 2014/15 reductions that were announced in the Chancellor's December <br>Autumn Statement, which means the police will face a 3.3% cash reduction in <br>central Government funding (5.75% in real terms) compared to 2013/14. Once <br>future police precept income is taken into account, the reduction in overall <br>funding is even lower.<br><br>In the Greater Manchester Police force areas, recorded crime fell by 7% between <br>September 2012 and September 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

45687

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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 steps she is taking to work with police forces across the country to protect children from online sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	194269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to preventing online child abuse. Details of the Government plans to strengthen the protection of children from online sexual exploitation were published last summer in the Action Plan of the National Group to tackle Sexual Violence Against Children and Vulnerable People. Copies will be placed in the House Library and can be found at the following link;<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230443<br>/Sexual_Violence_against_Children_and_Vulnerable_People.pdf<br><br>The Child Exploitation Online Protection Command of the National Crime Agency (NCA-CEOP) is the UK's national law enforcement agency committed to preventing and tackling the sexual abuse of children both online and offline. In 2012/13, NCA-CEOP safeguarded and protected 790 children, an increase of 85% on the previous year. <br><br>The NCA-CEOP Command works closely with all 43 police forces in England and Wales, Police Scotland and PSNI.<br><br>In January 2013, the police created a National Child Sexual Exploitation Action Plan which sought to improve the police response to all forms of CSE both online and offline. Each force has now completed a benchmarking exercise, allowing them to understand and improve their capability to deal with CSE. <br><br>HMIC are close to completing an inspection into the policing of online sexual exploitation and should be publishing their findings in the near future. This will help us identify best practice and also where the service needs to improve to deal with the proliferation of indecent images on the internet and grooming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

45688

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, which local authorities are currently in discussions with her Department on the vulnerable persons relocation scheme for Syrian nationals.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	194171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A number of local authorities have indicated that they would like to participate in the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme, and discussions are ongoing with other local authorities who have expressed an interest. However, as the scheme is based on vulnerability, including women and children at risk, people with medical needs and survivors of torture and violence, it would not be appropriate for us to release details of where individuals are being placed, as this may undermine their privacy and recovery.<br><br>The first beneficiaries of the scheme arrived in the UK on 25 March. This is the result of excellent cooperation with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local authority services, which has allowed us to identify vulnerable individuals in need of evacuation and ensure that the support they need is in place in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

45689

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 685W, on human trafficking, whether she plans for the review of the National Referral Mechanism to be completed before committee stage of the Modern Slavery Bill.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	194183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>An announcement on the review of the National Referral Mechanism will be made <br>shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield