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1360558

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on preventing illegal practices in the rental sector.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	903766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office operates the Right to Rent Scheme in England, which ensures only those with the correct immigration status can access the private rented sector, whilst tackling unscrupulous landlords who exploit vulnerable migrants.</p><p>My officials work closely with their colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and enforcement bodies to ensure the effectiveness of powers to tackle criminal landlords, including civil penalties and banning orders.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/10/2021 14:57:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1360559

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to support people with British National (Overseas) visas who are facing difficulties in applying for early withdrawal of their provident funds.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	903767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority is unfairly disrupting people’s livelihoods by refusing to accept the British National(Overseas) visa when Hong Kongers apply for early withdrawal. This is preventing them from accessing funds they are entitled to.</p><p>The Government has expressed concern to the relevant Hong Kong authorities and calls on them to resolve this issue.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2021 14:58:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1360560

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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 steps her Department is taking to help ensure the effective implementation of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	903769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>We owe a huge debt of gratitude to interpreters and other staff who risked their lives working alongside UK forces in Afghanistan.</p><p>It is why we have introduced a generous funding package, covering healthcare, accommodation, education, and integration. We are committed to working with local authorities and NGOs to ensure Afghans who are resettled in the UK are fully supported.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2021 14:59:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1358392

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for (1) settled, and (2) pre-settled, status have been granted under the EU Settlement Scheme, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL2842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications received and applications concluded to 30 June 2021, by Local Authority can be found in tables EUSS_LA_01, EUSS_LA_02 and EUSS_LA_03 (see attached) available at:</p><p>EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/10/2021 13:18:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name eu-settlement-scheme-local-authority-tables-28-august-to-30-june-2021 (1).xls title Tables - EUSS_LA_01, EUSS_LA_02 and EUSS_LA_03
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1357862

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September to Question 46919 on Afghanistan: Refugees, for what reason the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme has not yet commenced; when that scheme will commence; whether her Department or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be responsible for determining the priority given to applicants for that scheme; if the Government will give priority under that scheme to Afghans who followed UK ministerial advice to cross borders to countries adjacent to Afghanistan, even if they were undocumented, and who are consequently at risk of detention and deportation back to Afghanistan; and if she will make an assessment of whether a scholar in Pakistan who is (a) female, (b) politically prominent, (c) a Hazara, (d) validated by the Council for At-Risk Academics, (e) capable of being extracted without difficulty from her current location and (f) in danger of deportation back to Afghanistan would fit the criteria for prioritisation for that scheme as set out in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	53822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the answer to Question 46919 on 16 September, the Government has issued a policy statement which gives further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Eligible people will be prioritised and referred for resettlement to the UK as set out in the policy statement.</p><p>The ACRS is being developed at pace and further details will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2021 14:34:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1357883

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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 she is taking to help ensure that asylum cases are determined on the basis of need rather than the route by which people arrive to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	53938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</p><p> </p><p>However, we have been clear that people should claim asylum in the first safe country that they reach and should not seek to enter the UK illegally. They should not put their lives at risk by leaving those safe countries and making unnecessary and dangerous onward journeys to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Inadmissibility is a longstanding process designed to prevent secondary movements across Europe. If an individual has a connection to or has passed through a safe country before arriving in the UK, we can declare their claim as inadmissible to our asylum process, and we will seek to return them to a safe country. If we cannot return an inadmissible claimant to a safe county within a reasonable period of time, we will consider their claim in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>For claims admitted for consideration under the UK asylum process, decision makers carefully consider the claimant’s protection needs by assessing all the evidence provided by them in light of published country information guidance. Decision makers receive extensive training on considering asylum claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Each case that is admitted to our asylum process, irrespective of how the individual arrived in the UK, is carefully considered on its own merits. Protection is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or their circumstances engage our obligations under Article 3 (ECHR). Those who qualify are granted five years’ limited leave and have access to the labour market and welfare support.</p><p> </p><p>Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject to legal challenge where appropriate either via appeal to the independent court or through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once their appeals rights are exhausted, they are required to leave the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2021 13:31:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1357884

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, what steps she is taking to increase the amount of suitable asylum seeker accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	53939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The current global pandemic along with high intake presented us with significant challenges when it comes to the provision of asylum accommodation, including sourcing sufficient suitable accommodation to meet demand. The use of hotels and wider government facilities is a short-term measure and we are working with our accommodation providers to move people to longer-term dispersal accommodation as soon as it becomes available.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is working closely with asylum accommodation providers, Local Authorities and Strategic Migration Partnerships to increase the amount of accommodation available for asylum seekers so we can eliminate the need for the use of contingency accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We are grateful to those local authorities who participate in the dispersal scheme and will continue to work in partnership with them to procure suitable accommodation. Sadly, many local authorities do not currently participate in the dispersal scheme, making it harder to procure sufficient dispersal accommodation. I would encourage them to step up and play their part in the UK-wide effort to provide accommodation to those seeking asylum who would otherwise be destitute.</p><p> </p><p>We have established the Local Government Chief Executive Group (HOLGCEX) group to bring together senior representatives from Home Office, Local Government Association and local authorities with the aim of working in partnership to improve the asylum dispersal process for the people who use this service and the communities in which they reside.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2021 13:10:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1357885

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, when she will publish the final inspection report on contingency asylum accommodation by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	53921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration is still conducting this inspection and has not yet produced a final report.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2021 13:12:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1357892

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, whether the Government has (a) reached any agreements with countries to remove people it considers inadmissible to the asylum procedure and (b) identified any locations for offshore processing of asylum claims to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	53924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>In response to part (a), we have several bilateral agreements with key third countries that assist in expediting the return of individuals we consider inadmissible. This includes within the EU and other international partners.</p><p> </p><p>In response to part (b), we must consider every possible option to prevent people from putting their lives at risk to make perilous journeys – deterring abuse of the asylum system and criminality associated with it. As part of offshoring, we are in discussion with a number of international partners but will not comment on the detail of individual negotiations. We would only ever work with countries that we know are safe and will treat asylum seekers in accordance with the Refugee Convention and relevant international human rights laws.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2021 13:33:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1357904

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Social Security Benefits
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 publish its consultation on possible changes to asylum support entitlement, via commencing provisions within Immigration Act 2016; whether officials in her Department have engaged with representatives of local and devolved governments in respect of its plans during 2021; and whether her Department has prepared an equalities impact assessment on those plans.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
uin	53933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office plans to consult on the implementation of the support provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 later this year. There will be engagement with representatives of local and devolved governments as part of the process.</p><p>An equalities impact assessment was completed at the time the measures were considered by Parliament in 2015 and this will be updated in light of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2021 13:26:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin