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420194

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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 the current average time taken is to process asylum applications from the point of initial screening interview to substantive asylum interview.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	10811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The current average time to process an asylum claim is 80 days, from the date of the screening interview to the date the substantive asylum interview has been concluded. This is down from a peak of 142 days in 2008.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2015 15:55:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

428197

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's current service standard is for the time taken to process further submissions related to an asylum claim.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	16090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>There is not a formal service standard for deciding further submissions from failed asylum seekers. The Home Office is balancing resource between those failed asylum seekers with no leave to remain who have made further submissions on the one hand and, on the other, those who were granted a limited period of leave following the refusal of their application who have outstanding applications for Further Leave.</p><p>With regard to further submissions lodged by failed asylum seekers, there is dedicated resource in place to decide cases in the existing stock of further submissions and to also decide new submissions quickly, wherever possible within 5 days of their being lodged. With regard to cases in the stock of further submissions, the Home Office is prioritising cases where applicants are in receipt of asylum support and cases where the applicant may be removed from the United Kingdom in the eventuality their submission is refused. The Home Office will also give priority to further submissions case that have been outstanding for the longest period of time.</p><p>The figures in the below table relate to failed asylum seekers who had outstanding further submissions as of 30 June 2015:</p><p>Timescale (Years) Total</p><p>1 - 2 2383</p><p>2 - 3 1426</p><p>3 or more 1267</p><p>Total 5076</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 16091 question first answered 25/11/2015 15:55:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

428196

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions on further submissions related to asylum claims that are outstanding have been waiting for longer than (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years for a decision.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	16091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>There is not a formal service standard for deciding further submissions from failed asylum seekers. The Home Office is balancing resource between those failed asylum seekers with no leave to remain who have made further submissions on the one hand and, on the other, those who were granted a limited period of leave following the refusal of their application who have outstanding applications for Further Leave.</p><p>With regard to further submissions lodged by failed asylum seekers, there is dedicated resource in place to decide cases in the existing stock of further submissions and to also decide new submissions quickly, wherever possible within 5 days of their being lodged. With regard to cases in the stock of further submissions, the Home Office is prioritising cases where applicants are in receipt of asylum support and cases where the applicant may be removed from the United Kingdom in the eventuality their submission is refused. The Home Office will also give priority to further submissions case that have been outstanding for the longest period of time.</p><p>The figures in the below table relate to failed asylum seekers who had outstanding further submissions as of 30 June 2015:</p><p>Timescale (Years) Total</p><p>1 - 2 2383</p><p>2 - 3 1426</p><p>3 or more 1267</p><p>Total 5076</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 16090 question first answered 25/11/2015 15:55:32 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

48298

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Israeli citizens were found to be working in the UK without an appropriate visa in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	196266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table gives the number of Israeli nationals arrested on illegal <br>working type enforcement visits from 2009 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Table 1 – Israeli nationals arrested on illegal working type enforcement visits, 2009 to 2013</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrests</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

89761

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether staff answering calls to the UK Visas and Immigration MPs' Hotline who are not directly employed by the Home Office receive the same training and have access to the same information as staff who are directly employed.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	207384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All staff, whether employed directly or via an agency, receive the same training and have access to the same systems.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:29:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

89762

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
	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 staff answering enquiries to the UK Visas and Immigration MPs' Hotline have been directly employed by the Home Office in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	207385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Between 1 January and 31 March 2014, two members of the team who answered UK Visas and Immigration MP’s Hotline were employed via an agency.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:28:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

89770

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what private companies have been contracted to answer enquiries to the UK Visas and Immigration MPs' Hotline in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	207386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>No private companies have been contracted to answer enquiries to the UK Visas and Immigration MP’s Hotline.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/09/2014 15:38:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91482

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rule 35 applications have been submitted by healthcare providers in immigration removal centres, by immigration removal centre, in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	208963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 sets out requirements for doctors at <br>immigration removal centres to report on: <br><br>(1) any detained person whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by <br>continued detention or any conditions of detention;<br>(2) any detained person suspected of having suicidal intentions; and<br>(3) any detained person for whom there are concerns that they may have been a <br>victim of torture.<br><br>The following table shows the number of Rule 35 applications submitted by <br>healthcare providers in immigration removal centres.<br><br>All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The issue of a Rule 35 report does not mean that the detainee concerned will be <br>released automatically from detention, or even necessarily that the doctor <br>making the report will have recommended release. Rule 35 is a mechanism for <br>information to be brought to the attention of Home Office caseworkers so that <br>it may be considered and the person’s detention reviewed in light of it, in <br>line with detention policy. Whether or not an individual is released will <br>depend on the specific facts of the case. <br><br>All the Rule 35 applications submitted by healthcare providers in immigration <br>removal centres during the period in question were brought to the attention of <br>Home Office caseworkers and the person’s detention reviewed in line with <br>detention policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 208964 208965 question first answered 06/10/2014 14:49:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 208963 Excel Table.xls title Rule 35 applications
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91498

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases detainees were released automatically as a result of Rule 35 applications from each immigration removal centre in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	208964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 sets out requirements for doctors at <br>immigration removal centres to report on: <br><br>(1) any detained person whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by <br>continued detention or any conditions of detention;<br>(2) any detained person suspected of having suicidal intentions; and<br>(3) any detained person for whom there are concerns that they may have been a <br>victim of torture.<br><br>The following table shows the number of Rule 35 applications submitted by <br>healthcare providers in immigration removal centres.<br><br>All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The issue of a Rule 35 report does not mean that the detainee concerned will be <br>released automatically from detention, or even necessarily that the doctor <br>making the report will have recommended release. Rule 35 is a mechanism for <br>information to be brought to the attention of Home Office caseworkers so that <br>it may be considered and the person’s detention reviewed in light of it, in <br>line with detention policy. Whether or not an individual is released will <br>depend on the specific facts of the case. <br><br>All the Rule 35 applications submitted by healthcare providers in immigration <br>removal centres during the period in question were brought to the attention of <br>Home Office caseworkers and the person’s detention reviewed in line with <br>detention policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 208963 208965 question first answered 06/10/2014 14:49:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 208963 Excel Table.xls title Rule 35 applications
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91499

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rule 35 applications submitted by healthcare providers in each immigration removal centre received a response from her Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	208965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 sets out requirements for doctors at <br>immigration removal centres to report on: <br><br>(1) any detained person whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by <br>continued detention or any conditions of detention;<br>(2) any detained person suspected of having suicidal intentions; and<br>(3) any detained person for whom there are concerns that they may have been a <br>victim of torture.<br><br>The following table shows the number of Rule 35 applications submitted by <br>healthcare providers in immigration removal centres.<br><br>All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are <br>therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been <br>quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The issue of a Rule 35 report does not mean that the detainee concerned will be <br>released automatically from detention, or even necessarily that the doctor <br>making the report will have recommended release. Rule 35 is a mechanism for <br>information to be brought to the attention of Home Office caseworkers so that <br>it may be considered and the person’s detention reviewed in light of it, in <br>line with detention policy. Whether or not an individual is released will <br>depend on the specific facts of the case. <br><br>All the Rule 35 applications submitted by healthcare providers in immigration <br>removal centres during the period in question were brought to the attention of <br>Home Office caseworkers and the person’s detention reviewed in line with <br>detention policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 208963 208964 question first answered 06/10/2014 14:49:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 208963 Excel Table.xls title Rule 35 applications
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith