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1605269

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency accommodation for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	904175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>This government does not want to continue the use of hotels for a day longer than necessary. We are as frustrated as the public are at the cost to the taxpayer.</p><p>Our strategy is to limit hotels wherever possible by increasing dispersal accommodation agreed with local authorities and by making use of large sites. We are working with the MoD to make use of disused military sites.</p><p>Migrants will be housed in decent, but not luxurious accommodation, that does not create a pull factor to the UK.</p><p>The Government can’t build it’s way out of this challenge, nor can the UK taxpayer afford to do so. The only sustainable answer is to deter individuals from making this dangerous, unnecessary and illegal journey, as we will be doing through our Illegal Migration Bill.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:09:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1605270

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: 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 her immigration policies on the (a) population of and (b) labour market in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s immigration system enables individuals to enter UK for work purposes from all parts of the world where they have a suitable job offer and meet our criteria. This is helping fill skills gaps, boosting our economy and through specific visa offers, such as the Health and Care visa, supporting our public services.</p><p>There is no compelling argument that Scotland should have a different immigration system to the rest of the UK. Indeed it’s economy benefits from the simplicity and clarity of having one single system for our country. Scotland’s economically active rate is closely aligned with UK average. Minor variations are accounted for in the Scotland specific Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:15:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1605271

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of waiting times for asylum interviews.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	904181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Activity is underway to reduce the waiting time to be interviewed through a number of process improvements, including conducting shorter, more focused interviews and giving more flexibility over the process of making asylum decisions.</p><p>I am pleased to report we are on track and have doubled the number of caseworkers on cases. We have also prioritised those eligible for removal through a new dedicated unit staffed by 400 new specialists considering claims from Albanian illegal migrants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:17:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1605339

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many new detention centres will be required in the event that the Illegal Migration Bill is enacted; and how many sites or locations they have identified for such centres so far.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL6595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>An economic impact assessment will be published for the Illegal Migration Bill in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/04/2023 15:16:11 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1605341

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passport Office: Industrial Disputes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that people have access to a (1) new, or (2) renewed, passport during the period of five weeks of industrial action by Passport Office workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL6597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Passport Office are working to manage the impact of strike action, whilst ensuring they can continue to deliver vital services to the public, with comprehensive contingency plans in place.</p><p>There are currently no plans to change our guidance which states that it takes up to ten weeks to get a passport.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/04/2023 15:14:51 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1605364

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Schools: Blasphemy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new blasphemy guidance being developed by the Home Office will be legally binding upon schools; how they are planning to make schools aware of their new responsibilities under this guidance; and how it will be enforced.
tabling member printed	Lord Godson
uin	HL6624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>In response to recent incidents, the Government has been repeatedly clear that there is no blasphemy law in Great Britain.</p><p>There are currently no plans to develop new blasphemy guidance for schools.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 03/04/2023 14:30:01 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4903 label Biography information for Lord Godson

1605365

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their objective for net migration in (1) three years' time, and (2) five years' time.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL6625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, the Government remains committed to reducing net migration over time, while ensuring we have the skills our economy needs to grow. The Government continues to keep the immigration system under review.</p><p><br> Our immediate priority is getting a grip on illegal migration, to stop the abuse of our system and stop the boats making illegal, dangerous and unnecessary journeys across the Channel for the profits of criminal people smuggling gangs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/04/2023 15:12:34 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1605398

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of climate change on the level of future immigration into the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department considers a wide range of factors and trends, including the effects on climate change, when developing and implementing its migration policies.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 03/04/2023 15:09:23 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1605413

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 are taking to encourage male victims to report incidences of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	169289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse, regardless of sex.</p><p>The commitments set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy and Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan apply to all victims of these crimes, including male victims. These documents aim to transform the whole of society's response to these crimes with actions to prevent abuse, pursue perpetrators, and support victims.</p><p>We do understand that there are specific challenges that male victims of domestic abuse face. We published the refreshed Supporting Male Victims policy document in 2022, which strengthens the government's response to male victims and includes information on the myths and stereotypes that can act as a barrier to reporting for male victims.</p><p>Whilst the Government fully acknowledges the range of barriers many male victims face, we encourage all victims to report incidents to the police, so perpetrators can be brought to justice. We also recognise that it is important for all victims to have confidence in policing. To support policing, we are:</p><p>· Providing up to £3.3 million to fund the rollout of Domestic Abuse Matters training to police forces which have yet to deliver it, or do not have their own specific domestic abuse training.</p><p>· Published updated guidance on the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), which enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse about their partner's or ex partner's previous abusive or violent offending.</p><p>In the Domestic Abuse Plan, we committed to a Home Office review into closed VAWG cases that have outcome 15 of 16 (evidential difficulties prevent further actions or victim does not support police action or withdraws support) to identify opportunities for improvements in the way these are used.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 28/03/2023 14:51:10 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1605450

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Naturalisation
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 merits of changing the requirement for naturalisation applicants to have been in the UK for five years before the qualifying period, in the context of people's inability for people to travel during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	169331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 introduced the power to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement for an applicant to be in the UK at the start of the residential qualifying period for naturalisation. Published guidance sets out when discretion would normally be exercised and covers absence due to the pandemic. Guidance also makes it clear that we would apply the same approach to extended period of absences from the UK due to covid restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169332 question first answered 23/03/2023 10:09:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady