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	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story of 12 September 2023 entitled New Illegal Migration Act measures and age dispute assessment tests, whether the consultations with local authorities and organisations within the sector to look at the UK’s capacity to accommodate and support those arriving through safe and legal routes will seek views on proposed additional safe routes..
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	201816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>With the passing of the Illegal Migration Act, on 20 July 2023, the government has committed to introducing a cap on the number of people brought to the UK through safe and legal routes each year.</p><p>The cap will be determined through consultation with local authorities to understand the UK’s capacity to accommodate and support individuals arriving through safe and legal routes.</p><p>The consultation seeks to determine a realistic picture of the capacity that the UK has, to enable the operation of safe and legal routes for protection and ensure these routes form part of a well-managed and sustainable migration system.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has stated, as we get a grip on illegal migration, we will be able to bring forward more safe and legal routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 13:50:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1416928

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women and children are in receipt of asylum support under s98, s95 or s4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	112524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates gender or age of supported of asylum seekers. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/02/2022 15:34:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1203321

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with representatives from (a) civil society and (b) faith organisations on the next phase of support for people in the asylum system during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	59203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The decision to suspend the cessation of support will be reviewed before the end of June.</p><p> </p><p>A comprehensive cessation plan, on how to recommence support cessations and evictions is being worked through with discussions with Local Authorities, Other Government Departments and Stakeholders, which included members of the voluntary and community sector.</p><p> </p><p>Generally, upon receipt of a “positive” cessation a person is given 28 days’ notice and is referred to the Department of Work and Pensions to apply for benefits if they require them and to Local Authorities for housing assistance. During the Covid 19 crisis newly granted refugees have been continuing to receive support and accommodation while their applications to mainstream benefits have been considered.</p><p> </p><p>All people currently accommodated within our accommodation can receive advice on asylum support and have access to our Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) provider, Migrant Help. They can contact Migrant Help 24 hours a day on a freephone number if they need assistance or guidance.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to working closely with the accommodation providers and communicating with local authorities to relieve pressure and capacity as much as possible and ensure that health guidance is being followed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59202 59204 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:30:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron