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1241711

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 6 August 2020 on Mr Ismail Mehdi Taib Chalabi.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	101061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>A reply was been sent on 9 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 10:51:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1241730

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2020 to Question 94482 on Asylum: Housing, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that asylum seekers are informed of the address of where they will be accommodated if their application is successful.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	101041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to bring forward legislation to inform an individual of where they will be accommodated if their application is successful.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:00:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1241795

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
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 granted an extension to their Leave to Remain in the last 12 months with No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	100882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>In the year ending June 2020, there were 357,273 extensions of stay in the UK granted, the majority of which</p><p>would have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed. See Exe_01: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F910110%2Fextentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=HoHgLU90GKXbIflzMP7lL%2FPS3BVmpBSqzDlXJpVw9JE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/910110/extentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx</a></p><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave(as shown in published statistics) would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change and they are on a ‘family and human rights’ category, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances application. Data on Destitution Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=wn34GSZDU5zk4kFO4Yj2alDVG57XtUUEXJAkbHwgX2g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p><p>The table below shows further analysis of the initial decision for grants, in the year ending June 2020, made in those routes where the condition may not have been applied, giving an indication of how many grantsdo not have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed at this initial point of extension.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>% No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q3</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>27,768</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q4</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>25,314</p></td><td><p>3,222</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q1</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>21,411</p></td><td><p>2,608</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q2</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances. Data on Destitution</p><p>Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbdbcd2b79d2f47ca768608d86f501316%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381737010591571&amp;sdata=z0imDIoO7WvcwQSN9Tzen5jGAd%2BwIuV898IuQU%2FzkYE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 15:37:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1241868

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of calls made to the police to report breaches of the covid-19 Rule of six.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	101051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) provides the Home Office with data on the police use of Covid-19 enforcement notices issued under all emergency health protections.</p><p>The report contains data related to the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) issued to those individuals who contravene requirements to not participate in a gathering of more than six people, the ‘Rule of six.’ Data related to the number of calls made to the police to report breaches of this rule is not provided by the NPCC and is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/10/2020 09:07:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1241194

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 September 2020 to Question 92763 on Asylum: Employment, if she will publish the evidence that granting asylum seekers the right to work could act as an incentive for asylum seekers to come to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	100339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100340 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1241195

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 29 September to Question 92763 on the right to work for asylum seekers, what is the evidential basis for the policy that granting asylum seekers the right to work would cause migrants to bypass work visa rules by lodging asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	100340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100339 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1240903

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October 2020 to Question 93654 on Immigrants: Coronavirus, what support is available for migrants with no recourse to public funds who are not entitled to contributory based benefits or local authority support and who are waiting for their change of conditions application to be processed.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	99680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has acted decisively to ensure that we support everyone through this crisis. We are committed to protecting vulnerable people and are confident that we have measures in place to support those who have no recourse to public funds.</p><p>Many of the wide-ranging coronavirus measures we have put in place are not considered public funds and therefore are available to migrants with no recourse to public funds. These range from protections for renters from evictions, a mortgage holiday for those who need it, as well as support for those who are vulnerable and need assistance with access to medication and shopping. Measures also include the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, along with statutory sick pay which is open to those with no recourse to public funds.</p><p>Those with leave under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) restriction lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application. This application can be made if a migrant is destitute or at risk of destitution, if the welfare of their child is at risk due to their low income, or where there are other exceptional financial circumstances.</p><p>We recognise the important work being undertaken by the voluntary sector and have also allocated £750m funding for charities who are providing vital support to vulnerable people at this difficult time.</p><p>Local authorities, who have been allocated more than £4.3 billion to help them respond to Covid-19 pressures across all the services they deliver, may also provide basic safety net support, regardless of immigration status, if it is established that there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 15:41:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1240928

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa decisions were outstanding in the latest period for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a decision on a visa.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	99626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Information on visas work in progress and processing times for visa applications are published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2020 09:12:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240303

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what live PFI contracts her Department has; and for each of those contracts (a) what service is provided, (b) when the contract became live, (c) what the remaining term of the contract is and (d) what the annual repayments are.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	99035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The most recent published information for live PFI contracts available is as at 31 March 2018 and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F805262%2FCurrent_projects_as_at_31_March_2018.xlsx&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSwagata.Chatterjee3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C60ba567400434cfcfff908d869efede0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637375826485551788&amp;sdata=xv1ARn95gXht%2B06zTACehwBT1PkXd8MswAU9uHeEBIw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/805262/Current_projects_as_at_31_March_2018.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/10/2020 15:54:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown