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1541717

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	What progress she has made on implementing the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	902175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are pleased to report all three referral pathways on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) are now open to receive referrals, to provide a route for resettlement to the UK for at-risk individuals in Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>The ACRS was launched in January, with some of those evacuated under Op PITTING being granted a place.</p><p>We are now receiving referrals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of vulnerable refugees who have fled Afghanistan for resettlement to the UK, and are pleased to have welcomed the first families under this Pathway (2) of the ACRS.</p><p>The FCDO launched Pathway 3, which will see eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni considered for resettlement to the UK. The FCDO has begun notifying eligible individuals with advice on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:20:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1541718

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 effectiveness of the extension of the Offshore wind workers Immigration Rules concession.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	902177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews all Immigration Rules concessions to evaluate whether they are still needed for the good of the United Kingdom, its businesses and its people.</p><p>Prior to its extension on 1 November, it was agreed that it was in the UK’s best interests to extend the Offshore wind workers concession.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:21:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1541719

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Children
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 tackle the over-policing of children.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	902173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Children are a protected group with specific needs and vulnerabilities and it is essential that police recognise this during any interaction. Specific safeguards exist for children including a statutory requirement to consider their safety and welfare during a search or when making a decision to arrest. It is positive that the number of children arrested has declined significantly over the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/11/2022 16:19:14 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1541720

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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 reduce the number of small boat crossings of the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	902172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As we approach the first anniversary of the tragic deaths in the Channel last November, we are more determined than ever to end the vile business model of people smugglers and are working with our international partners to stop people putting their lives at risk through dangerous and illegal journeys.</p><p>Those who travel to the UK by illegal, dangerous and unnecessary methods, including via small boat crossings across the Channel, will be considered for relocation to Rwanda, where they will have their asylum claim processed – they will not return to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 14/11/2022 16:18:26 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1541721

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Government’s immigration policies on (a) Scotland’s population and (b) labour shortages in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	902170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Our points-based system works for the whole of the UK by welcoming people to fill skills gaps, support our public services and boost our economy.</p><p>Furthermore, the Shortage Occupation List also includes occupations which are in shortage and are specific to Scotland, such as chemical scientists and Gaelic teachers.</p><p>Immigration policy cannot, however, be a complete solution to population movements within the UK or labour shortages. The Scottish Government has levers at its disposal to address these issues more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:17:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1541093

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in the UK have (a) adopted a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community engagement strategy, (b) adopted a GRT Liaison Officer and (c) have a special point of contact for engaging with those communities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	83745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of police forces in the UK which have adopted GRT engagement strategies, GRT liaison officers and points of contact for engagement, is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>It remains vital that each police force across England and Wales engages and works with their local communities including GRT groups. It is an operational matter for Chief Constables of each police force to consider how best to meet the needs of their local communities, based on their local knowledge and expertise.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/11/2022 14:51:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1541174

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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 people who entered the UK on a Tier 1 Investor Visa between 30 June 2008 and 6 April 2015 have been granted (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) British citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	83511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes latest data on visas at ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-statistics-data-tables-year-ending-june-2022#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">Immigration statistics data tables, year ending June 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>’. Data on the number of Tier 1 Investor visas granted are published in tables at Data_Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098966%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-jun-2022.xlsx%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C6b861a1987f24e3a0e1b08dab3432784%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638019398241192215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pjErP2aWkZ0U2HxETVlTnDCmFrZbi0LoUrRFk6ID%2F7c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry clearance visas applications and outcomes(opens in a new tab)</a> dataset.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/11/2022 11:57:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1541175

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: National Security
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 with Tier 1 Investor visas and who have been identified by the Government as a possible national security risk have been granted (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) UK citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	83512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>We will not be commenting on matters of national security. As the Government has set out, we will provide a summary of the findings of the Tier 1 Investor historic review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/11/2022 14:32:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1541177

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: China and Hong Kong
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 7 November 2022 to Question 76003 on China: Police Stations, what steps her Department is taking to protect the welfare of the Chinese and Hong Kong diaspora in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	83611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>As I stated to the House on 1 November, the Home Office works closely with Departments across Whitehall and with devolved Administrations to ensure that our national security is protected and that, in particular, those who have chosen to settle here are free to engage in our democratic society without fear of the regimes that they have tried to leave behind.</p><p>Through our excellent police forces and the agencies that work with them, we take a proactive approach to protecting individuals and communities from all manner of threats. Where we identify individuals who may be at heightened risk, we are front-footed in deploying protective security guidance and other measures where necessary.</p><p>The upcoming National Security Bill will strengthen our legal powers to deal with transnational repression. Coercion, harassment or intimidation linked to a foreign power that interfere with the freedoms of individuals will be criminalised under the new foreign interference offence in the Bill.</p><p>As I stated to the House on 1 November, I have asked officials to step up the work to ensure that our approach to transnational repression is robust, and I have asked our Department to review our approach to transnational repression as a matter of urgency. I will provide an update on that work to the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/11/2022 12:37:58 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1541195

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Domestic Abuse
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 estimate of the number of times an asylum seeker who is a victim of domestic violence has lost access to financial support when the abusive partner, as the main applicant on their asylum claim, was moved from their shared premises in the latest period for which data is available; and if her Department will take steps to tackle this issue.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	83795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold this information in a reportable format and could only provide it by doing a manual trawl of records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2022 17:00:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 35534 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry