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1247178

	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: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standards her Department sets for contracted asylum accommodation providers to action repair requests from tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	109459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government demands the highest standards from contractors and their accommodation and monitor them closely to ensure this is maintained.</p><p>Information on the requirements of our contracts, in relation to accommodation standards and defect resolution, can be found in the published version of the contracts, in Schedules 2 and 13:</p><p> </p><p>Wales</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79fd7209-ce47-453d-8880-a837bfdb3ef9?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79fd7209-ce47-453d-8880-a837bfdb3ef9?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>South</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7dc0db40-c8f9-4cbc-bad5-744a28d6fecf?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7dc0db40-c8f9-4cbc-bad5-744a28d6fecf?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>NW</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa95799-92db-4968-bf8a-004bd39868de?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa95799-92db-4968-bf8a-004bd39868de?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>MEE</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb6aa97e-a5a8-4e5e-9368-268d4923d68a?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb6aa97e-a5a8-4e5e-9368-268d4923d68a?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>NEYH</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367</a></p><p>Scotland</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a569f254-af0a-4ec8-a6a1-6622baa435ab" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a569f254-af0a-4ec8-a6a1-6622baa435ab</a></p><p> </p><p>NI</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 109460 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:57:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1247179

	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: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements her Department sets for contracted asylum accommodation providers to report on the (a) number of repair requests received from tenants, (b) number of repairs completed and (c) timescales for completed repairs.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	109460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government demands the highest standards from contractors and their accommodation and monitor them closely to ensure this is maintained.</p><p>Information on the requirements of our contracts, in relation to accommodation standards and defect resolution, can be found in the published version of the contracts, in Schedules 2 and 13:</p><p> </p><p>Wales</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79fd7209-ce47-453d-8880-a837bfdb3ef9?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79fd7209-ce47-453d-8880-a837bfdb3ef9?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>South</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7dc0db40-c8f9-4cbc-bad5-744a28d6fecf?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7dc0db40-c8f9-4cbc-bad5-744a28d6fecf?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>NW</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa95799-92db-4968-bf8a-004bd39868de?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa95799-92db-4968-bf8a-004bd39868de?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>MEE</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb6aa97e-a5a8-4e5e-9368-268d4923d68a?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb6aa97e-a5a8-4e5e-9368-268d4923d68a?p=@UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08</a>=</p><p>NEYH</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367</a></p><p>Scotland</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a569f254-af0a-4ec8-a6a1-6622baa435ab" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a569f254-af0a-4ec8-a6a1-6622baa435ab</a></p><p> </p><p>NI</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24c6a868-8e1a-4775-8d4f-ab750854d367</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 109459 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:57:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1248300

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to automatically grant British citizenship to British born Windrush descendants whose families gained rights to settle in the UK under the Immigration Act 1971.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	110850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>Individuals born in the UK prior to 1 January 1983 are British citizens. A person born in the UK since 1983 will be a British citizen automatically if either parent was a British citizen or settled in the UK at the time of the birth. This includes any person whose parent was a member of the Windrush generation with indefinite leave to remain granted by the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p>A child born before 1 July 2006 will only acquire citizenship automatically through their father if their parents were married. There is a provision in nationality law for such a person to register as a British citizen if they would have become a British citizen automatically had their parents been married. This provision extends to individuals born in the UK to members of the Windrush generation that were granted indefinite leave to remain under the Immigration Act 1971. Those applying under this provision do not have to pay a registration fee.</p><p>The British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2019 further provides that such a person may register as a British citizen without needing to meet the good character requirement. The Order specifically amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to address the Supreme Court’s finding that the good character requirement for registration under certain routes was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 05/11/2020 18:08:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1248462

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Windrush Generation
	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 applying the British Nationality Act Remedial Order to British born Windrush descendants whose families gained the right to settle in the UK via the Immigration Act 1971.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	110851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Individuals born in the UK prior to 1 January 1983 are British citizens. A person born in the UK since 1983 will be a British citizen automatically if either parent was a British citizen or settled in the UK at the time of the birth. This includes any person whose parent was a member of the Windrush generation with indefinite leave to remain granted by the Immigration Act 1971.</p><p>A child born before 1 July 2006 will only acquire citizenship automatically through their father if their parents were married. There is a provision in nationality law for such a person to register as a British citizen if they would have become a British citizen automatically had their parents been married. This provision extends to individuals born in the UK to members of the Windrush generation that were granted indefinite leave to remain under the Immigration Act 1971. Those applying under this provision do not have to pay a registration fee.</p><p>The British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2019 further provides that such a person may register as a British citizen without needing to meet the good character requirement. The Order specifically amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to address the Supreme Court’s finding that the good character requirement for registration under certain routes was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/11/2020 10:03:18 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249696

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an equality impact assessment has been carried out in respect of her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	113134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The new Immigration Rules make provision for the refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK on the basis of rough sleeping. This will only be used where individuals have repeatedly refused support offers such as accommodation and are engaged in anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Guidance will be provided for decision makers to make clear the circumstances in which permission may be cancelled or refused, and this will also be available on GOV.UK when the new provision comes into force.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was completed for all the Immigration Rules laid on 22 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 113135 113136 question first answered 24/11/2020 15:26:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249697

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances would someone who is rough sleeping be considered to have refused support under her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	113135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The new Immigration Rules make provision for the refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK on the basis of rough sleeping. This will only be used where individuals have repeatedly refused support offers such as accommodation and are engaged in anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Guidance will be provided for decision makers to make clear the circumstances in which permission may be cancelled or refused, and this will also be available on GOV.UK when the new provision comes into force.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was completed for all the Immigration Rules laid on 22 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 113134 113136 question first answered 24/11/2020 15:26:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249698

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance will be given to immigration caseworkers to ensure that her Department's plans to make rough sleeping grounds for deportation under the immigration rules will be used as a last resort.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	113136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The new Immigration Rules make provision for the refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK on the basis of rough sleeping. This will only be used where individuals have repeatedly refused support offers such as accommodation and are engaged in anti-social behaviour.</p><p>Guidance will be provided for decision makers to make clear the circumstances in which permission may be cancelled or refused, and this will also be available on GOV.UK when the new provision comes into force.</p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment was completed for all the Immigration Rules laid on 22 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 113134 113135 question first answered 24/11/2020 15:26:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249700

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
	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 effect of No Recourse to Public Funds conditions on the number of people rough sleeping in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	113137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of people rough sleeping in the UK who are subject to no recourse to public funds (NRPF).</p><p>NRPF is applied to migrants who are expected to maintain and accommodate themselves in the UK, without recourse to public funds. However, individuals whose basis of stay in the UK is based on their family life or human rights can apply to have the NRPF condition lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if there are exceptional circumstances related to financial circumstances, to avoid destitution and rough sleeping.</p><p>The Home Office has published its policy equality statement on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) policy on migrants on the 10-year human rights route. It can be found at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fapplication-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJessica.Barker7%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4af2b91909574d27652a08d828b55371%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637304106531588629&amp;sdata=bRh37iTtv3%2FHlmC4hm9SEFg%2BNonLgZVlsreR9gxiUKk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change</a>.</p><p>To avoid destitution and sleeping rough, those without immigration status should regularise their stay or leave the UK. There is support available to do this through the Voluntary Returns Service.</p><p>The Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) offers an enhanced service for Local Authorities and registered charities to establish whether a rough sleeper has access to public funds. Part of this service includes the RSSS contacting casework teams (where there is an open application) to request that the case is prioritised. The Home Office remains committed to working with Local Authorities in their work with non-UK national rough sleepers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/11/2020 15:29:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1419082

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for EU Settlement Scheme family permit are pending a decision.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	116968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The published statistics for EU Settlement Scheme family permits can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2021/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-for-family-reasons" target="_blank">Why do people come to the UK? For family reasons - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLouise.Duffy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbc9698fca61048ee275508d91600d347%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637565015057852346%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=lH5LnvrW4giBI6em7ocmy%2BEIGqsjicoQaO8Vx%2BFedco%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on EEA Family Permit and EU Settlement Scheme family permit applications and outcomes are published in table Vis_D01 and Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fmanaged-migration-datasets&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLouise.Duffy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbc9698fca61048ee275508d91600d347%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637565015057852346%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=5Dq9dE1uAiCDordNji1hDKQmcMvQOvvB7b3C7bKKYFQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry clearance visa detailed datasets</a>. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2022 16:30:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1419083

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 extending the deadline for Surinder Singh applications to the EU Settlement Scheme beyond 29 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	116969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>In April 2019 the Government announced transitional arrangements for the family members of qualifying British citizens living in the EEA or Switzerland by 31 December 2020 to enable them to return to the UK under EU law terms. This means they have had nearly three years in which to decide whether to return to the UK on this basis.</p><p> </p><p>Family members who apply by 29 March 2022 for an EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) family permit to return to the UK in order to apply to the EUSS will be considered to have reasonable grounds for applying to the EUSS in the UK after the deadline, provided they do so without delay. An application to the EUSS can also be made from outside the UK where the family member has previously returned here with the British citizen and is currently outside the UK within the absence periods permitted under the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of fairness, it remains the Government’s approach to align under the family Immigration Rules the family reunion requirements for all British citizens, wherever they and their families reside.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2022 16:32:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady