Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police officers in England and Wales are from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Home Office collects and publishes information on the ethnicity of police officers, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
As at 31 March 2019, 7% of police officers in England and Wales were from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Up from 4% a decade earlier.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the migrant salary threshold of £25,600 on the labour market in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The MAC advised against regional variations in these thresholds. We will deliver a future immigration system which works for the whole of the UK.
The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February.
Aligned with the independent Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation, the Government will reduce both the general salary and skills thresholds for those who wish to come to the UK under the new skilled work route.
In delivering on its manifesto commitments for a new points-based system, the Government has considered relevant views, evidence, and analysis. We will also keep labour market data under careful scrutiny.
The Home Office will publish further detail on the points-based system in due course and continue to engage with stakeholders across Northern Ireland on our future migration system.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Football Banning Orders have been issued in each of the last three years.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Data on football banning orders issued by courts in England and Wales under the Football Spectators Act 1989 is shown in the table below.
Season | Number of football banning orders issued |
2016/17 | 517 |
2017/18 | 460 |
2018/19 | 549 |
Note: the dates used for football seasons are from 1st August to 31st July