Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of % December 2024 to Question 16739 on Employment, what proportion of the increase in employment level is due to net immigration.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing forecasts of the UK economy. The OBR’s latest forecasts, including detail of its forecasts of employment and net migration, are set out in the OBR’s October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, available on the OBR’s website.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct the Southport public inquiry to make an assessment of the adequacy of public communications by the Government in the aftermath of those murders.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
We are moving swiftly to set up the inquiry.
We will consult the families and other interested parties on its scope to ensure all critical issues are addressed while remaining manageable and sensitive to the needs of those most affected.
We will announce further details about the inquiry in due course.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Italian Government decision to use naval ships to transport migrants to Albania.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Italian navy has competence for the transfer of migrants rescued in international waters to the centres in Albania run by the Italian government.
As part of this Government’s expansion of international cooperation in the fight against Organised Immigration Crime, we constantly monitor the impact of the methods, techniques and technology that other partner nations and agencies are employing in that fight.
The UK government is monitoring the Italian government implementation of their deal with Albania as an innovative approach to manage migration flows.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will use sanctions including visa penalties on countries that do not cooperate with the removal of their nationals.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Where cooperation with countries on returns falls below the levels expected, and where appropriate, we stand ready to use all levers available to us to encourage cooperation, including the power to impose visa penalties.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to proscribe drug cartels as terrorist organisations.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)
The criteria for proscribing an organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000, and the Governments approach to commenting on those decisions remain exactly the same as they were when the Rt Hon Member was a Home Office Minister.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on the CONNECT computer software since its introduction by the Metropolitan Police on (a) further development of the software, (b) training including (i) accommodation, (ii) travel, (iii) classrooms, (iv) trainers and (v)overtime incurred by officers), (c) internal IT services to resolve CONNECT issues including ConnectHub, (d) shifts covered by officers to support staff with CONNECT, (e) initial purchase fees and installation, (f) other costs and (g) in total.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.
Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.
It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time spent by people in custody in police holding cells was in the two years (a) before and (b) after the introduction of the CONNECT software; and how many people have been detained in police holding cells by each police force for (i) 0 to 12 hours, (ii) 13 to 24 hours, (iii) 25 to 36 hours, (iv) 37 to 48 hours and (v) 49 hours or more since January 2019.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.
Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.
It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time it takes an officer to complete a case file is on (a) CONNECT and (b) Case Overview and Prosecutions Application (COPA).
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.
Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.
It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces purchased CONNECT computer software; and how many such forces (a) no longer and (b) continue to use the software.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.
Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.
It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.
Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual number is of case files rejected due to incorrectly submitted documents using (a) Case Overview and Prosecutions Application (COPA) and (b) CONNECT computer software.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.
Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.
It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.