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1552598

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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, with reference to Prime Minister's Answer to the hon. Member for Halton during his oral statement on Illegal Immigration on 13 December 2022, Official Report, column 902, what the evidential basis was for saying that the initial asylum backlog is approximately 117,000.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	112046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office records information relating to asylum applications on case working systems. Information derived from these systems – including data on the number of asylum cases awaiting an initial decision – are published in the quarterly <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics</a>. The latest data show that there were 117,400 applications awaiting an initial decision at the end of September 2022.</p><p>The underlying data can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. Please note, the data show a snapshot as at the last day of each quarter, rather than the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision over the entire quarter. Additional information can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/user-guide-to-home-office-immigration-statistics--9/user-guide-to-immigration-statistics" target="_blank">User Guide to: Immigration Statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/01/2023 09:48:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1552675

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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 activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	112203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on operational or intelligence matters, however the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations. As we set out in the Integrated Review in 2021, we are committed to addressing growing threats from Iran, as well as other states.</p><p>Since January, there have been at least ten threats to kidnap or even kill UK-based individuals. Iran has established a pattern of this type of behaviour which is deplorable, yet sadly typical of the regime and its lack of respect for basic rights.</p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about its concerns over the continued destabilising activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the UK and overseas. The UK maintains a range of sanctions that work to constrain the destabilising activity of the IRGC. In concert with partners, the UK government will continue to use all tools at its disposal to protect the UK and its overseas interests against any threats from the Iranian state.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 22/12/2022 11:39:15 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1552701

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 Afghans under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have permanent settled accommodation that meets their family's needs; when her Department expects those people under that scheme will be placed in such accommodation; and whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that such accommodation is available to those being accommodated under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	112176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The recent update to the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">'Afghan Resettlement: Operational Data'</a>, shows that, at 4<sup>th</sup> November 2022:</p><ul><li>22,833 individuals from Afghanistan have been brought to safety in the UK (since the end of June 2021).</li><li>7,572 of these have now moved into suitable settled accommodation, another 779 people have been matched to a home and are waiting to move in.</li></ul><p>Work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) on case working systems. Once this work concludes, further statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each - will be included in the published Immigration Statistics.</p><p>The Government continues to work at pace, in collaboration with over 350 local authorities across the UK, to meet the demand for housing. Alongside this, we are reaching out to landlords, developers, and the wider private rented sector to encourage further offers of properties.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/01/2023 09:57:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1552708

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Southampton Itchen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overnight stays in Southampton Itchen have asylum seekers spent in (a) dispersed accommodation, (b) overflow dispersed accommodation, (c) contingency hotel, (d) stage one overnight initial accommodation or (e) accommodation made by spot booking since November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables and the latest published immigration statistics also detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets(opens in a new tab)</a>. Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 24 November 2022. The next quarterly figures are due to be released in February 2023.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/12/2022 14:26:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552710

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers the Dolphin Hotel in Southampton has housed since it began providing temporary accommodation; and what the average occupancy rate was.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>Occupancy levels are recorded at a specific point in time and vary daily. Statistics relating to asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables. These statistics can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</a>. Data are published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 24 November 2022. The next quarterly figures are due to be released in February 2023.</p><p>The Home Office has no power to hold asylum seekers, including children, in hotels or any temporary accommodation if they wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 112127 question first answered 30/12/2022 14:24:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552711

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Southampton Itchen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of how long hotels will be used to temporarily house asylum seekers in Southampton, Itchen constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office aims to gradually end the use of hotels and move asylum seekers to less expensive and more suitable dispersed accommodation.  The Department has established a programme of work to actively encourage the three private providers of asylum accommodation and Local Authorities to support the procurement of sufficient dispersed accommodation. The Home Office will shortly bring forward a range of alternative sites such as disused holiday parks, former student halls, and surplus military sites.</p><p>Each potential accommodation site is assessed for its suitability, including the availability of public services within the local area. Our providers have a strong record of running contingency sites effectively with minimal impact on the local area and population. We actively engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders including NHS partners to understand and act on any concerns appropriately as the site operates.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 112129 112131 question first answered 30/12/2022 14:22:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552712

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any asylum seekers have absconded from the Dolphin Hotel in Southampton since the hotel was adopted by the Home Office.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>Occupancy levels are recorded at a specific point in time and vary daily. Statistics relating to asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables. These statistics can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</a>. Data are published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 24 November 2022. The next quarterly figures are due to be released in February 2023.</p><p>The Home Office has no power to hold asylum seekers, including children, in hotels or any temporary accommodation if they wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 112125 question first answered 30/12/2022 14:24:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552713

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has budgeted for the provision of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers per person for the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p>From 13 April 2022, all Local Authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales were expected to participate in a new system of full dispersal accommodation. This will allow the Home Office to move from using hotels to less expensive and more suitable dispersed accommodation. The Full Dispersal model allows the Home Office to procure dispersal properties within the private rental sector in all Local Authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales, rather than the minority of Local Authorities which currently participate, this approach will reduce pressures on those Local Authorities.</p><p>Costs for contingency accommodation are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. Accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential, therefore the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEleanor.Morris3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2447635d4c5a4094b6a008daea6e6fcd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638080057585910845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TvPlNz89rcQKR33mrQiPrcpea8YZDUVf%2FNDW5ElNveA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/12/2022 14:18:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552714

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Southampton Itchen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using hotels in Southampton Itchen constituency to temporarily house asylum seekers on local NHS service.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office aims to gradually end the use of hotels and move asylum seekers to less expensive and more suitable dispersed accommodation.  The Department has established a programme of work to actively encourage the three private providers of asylum accommodation and Local Authorities to support the procurement of sufficient dispersed accommodation. The Home Office will shortly bring forward a range of alternative sites such as disused holiday parks, former student halls, and surplus military sites.</p><p>Each potential accommodation site is assessed for its suitability, including the availability of public services within the local area. Our providers have a strong record of running contingency sites effectively with minimal impact on the local area and population. We actively engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders including NHS partners to understand and act on any concerns appropriately as the site operates.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 112126 112131 question first answered 30/12/2022 14:22:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1552715

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has made support available for hotel employees who have potentially lost their employment due to hotels being used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	112130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>Hotels are under no obligation to contract with our providers but may recognise a commercial benefit from this arrangement. The decision regarding hotel staff is the responsibility of the hotel and not the Home Office.</p><p>The use of hotels is a short-term solution, and we continue to work hard with local authorities to increase the supply of dispersal accommodation, which provides a better result for local communities, the individuals seeking asylum.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/12/2022 14:16:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith