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  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport examining officers were employed by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010.

    James Brokenshire

    The table below shows the number of Her Majesty’s Passport Office full-time
    equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.
    The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar
    month. We have therefore provided the data as of 31 March of each year.
    (a) 2011- 2,586
    (b) 2012- 2,216
    (c) 2013- 2,389
    (d) 2014-2,593

    Due to the limitations of the HR management system used prior to Dec 2010, it
    is not possible to provide reliable management information below top level for
    any periods prior to that date.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-04-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of keeping a foreign national offender classified by her Department as individual non-compliant in detention for one day.

    James Brokenshire

    The estimated average direct daily cost of holding a person in our immigration
    detention facilities is £100. It should be noted that this is an average and it
    will vary marginally depending upon the mix of facilities in use at a given
    point.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much in additional payments has been paid to staff of HM Passport Office of each grade between po1 and 6 in each month of 2014; how many staff of each grade received such payments; and what the total amount of such payments is.

    James Brokenshire

    Her Majesty’s Passport Ofice does not hold data on overtime payments in the format
    requested. However, below is the overtime costs associated with additional work
    undertaken in each month of 2014.

    January – £199,146
    February – £400,812
    March – £840,588
    April – £793,559
    May – £964,742

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which sites were affected by the failure of UK Border Agency computers at passport control on 30 April 2014; what steps she is taking to investigate and rectify the problem; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for the computer failure.

    James Brokenshire

    This was a national issue and all ports were affected. The issue was rectified
    as soon as possible, with national security our first priority at all times. An
    urgent investigation is being conducted to examine the circumstances
    surrounding this incident.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of overtime in HM Passport Office has been in each month since January 2013.

    James Brokenshire

    Overtime costs in HM Passport Office in each month since January 2013 are as
    follows:

    January 2013 – £105,137
    February 2013 – £67,582
    March 2013 – £369,397
    April 2013 – £407,202
    May 2013 – £581,587
    June 2013 – £477,902
    July 2013 – £342,479
    August 2013 – £227,851
    September 2013 – £123,480
    October 2013 – £94,474
    November 2013 – £93,127
    December 2013 – £84,145
    January 2014 – £199,146
    February 2014 – £400,812
    March 2014 – £840,588
    April 2014 – £793,559
    May 2014 – £964,742

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce exit checks to apply to non-scheduled international travel by air, sea and rail services.

    James Brokenshire

    Exit Checks were abolished by the Labour Government in 1998. The
    Coalition Agreement committed this Government to reinstate them. By April
    2015, comprehensive exit checks will apply on scheduled, commercial air, sea
    and rail routes.

    We are also working with operators in the General Aviation and General Maritime
    sectors to strengthen border security checks on those who leave the UK on
    non-scheduled services.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the processing of passport applications from abroad since 1 January 2014.

    James Brokenshire

    Home Office Ministers have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and
    others. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the government’s
    practice to provide details of all such meetings.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) meetings she or Ministers in her Department have had with and (b) representations she has received from Kalayaan on tied domestic workers visas.

    James Brokenshire

    Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of
    international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public
    and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery.
    Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are
    passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently
    published on the Cabinet Office website which is available here:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-ministers-gifts-and-hospi
    tality-july-to-september-2013.

    Kalayaan has sent a number of representations to the Home Office on the subject
    of overseas domestic workers.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current anticipated turn-round time for passport processing is for (a) applications from UK residents making new applications, (b) new applications for a child’s passport and (c) UK residents applying abroad.

    James Brokenshire

    Expected service standards for passport applications are published on
    www.gov.uk.