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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department has taken to identify unaccompanied minors who are suspected of being trafficked.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 January 2010

For answer on

26 January 2010

Answered on

5 February 2010

The Government's response to human trafficking is set out in their comprehensive 2007 Action Plan, which was updated in October 2009 and contains a number of specific measures to identify and protect child victims, including training for front line staff.In December 2007 the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Home Office published practice guidance, "Working Together to Safeguard Children Who May Have Been Trafficked" to help practitioners safeguard and promote the welfare of children who may have been trafficked. We also established with the NSPCC, a national Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line in October 2007 to support practitioners with advice on safeguarding vulnerable children believed to have been trafficked.As part of our improved services for trafficked children under the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, we have introduced a National Referral Mechanism, which provides enhanced procedures for local agencies to identify, refer and support all victims of trafficking early on, including children. Alongside NRM, we are piloting a child trafficking assessment tool in 13 local authority areas, to trial a process for local practitioners to assess cases of separated children who may be trafficking victims and to take initial safeguarding action and make a referral to a Competent Authority under the NRM.From 2 November 2009, Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act (2009) placed a new duty on UKBA to safeguard children subject to immigration controls, including trafficked children and those seeking asylum. All UK Border Agency staff at operational and case working grades are required to complete training on how to identify potential victims of trafficking, which contains specific sections on the features of child trafficking.Updated multi agency guidance was issued on 10 June 2009 and 1 July 2009 on children at risk of sexual exploitation and those who go missing from care both of which highlight how trafficked children may be identified and protected from harm. We have incorporated child trafficking into the cross Government "Staying Safe" Action Plan and established trafficking sub groups at local and regional levels.

Date

5 February 2010

Reference

505 c582-3W; 313612

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Border Agency keeps records of the number of unaccompanied minors arriving in the UK.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2010

Reference

505 c582W; 313611

House

House of Commons

Domestic Violence Courts

I welcome the suggestion that further work be done on domestic violence courts, but will the Minister also consider a domestic violence court for those dealing with immigration matters? A number of women who have come to this country for partnership and marriage, but who have been subjected to domestic violence and other abuse, have subsequently had their appeals turned down, yet without the domestic violence element being taken into consideration. Such women are simply abandoned to the system, which takes no account whatever of the abuse that they have suffered during their time in this country.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2008

Reference

479 c8-9

House

House of Commons

Immigrants: Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance she has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) voluntary agencies on women whose insecure immigration status is being assessed on the no recourse to public funds rule in the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004; if...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 March 2008

Reference

190051; 473 c73-5W

House

House of Commons

Immigrants: Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will provide funding for (a) legal aid and (b) safe accommodation for women with undecided immigration status who are victims of domestic violence or abuse while their immigration status is being assessed.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2008

Reference

190052; 472 c2839-40W

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures she has put in place to ensure that immigrants applying for skilled jobs in the UK who are from countries where English is not the first language will not be discriminated against as a result of the English...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 January 2008

Reference

470 c762W; 175497

House

House of Commons

Mr. Nabeel Sami Fathallah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much in benefits has been granted to Mr. Nabeel Sami Fathallah (HO Ref 10776940) since his arrival in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 May 2006

Reference

67392; 445 c1845-6W;445 c1845-6W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to remove individuals after all appeals to stay in the UK have been exhausted is.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 2005

Reference

211599; 431 c993-4W;431 c989-90W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals are still resident in the UK more than six months after all appeals against their removal have been exhausted; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fact that information not available.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2005

Reference

211598; 430 c1143W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many immigrant children have gone missing from social services care in each of the last five years; how many of these were suspected victims of trafficking; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 October 2002

Reference

77331; 391 c737W;391 c733W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers, by nationality, were refused leave to enter the United Kingdom and were detained overnight or longer, in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 November 1998

For answer on

16 November 1998

Answered on

16 November 1998

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passengers, by nationality, were refused leave to enter the United Kingdom and were detained overnight or longer, in each of the last five years. [59340] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The figures for 1993-97 are given in the table. Passengers refused leave to enter the United Kingdom and detained overnight or longer, by region and nationality, 1993-97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Geographical region and Year of detention nationality 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 European Economic Area{1} Austria {7}-- {6}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- Belgium {7}-- 10 {6}-- {7}-- 10 Denmark {7}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- Finland {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- France 40 30 {7}-- {7}-- 10 Germany {6}-- 10 {7}-- {7}-- 10 Greece {7}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- Iceland {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- Italy {7}-- 30 {7}-- {6}-- 10 Liechtenstein {5}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- Luxembourg {6}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- Netherlands 10 40 10 10 10 Norway {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {7}-- {6}-- Portugal 20 30 {6}-- {7}-- 10 Spain {6}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {7}-- Sweden 10 10 {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- Other Europe Bulgaria 10 30 60 40 110 Cyprus 50 340 200 280 290 Czechoslovak Passport 30 30 10 10 10 Holders Czech Republic {5}-- 10 30 50 190 Slovakia {5}-- 10 30 80 260 Hungary 20 10 20 20 40 Malta {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- Poland 140 160 270 360 320 Romania 80 100 110 110 160 USSR Passport Holders 30 {7}-- 10 {7}-- {7}-- Russia {5}-- 30 50 50 40 Other former USSR {5}-- 60 140 440 400 Switzerland {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- Turkey 190 280 210 350 280 Yugoslav Passport Holders 60 50 120 120 320 Bosnia {5}-- {7}-- {7}-- 20 10 Croatia {5}-- 20 20 20 50 Slovenia {5}-- 10 10 10 20 Other former Yugoslavia {5}-- 10 10 10 {7}-- Other Europe {5}-- 40 40 40 140 Americas Argentina 10 10 10 {7}-- 10 Barbados 10 10 20 10 10 Brazil 70 60 60 100 90 Canada 30 20 30 40 40 Chile {7}-- 10 {7}-- {7}-- 10 Colombia 140 170 180 270 300 Guyana 20 20 30 20 10 Jamaica 190 270 350 470 600 Mexico 10 20 10 20 20 Peru 30 30 40 40 10 Trinidad and Tobago 10 30 10 30 30 USA 70 100 80 80 90 Venezuela 10 10 10 20 20 Other Americas {5}-- 140 230 270 290 Africa Algeria 130 200 250 230 280 Angola 60 70 50 100 100 Congo (Dem. Rep.){2} 140 160 120 210 160 Egypt {7}-- 10 10 10 10 Ethiopia 70 60 20 30 20 Ghana 420 640 360 300 240 Kenya 150 170 180 120 170 Libya 40 20 20 {7}-- 20 Mauritius 30 30 30 20 10 Morocco 20 40 20 30 50 Nigeria 580 1,060 920 610 630 Sierra Leone 210 280 40 60 70 Somalia 150 100 110 120 170 South Africa 60 80 80 80 100 Sudan 10 30 20 40 30 Tanzania 70 80 100 30 60 Tunisia 10 20 {7}-- 20 10 Uganda 50 40 40 40 60 Zambia 20 20 40 20 10 Zimbabwe 10 30 30 70 60 Other Africa {5}-- 580 560 410 280 Indian sub-continent Bangladesh 120 150 140 100 80 India 140 310 200 220 230 Pakistan 140 260 220 270 420 Middle East Iran 30 30 50 80 80 Iraq 40 40 50 80 60 Israel 10 20 20 50 40 Jordan {7}-- 10 {7}-- {7}-- 10 Kuwait {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {7}-- {7}-- Lebanon 20 10 20 20 40 Saudi Arabia 10 {6}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- Syria {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- 10 20 Yemen {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- Other Middle East {5}-- {7}-- 10 10 30 Remainder of Asia China 80 100 300 150 190 Hong Kong BDTC{3} 20 10 10 {7}-- 10 Hong Kong stateless 20 {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {7}-- Indonesia {7}-- {7}-- {6}-- {6}-- {7}-- Japan 10 30 10 10 10 Malaysia 70 30 80 110 70 Philippines 10 20 10 10 10 Singapore 10 10 10 10 10 South Korea 10 10 20 10 10 Sri Lanka 180 260 130 150 140 Taiwan {5}-- {6}-- {7}-- {7}-- {6}-- Thailand {6}-- 10 {6}-- {7}-- {7}-- Other Asia {5}-- 50 50 90 110 Oceania Australia 10 10 20 20 20 New Zealand {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- {7}-- 10 Other Oceania {5}-- {7}-- {7}-- {6}-- {7}-- British Overseas citizens 30 20 10 20 30 Stateless{4} 360 550 680 830 820 Other countries not 730 {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- {6}-- elsewhere specified All nationalities 5,570 7,940 7,480 8,220 9,240 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes all current EEA countries throughout the period covered {2} The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire {3} British Dependent Territories Citizens {4} Stateless not elsewhere specified {5} Not available {6} Nil {7} Negligible (i.e. 5 or fewer) Note: The figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 10; because of this the sum of the constituent items may not agree with the total as shown.

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

59340; 319 c379-81W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what submissions he has made to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions on the working of UK immigration holding centres.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 1998

Reference

318 c383W; 57187

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visits have been made by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions to United Kingdom immigration holding centres in each of the last three years. - Fig given.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 October 1998

Reference

318 c53W; 55810

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports have been presented to him by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions; and when, and for what purpose the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions visited Haslar Immigration Holding Centre.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 October 1998

Reference

318 c57W; 56067;56060

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

How many people are awaiting entry clearance to join their families in the United Kingdom from Pakistan.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1997

Reference

1901; 295 c291W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

How many people are awaiting entry clearance to join their families in the United Kingdom from Bangladesh.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1997

Reference

1899; 295 c291W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

How many people are awaiting entry clearance to join their families in the United Kingdom from India. - Will write.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1997

Reference

1900; 295 c291W

House

House of Commons

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