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1403133

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Government's immigration policies on acute labour shortages.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	905044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>My Officials and I work closely with colleagues across Government to coordinate the Government’s response to labour market issues, including potential skills and labour shortages.</p><p>The UK Government’s focus is on ensuring immigration policies are considered alongside and as part of our strategy for the UK Labour market, not as an alternative to investing in training for our domestic workforce or to offering our key workers the rewarding packages they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/01/2022 15:49:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1403134

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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 steps she is taking to improve police responses to child sexual exploitation by organised networks.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	905045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Home Office investment is supporting the police to relentlessly pursue offenders and protect victims of these horrific crimes. We fund the Tackling Organised Exploitation programme and regional analysts to help uncover more offending.</p><p>The Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme and senior leaders training drives improvement in the response to victims. And we will act on any recommendations in the forthcoming IICSA report on organised networks.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/01/2022 15:51:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1403135

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences for pump-action shotguns have been issued in England over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	905047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>5,579 certificates authorising the possession of pump action shotguns were issued in England between 1 January and 31 December 2021. This information, which is not routinely collated, is drawn from management information and is not quality assured to the standards of the annual statistical publication.</p><p>The HG will know that the Home Secretary asked for a review of gun licensing arrangements by police forces following the tragic incident in his constituency, and we will do everything in our power to reduce the risk of such incidences in the future.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/01/2022 15:54:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1403136

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Government's immigration policies on acute labour shortages.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	905048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>My Officials and I work closely with colleagues across Government to coordinate the Government’s response to labour market issues, including potential skills and labour shortages.</p><p>The UK Government’s focus is on ensuring immigration policies are considered alongside and as part of our strategy for the UK Labour market, not as an alternative to investing in training for our domestic workforce or to offering our key workers the rewarding packages they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/01/2022 15:56:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1403137

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the financial thresholds for family visas.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	905050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The minimum income requirement was implemented in July 2012, following advice from the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>It is intended to ensure financial independence and encourage integration, although several concessions were introduced in response to the impacts of Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/01/2022 16:00:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1403138

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Government's immigration policies on acute labour shortages.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	905052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>My Officials and I work closely with colleagues across Government to coordinate the Government’s response to labour market issues, including potential skills and labour shortages.</p><p>The UK Government’s focus is on ensuring immigration policies are considered alongside and as part of our strategy for the UK Labour market, not as an alternative to investing in training for our domestic workforce or to offering our key workers the rewarding packages they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/01/2022 16:04:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1403139

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of antisocial behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	905053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing ASB. We know it can have a serious impact on both individuals and the wider community.</p><p>Police recorded incidents show a fall in ASB since 2013/2014 from around 2.1m to 1.8m incidents in the year to June 2020/2021.</p><p>We have ensured that local agencies have flexible tools and powers to tackle ASB through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/01/2022 16:06:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1402958

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the number of court cases relating to persons filing fraudulent self-assessment tax claims without the claimant's knowledge.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	104353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has a duty to protect the tax system from potential fraudulent repayment claims being made which undermine both public confidence in the system and reduces the amount of money available to fund our vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90 per cent of HMRC’s Income Tax Self-Assessment repayment requests come from a genuine person and are paid without suspension or intervention. However, their systems are continually under attack from fraudsters.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 8 years, HMRC have successfully countered fraudulent repayments through rigorous risk assessment and other upstream initiatives. However, the volume of attempts to defraud them has also increased and they must continually adapt their response.</p><p> </p><p>A release of the information requested in these questions, including the numbers of cases worked and the outcome of those cases, could undermine the compliance activity which HMRC are undertaking. This could in turn prejudice any investigations into suspected repayment fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Where a fraudster has been identified, HMRC will not give them agent codes and will suspend any codes that may already be active in order to maintain the integrity of the tax system, safeguard customer data, and protect revenues.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 103573 103574 103575 question first answered 21/01/2022 13:01:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1402959

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Catalytic Converters: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) SMMT and (b) other major motor manufacturers on the issue of catalytic converter theft.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	104334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publish estimates, sourced from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, on catalytic converter theft. However, being based on a sample survey it is not possible to produce reliable estimates at local authority level.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling the theft of catalytic converters and is working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group to bear down on this crime. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is represented on the National Vehicle Crime Working Group.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 104336 question first answered 19/01/2022 15:57:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1402960

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Unemployment: Hounslow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are classified as not in education, employment or training in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency and (b) Hounslow.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	104335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The department publishes national statistics on those not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England from the labour force survey for young people aged 16-24, available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief</a>. However, these are only published at national and regional level due to limitations with sample sizes for lower-level geographies. Therefore, NEET rates for young people aged 16-24 cannot be provided for the areas requested.</p><p>Local authorities are required to encourage, enable or assist young people’s participation in education or training and return management information for young people age 16 and 17. This data is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-and-participation-local-authority-figures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-and-participation-local-authority-figures</a>. It shows that of the 6,110 16 and 17 year olds who were known to Hounslow local authority around the end of 2020 (average of December 2020, January 2021 and February 2021), 210 were NEET or their activity was not known (115 known to be NEET and 95 young people whom the local authority could not confirm their activity). These are not national statistics but published as transparency data so some caution should be taken if using these figures. Data is not available for Feltham and Heston constituency.</p><p>In addition, 16-18 destination measures are published here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/16-18-destination-measures" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/16-18-destination-measures</a>. These official statistics show the percentage of pupils not continuing to a sustained education, apprenticeship, or employment destination in the year after completing 16-18 study, that is 6 months of continual activity. This can be used as a proxy for NEET at age 18.</p><p>These statistics refer to the cohort of students leaving state-funded mainstream schools and colleges<sup>1</sup> in 2018/19 and shows their destination in 2019/20:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>16-18 Destination measures<sup>2,3</sup>, 2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>Number in cohort</p></td><td><p>Number not in a sustained destination<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Number activity not captured<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>2,467</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham and Heston constituency</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) Covers all state-funded mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges , sixth-forms and other and further education sector colleges. Excludes alternative provision, special schools, other government department funded colleges and independent schools.</p><p>(2) Individuals are assigned to parliamentary constituencies based on the provider’s location. Individuals are assigned to local authorities based on the provider’s administrative local authority.</p><p>(3) Links to the destination measures statistics quoted in table:</p><p>Hounslow local authority: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f6c537cf-7b79-412a-91d1-ec7862c406bf" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f6c537cf-7b79-412a-91d1-ec7862c406bf</a>.</p><p>Feltham and Heston Constituency: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0196b256-45de-480e-8ad7-32430278ba47" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0196b256-45de-480e-8ad7-32430278ba47</a>.</p><p>(4) Students who had participated in education, apprenticeships or employment during the academic year but did not complete the required 6 months participation.</p><p>(5) Students who were not found to have any participation in education, apprenticeship, or employment in England.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/01/2022 18:16:39 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra