Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1027531

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Welfare State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Post Grant Appointment Service in ensuring that refugees are able to access the welfare system following a decision to grant asylum.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	203323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>As described by the British Red Cross in their report ‘Still an ordeal: the move-on period for new refugees’, the Post Grant Appointment Service is effective in setting up an early appointment for the refugees with their local Jobcentre, thus enabling them to make an application for mainstream benefits before they leave the asylum support system.</p><p>We will provide more information about the service when we respond to the British Red Cross report in due course</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/01/2019 17:51:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027554

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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, what support to gain employment is available for asylum-seekers.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>Whilst the Home Office does not provide specific support to gain employment, asylum seekers are permitted to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own.</p><p>Those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection have immediate and unrestricted access to the labour market and benefits. Unemployed refugees are entitled to receive employment support from the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/01/2019 17:44:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1027557

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The setting of the fee for the EU Settlement Scheme is proportionate and fair and people have until June 2021 to apply. The department has no plans to cover the cost of the fee for its employers or contractors. The Government has continually made clear that we wish EU citizens already here to continue to live and work broadly as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/01/2019 17:43:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027572

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Tottenham dated 14 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	203222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that a response was dispatched on 20 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/04/2019 15:40:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1027573

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many re-documentation interviews were scheduled to take place on 4 December 2018 for each nationality of interviewee.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	203223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Interviews for re-documentation are a standard part of Home Office engagement with the countries of return. Interviews take place at the request of the receiving country to confirm the nationality and identity of the person being returned in order for a travel document to be produced and only occur after an immigration application has been refused or a decision to return has been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 203224 203225 203226 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:46:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1027574

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many re-documentation interviews have been conducted in each of the past 12 months for each nationality of interviewee.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	203224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Interviews for re-documentation are a standard part of Home Office engagement with the countries of return. Interviews take place at the request of the receiving country to confirm the nationality and identity of the person being returned in order for a travel document to be produced and only occur after an immigration application has been refused or a decision to return has been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 203223 203225 203226 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:46:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1027575

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses to decide on the eligibility for a re-documentation interview.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	203225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Interviews for re-documentation are a standard part of Home Office engagement with the countries of return. Interviews take place at the request of the receiving country to confirm the nationality and identity of the person being returned in order for a travel document to be produced and only occur after an immigration application has been refused or a decision to return has been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 203223 203224 203226 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:46:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1027576

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Zimbabwe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many re-documentation interviews have taken place for Zimbabwean citizens in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	203226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Interviews for re-documentation are a standard part of Home Office engagement with the countries of return. Interviews take place at the request of the receiving country to confirm the nationality and identity of the person being returned in order for a travel document to be produced and only occur after an immigration application has been refused or a decision to return has been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 203223 203224 203225 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:46:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1027597

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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, on how many occasions Police Scotland have attended an asylum seeker's property at the request of Serco, the asylum accommodation provider for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	203354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Incident Report data is held by Serco and reported to UKVI on a monthly basis. Details of incidents involving the Police and Serco would involve each incident being looked at individually and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 13:03:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1027598

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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 he plans to award the new asylum accommodation contracts.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	203355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The procurement and approval processes for the new asylum accommodation contracts is continuing and we expect to award the contracts as soon as this process concludes.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 13:06:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney