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422690

	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

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

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

426591

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: 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 process as a matter of urgency the asylum applications of the 114 Syrian refugees currently being held at RAF Dhekelia in Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	15068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>Under an existing agreement with the Republic of Cyprus, those who claim asylum will be processed by the Cypriot authorities on behalf of the Sovereign Base.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/11/2015 16:49:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 28824 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

226331

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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 people (a) applied and (b) successfully resettled in Northern Ireland under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme in 2013 and 2014.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	227083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme was launched in January 2014 to help particularly vulnerable Syrians who are displaced in the regions neighbouring Syria, for whom resettlement to the UK is the only option. In particular, the programme prioritises 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) in the region to identify the exceptional cases whose needs are so profound that they need to be resettled to a country like the UK. <br><br>Individuals do not apply but are referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. <br><br>Northern Ireland is not currently participating in the scheme.<br><br>143 people were relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme between the first group of arrivals on 25 March 2014 and the end of December 2014. This is the latest publicly available figure, as numbers are released as part of the Home Office official statistics each quarter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/03/2015 14:59:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

417650

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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, pursuant to the Statement on Syrian Refugees and Counter-terrorism of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 24, how many additional refugees the Government plans to take under the (a) Gateway programme and (b) Mandate programme over the duration of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	9466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Gateway programme demonstrates the UK’s proud tradition of providing protection to refugees; and of the UK’s commitment to supporting UNHCR’s global effort to provide durable solutions to the plight of refugees. Since the first arrivals in March 2004, the UK has resettled over 6,300 refugees under the Gateway programme. The current commitment is to resettle 750 refugees per year, generally those in protracted situations, and has been fully met over the last two years. The Mandate Refugee Scheme is designed to resettle individual refugees from anywhere in the world who have been recognised as refugees by UNHCR, and judged by them to be in need of resettlement; and who have a close family member in the UK who is willing to accommodate them.</p><p>Therefore this scheme has no quota. There are no plans to expand either of these schemes over the term of this Parliament and we will continue with our commitment to offer protection to those in most need, along side those beneficiaries of the Vulnerable Person’s Relocation scheme.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:23:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

226333

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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 people have settled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	227013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>In the year ending December 2014, 143 individuals have relocated to the UK <br>under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. This is in addition to <br>nearly 4,000 Syrian nationals and dependants to whom we have granted asylum or <br>other forms of leave since the crisis began.<br><br>The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of people relocating to the <br>UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in Table as_19 (Asylum <br>data table Volume 4) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. A copy <br>of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October – December 2014, is <br>available from:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 50245 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

226334

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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 she has made of the Government's Syrian refugee resettlement policy in relation to the number of people seeking refuge; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	227012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the crisis in Syria, the suffering and <br>hardship it is causing for millions of displaced Syrians in the region, and the <br>strain it is placing on their host countries. That is why we launched the <br>Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, offering protection in the <br>UK to some of the most vulnerable refugees, who cannot be supported effectively <br>in the region. The scheme is based on need rather than fulfilling a quota, but <br>we have said that we expect it to help several hundred people over three years, <br>and we remain on track to deliver that commitment. We therefore have no <br>current plans to change the way the scheme operates. However, we continue to <br>monitor the situation in Syria and the surrounding region and work closely with <br>the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify the most <br>vulnerable people displaced by the conflict to ensure that the scheme remains <br>responsive to need.<br><br>However given the scale of the crisis, we believe the most effective way to <br>ensure the UK’s help has the greatest impact for displaced people and their <br>host countries is through substantial humanitarian aid and actively seeking an <br>end to the conflict so that refugees can return to their homes and livelihoods <br>safely. We have committed £800 million in response to the crisis, making us <br>the second largest bilateral donor in the world, and UK funding is helping to <br>support hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the region, providing <br>food, healthcare and essential supplies. Compared with aid, resettlement can <br>only ever help a minority of those in need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 50244 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman