Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, which greener propulsion capabilities she plans for the Border Force Replacement vessels to incorporate.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.
In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.
The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, whether this further analysis is being undertaken by the National Shipbuilding Office.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.
In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.
The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92145 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, when she plans to hold the industry day.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Home Office is responsible for the Border Force procurement, including the analysis underpinning the fleet mix. It continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office.
In line with our international obligations the replacement Border Force vessels will be compliant with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships” Tier III emission standards. T We will consider hybrid power, modified internal combustion engine (ICE) developments and alternative fuel systems. Options will be considered within market engagement and the development of further business cases.
The timing of the industry day remains to be confirmed and will follow the formal launch of market engagement.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the replacement of Border Force vessels.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
I refer the Rt. Hon. member to the answer I provided to Question 92145.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on the procurement of the UK's new border force vessels.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The next key step on the procurement of the UK’s new Border Force vessels is working closely with the National Shipbuilding Office, on the commencement of market engagement. Wider programme activity being progressed in parallel includes: continuing to develop the strategic case; working up the broad requirements set; scoping the cost benefit analysis; and building the programme team.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current UK customs arrangements tackling the importation of illegal botox substitutes.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Department of Health and Social Care is responsible for policy on the importation of Botox and Botox substitutes.
In February 2022, the department published plans to crackdown on unregulated cosmetic procedures and introduce a licence for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers, the scope and details are yet to be determined.
Border Force does not currently carry out any specific customs controls on the importation of Botox and its substitutes as there are no specific controls that we are aware of on this substance.
Once any policy is passed into legislation Her Majesty’s government would look at the merits of implementing import controls on any such products.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to bring forward a foreign influence registration scheme as part of the National Security Bill.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will be brought forward by Government amendment to the National Security Bill as soon as possible.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is responsible for the contract for the procurement of Border Force vessels.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I can confirm that the procurement of Border Force vessels remains the responsibility of the Home Office.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure applications for Ukrainian citizens under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are grouped effectively to allow family members to enter the UK together.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Where we have applications from family groups we would look to group these decisions together so families receive decisions wherever possible at the same time.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with the National Shipbuilding Office since the start of the 2022 calendar year.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office continues to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) and other government departments on the procurement of new Border Force vessels as referenced within the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Home Office Ministers attend the strategy’s Inter-Ministerial Group on Shipbuilding supported by Home Office officials attending wider bilateral events. The NSO are similarly represented on the programme’s governance which further supports close ongoing engagement.