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1249404

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the application process for visa extensions.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	908413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The global travel and health restrictions in the first lockdown impacted our application processes, especially the temporary closure of our biometric collection centres in the UK.</p><p>Subsequently, biometric capture services reopened in a phased and socially-distanced way and alongside this UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics for individuals where possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:15:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1249405

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Greater Manchester Police's Integrated Operational Policing System.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	908415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the issue in Manchester and are keen for Greater Manchester Police to resume publishing and sharing crime data in full as soon as possible.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham to hold the Chief Constable and force to account and he is democratically accountable to the public for this.</p><p>An initial HMICFRS report made recommendations which the force responded to. We await the findings of the latest HMICFRS inspections to assess GMP’s progress.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1249406

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support victims of modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight against modern slavery.</p><p>We have lifted thousands of modern slavery victims out of situations of exploitation and supported them to rebuild their lives.</p><p>The 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, published last month, sets out actions taken in the UK to tackle modern slavery, including:</p><p>- Publishing the statutory guidance for the identification and support for victims;</p><p>- Introduced innovative methods of support during the pandemic;</p><p>- Published the world’s first government modern slavery statement covering the government’s supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2020 16:20:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1249407

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Catholic Church on visas for religious workers.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	908420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of faith across our communities in the UK and we welcome members of religious institutions from around the world.</p><p>I met with representatives of the Catholic Church in July and confirmed that the existing dedicated arrangements for Ministers of Religion and Religious Workers will continue in the future immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:23:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1249408

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mining: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the policing of the miners' strike in 1984-85.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	908433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to undertake an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the policing of the miners’ strike in 1984-85 in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2020 16:27:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1249452

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support male victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	113269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is undertaking ambitious work to support all victims of Domestic Abuse, including male victims.</p><p>Since 2017/18 the Home Office has provided funding of £160,000 per year to the Men’s Advice Line run by Respect which supports and advises male victims of domestic abuse. Additional funding of £151,000 was provided to further bolster the helpline earlier this year from the funding announced by the Home Secretary on April 11 in response to COVID-19 pressures.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 the Home Office published the Male Victims Position Statement which sets out 12 specific commitments to better enable male victims and survivors to come forward and receive necessary support, and to tackle offenders. A copy of the statement can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-commitments-to-tackle-abuse-against-men</p><p> </p><p>More widely the Government announced £76 million for charities supporting victims of domestic and sexual abuse, amongst others.</p><p> </p><p>Specific advice has been published on gov.uk for domestic abuse victims during COVID-19 directing them to a range of specialist organisations including those supporting male victims. The information also makes clear that stay at home orders do not apply where any victim needs to leave home to seek help if they are in danger of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>In April the Home Secretary launched a domestic abuse campaign, #YouAreNotAlone, to raise general awareness of domestic abuse during COVID-19 and signpost the support and advice available.</p><p> </p><p>Our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill will help all victims to have the confidence to report their experiences, knowing they will be properly supported, and perpetrators brought to justice.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are continuing to work closely with domestic abuse organisations, including male victim organisations, to assess ongoing trends and needs and to help support them through the period of new measures, building on the progress to date.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/11/2020 15:19:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1250043

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Organised Crime
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 trends in the level of gang-related crime in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	91894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Crimes that are gang-related cannot be separately identified from the statistics that are held centrally but research evidence has identified the role that gangs play in serious violence and county-lines drug crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling gang-related crime and the Home Office invested £119 million in 2020-21, including £20 million to tackle county lines drug dealing; £35m funding for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs); and £41.5m on extra police resources in the areas most affected by serious violence.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/11/2020 17:15:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1249239

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many privately-owned e-scooters have been seized or confiscated by the police for illegal use on the road or pavement, by police force.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	112004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics annually on police use of powers (available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a>) including fixed penalty notices issued for motoring offences, however information on the numbers of vehicles removed or seized by the police is not collected.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for individual police Chief Officers in conjunction with local policing plans.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/11/2020 15:44:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1249903

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Cyprus and Malta
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to extend preferential e-gate access at airports and ports to citizens of (a) Malta and (b) Cyprus after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	112094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already confirmed EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will continue to be able to use e-Gates to enter the UK after the end of the transition period. The necessary legislative change to allow this was made by a Statutory Instrument laid in Parliament on 22 October.</p><p> </p><p>No distinction will be made at the end of the transition period between citizens of different EU and EEA countries: citizens of Malta and Cyprus will have the same entitlement to use e-Gates as citizens of all other EEA countries.</p><p> </p><p>This policy will be kept under review to ensure we continue to run our border in the UK’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 112095 question first answered 10/11/2020 15:27:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1249904

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU citizens will be able to access e-gates at UK ports and airports on the same conditions as now following the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	112095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already confirmed EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will continue to be able to use e-Gates to enter the UK after the end of the transition period. The necessary legislative change to allow this was made by a Statutory Instrument laid in Parliament on 22 October.</p><p> </p><p>No distinction will be made at the end of the transition period between citizens of different EU and EEA countries: citizens of Malta and Cyprus will have the same entitlement to use e-Gates as citizens of all other EEA countries.</p><p> </p><p>This policy will be kept under review to ensure we continue to run our border in the UK’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 112094 question first answered 10/11/2020 15:27:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West