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1385436

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether child refugees who are accommodated in hotels have access to education and the facilities to play in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	87879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) who are temporarily accommodated in UASC hotels, whilst awaiting a permanent placement with a local authority under the National Transfer Scheme, have access to play materials in communal spaces, in addition to the opportunity to engage with activities on and off site.</p><p>Education provision is the responsibility of the local authorities and is provided once they have received the UASC into their care.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/12/2021 14:50:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1385438

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts and the performance of the three contracted companies, Clearsprings, Mears and Serco.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	87881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>We are dealing with an unprecedented pressures on the asylum system, but despite this we continue to ensure the accommodation provided is safe, comfortable and secure.</p><p> </p><p>AASC Service Delivery Managers manage contract performance on a daily basis. In response to the global pandemic, officials also have formal weekly meetings to ensure individuals are housed safely, services are delivered in line with their contractual obligations and with adherence to guidance from Public Health England (PHE) is followed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/12/2021 15:30:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1384306

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on reviewing the No Recourse to Public Funds condition in response to the recommendations in the report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, published in November 2020, assessing her Department's hostile environment policy.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	86143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>I would firstly like to address the use of the term ‘hostile environment’ in the honourable Member’s question. This language does not reflect Government policy or our values.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s measures on access to work, benefits and services have been introduced by successive governments over many years, and these are consistent with legislative frameworks operated by most other comparable countries. The principle of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) forms part of that framework and was established as far back as 1971 and is a condition that is applied to those staying here with a temporary immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>Our review of the NRPF measure forms part of the Home Office’s full evaluation of its compliant environment policies and measures, both individually and cumulatively. This was set out in “Response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review: a comprehensive improvement plan”, published in 2020. As part of our ongoing review, we also systematically revisit our Equality Impact Assessments, including relating to NRPF, to ensure that policies remain in accordance with our Public Sector Equality Duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has also set up a national NRPF stakeholder forum to gather information on actual and potential impacts of its NRPF policy. The group meets on a quarterly basis and comprises representatives from central government, local government authorities across the four UK nations, the NRPF Network, and other third sector organisations with a specific interest in the subject. Where appropriate, the trends, emerging issues, and evidence gathered from this forum will be used to inform policy development in this area.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to seek alternative means to secure more NRPF-related data in order to understand who might be impacted by the policy as well as looking at improving the quality and availability of data on protected characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>On 31 August we provided the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) with an update on the progress of the review of the compliant environment. A copy of the letter can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7162/documents/75657/default/&amp;data=04%7c01%7cSid.Stratton%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7c2f84fa18f07649520d5a08d9b64c7fe0%7cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7c0%7c0%7c637741261932585722%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c3000&amp;sdata=c%2BMhlwE1zaJvonoqmNje/MzftPfbrpQkkVA2le44URI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7162/documents/75657/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/12/2021 14:48:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1383797

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 114198, under what statutory powers the mobile telephones of people arriving by boat are seized and held for three to six months.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	85276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85277 85278 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1383798

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of mobile telephones that have been confiscated from people arriving to the UK by boat since November 2020 have been returned to their owners.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	85277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85276 85278 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1383799

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Confiscation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to confiscate (a) wedding rings and (b) other items belonging to migrants arriving in the UK by small boat.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	85278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85276 85277 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1382895

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sex Establishments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to update guidance to local authorities on sexual entertainment venues.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	83453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Local Authorities have powers to control the number and location of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area. These powers are not mandatory and only apply where they are adopted by Local Authorities. Where adopted, these provisions allow local authorities to refuse an application on potentially wider grounds than is permitted under the Licensing Act 2003 and give local people a greater say over the regulation of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area.</p><p>Under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Act, Local Authorities can consider whether granting a licence for a lap dancing club would be appropriate, having regard to the character of the area and the use to which other premises in the vicinity are put. For example, a Local Authority may decide that it would be inappropriate to grant a licence for a lap dancing club in a residential area or next door to a school. In March 2010, under the previous government, the Home Office published guidance on Sexual Entertainment Venues for Local Authorities carrying out their function under Schedule 3. This is the latest guidance that can be used by local authorities.</p><p>Protecting those involved in prostitution and sex work from harm is also a strand of our wider work to eradicate violence against women and girls (VAWG). In 2019 the police updated the National Policing Sex Work and Prostitution Guidance – this makes clear that the safety of people engaged in sex work must be paramount to the police service.</p><p>Since 2016, the Government has provided over £2 million to specialist organisations supporting those involved in sex work and prostitution.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that women feel safe everywhere - at home, at work, at school, online, or on the streets. That is why we are delivering a £5 million ‘Safety of Women at Night’ fund and an additional £25 million Safer Streets Fund focused on improving public safety, with an emphasis on women and girls’ safety in public spaces.</p><p>In order to continue ensuring that the Government is addressing the exploitation and harm of women which may arise from prostitution and sex work, the Home Office will work with other Government departments, the police, charities and others to consider whether there are additional measures to address those aspects of sex work and prostitution that have the potential to cause harm or exploitation. We will also bring forward a standalone Tackling Modern Slavery Strategy to complement our published Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 83454 question first answered 09/12/2021 16:04:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1382471

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Proscribed Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what new evidence they used to inform their decision to list Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government cannot comment on specific intelligence matters.</p><p> </p><p>It has been longstanding policy to keep the list of proscribed organisations under review. Hamas’ listing has been extended to cover the totality of the organisation, following an assessment that the distinction between the military and political wings is artificial and that Hamas is currently concerned in terrorism. Full details can be found at the Explanatory Memorandum to the Order on the legislation.gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/12/2021 14:42:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1382484

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Contracts: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which private providers in each region of England have contracts to provide (1) accommodation, (2) welfare, or (3) financial support, for asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL4439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Accommodation for supported asylum seekers is arranged by private sector providers through contractual arrangements with the Home Office.</p><p> </p><ul><li>AASC: Serco, provision of asylum accommodation in NW and Midlands;</li><li>AASC: Mears, asylum accommodation in Scotland, NI and NEYH;</li><li>AASC: Clearsprings, asylum accommodation in South and Wales;</li><li>AIRE: Migrant Help, Provision of support services for asylum seekers;</li></ul><p> </p><p>Details of these contracts can be found on gov.uk under 'New asylum accomodation contracts awarded'.</p><p> </p><p>All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by an independent third party, Migrant Help.</p><p> </p><p>Prepaid Finance Services are contracted to provide Asylum Seekers with ASPEN cards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/12/2021 15:12:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge