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1247017

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting the right to work to asylum seekers and their adult dependents after six months of having lodged an asylum claim without the constraints of the Shortage Occupation List.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	109701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing, and we are considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The findings of the review will be announced once the work has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 05/11/2020 13:42:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1552701

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2022
	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, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Afghans under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have permanent settled accommodation that meets their family's needs; when her Department expects those people under that scheme will be placed in such accommodation; and whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that such accommodation is available to those being accommodated under that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	112176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The recent update to the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">'Afghan Resettlement: Operational Data'</a>, shows that, at 4<sup>th</sup> November 2022:</p><ul><li>22,833 individuals from Afghanistan have been brought to safety in the UK (since the end of June 2021).</li><li>7,572 of these have now moved into suitable settled accommodation, another 779 people have been matched to a home and are waiting to move in.</li></ul><p>Work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) on case working systems. Once this work concludes, further statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each - will be included in the published Immigration Statistics.</p><p>The Government continues to work at pace, in collaboration with over 350 local authorities across the UK, to meet the demand for housing. Alongside this, we are reaching out to landlords, developers, and the wider private rented sector to encourage further offers of properties.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/01/2023 09:57:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1252755

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for the future of Yarls Wood immigration removal centre and the detention of women under immigration powers there.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	116669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The immigration removal estate is kept under ongoing review to ensure that the Home Office has sufficient capacity, in the right places and that it provides value for money.</p><p>In August, the pre-existing Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF) at Yarl’s Wood, in which clandestine entrants may be held by UK Visas and Immigration for a short time to resolve their position before being dispersed through appropriate routes, was temporarily expanded to incorporate the whole site. At this time Yarl’s Wood was operated solely in accordance with the STHF Rules 2018.</p><p>In light of changing demands in the immigration removal estate and in line with business recovery, we have now transitioned part of the Yarl’s Wood site back to an immigration removal centre for women.</p><p>In order to meet operational needs and demands, we will continue to operate the immigration removal estate, including Yarl’s Wood, in a flexible manner and in line with the STHF Rules 2018 and the Detention Centre Rules 2001, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/11/2020 14:16:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1467222

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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 (a) adjustments, (b) translation services and (c) other support her Department (i) has in place and (ii) plans to put in place for people seeking asylum who may initially provide incorrect personal details as a result of either translation issues or fear of political persecution in their country of origin.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	11880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>All asylum claimants undergo a screening interview with the option of having an interpreter present.</p><p>If inaccuracies are identified with the information they have previously provided Home Office systems are amended and relevant checks are re-run.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/06/2022 09:19:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1467225

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to make training on domestic abuse, which includes recognition of specific needs of victims resulting from their ethnicity or cultural background, mandatory for public service providers engaging with victims of domestic violence; and what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of such services in meeting the needs of (a) black women and girls and (b) those from other marginalised communities.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	11881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of violence against women and girls get the support they need. We know that domestic abuse affects a disparate group and that a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate, especially for ethnic minority victims. This is why we committed £1.5 million in the Tackling Violence and Girls Strategy to increase provision of ‘by and for’ services, to further increase funding for specialist services. Alongside this, our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan invests over £230 million of new cross-government funding, including £141 million for supporting victims, with a minimum of £47 million ringfenced for community-based services.</p><p>Training is an important part of tackling and responding to domestic abuse, but this needs to form part of a wider approach of guidance and support. We recognise the importance of the police receiving the right training to respond effectively, regardless of the victim’s background. The College of Policing’s foundation training includes police ethics and self-understanding, hate crimes, ethics and equalities, and policing without bias. Specialist training for officers dealing routinely with public protection issues explores these issues in more depth and detail.</p><p>The College of Policing has also developed specialist training, the ‘Domestic Abuse Matters’ programme, in collaboration with SafeLives and with input from Women’s Aid, which helps first responders dealing with an incident or report. This considers the needs of different victims, including those from a diverse black community and ethnic minority communities. This training is being or has been delivered to the majority of forces already, and the Home Office will provide up to £3.3 million over three years to support further delivery.</p><p>The new full-time National Policing Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, DCC Maggie Blyth, has included building trust and confidence as a key pillar for delivery: this includes working with charities supporting ethnic minority women and girls to avoid their specific needs being overlooked.</p><p>We are also finalising our Domestic Abuse Statutory Guidance which will support frontline services in identifying and responding to domestic abuse, including recognising unique barriers and experiences that some victims, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds or with other protected characteristics, may face.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/06/2022 14:44:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1330780

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Napier Barracks
	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 were accommodated at Napier Barracks (a) in total and (b) in each dormitory at the site on 8 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	12317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The following covid-compliant measures have been implemented at Napier Barracks:</p><ul><li>2 metres distance between beds since it opened.</li><li>Strengthened cleaning regime in March.</li><li>Personal cleaning equipment is provided to service users.</li><li>3 lateral flow tests a week from June having risen from 2 weekly lateral flow tests in April.</li><li>Participant of Test and Trace.</li><li>Staggered access to communal areas including the canteen since communal areas re-opened in May.</li><li>Provision of hand sanitiser around the site since it opened.</li><li>Signage on covid compliance around the site in various languages and pictogram.</li><li>Reduction in overall capacity from 399 to 337 from April.</li></ul><p>Due to the temporary and transient nature of Initial Accommodation, we publish stats which show how many asylum seekers are accommodated in each Local Authority, rather than by individual location:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 12318 question first answered 14/06/2021 15:53:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1330781

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Napier Barracks
	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 her oral answer on 7 June 2021,Official Report, column 664, if she will publish (a) a list of the wide range of covid-compliant measures that were taken at Napier barracks and (b) the dates on which those measures were implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	12318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The following covid-compliant measures have been implemented at Napier Barracks:</p><ul><li>2 metres distance between beds since it opened.</li><li>Strengthened cleaning regime in March.</li><li>Personal cleaning equipment is provided to service users.</li><li>3 lateral flow tests a week from June having risen from 2 weekly lateral flow tests in April.</li><li>Participant of Test and Trace.</li><li>Staggered access to communal areas including the canteen since communal areas re-opened in May.</li><li>Provision of hand sanitiser around the site since it opened.</li><li>Signage on covid compliance around the site in various languages and pictogram.</li><li>Reduction in overall capacity from 399 to 337 from April.</li></ul><p>Due to the temporary and transient nature of Initial Accommodation, we publish stats which show how many asylum seekers are accommodated in each Local Authority, rather than by individual location:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 12317 question first answered 14/06/2021 15:53:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1422984

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of Afghan nationals resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have higher education qualifications and (b) the proportion of that number who acquired those qualifications in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	125553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 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>Afghans who are eligible under ACRS or ARAP are working with job centre work coaches to assess their readiness for the jobs market, including their skills and qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/02/2022 17:45:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1270820

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made on the length of time it will take for family members of people settled in the UK under the Afghan Ex Gratia scheme to be relocated to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	129122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The process of identifying family members suitable for relocation is a complicated one which requires employing departments of HM Government to identify family members, in addition to the verification of documents under challenging circumstances in Afghanistan.</p><p>The process of relocation has inevitably been impacted by COVID-19.Once a decision is made on whether family members qualify for relocation, those approved will be brought to the UK when suitable accommodation has been sourced and support arrangements for arrival are in place.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on the volume of applications it receives - and approves - under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129123 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:13:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1270821

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: 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 of the 66 spousal applications and 58 child applications being processed for family members of people settled in the UK under the Afghan Ex Gratia scheme have had a decision made on their case.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	129123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The process of identifying family members suitable for relocation is a complicated one which requires employing departments of HM Government to identify family members, in addition to the verification of documents under challenging circumstances in Afghanistan.</p><p>The process of relocation has inevitably been impacted by COVID-19.Once a decision is made on whether family members qualify for relocation, those approved will be brought to the UK when suitable accommodation has been sourced and support arrangements for arrival are in place.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on the volume of applications it receives - and approves - under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 129122 question first answered 17/12/2020 09:13:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana