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513042
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-14more like thismore than 2016-04-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: EU Law more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to make a final decision on take charge requests under each article of the Dublin regulations for decisions made each month since April 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 34080 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-21more like thismore than 2016-04-21
answer text <p>Whilst all asylum claims, including those accepted under Dublin III, are registered on the main immigration database the specifics of each case are not currently available in the form requested as the data is not held in a way that allows it to be reported on automatically.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
34082 more like this
34083 more like this
34084 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-21T11:54:01.857Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-21T11:54:01.857Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
previous answer version
56016
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506621
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Asylum: Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with G4S for the region of North East England and Yorkshire and Humber, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such faults were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32856 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32851 more like this
32852 more like this
32853 more like this
32854 more like this
32855 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.663Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.663Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506622
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with Clearsprings Ready Home Limited for the region of Wales and South West England, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such faults were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32854 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32851 more like this
32852 more like this
32853 more like this
32855 more like this
32856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.88Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.88Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506623
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with G4S for the region of Midlands and East England, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such faults were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32855 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32851 more like this
32852 more like this
32853 more like this
32854 more like this
32856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.927Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.927Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506624
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with Clearsprings Ready Home Limited for the region of London and South East England, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such faults were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32853 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32851 more like this
32852 more like this
32854 more like this
32855 more like this
32856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.833Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.833Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506625
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with Serco for the region of Scotland and Northern Ireland, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in the years 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32851 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32852 more like this
32853 more like this
32854 more like this
32855 more like this
32856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.71Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.71Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506626
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Compass Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Compass asylum accommodation contract with Serco for the region of North West England, how many faults were reported or identified from Compass inspections for each contractual pay period in 2014-15 and 2015-16; and how many such faults were not resolved within the agreed contractual timescales. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32852 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. Providers are monitored closely to ensure accommodation meets these standards and the contracts include measures to ensure any issues are quickly addressed. These performance standards are defined in the contract and are managed using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including those which measure whether an individual property is compliant with contractual obligations following an inspection and also the number of service users effected if a fault is not repaired within the contract timescales.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of individual faults reported or identified during accommodation inspections, or the number of individual faults not resolved within the agreed timescales. The requested information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN
32851 more like this
32853 more like this
32854 more like this
32855 more like this
32856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.773Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:23:46.773Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506637
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Overseas Students: English Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to caseworkers on handling applications from international students to study at UK colleges and universities in a way that ensures the applicants are not disadvantaged by accusation of fraud in English language tests made by ETS. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 33039 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-14more like thismore than 2016-04-14
answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration caseworkers were issued with guidance on how to handle applications made by international students who had taken ETS English language tests in February 2014. This guidance has been updated as required. This is part of the reasonable and proportionate action we have taken in response to the clear evidence provided by ETS to identify those who had sought to profit from abuse of the English language testing system. The guidance does not disadvantage students who obtained an ETS test certificate properly, but ensures that due scrutiny is being applied by caseworkers where individuals have been identified as having obtained invalid test certificates.</p><p>We received the determination in the case of Qadir and SM from the Upper Tribunal on 8 April, providing full reasons for the summary decision handed down on 23 March. Although the Upper Tribunal found that the Home Office did discharge the evidential burden on it in establishing fraud at ETS test centres and that each appellant would need to establish an innocent explanation, it went on to allow the appeals. We are disappointed by the decision and we are currently reviewing it with a view to challenging before the Court of Appeal. Given this, there are no current plans to issue further updated guidance to caseworkers following the recent Upper Tribunal determination.</p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-14T14:55:31.257Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-14T14:55:31.257Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
previous answer version
54800
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
506650
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrants: English Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on reconsidering the cases of people who had their leave to remain wrongly cancelled, or who were wrongly detained or removed, on the basis of allegations of fraud in English language tests made by ETS in response to the Upper Tribunal ruling in Qadir v Secretary of State, 23 March 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32974 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-18more like thismore than 2016-04-18
answer text <p>We received the determination in the case of Qadir and SM from Upper Tribunal on 8 April which provides the full reasons for the decision which were not included in the summary handed down on 23 March. Although the Upper Tribunal found that the Home Office did discharge the evidential burden on it in establishing fraud at ETS test centres and that each appellant would need to establish an innocent explanation, it went on to allow the appeals. We are disappointed by the decision and we are currently reviewing it with a view to challenging before the Court Of Appeal. Given this there are no current plans to reconsider earlier decisions.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-18T14:17:29.727Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-18T14:17:29.727Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this
486964
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-24more like thismore than 2016-03-24
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult with local businesses in Cumbernauld on the proposed closure of HM Revenue and Customs Cumbernauld office. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
tabling member printed
Stuart C. McDonald remove filter
uin 32600 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-14more like thismore than 2016-04-14
answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new Regional Centres in Scotland, in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 employees. HMRC’s new Regional Centres will give its staff all they need including a modern office environment, close to good travel and transport links. They will provide stable, high quality jobs and offer a wide range of opportunities for training and promotion and allow its staff to follow more varied career paths than have previously been possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will help all its staff work through their options. It will give everyone the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances with their manager ahead of any office closures or moves, so they know about any issues that need to be taken into account when making decisions.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
grouped question UIN
32597 more like this
32598 more like this
32601 more like this
32602 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-14T14:00:43.167Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-14T14:00:43.167Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald more like this