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	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, including those who are children and those with mental health needs, following the announcement on 29 March of plans to use former military bases to house refugees and asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL7068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of Local Authorities and key stakeholders on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers including those announced on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2023. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery.</p><p>For any large sites the Home Office are exploring use, Multi-Agency Forums are being held with the Local Authority and other key stakeholders before implementation. Any concerns relating to the Local Authority’s ability to meet statutory requirements can be raised and discussed in that forum. We are committed to continuous engagement with local authorities and local partners to understand and mitigate identified risks, including impact on local services.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7066 HL7067 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:08:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1612439

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	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 adequacy of the ability of asylum seekers housed on (a) military bases, (b) accommodation barges, (c) cruise ships and (d) other non-urban locations to access medical care.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	181729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will ensure that all accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/04/2023 16:57:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1626327

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on NHS waiting lists for asylum seekers; and if she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers are not moved to a new area while on an NHS waiting list.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	184134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office and its accommodation providers are not statutory providers or commissioners of healthcare. Therefore, they do not have systematic access to health or medical data of asylum seekers. They would not be immediately aware if an asylum seeker was on an NHS waiting list for treatment unless this information had been submitted to them either directly and consensually by a supported asylum seeker or via Migrant Help.</p><p>Section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 sets out factors that may be considered when deciding the type of accommodation to allocate to asylum seekers and failed asylum seekers in need of support. The overriding principle when allocating accommodation is that it is offered on a ‘no choice basis’. However, requests from asylum seekers on asylum support to be accommodated in a particular location are considered under the Home Office Allocation of Asylum Accommodation Policy. All requests should be considered on a case by case basis, balancing that overarching principle that accommodation is offered on a ‘no choice basis’ against the strength of the exceptional circumstances that might make it appropriate to agree to the request to provide accommodation in a particular location.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/05/2023 15:57:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell