Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK Sikh organisations she consulted in the development of her Department's publication, Action Against Hate: The UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime, published in July 2016.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Government when developing the Hate Crime Action Plan (Action Against Hate) consulted with a range of stakeholders and community groups. This included the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, a number of Police Independent Advisory Groups and a meeting of community stakeholders hosted by Greater Manchester Police on behalf of the Home Office.
The Government welcomes engagement with all faith representatives including the Sikh Community in taking forward the Hate Crime Action Plan and using it as a vehicle to tackle community concerns.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Home Office does not employ anyone on zero-hours contracts, the proportion of people employed on the remaining contract types is shown in table 1.
Table 1 - how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Appointment Type | Headcount | % |
a) Full-time Permanent | 22,293 | 69.29% |
b) Part-time Permanent | 6,201 | 19.27% |
c) Less than 2 years duration | 975 | 3.03% |
d) Agency | 1,181 | 3.67% |
e) zero hours | 0 | 0.00% |
f) Other | 1,522 | 4.73% |
Grand Total | 32,173 | 100.00% |
Data Source: Data View - Office for National Statistics compliant monthly snapshot corporate Human Resources data for Home Office. | ||
Period Covered: Figures as at 31st March 2017. | ||
Extraction Date: 1st April 2017. | ||
Organisational Coverage: Figures include Home Office. | ||
Employee Coverage: Data is based on headcount of all paid and unpaid civil servants and non civil servants who were current at 31st March 2017. | ||
Note: 'Other' staff include Incoming Loans & Secondments and Contractors. | ||
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days on average it takes between receipt of an application claiming asylum in the UK and the date of first payment of (a) maternity grant, (b) maternity allowance and (c) maternity pay.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Details of the support available to asylum seekers including payments toward the costs arising from the birth of a new baby can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/overview
Information on the average length of time between asylum application and maternity payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2017 to Question 64038, when her Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 21 December 2016 on the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Minister of State for Immigration replied on 7th March 2017.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 21 December 2016, on the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
I will reply to the hon. Member's letter shortly.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 14 October 2016, on deportation of people whose immigration status application has not been finally determined, reference ZA4101.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Minister of State for Immigration replied to this letter on 9 February 2017.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 30 November 2016 on non-EU students, reference ZA5879.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Minister of State for Immigration will respond week beginning 30 January 2017.