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  • Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Sanders on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to the police on managing public protests; and what discussions she has had with chief constables and the IPCC on the management of such protests.

    Damian Green

    Managing public protests is an operational matter for the police. Guidance on the management of public protests is contained in the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice.

    The Home Secretary and Home Office Ministers regularly meet with Chief Constables and the Independent Police Complaints Commission on a range of policing matters as part of the process of policy development, delivery and assurance.

  • David Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the cost to set up and (b) annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.

    James Brokenshire

    The Home Office has made no estimate of (a) the cost to set up and (b) the annual running costs of full border control with Scotland.

  • Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Sanders on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow the IPCC to consider complaints regarding police conduct from third parties.

    Karen Bradley

    Section 12 of the Police Reform Act 2002 sets out who can complain to the
    Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). A person can be considered as
    having been authorised to act on behalf of another for the purposes of making a
    complaint if he or she has, and is able to produce, written consent from that
    other person.

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gun dogs have been stolen in each of the last three years in each region in England.

    Norman Baker

    The information requested is not available centrally.

    It is not possible to identify offences of gun dog thefts from the police recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 821W, on immigration controls, what procedures are in place to ensure that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising entry to the UK; how many incidents have been recorded where the correct procedures relating to the removal of face coverings have not been followed by immigration officers in each of the last three years; and what disciplinary action has been taken in such incidents in each of the last three years.

    James Brokenshire

    This information is not held centrally.

  • Steve Baker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Steve Baker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Baker on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the efficiency and consistency with which the Permitted Paid Engagements scheme has been applied to musicians, composers and artists visting the UK.

    James Brokenshire

    The Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Visitor route was introduced in 2012 for
    professionals carrying out paid engagements in the UK for up to one month. It
    extends to musicians, composers and artists.

    Feedback received from businesses and arts organisations shows that this route
    is working as intended and offers greater flexibility for professionals
    undertaking paid engagements. We work closely with operational colleagues and
    regularly seek feedback from partners to ensure the route is working as
    intended.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women detained at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre have been held for (a) four years or more, (b) three years or more and (c) two years or more.

    James Brokenshire

    As at 31 December 2013, the latest date for which figures are available, no women were detained at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre for longer than two years.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women are held in immigration detention.

    James Brokenshire

    If a pregnant woman chooses to inform the Home Office of her pregnancy, the detail would be held on her medical file which is a confidential record between patient and doctor. The Home Office does not collate this information centrally.

    Care provided to pregnant women in detention is appropriate to their individual circumstances and all detainees have access to healthcare facilities and medical advice at all times.

    Pregnant women are only detained in exceptional circumstances where their removal is imminent and medical advice does not suggest that the baby is due before the woman’s expected removal date. Women who are less than 24 weeks pregnant may also be detained as part of the asylum fast track process.

  • Jeremy Corbyn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Jeremy Corbyn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Corbyn on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent changes have been made in the issuing of visa applications at the Visa Centre in Moscow.

    James Brokenshire

    In March 2014 the management of the UK’s network of Russian visa application
    centres passed from VFS Global to Teleperformance. We are offering a full visa
    service in Russia and our global customer service standards continue to apply.

    Teleperformance opened all 5 new Visa Application Centres in Russia on time in
    March 2014. There was no break in service between the closure of the VFS
    centres and the opening of Teleperformance centres. The new Visa Application
    Centres are all fully functioning and there are appointments available at all
    of them.

  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases were (a) investigated for enforcement action, (b) issued and proceeded in the courts, (c) discontinued completely, (d) enforced using a lower level of action than originally envisaged and (e) ceased to be investigated in each Environment Agency area since 2010.

    Dan Rogerson

    The Environment Agency is unable to provide a breakdown of legal and enforcement cases in each of its geographical areas since 2010 which were (a) investigated for enforcement action, (b) issued and proceeded in the courts, (c) discontinued completely and (e) ceased to be investigated altogether, due to disproportionate cost.

    The Environment Agency can confirm that there were no cases enforced using a lower level of action than originally envisaged. At the commencement of any investigation, the Environment Agency does not know whether any enforcement action is required and, if so, what level of action is appropriate. Decisions on the level of action required are only ever made when an investigation is concluded.