Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care workers in England are currently working on a Tier 2 visa that is due to expire before 1 October 2020
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Whilst some senior and managerial roles as well as other health professionals, including nurses, working within the care system may be eligible to apply under Tier 2, care workers, including senior care workers, do not currently meet the required skill level to qualify for this route.
Under the UK's Points-Based Immigration system we will expand the skills threshold to jobs at Regulated Qualification Framework level 3 and above.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care workers in England are currently working on a family reunion visa that is due to expire before 1 October 2020.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
We are extremely grateful for the vital contributions of medical professionals during these unprecedented times, however the information requested on care workers currently on a family reunion visa is not collated or published by the Home Office.
Individuals who enter the UK under family reunion have the right to work, but are under no obligation to inform the Home Office if they enter into employment after they arrive.
The Home Office published data on Family Reunion visa grants can be found here ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of on Family Reunion visas granted to family members of refugees, broken down by nationality, sex and age are published in tables Fam_D01 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to place the functions of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner under the control of the West Midlands Metro Mayor.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Government is committed to levelling up the powers of combined authority mayors. In the West Midlands, this includes the option of a transfer of PCC functions to the Mayor. The consent of the Combined Authority, each of the constituent councils of the Combined Authority and the Mayor are legal requirements for a transfer of functions to take place. The views of the PCC are a factor in any consideration.
The current Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, is supportive of combining both roles. However, this step has been blocked by Labour Group leaders.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Police Support Volunteers there were working for police forces in England and Wales in each year from 2014 to 2018.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police support volunteers working for each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.
The latest published figures, representing the picture as at 30 September 2018, can be accessed in ‘Table 7’ of the accompanying data tables here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2018
Data on the number of police support volunteers in England and Wales as at 31 March 2019 are due to be published on 18 July 2019.
The Home Office has only collected data on police support volunteers since March 2018. Data for previous years are not held.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of livestock theft in England.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
According to the 2017 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS), 2 per cent of premises in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector premises located in England and Wales had experienced livestock theft in the previous 12 months, a similar level found to that in the 2013 CVS (4 per cent).
Details can be found at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704366/crime-against-businesses-2017-hosb0718.pdf
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of farm equipment theft.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office’s Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) asks businesses about their experience of crime in the last 12 months.
Figures on crime experienced by business premises within the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have been published in the latest ‘Crime against businesses’ publication: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2017-commercial-victimisation-survey-data-tables.
This includes estimates of theft and specifically of livestock theft but not on the theft of farm equipment.