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1524324

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour
	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 trends in the level of anti-social behaviour in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (b) North Staffordshire, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	67263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB). We know the serious impact that persistent ASB can have on both individuals and the wider community. Last year the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015382/Crime-plan-v10.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Beating Crime Plan</em></a> laid out the Government’s plan for tackling crime and ASB and committed to working with local agencies and partners to drive down ASB using the full range of powers and tools in the<em> ‘2014 Act’</em>.</p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides a range of flexible tools and powers to local agencies to tackle anti-social behaviour. Local areas decide how best to deploy these powers depending on the specific circumstances. The Office for National Statistics annually publishes anti-social behaviour incidents reported to the police by Police Force Area and no further lower level breakdown is currently available.</p><p>Police recorded ASB incidents for the West Midlands were on a steady decline pre-Covid-19 with a 40% fall in 2019-20 when compared with 2016-17. The overall number of ASB incidents in England &amp; Wales also fell (24%) pre-Covid-19 but to a lesser degree than in West Midlands. The year to March 2022 reports a drop in ASB incidents for both England &amp; Wales (-6%) and West Midlands (-17%) when compared to the 2019-20 (pre-Covid-19) period.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/10/2022 15:06:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

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

1519765

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting: Care Workers
	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 address delays to DBS checks for people recruited to the care sector.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	60139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) operates to service standards of completing 80% of Basic check applications within two days, 80% of Standard check applications within 14 days, and 80% of Enhanced check applications within 14 days.</p><p>Year to date performance up to August 2022 is 85.1% for Basic checks, 96% for Standard checks, and 78.4% for Enhanced checks. These attainments apply to applications across all employment sectors, including the care sector.</p><p>DBS Adult First is a service provided by the DBS that can be used in cases where, exceptionally, and in accordance with the terms of Department of Health guidance, a person is permitted to start work with adults before a DBS Certificate has been obtained. This applies to adult services such as care homes, domiciliary care agencies and adult placement schemes where DBS Certificates are required by law.</p><p>Depending on the result from the DBS Adult First, a person can be permitted to start work, under supervision, with vulnerable adults before a DBS certificate has been obtained. Staff working within COVID roles in social and healthcare can also start in advance based on the outcome of the DBS Adult First check.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.isaadultfirst.co.uk%2Fguidance.aspx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDietlind.Ramyead1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C47cd24c68fef40f0d52c08daab6d51b3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638010783246243167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=42VD6qBc0uX6QmVJUWljldLSoicTKDcOIc65Hx9W4n8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">More guidance regarding adult first checks can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/10/2022 15:48:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1485156

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the compatibility of her policy to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda under the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership with the UK's obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	28506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has assessed that the Migration and Economic Development Partnership between the UK and Rwanda fully complies with all national and international law, including the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/07/2022 15:43:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1485157

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	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 help ensure that asylum seekers transferred to Rwanda are (a) subject to a (i) fair and (ii) efficient asylum process and (b) protected from refoulement.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	28507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Section 9.1.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UK and Rwanda, for the provision of a Migration and Economic Development Partnership, states that Rwanda will process asylum claims in accordance with the Refugee Convention, Rwandan immigration laws and international and Rwandan standards, including under international and Rwandan human rights law. Individuals will be provided with access to interpreters and legal assistance as required.</p><p>The MoU also states that relocated individuals will be protected from refoulement.</p><p>In addition, a Monitoring Committee is being established to ensure that the provisions of the MoU are being implemented as expected.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/07/2022 15:34:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1485158

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership was designed to operate through a Memorandum of Understanding rather than an agreement that is binding in international law.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	28508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement and to address the shared challenge of illegal migration. An MoU is a common mechanism for establishing an arrangement or partnership between countries.</p><p>The MoU was negotiated with close care and attention to ensure that assurances were in place to ensure the partnership operated appropriately, with a strong regard to the welfare of those it concerns, and in line with both parties’ international obligations. While not legally binding in international law, the terms of the MoU – including the monitoring arrangements – give the assurances we need that the arrangement will be operated in line with our international obligations and in a manner which ensures the safety of those relocated.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/07/2022 15:41:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1485161

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the name of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda refers to migration when the scheme relates to asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	28509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Migration and Economic Development Partnership will see those travelling to the UK through illegal, dangerous and unnecessary methods and whose asylum claims are inadmissible to the UK’s asylum system, considered for relocation to Rwanda, where they will have their asylum claim processed.</p><p>The partnership recognises the need for international co-operation and partnership on migration and Rwanda will host both asylum seekers and migrants and offer them legal pathways to settle there.</p><p>For those granted protection in Rwanda, individuals will be supported to build a safe and prosperous new life. Those whose claims for protection are rejected will either be offered the chance to stay in Rwanda and be granted alternative immigration status, or return to their home country.</p><p>Anyone who wishes to settle in Rwanda will have their needs met. Rwanda will create a safe environment for migrants to start a new life, with education, employment and accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/07/2022 15:53:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1436516

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	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 enable the Ukrainian family members of British nationals to obtain family migration visas in the event that they cannot safely reach a Visa Application Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	131346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>While the Visa Application Centres (VACs) in Kyiv and Lviv have had to close in response to the conflict, the Home Office has surged capacity to other countries, including Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and Moldova. We have also established a new pop-up VAC in Rzeszow, Poland.</p><p>Since Tuesday 15 March, Ukrainians with passports no longer need to go to a Visa Application Centre to give their biometrics before they come to the UK.</p><p>The Home Secretary’s statement of 10 March sets out the latest update for the Ukrainian Family Scheme. It can be found on the GOV.UK website:</p><p> </p><p>Home Secretary update on support for Ukrainians - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/03/2022 16:01:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1436517

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	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 is prioritising applications for family migration visas made by people who are fleeing Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	131347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>Applications for the new Ukraine Family Scheme opened on Friday 4 March. Applications under the Scheme are being prioritised by UKVI</p><p><br> Further updates on the number of Ukraine Family Scheme visas issued can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2022 09:57:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1436518

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	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 applications for family migration visas made in Ukraine have been concluded within 24 hours as of 25 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	131348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number of applications for family migration visas made in Ukraine concluded within 24 hours. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and would incur disproportionate cost on the department</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of applications currently being processed under the Ukraine Family Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage:</p><p>Ukraine Family Scheme: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/03/2022 16:02:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare