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1714025

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Reasonable Adjustments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the Independent review of Border Force by Alexander Downer, published on 20 July 2022, how many and what proportion of officers who are unable to remain in position because their reasonable adjustments can no longer be accommodated (a) have moved to a lower pay scale, (b) have chosen to take part in the Voluntary Exit Scheme, (c) are over the age of 50 and (d) had been placed on reasonable adjustments in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	23817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the information in an easily accessible format, therefore the information requested cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. However, Border Force can confirm that no officer who was unable to remain at the Heathrow PCP has moved to a lower pay scale.</p><p>The Home Office prioritises removing or reducing workplace barriers by implementing workplace adjustments, so that impacted employees and those with long-term health conditions have the same opportunities as those without reasonable adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/05/2024 10:08:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1714028

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Knowledge of English Language requirement for citizenship, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity of that certification to three years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	23959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>With reference to the Knowledge of English Language requirement for citizenship, there are currently no plans to change the validity period of a Secure English Language Test certification to three years. A person who successfully made an indefinite leave to remain application on the basis of a B1 level qualification can meet the English language requirement for naturalisation without needing to pass another test.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 02/05/2024 16:18:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1713849

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which homelessness stakeholders he has met since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	23793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities lead on homelessness and rough sleeping and as such have regular meetings with stakeholders.</p><p>The Home Office has additionally engaged with police, local authorities, Police and Crime Commissioners and other organisations including the homelessness sector on this topic. This has highlighted that more direct tools were needed to respond to begging and rough sleeping where it causes nuisance to others.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/05/2024 16:11:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1713907

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £705.93 paid to The Cinnamon Club on 16 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23707 23708 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713909

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £636.48 paid to Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd on 20 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23706 23708 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713910

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for the £4,409.66 paid to Cloveride Inc on 28 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	23708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Honourable Society</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.</p><p> </p><p>b) Cinnamon Club</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>c) Fletcher Gallery Services</p><p> </p><p>These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.</p><p> </p><p>d) Cloveride</p><p> </p><p>These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23706 23707 23709 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:09:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713942

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of synthetic drugs in circulation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Tackling Class A drugs, including synthetic opioids, is a priority for the Government and through our 10 year drugs strategy ‘From Harm to Hope’ we are taking action to tackle drugs supply and reduce demand.</p><p>UK agencies are highly alert to the threat from synthetic drugs, including synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes, as well as synthetic cannabinoids and benzodiazepines. We assess that the scale of trafficking of synthetic opioids into the UK remains low. However, nitazenes, a type of synthetic opioid, have sadly been linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK during the last year, and we are taking action.</p><p>The cross-Government Synthetic Opioids Taskforce is working with partners, such as the NCA, the Department for Health and Social Care and the National Police Chiefs Council to deliver an evidence-based response to the risk posed by synthetic opioids, and to implement effective action to stem the demand and supply of these dangerous substances.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/05/2024 15:55:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1713960

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	WEDINOS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) expansion and (b) potential roll-out across the UK of the WEDINOS laboratory drug-testing service.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not made a formal assessment of the benefits of drug testing services but it recognises the potential harm reduction benefits of them. The Government facilitates drug testing services provided that the possession and supply of controlled drugs are licensed by the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit or, exceptionally, relevant exemptions under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 may apply.</p><p>Ministers are clear that drug testing services must not condone drug use and should only be delivered where licensed and operated responsibly, in line with Government policy to ensure that they discourage drug use and signpost potential users to treatment and support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:11:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1713999

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to the respond to the letter from Professor Brian Bell of the Migration Advisory Committee requesting data for a rapid review of the Graduate Route.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>We provided the requested data to the Migration Advisory Committee by 26 March 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 10/05/2024 11:18:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1714007

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what planning estimate they have made for the number of people who have arrived by irregular routes and need to be accommodated in the UK because they have not been sent to a safe third country or returned home, for the end of each month from April to December 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely publishes information on a quarterly basis, including on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, all irregular modes of entry into the UK, and the level of returns.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 08/05/2024 15:39:29 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven