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	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will prioritise Christian, Shia Muslim and Yazidi refugees, who have been targeted by ISIL, when considering asylum cases.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 14:20:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

156345

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK in each of the last 24 months; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	215041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Officials have regularly met representatives of the Refugee Council to discuss the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. The last meeting was held on 25 September and was also attended by partners from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). <br><br>I am pleased to confirm that Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN and Other International Organisations, Geneva will represent the UK at the UNHCR Global Resettlement Pledging Conference on 9 December 2014.<br><br>You have asked for details on how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK over the last 24 months. These figures are broken down by month in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave<sup>1</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Grants of asylum</td><td>Grants of Humanitarian Protection</td><td>Grants of Discretionary Leave</td><td>Other forms of grant</td><td><strong>Total grants</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>71</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>73</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>100</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>111</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>121</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>131</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>147</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>131</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>90</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>95</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>167</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>135</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>135</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>134</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>136</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>103</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>125</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>127</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>113</strong></td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>115</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>116</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>106</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>132</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>168</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>46</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>47</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>79</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>80</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>66</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>66</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>64</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>64</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>107</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>108</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>108</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td><strong>109</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>90</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>94</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Figures include dependants</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214922 214923 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:58:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 29218 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

156348

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will represent the UK in the UN High Commissioner for Refugees meeting on resettling Syria's refugees in December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	214923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Officials have regularly met representatives of the Refugee Council to discuss the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. The last meeting was held on 25 September and was also attended by partners from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). <br><br>I am pleased to confirm that Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN and Other International Organisations, Geneva will represent the UK at the UNHCR Global Resettlement Pledging Conference on 9 December 2014.<br><br>You have asked for details on how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK over the last 24 months. These figures are broken down by month in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave<sup>1</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Grants of asylum</td><td>Grants of Humanitarian Protection</td><td>Grants of Discretionary Leave</td><td>Other forms of grant</td><td><strong>Total grants</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>71</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>73</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>100</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>111</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>121</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>131</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>147</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>131</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>90</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>95</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>167</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>135</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>135</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>134</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>136</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>103</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>125</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>127</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>113</strong></td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>115</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>116</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>106</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>132</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>168</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>46</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>47</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>79</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>80</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>66</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>66</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>64</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>64</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>107</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>108</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>108</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td><strong>109</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>90</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>94</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Figures include dependants</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214922 215041 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:58:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 29216 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

156349

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Refugee Council to discuss the number of Syrian refugees that have been settled in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	214922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Officials have regularly met representatives of the Refugee Council to discuss the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. The last meeting was held on 25 September and was also attended by partners from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). <br><br>I am pleased to confirm that Karen Pierce, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN and Other International Organisations, Geneva will represent the UK at the UNHCR Global Resettlement Pledging Conference on 9 December 2014.<br><br>You have asked for details on how many refugees from Syria have been settled in the UK over the last 24 months. These figures are broken down by month in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Syrian nationals granted asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave<sup>1</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Grants of asylum</td><td>Grants of Humanitarian Protection</td><td>Grants of Discretionary Leave</td><td>Other forms of grant</td><td><strong>Total grants</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>71</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>73</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>100</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>111</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>121</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>131</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>147</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>131</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>90</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>95</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>167</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>135</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>135</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>134</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>136</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>103</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>125</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>127</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td><strong>113</strong></td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>115</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>116</strong></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>106</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>132</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>132</strong></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>168</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>169</strong></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>46</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>47</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>79</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>80</strong></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>66</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>66</strong></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>64</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>64</strong></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>107</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>108</strong></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>108</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td><strong>109</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>90</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><strong>94</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Figures include dependants</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 214923 215041 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:58:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 29212 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

444721

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	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 ensure the target of 20,000 resettled Syrian refugees is met by the end of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	22421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>On 16 December 2015, the Prime Minister informed the House we had met our commitment of resettling 1,000 Syrians before Christmas. By hitting this target we have shown that we are on track to resettle 20,000 during the life of this parliament. The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/01/2016 15:51:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 39438 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

175280

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) received funding from her Department for the purposes of resettling Syrian refugees; and what the total value was of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>A number of local authorities across the UK accept Syrian refugees under normal asylum procedures. Over 3,400 Syrians have been granted asylum or other forms of leave since the crisis in Syria began in 2011. Furthermore, Syrian asylum seekers who are not being accommodated by the Government, can choose to live in any local authority area. <br><br>In addition to this the Home Secretary launched the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme last January to provide sanctuary for those displaced Syrians who are most at risk, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. <br><br>Following the launch of this scheme the Home Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Local Government Association on 11 February 2014 encouraging local authority participation and this letter has been cascaded across local authorities. So far, three local authorities have received refugees under the scheme and we continue to engage closely with additional local authorities who have expressed an interest in participation. We therefore remain confident that we can continue to meet the needs of arrivals in the UK under the scheme as planned but we welcome further offers of support from other local authorities as the scheme progresses.<br><br>Full costs borne by the local authorities will not be known until the refugees have been in UK for a full 12 months. Costs will depend on the particular vulnerabilities of those brought to the UK, and we are keeping costs under close review. <br><br>Central government is responsible for the overall funding of the scheme, but we will recover costs wherever possible, including from international aid funding schemes and potential EU funding schemes. We have put forward proposals to obtain funding from the new EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and are hopeful of a positive outcome. The UK’s National Programme is yet to be agreed and until this is signed off by the EU Commission, costs to the Home Office specifically will not be finalised.<br><br>Ninety people were relocated to the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme between the first group of arrivals on 25 March and the end of September. This is the latest publicly available figure, as numbers are released as part of the Home Office official statistics each quarter. The number of arrivals under the scheme up to the end of December 2014 will be published on 26 February. <br><br>We have said that we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 221687 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:51:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41541 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

175282

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Syrian refugees resettled by local authorities in the UK to date.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>A number of local authorities across the UK accept Syrian refugees under normal asylum procedures. Over 3,400 Syrians have been granted asylum or other forms of leave since the crisis in Syria began in 2011. Furthermore, Syrian asylum seekers who are not being accommodated by the Government, can choose to live in any local authority area. <br><br>In addition to this the Home Secretary launched the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme last January to provide sanctuary for those displaced Syrians who are most at risk, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. <br><br>Following the launch of this scheme the Home Secretary wrote to the Chairman of the Local Government Association on 11 February 2014 encouraging local authority participation and this letter has been cascaded across local authorities. So far, three local authorities have received refugees under the scheme and we continue to engage closely with additional local authorities who have expressed an interest in participation. We therefore remain confident that we can continue to meet the needs of arrivals in the UK under the scheme as planned but we welcome further offers of support from other local authorities as the scheme progresses.<br><br>Full costs borne by the local authorities will not be known until the refugees have been in UK for a full 12 months. Costs will depend on the particular vulnerabilities of those brought to the UK, and we are keeping costs under close review. <br><br>Central government is responsible for the overall funding of the scheme, but we will recover costs wherever possible, including from international aid funding schemes and potential EU funding schemes. We have put forward proposals to obtain funding from the new EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and are hopeful of a positive outcome. The UK’s National Programme is yet to be agreed and until this is signed off by the EU Commission, costs to the Home Office specifically will not be finalised.<br><br>Ninety people were relocated to the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme between the first group of arrivals on 25 March and the end of September. This is the latest publicly available figure, as numbers are released as part of the Home Office official statistics each quarter. The number of arrivals under the scheme up to the end of December 2014 will be published on 26 February. <br><br>We have said that we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 221697 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:51:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

172908

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment criteria are used for the Syrian vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	220264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need. The scheme is designed to help particularly vulnerable individuals displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We are working closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify the most vulnerable people displaced by the conflict and UNHCR are best placed to ensure that the corresponding referrals are responsive to need. <br><br>Given the serious vulnerability of the beneficiaries, our priority is to ensure that the support and accommodation they need is in place before they arrive in the UK. We are working closely with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local authority services to achieve this as soon as practically possible as the circumstances of each particular case allow. In view of this we do not apply a standard target time for relocation and we do not collect corresponding data on individual cases. We said that we would relocate several hundred people over three years and we are on course to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 220306 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:42:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

172910

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	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) average and (b) longest time taken has been to process a Syrian refugee through the Syrian vulnerable persons relocation scheme up to their relocation in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	220306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need. The scheme is designed to help particularly vulnerable individuals displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We are working closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify the most vulnerable people displaced by the conflict and UNHCR are best placed to ensure that the corresponding referrals are responsive to need. <br><br>Given the serious vulnerability of the beneficiaries, our priority is to ensure that the support and accommodation they need is in place before they arrive in the UK. We are working closely with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local authority services to achieve this as soon as practically possible as the circumstances of each particular case allow. In view of this we do not apply a standard target time for relocation and we do not collect corresponding data on individual cases. We said that we would relocate several hundred people over three years and we are on course to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 220264 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:42:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391857

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees granted asylum in the UK were studying in the UK at the time their asylum application was made in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as to produce an accurate number would require a manual review of records matched between different Home Office data systems, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The UK has a proud tradition of providing protection to those who need it most. Between 2011 and March this year, we granted asylum or other forms of leave to over 4,200 Syrian nationals and dependants.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh