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156598

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	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 (a) target and (b) actual average waiting time for asylum seekers to receive an appointment for an initial screening interview is.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	215259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has an internal target of 10 days from the initial point of contact to the point the applicant attends the unit. This was introduced at the start of the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 16:16:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100448

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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 steps she is taking to make it possible for asylum seekers to make a complaint without it costing them money to call from their mobile phones.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	uin	211425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Complaints regarding the operation of the Asylum system can be made by email or in writing to UK Visas and Immigration. <br><br>Information regarding the UK Visas and Immigration complaints procedure and how to contact the Complaints Allocation Hub is available to the public at the following website link:<br><br><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:27:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

92015

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	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 assessment she has made of the UK's compliance with its international obligations on stateless individuals.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	905414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is a signatory to the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the 1930 Special Protocol concerning Statelessness. The 1961 Convention clearly sets out the circumstances in which it is permissible to remove citizenship and leave a person stateless and when it is not. <br>Recent amendments to the power contained in the UK’s domestic legislation regarding removal of British citizenship were made in accordance with these obligations. Also, following the statement by the Prime Minister to the House on 1 September, the Government is working on proposals for action against British nationals fighting abroad, and is ensuring that these too will be compliant with the UK’s international obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/10/2014 10:42:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93309

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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, how many asylum applicants were (a) granted refugee status, (b) granted Humanitarian Protection or Discretionary Leave and (c) refused asylum, Humanitarian Protection or Discretionary Leave at initial decision in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 cohorts of asylum applicants; how many appeals against those decisions were lodged in each of those years; and of those appeals how many were (A) allowed and (B) dismissed.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Published figures on initial decisions for main asylum applicants, including grants of asylum, Humanitarian Protection and Discretionary Leave, and refusals, are available in Table as_01 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. <br><br>Figures relate to decisions made in the given year, rather than for a cohort of applicants.<br><br>Published figures on the number of asylum appeal applications and determinations, including appeals allowed and appeals dismissed, are available in Table as_14 (Asylum data table Volume 1) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/10/2014 14:10:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

100453

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2014 to Question 203287, on asylum, if she will make it her policy to apply the six-month service standard to all claims received before April 2014; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	211420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need it, and the Government is committed to effectively managing its asylum caseload. <br><br>It remains our aim to decide straightforward claims made before April 2014 by 31 March 2015. There will always be some cases where further information is required or that are too complex to decide within defined timescales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2014 14:18:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

78069

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	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, how many people who used the Assisted Voluntary Returns scheme (a) submitted their first asylum claim after being detained in an immigration removal and (b) had their asylum case decided within the Detained Fast Track in each of the last five years for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	205783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:26:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 205873 - Data Table (2).doc title PQ205783 Table previous answer version 11263 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

155976

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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 cost of asylum application appeals was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214621 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155978

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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 cost was of legal representation in asylum claims in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the questions without incurring disproportionate costs as the data relating to litigation expenditure is not held in a format that allows us to answer the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214622 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:36:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155979

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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, how many and what proportion of asylum application decisions were overturned on appeal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <blockquote><p>The table below shows the number of asylum appeal applications and determinations in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Asylum appeal applications and determinations, 2009 to 2013 (1)(2)(3)</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals received</strong></td><td><strong>Total appeals determined</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals allowed</strong></td><td><strong>% appeals allowed</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals dismissed</strong></td><td><strong>Appeals withdrawn</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009</strong></td><td><strong>14,340</strong></td><td><strong>12,813</strong></td><td><strong>3,712</strong></td><td><strong>29%</strong></td><td><strong>8,627</strong></td><td><strong>474</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>13,928</strong></td><td><strong>14,723</strong></td><td><strong>4,029</strong></td><td><strong>27%</strong></td><td><strong>10,061</strong></td><td><strong>633</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>9,986</strong></td><td><strong>10,597</strong></td><td><strong>2,779</strong></td><td><strong>26%</strong></td><td><strong>7,139</strong></td><td><strong>679</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>8,197</strong></td><td><strong>8,285</strong></td><td><strong>2,208</strong></td><td><strong>27%</strong></td><td><strong>5,472</strong></td><td><strong>605</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>8,519</strong></td><td><strong>8,325</strong></td><td><strong>2,078</strong></td><td><strong>25%</strong></td><td><strong>5,681</strong></td><td><strong>566</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) Figures for 2013 are provisional.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(2) HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) (formerly the Tribunals Service Immigration and Asylum (TSIA)), consists of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC and UTIAC). This replaced the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) on 15 February 2010. All figures for appeals determined are cases dealt with by Immigration Judges at the AIT or FTTIAC.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(3) Withdrawn figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as those withdrawn by the appellant.</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><p><br>These figures are regularly published in the quarterly and annual statistics on asylum appeal applications and determinations, within Immigration Statistics: April – June 2014, published by the Home Office on the GOV.UK website: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/11/2014 16:07:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

65026

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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, how many asylum seekers had been waiting for an initial decision on their asylum application for more than one year at the end of (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	203287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>At the end of December 2011, 1,897 asylum applications from main applicants were pending an initial decision after 12 months, 2,561 at the end of December 2012 and 3,773 at the end of December 2013. <br><br>The figures provided are a subset of latest published statistics for applications received for asylum since April 2006 which are published by the Home Office on a monthly and quarterly basis. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics January to March 2014 is available from:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a> <br>and from the Library of the House. Asylum data tables (volume 1) are available from: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311790" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311790</a><br>/asylum1-q1-2014-tabs.ods<br><br>Our aim this year is to ensure all claims made before April 2014 have an asylum decision by 31 March 2015. Furthermore, we are endeavouring to ensure all new claims received since 1st April 2014 get a decision within the 6 months service standard.<br><br>We are raising our decision-maker productivity targets in order to deal with rising intake, and we are continually recruiting new caseworkers to maintain appropriate staffing levels and to support our aim to get within service standards by the end of the 2014/2015 period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:56:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce