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1715636

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the effectiveness of processes for working with French authorities to prosecute (a) small boat gangs and (b) other people traffickers.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	24682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Since the UK left the EU in January 2020, we have strengthened our bilateral relationship with France on migration. This included establishing, in July 2020, the UK-France Joint Intelligence Cell (JIC) which is located in France and has co-located UK and French officers working together to support the prosecution of small boat gangs. Since it was established, the work of the JIC has led to the dismantling of 24 organised crime groups involved in small boat crossings, with 12 of these groups being dismantled in 2023 alone.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 11:11:58 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1715711

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Illegal Migration Act 2023 and Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to be able to make a full value for money assessment of (1) the Illegal Migration Act 2023, and (2) the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024; and when they expect to be able to assess with certainty the level of deterrent effect of this legislation.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL4340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Both the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 aim to put a stop to illegal migration into the UK by removing the incentive to make dangerous small boat crossings.</p><p>The Home Office has published its Economic Impact Assessment for the Illegal Migration Act <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimpact-assessments-covering-migration-policy&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRobert.Morgan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1fbf1380403f4211837808dc742057ad%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512929455690994%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FZCrUioh5vzTac3cNrTkiai1MJDrMGPkmHxWeqk%2BMs0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-assessments-covering-migration-policy</a> and Safety of Rwanda Act <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsafety-of-rwanda-asylum-and-immigration-bill-impact-assessments&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRobert.Morgan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1fbf1380403f4211837808dc742057ad%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512929455701411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xE4G4xTYl0XvbSksYtZviZeOhB2JjQpLLY5sPQ%2FaVKg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 17/05/2024 11:37:21 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715712

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Democratic Republic of Congo
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether asylum seekers arriving in the UK unlawfully from the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be subject to removal to the Republic of Rwanda, under the provisions of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL4341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Anyone in the UK illegally, including those who arrived through illegal, dangerous, and unnecessary means, may be in scope for removal to Rwanda.</p><p> </p><p>Only those who face a real and imminent risk of serious and irreversible harm based on their individual circumstances will be able to appeal decisions in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 17/05/2024 11:28:11 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715740

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland on potential returns from that country of irregular migrants to (1) the United Kingdom, and (2) other European Union states.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not have a returns agreement with the EU or other EU Member States.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 17/05/2024 10:56:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1716360

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to negotiate an agreement with the Republic of Ireland on the return of asylum seekers (a) from Ireland to the UK and (b) from the UK to Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	25221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2020, we agreed with Ireland bilateral non-legally binding operational arrangements which allows for the return and readmission of asylum seekers when agreed by both participants.</p><p>We will only make agreements that are in the interests of the UK, and will not accept any future deals which might increase the significant burdens already placed on the UK by the level of illegal migration.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2024 09:45:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1716392

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the advice given to immigrants by care worker agencies on finding suitable accommodation in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	25144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care have published guidance for people applying for health and social care jobs which can be found below: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fapplying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMatthew.Dine3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C539df15c8fda4d01343108dc7117e7e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638509594687550158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2XmUjPezYly4IHuN7OtP1fKM4XHRFAXluFFJ4fO9UEI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad</a><em>.</em></p><p>The Legal Migration and Borders Minister has met regularly with his counterpart in DHSC to discuss care worker visas.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2024 13:10:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1716399

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: North Macedonia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a (a) visa exemption, (b) visa on arrival and (c) eVisa scheme for people from North Macedonia.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	25321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a visa exemption or visa on arrival for North Macedonians. The introduction of eVisas will help travellers prove their status at the UK border in a secure, timely and efficient manner. This introduction will not be country specific.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2024 09:43:14 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1716400

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: North Macedonia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas his Department has granted to applicants from North Macedonia in each year since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	25322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on visas granted, by nationality, are published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Entry clearance detailed dataset</a>. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate up to the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2024 09:41:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1716405

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Wildlife: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the range of wildlife crimes which have notifiable status.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	25256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of tackling wildlife crime, which is why, along with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office directly funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) to help tackle these crimes.</p><p>The NWCU provides intelligence, analysis and investigative assistance to the police and other law enforcement agencies across the UK to support them in investigating wildlife crime. This includes supporting cases referred by Border Force to the National Crime Agency or to individual forces. The NWCU is also the UK policing focal point for EUROPOL and INTERPOL wildlife crime activity.</p><p>The NWCU uses this information to produce strategic and tactical assessments of wildlife crime across the UK. These assessments also take into consideration the views of the Wildlife Crime Conservation Advisory Group, which highlight priorities based on the conservation status of specific species and review all other non-priority intelligence to identify any emerging threats. It is these assessments which ultimately drive the operational response to tackling wildlife crime in the UK.</p><p>We will keep under review any legislative proposals to increase the range of wildlife crimes that have notifiable status. If a non-notifiable wildlife crime is reported to police it can still be investigated. Chief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/05/2024 13:59:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1716446

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Supply Chains
	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 the Independent Review into the Boohoo Group PLC’s Leicester supply chain, published on 24 September 2020, what recent steps he has taken to tackle modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	25236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Operation Tacit was set-up in July 2020 to investigate allegations of widespread exploitation and modern slavery in Leicester, and to take appropriate action where non-compliance was found. The issues uncovered included health and safety breaches, illegal working and risk of underpayment of national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) has undertaken an independent review of Operation Tacit and will publish her findings in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office sponsored Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and other labour market enforcement bodies continue to work in the sector, and across the economy, to prevent, detect and investigate non-compliance.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 17/05/2024 09:40:20 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen