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99889

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what allegations of child abuse, including investigations into such allegations, were brought to her Department's attention in 1998 and 1999.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	211176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>On 7 July the Home Secretary announced to the House that she had appointed Peter Wanless to lead a Review of an investigation by an independent expert into what information the Home Office had received in relation to child abuse allegations during the period 1979 and 1999.</p><p>The Permanent Secretary appointed Richard Whittam QC to assist in this task. The Review has had access to all material identified which would relate to child abuse and which the Department still holds. The Home Secretary has now received the report of the Review and is considering its findings ahead of the full report being published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 23/10/2014 16:19:37 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 23879 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

99891

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales have received training in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	211145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The College of Policing sets standards and provides relevant training products and services to police forces. This includes a College of Policing training package on stalking which has been completed 56,748 times between October 2012 and 30 September 2014 by police officers and staff in England and Wales.</p><p><br>The Home Office does not hold information which breaks this figure down by police officers and staff for each police area in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/10/2014 14:50:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

99896

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners were removed from the UK in each year between 2000 and 2006.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	211023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office did not have an automated system to record the number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) before 2006. As a result we are unable to provide data for the number of FNOs who were removed between 2000 and 2006. Since 2010, this Government has removed 22,000 FNOs. <br><br>The Immigration Act 2014 will have a significant impact on the ability of FNOs to delay removal by mounting legal challenges whilst in the UK. We have reduced the number of appeal rights for foreign criminals from 17 to 4, and set out clearly in primary legislation the right balance on the right to a family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to prevent individuals from playing the system. This means that appeals can only be brought where the Home Office has refused a protection (asylum or humanitarian protection) claim, a human rights claim or a claim based on EU free movement rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/11/2014 16:30:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 23870 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

99899

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any meetings took place in her Department between 1980 and 1985 to discuss the alleged involvement of hon. Members in child abuse; and whether minutes of such meetings were given to the then Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	211094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>On 7 July the Home Secretary announced to the House that she had appointed Peter Wanless to lead a Review of an investigation by an independent expert into what information the Home Office had received in relation to child abuse allegations during the period 1979 and 1999. The Permanent Secretary appointed Richard Whittam QC to assist in this task. The Review has had access to all material identified which would relate to child abuse and which the Department still holds. The Home Secretary has now received the report of the Review and is considering its findings ahead of the full report being published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 23/10/2014 16:10:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 23874 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

99900

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether files relating to investigations by her Department of hon. Members and allegations of child abuse between 1980 and 1985 have been made available to the Wanless Review.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	211096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>On 7 July the Home Secretary announced to the House that she had appointed Peter Wanless to lead a Review of an investigation by an independent expert into what information the Home Office had received in relation to child abuse allegations during the period 1979 and 1999.</p><p>The Permanent Secretary appointed Richard Whittam QC to assist in this task. The Review has had access to all material identified which would relate to child abuse and which the Department still holds. The Home Secretary has now received the report of the Review and is considering its findings ahead of the full report being published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 23/10/2014 16:18:17 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 23878 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

99902

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any files were taken from the journalist Don Hale, editor of the Bury Messenger in the 1980s; who authorised the seizure of such files; and whether the material seized included minutes of investigations within the Home Office concerning child abuse and hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	211095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>On 7 July the Home Secretary announced to the House that she had appointed Peter Wanless to lead a Review of an investigation by an independent expert into what information the Home Office had received in relation to child abuse allegations during the period 1979 and 1999.</p><p>The Permanent Secretary appointed Richard Whittam QC to assist in this task. The Review has had access to all material identified which would relate to child abuse and which the Department still holds. The Home Secretary has now received the report of the Review and is considering its findings ahead of the full report being published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 23/10/2014 16:16:05 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 23876 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

99903

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rape
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the (a) Chief Constable of Cheshire and (b) the Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss HM Inspector of Constabulary's finding on the recording of rape crimes; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	211055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/10/2014 14:54:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

99905

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Torbay
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 17 October 2014 to Question 210481, for what reasons her Answer did not provide details of visits by Ministers to Torbay constituency.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	211133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>We refer to our answer to PQ 210481 and did not provide details of visits by Ministers to Torbay constituency because as was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/10/2014 16:03:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 23924 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

99738

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many reports the police recorded of sexual offences against children under 16 in each local authority in (a) 2009 and (b) the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	211000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2014 answer text <p>The police recorded crime data that the Home Office receives from the police forces of England and Wales relate only to how many crimes are recorded and not how many reports are received. It is only possible to centrally provide figures for certain sexual offences that identify the age of the victim in statute, namely: <br><br> Rape of a female child under 16<br> Rape of a female child under 13<br> Rape of a male child under 16<br> Rape of a male child under 13<br> Sexual assault on a female child under 13<br> Sexual assault on a male child under 13<br> Sexual activity involving a child under 13<br> Sexual activity involving child under 16<br> Sexual grooming (the victim must be under 16)<br><br>Data for these offences are provided at the community safety partnership (CSP) level in Tables A and F. Police recorded crime data are not wholly available at the local authority level although in most areas local authorities and CSPs are coterminous. <br><br>Data are provided for the financial year 2009/10 due to changes in offence codes in April 2009 and data for 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 are provided for context (Tables B to E).<br><br>Recent increases in the overall number of recorded sexual offences have been attributed by the Office for National Statistics to a) the willingness of victims to come forward and report these crimes to the police, partly due to wider ‘operation Yewtree effect, where victims of sexual offences that are not directly connected to Yewtree are now reporting these offences to the police. and b) an improvement in crime recording by the police for these offences. <br><br>The information requested is also published quarterly as part of the police recorded crime open data tables and can be accessed in an unformatted list here):<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a> <br>(see tables titled ‘Police recorded crime data by community safety partnership’).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 31/10/2014 15:02:47 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker attachment 1 file name PQ211000 - table - five years.xlsx title Tables A-F CSP & Tables B-E Financial year previous answer version 23585 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

93810

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to progress visas for foreign diplomats.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	210860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Foreign diplomats can be exempt from immigration control in certain circumstances (for example, those posted to the UK). Any person who is<br>exempt from immigration control does not require prior entry clearance. However, it is strongly advised that visa nationals obtain an exempt vignettebefore travelling to the UK to avoid unnecessary delays on arrival. These applications are considered quickly.<br><br>Serving government ministers (or equivalent, such as Governors General) of states recognised by Her Majesty’s Government travelling to the UK on the official business of their government are also exempt from immigration control. Entry Clearance Officers may issue two-year exempt vignettes to people in this category. <br><br>Diplomats visiting the UK in a private capacity are subject to immigration control. If they are a visa national, they apply for a visa and are considered under the Immigration Rules. These applications are considered according to our service standards.<br><br>Guidance on Exemption for foreign diplomats can be found at the Gov.UK website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-exm/exempt-exm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-exm/exempt-exm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:24:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 23586 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley