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1420960

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she had with her Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and (c) 1 September to 30 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	120708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Ministers meet with Professor Jennifer Rubin, the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser, as necessary during the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/02/2022 18:06:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1420102

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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, whether people who are eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), who already hold valid limited leave to remain in the UK, will be able to benefit from the ACRS; and if she will publish guidance on the necessary steps to take.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6 January 2022 and will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Anyone resettled under the ACRS will receive Indefinite Leave to Remain. The ACRS policy statement can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/02/2022 16:45:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420252

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dogs: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Border Force guidance is for handling detained vehicles which are suspected to be involved in the illegal puppy smuggling industry.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	119445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Border Force has extensive powers to examine and control traffic for a wide variety of purposes, and through its work at the border is able to examine vehicles and freight and ensure detections of illegal imports are referred to the most relevant authority or enforcement agency for action.</p><p>If live animals are detected, Border Force is responsible for the detention of the animals and vehicle, and then referring to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) at the appropriate border control post for further enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/02/2022 15:27:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1420305

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
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 statement in the letter dated 1 February 2022 from her Department's MP Account Management Team to the hon. Member for East Ham that we have currently suspended the process of automatically requiring an applicant to complete 10 years on the family route, following the lifting of no recourse to public funds conditions and will instead review their situation in line with the immigration rules at their next application for Leave to Remain, what plans she has to update the online guidance to reflect that change.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	119396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the policy whereby an applicant on the family route who submits a change of conditions application and receives recourse to public funds is then required to complete 10 years on the family route in order to qualify for settlement.</p><p>Pending this review we have currently suspended the process of automatically requiring an applicant to complete 10 years on the family route following the lifting of ‘no recourse to public funds’ conditions, and will instead review their situation in line with the Immigration Rules at their next application for leave to remain.</p><p>We are considering if changes to the online guidance are required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/02/2022 12:53:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1420319

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of travellers who have been unable to complete the passenger locator form for a return journey to the UK, in the context of there being a 48 hour window for people to complete that form before arriving in the UK, because they did not have access to the internet.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	119715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Current regulations require transport operators to check all passengers have completed the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) prior to departure to the UK.</p><p>We do not have specific data on the number of passengers that have not been able to complete the form because they did not have access to the internet.</p><p>However, from the assurance checks carried out by UK authorities there continues to be very high levels of compliance and the vast majority of travellers are meeting the UK’s health requirements for travel, including completion of the PLF before departure.</p><p>We engage closely with travel industry partners and operators and take onboard their feedback. As part of a wider review to reduce and simplify the PLF, we will also be extending the PLF completion window from 48 hours to three days from the end of February.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/02/2022 13:11:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1420373

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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, how many places on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme have yet to be allocated; and how many people who have been given protection under that scheme are (a) British nationals or (b) living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	119805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6th January. The ACRS will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>British Nationals are being supported outside the ACRS. We will include this data within published resettlement statistics later in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/02/2022 17:34:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1420374

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of days taken to process claims for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK is; and how many days her Department took to reach a decision on claims by children seeking asylum in (a) 2021, (b) 2020 and (c) 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	119806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to state what the average number of days taken to process claims unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK and how many days it took to reach a decision on claims by children seeking asylum in 2021, 2020 and 2019 as this information is not collected in a format which can published.</p><p>The Home Office has established two dedicated case working Hubs for deciding children’s asylum claims which are now fully operational. The hubs have established improved focus on and greater control of children’s cases, to build expertise, identify efficiencies and provide a consistency of decision making (and quicker outcomes) for our customers.</p><p>We continue to work collaboratively with Local Authorities nationally on the remote interview process for Accompanied and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and young people utilising digital interviewing video capabilities to complement in person interviews.</p><p>Since May 2021 we have increased Local Authority opt in for digital interviewing to 108 Local Authorities helping to speed up processes, reduce delays and the numbers of children and young people who have an outstanding claim.</p><p>We are continuing to recruit additional decision-makers who will be trained to process children’s asylum claims.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/02/2022 13:12:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1420375

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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, whether she plans to lift the ban on people seeking asylum having the right to work.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	119807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office already allows asylum seekers the right to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Being able to acquire a right to work simply by making an asylum claim would act as a significant incentive to lodge unmeritorious claims. Our policy is intended to deter people from undercutting the resident labour market and supports wider changes to fix the broken asylum system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/02/2022 12:51:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1420452

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s asylum system takes into account gender or trauma related needs.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	119397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will be sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to avoid re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account commissioned research and experiences of those seeking asylum. Engagement through our stakeholder networks, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; safeguarding those who may be vulnerable and protecting against any unintended consequences.</p><p>We routinely publish breakdowns of asylum applications outcomes by gender which are publicly available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119398 119399 119400 question first answered 10/02/2022 12:57:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1420454

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women applying for asylum in the UK are given the option to be interviewed by a woman.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	119398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will be sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to avoid re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account commissioned research and experiences of those seeking asylum. Engagement through our stakeholder networks, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; safeguarding those who may be vulnerable and protecting against any unintended consequences.</p><p>We routinely publish breakdowns of asylum applications outcomes by gender which are publicly available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119397 119399 119400 question first answered 10/02/2022 12:57:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms