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1678584

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date	18/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help provide reassurances to Sikhs on their (a) safety and (b) security in the context of recent steps taken by the Indian Government.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	7449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Hatred towards Sikhs is completely abhorrent and has no place in our society. No one should ever be a victim of hatred because of their race or religion and the Government continues to work with police and community partners to monitor and combat it.</p><p>More broadly, we continue to look at tackling all forms of religious hatred. The department is currently seeking the views and perspectives of domestic and international experts in this field to explore how religious hatred is experienced by British communities today. This work will include anti-Sikh hatred</p><p>In 2023/24, the Home Office is providing up to £50.9 million to protect faith communities. This includes £18 million through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, £29.4 million through the new Protective Security for Mosques scheme and a scheme for Muslim faith schools, and £3.5 million for the places of worship of other (non-Muslim and non-Jewish) faiths.</p><p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding (PoW) Scheme provides physical protective security measures, such as CCTV, intruder alarms and secure perimeter fencing to places of worship and associated faith community centres of all other (non-Muslim and non-Jewish) faiths that are particularly vulnerable to religiously or racially motivated hate crime in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/01/2024 13:59:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1304458

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect on people of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition applied to immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	913725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Migrants coming to the UK are expected to maintain and support themselves and their families without posing a burden on the welfare system.</p><p>The Home Office has published its policy equality statement on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on migrants on the human rights route.</p><p>Migrants with leave under certain routes can apply to lift their NRPF condition.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/03/2021 16:42:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1271398

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking prior to the end of the transition period to ensure that international agreements are in place that would guarantee that an asylum applicant will be received in a timely manner by a safe third country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	130266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We have made a political commitment to pursue new bilateral negotiations on post-transition migration issues with key countries with which we share a mutual interest, including on new arrangements for the family reunion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 11:38:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1251010

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) backlog and (b) average length of time taken to process applications for indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	114352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no backlogs on our ILR routes, we are deciding cases within published service standard, unless there is a specific reason we cannot, in which case we will contact the customer. Our service standard for the processing of ILR cases remains six months.</p><p>Performance against service standards for Indefinite Leave to Remain applications are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C14f6bb5f02874ae287d108d88648e0aa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637406994878454053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=e5oBvzm1R%2BVjAukdadzh1THvVQWCuCcQhAXsfEk%2F2vQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/11/2020 15:10:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203032

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has completed their review of every person detained under immigration powers in relation to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>All individuals in detention from 23 March were reviewed to see if they were at a heightened risk from COVID-19, following guidance setting out the action that case workers should take in response to COVID-19. This reflected Public Health England guidance issued on 16 March 2020.  Detained cases have continued to be reviewed in light of updated guidance, and in accordance with detention guidance and known country situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published statistics relating to COVID-19 and the immigration system on gov.uk, on 28 May and the latest Immigration Statistics publication includes the numbers of individuals detained under immigration powers in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 58844 58847 question first answered 16/06/2020 15:50:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203033

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in immigration detention have been (a) released and (b) granted bail without submitting a bail application as a result of reviews during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>All individuals in detention from 23 March were reviewed to see if they were at a heightened risk from COVID-19, following guidance setting out the action that case workers should take in response to COVID-19. This reflected Public Health England guidance issued on 16 March 2020.  Detained cases have continued to be reviewed in light of updated guidance, and in accordance with detention guidance and known country situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published statistics relating to COVID-19 and the immigration system on gov.uk, on 28 May and the latest Immigration Statistics publication includes the numbers of individuals detained under immigration powers in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 58843 58847 question first answered 16/06/2020 15:50:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203034

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Hygiene
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of availability of adequate hygiene facilities in immigration removal centres.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the detention estate are of the utmost importance. We are following all Public Health England guidance on COVID-19 and have robust contingency plans in place, including measures such as shielding and use of personal protective equipment.</p><p> </p><p>Basic hygiene is a key part of tackling COVID-19. Handwashing facilities are available in all immigration removal centres and we are working closely with suppliers to ensure we have an adequate supply of soap and cleaning materials. The arrangements in place are subject to regular review by Home Office staff and suppliers at each IRC.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, each centre has posters and leaflets to inform staff and detainees about the importance of handwashing and social distancing to minimise the risk from COVID-19. Detainees are also able to speak to staff directly for advice on the protective measures in place.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on managing COVID-19 in immigration removal centres was published on gov.uk on 5 June https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-removal-centres.</p><p> </p><p>As of 12 June 2020, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in immigration removal centres.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/06/2020 08:59:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203036

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many adults in immigration detention are classified as (a) adults at risk, (b) clinically vulnerable, and (c) extremely clinically vulnerable.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>All individuals in detention from 23 March were reviewed to see if they were at a heightened risk from COVID-19, following guidance setting out the action that case workers should take in response to COVID-19. This reflected Public Health England guidance issued on 16 March 2020.  Detained cases have continued to be reviewed in light of updated guidance, and in accordance with detention guidance and known country situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published statistics relating to COVID-19 and the immigration system on gov.uk, on 28 May and the latest Immigration Statistics publication includes the numbers of individuals detained under immigration powers in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 58843 58844 question first answered 16/06/2020 15:50:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203037

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Bail: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it takes on average for someone granted bail from immigration detention to be found an adequate place to be housed.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/06/2020 13:15:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1198098

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained in immigration detention centres as of 21 May 2020; and for what reasons each of those people has not been released.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	52636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Immigration Enforcement is responding to the unique circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak and following the latest guidance from Public Health England. We continue to remove people through available commercial routes.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Statistics relating to COVID-19 and the immigration system can be viewed by accessing the following link.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office also publish quarterly statistics on the numbers of individuals detained under immigration powers. This data can be found by accessing the following link.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">All decisions to detain or release are taken on the basis of a careful consideration of the facts of each case. Factors arguing in favour of detention include the risk of harm to the public presented by the individual concerned and the risk of absconding. Ultimately, the Home Office detains individuals to facilitate their deportation from the UK.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Immigration Enforcement is responding to the unique circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak and following the latest guidance from Public Health England. We continue to remove people through available commercial routes.Statistics relating to COVID-19 and the immigration system can be viewed by accessing the following link <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/887808/statistics-relating-to-covid-19-and-the-immigration-system-may-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/887808/statistics-relating-to-covid-19-and-the-immigration-system-may-2020.pdf</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office also publish quarterly statistics on the numbers of individuals detained under immigration powers. This data can be found by accessing the following link<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All decisions to detain or release are taken on the basis of a careful consideration of the facts of each case. Factors arguing in favour of detention include the risk of harm to the public presented by the individual concerned and the risk of absconding. Ultimately, the Home Office detains individuals to facilitate their deportation from the UK. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 12:05:50 question first ministerially corrected 09/06/2020 15:15:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 25464 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome