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1290398

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for universities and higher education institutes based in London.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	912687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The London Weighting element of the Strategic Priorities Grant accounts for a small proportion of London-based providers’ income. Providers in London received around £64 million London Weighting in academic year 2020-21, which was less than 1% of their estimated total income.</p><p>The Strategic Priorities Grant, formerly referred to as the Teaching Grant, plays an important role in supporting providers and students to develop the skills and knowledge needed locally, regionally and nationally to support the economy.</p><p>The grant is funding supplied by the government on an annual basis to support higher education (HE) providers’ ongoing teaching and related activities. In the financial year 2020-21, the Department for Education provided £1,253 million in recurrent Teaching Grant funding. In financial year 2021-22, the department will maintain this level of funding and is providing £1,253 million in recurrent Strategic Priorities Grant funding.</p><p>We have asked the Office for Students (OfS) to reform the grant for the 2021-22 financial year to ensure that more of taxpayers’ money is spent on supporting HE provision which aligns with national priorities, such as healthcare, science, technology, engineering and mathematics and subjects meeting specific labour market needs.</p><p>We have also asked the OfS for a £10 million increase to the specialist provider allocation, to support these institutions which are particularly reliant on Strategic Priorities Grant funding, many of whom are London-based. We want to ensure that our small and specialist providers, including some of our top music and arts providers, receive additional support, and that grant funding is used to effectively support students.</p><p>Even with the removal of the London Weighting, the reforms mean that around 1 in 6 London providers are estimated to see an increase in their Strategic Priorities Grant funding. These are HE providers offering courses aligned with the government’s strategic priorities.</p><p>The OfS will consult on these changes, before final allocations for the 2021-22 financial year are confirmed, and carefully consider the impact of any changes on providers.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/03/2021 16:55:12 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1287822

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support leaseholders in buildings under 18 metres in height that require fire safety remediation works.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	912389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a generous financing scheme which will mean that buildings of 11-18 metres in height will be able to access finance for the remediation of unsafe cladding, with a commitment that leaseholders will not need to pay more than £50 a month towards this. By providing this financing scheme we are ensuring that money is available for remediation, accelerating the process and making homes safer as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 912390 question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1345597

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate she has made of the total number of police officers (a) recruited by the Metropolitan Police in 2020 and (b) due to be recruited by that force in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	902529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We are increasing the number of police officers across England and Wales by 20,000 by March 2023.</p><p>In the calendar year 2020, the Metropolitan police recruited 3,121 police officers. This figure includes officers recruited as part of the Government’s national uplift programme as well as those recruited to backfill leavers. From January to March 2021 the force recruited 598 officers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:59:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1641233

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) other UK-based pension providers on acceptance of a British National Overseas passport as a valid document for accessing the pension assets of Hong Kongers who have moved to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	187119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of the difficulties British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders are experiencing in seeking early withdrawal of their pension held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong. The root of the problem is the Chinese Government's decision not to recognise the BN(O) passport as a valid identity document in Hong Kong. The UK firmly opposes the discrimination of BN(O)s in this way. We have urged the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate the early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 16:53:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1582495

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for asylum applications made by people from Hong Kong from the initial claim to the outcome in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	136529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>This data for average processing times is not held in a reportable format, not routinely published, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it requires a manual search through individual records.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does publish data on the number of asylum applications awaiting an initial decision by duration, for main applicants only. This data can be found at Asy_04 of the published Immigration Statistics:</p><p> </p><p>List of tables - GOV.UK</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118222/asylum-summary-sep-2022-tables.ods</p><p> </p><p>Further detailed asylum and resettlement data sets, filtered by nationality can be found:</p><p> </p><p>List of tables - GOV.UK</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/02/2023 13:55:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1582494

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Embassies: China
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 help protect people from Hong Kong who want to protest near the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	136528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights set out that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association. This government will support these rights, including the right of individuals to engage in peaceful protest.</p><p>It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather together and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law.</p><p>The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police. In certain circumstances, the police have a duty to take reasonable steps to protect those who want to exercise their rights peacefully.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2023 16:42:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1454139

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 ease the visa application and subsequent refugee paperwork for Ukrainians who do not speak English to help them navigate the UK system at the Ukraine border.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	146591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is continually making efforts to simplify the application process for Ukrainian refugees, and keeps this under regular review.</p><p>Furthermore. the webpage for the Ukrainian Family scheme (which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5245f11c618847b1c2ca08da131435e8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637843274757829762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=hmbo%2F2tdL398VhkGrRHXZWbeQ9%2BlTYowxOZ0x2TBvjk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> is available in English, Russian and Ukrainian so that applicants can better navigate the form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/04/2022 15:19:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 62240 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1506528

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
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) her counterparts in the EU and (b) airline companies on the validity for travel of UK passports with less than six months remaining until their expiry date, following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	51587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Engagement with foreign authorities on the acceptability of UK travel documents is a matter for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Engagement with airlines and other carriers on the acceptability of UK travel documents is a matter for the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/09/2022 14:28:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1470713

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Safer Streets Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on implementing the objectives of the Safer Street Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	18854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government invested £70 million over the first three rounds of the Safer Streets Fund to support 159 high crime areas across England and Wales implement local crime prevention initiatives. A further £150 million is due to be invested over the next three years, bringing total investment to £210 million.</p><p>Targeted interventions such as improved street lighting and home security aim to drive down crime and there is strong evidence that they can prevent offences ever happening. Since its inception, the Fund has been expanded to cover violence against women and girls and anti-social behaviour as well as neighbourhood crime. Round Four of the Fund launched in March and closed for bidding on 13 May and we plan to announce the outcome shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/06/2022 14:41:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1346388

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average length of time taken to issue biometric residence permit cards to Turkish citizens living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	32340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Data is not available broken down by nationality in relation to Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) production and delivery times.</p><p>Data is published relating to performance against decision making service standards for each application route and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2021</a></p><p>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) advise applicants they can expect delivery of their Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) within 10 working days of receiving their decision notification.</p><p>BRPs are produced on behalf of UKVI by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA). DVLA have a service level agreement to complete 90% of production requests within one working day and the remaining 10% within two working days. For quarter one of financial year 2021/22 they achieved 85.1% (218,527) within 24 hours and 100% (256,730) within 48 hours. 2.1% (19,250) took longer than 48 hours.</p><p>FedEx took over the BRP delivery contract from DX in February 2020, after a bedding in period formal reporting started in July 2020. Between 1 July 2020 and 31 March 2021 FedEx attempted to deliver 99.2% of BRPs within 48 hours of collection from DVLA, against a target to attempt delivery within 48 hours of collection for 99% of BRP packages.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/07/2021 16:21:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond