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1567128

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airports: Security
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 adequacy of provision of specialist scanners to screen inbound packages at UK international airports.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	123947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Border Force deploys a range of detection equipment across the UK border to detect illicit border activity. Border Force is continually seeking to develop and invest in new capabilities.</p><p>For national security reasons, Border Force does not comment on the specific technology or numbers used.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 123948 123949 question first answered 19/01/2023 17:46:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1562947

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Safety: Journalism
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 significance of the threat posed by agents of the Iranian Government to journalists in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	113299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on operational or intelligence matters, however the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations. As we set out in the Integrated Review in 2021, we are committed to addressing growing threats from Iran, as well as other states.</p><p>UK Government is committed to the promotion of media freedom with the safety and security of our citizens being of the upmost priority. The UK condemns Iran’s targeting of media organisations and journalists. Iran has established a pattern of this type of behaviour which is deplorable, yet sadly typical of the regime and its lack of respect for basic rights.</p><p>We will continue to use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from any Iran-linked threats.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 09/01/2023 15:48:56 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1546120

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
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 had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to support Ukrainians in the UK who are studying virtually at Ukrainian institutions and are ineligible for (a) student finance and (b) Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	97612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>DfE hold responsibility on Student Finance, DWP hold responsibility on Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Information on support for Ukrainian students continuing courses online from the UK can be found here.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommonslibrary.parliament.uk%2Fsupport-for-students-from-ukraine-in-uk-higher-education%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ccc7e3219d3bb4562009908dad3baabfb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638055095957318506%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FcIUVRZ8pOPLh2IjmLx0rzL0qYd11xD%2BP5RpvCJWL%2FQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Support for students from Ukraine in UK higher education (parliament.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/12/2022 17:57:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541131

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 impact of capacity in UK bridging hotels on waiting times for eligible Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy applicants waiting in Pakistan for transfer to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	83631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Government departments continue to work collaboratively in order to make casework decisions and ensure visas are issued as soon as is practicable, following appropriate checks including security. There are a number of complex issues that can impact how swiftly individuals can relocate to the UK, and as such, individual timeframes for decisions can differ considerably.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2022 17:35:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540689

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, with reference to the Government of Canada policy Permanent residence for extended family of former Afghan interpreters, last updated in June 2022, if she will discuss with Cabinet colleagues the potential merits of creating a similar policy that provides a pathway to permanent residence for extended family members of former Afghan interpreters, including parents and siblings, in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	82305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Certain additional family members of eligible Afghan citizens can relocate under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). Eligibility of additional family members of those who qualify to relocate is assessed by the sponsoring UK Government Department. Those who are deemed eligible will receive settled status in the United Kingdom.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1069172/Eligibility_of_additional_family_members_under_the_Afghan_locally_employed_staff_relocation_schemes.pdf" target="_blank">Eligibility of additional family members under the Afghan locally employed staff relocation schemes.docx (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 17:48:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540120

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy applications have been approved by the Ministry of Defence but are still waiting for (a) Home Office approval and (b) issuance of visas by UKVI.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	80713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Government departments continue to work collaboratively in order to make casework decisions and ensure visas are issued as soon as is practicable, following appropriate checks including security. There are a number of complex issues that can impact how swiftly individuals can relocate to the UK, and as such, individual timeframes for decisions can differ considerably.</p><p><br> More information on the number of grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain issued to Afghans resettling under the ARAP or ACRS can be viewed at: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 15:42:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1535794

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the (a) updated guidance on child-to-parent abuse with specific detail of the recommended responses by (i) police, (ii) health professionals (iii) social workers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse (CAPVA) is a relatively hidden but increasingly recognised form of domestic abuse. This describes abuse from children and young people toward parents or other family members.</p><p>As outlined in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, the Home Office will publish updated guidance for frontline practitioners on CAPVA, working with frontline practitioners including those working in the police, health, education, and social care. This guidance will build on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-act-2021" target="_blank">Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Statutory Guidance</a>. We intend to publish the CAPVA guidance next year.</p><p>The Home Office will also work with stakeholders to reach an agreed definition and terminology for this type of behaviour. This will underpin policy development on the response to CAPVA, and comprehensive guidance to support practitioners and service commissioners.</p><p>The Home Office are funding a number of projects which aim to work with children and young people displaying abusive behaviours. We have awarded South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner £517,305.26 this financial year to deliver interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse, including a project for young people.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 02/11/2022 17:38:12 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1490142

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Children
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 effect of provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill relating to an age identification scheme on the treatment of child victims of trafficking and modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	38669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting vulnerable children, including child victims of trafficking and modern slavery. Our age assessment process seeks to balance the needs of vulnerable children whilst preventing adults abusing the system and the age assessment reforms within the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 will further improve the accuracy of age assessment outcomes, minimising the risk that a person will be incorrectly treated as either an adult or a child.</p><p>In accordance with Section 51 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, if the Home Office is not certain of a person’s age, but has reasonable grounds to believe that they may be under 18, they will be treated as a child until an assessment of their age is carried out by a local authority or their age is otherwise determined.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/07/2022 13:22:12 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1490143

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: 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 children in Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area are in social care as victims of child trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	38670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s system for identifying and providing access to support for potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which show the number of referrals made by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council by age at exploitation of the potential victim, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Please note that these statistics will not show all cases where the local authority is responsible for the potential victim as other organisations may have made referrals for children living in the Local Authority area.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/07/2022 13:23:53 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1473110

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
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 adequacy of the time taken to process visas for Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme; and what the average time for a visa to be issued is as of 24 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly monitors and evaluates processes and is working hard to consider applications for the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme as quickly as possible.</p><p>Since 11 May, customers have been able to use the UK Immigration: ID check app to prove their identity if they have a valid Ukrainian international passport removing the need to attend a Visa Application Centre (VAC) to enrol biometric information.</p><p>Information on the number of visas granted and those withdrawn under the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 24597 24598 question first answered 29/06/2022 12:37:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis