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751966

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Hillingdon
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government to what timescale they aim to issue decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 14:36:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6009 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751967

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nationality: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government to what timescale they aim to issue decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 subsistence only support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:14:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6010 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751969

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken over the past 12 months for assessing, and reaching decisions on, applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:02 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:17:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6012 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751968

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken over the past 12 months for issuing decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:02 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:16:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6011 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419224

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers were deported from the United Kingdom in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2014, on reaching the age of 18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not keep electronic records on removals going as far back as 2000. Records of removals on the Immigration Database only go back to 2006. In 2010, <del class="ministerial">132</del> <ins class="ministerial">778</ins> failed asylum seekers were removed after reaching the age of 18. In 2014, <del class="ministerial">151</del> <ins class="ministerial">445 </ins>failed asylum seekers were removed after reaching the age of 18.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/10/2015 13:50:02 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2016 14:22:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates previous answer version 24077 answering member printed Lord Bates answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

226039

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many agency staff are employed in (a) her Department, (b) the Passport Office, (c) UK Visas Immigration and (d) the Border Force.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	226758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is <br />provided in Table 1.<br /><br />The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty’s <br />Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.<br /><br />The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.<br /><br />The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.</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 15:04:13 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 12:03:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2 V2.xls title NEW TABLES previous answer version 50156 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 226758 Table 1 and 226759 Table 2.xlsx title Agency workers and the full-time employed
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

674870

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals there have been against refusal of an application for permanent residence by EU nationals in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those appeals have been successful.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	60664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Available published data on EEA Free Movement appeals can be found in Table FIA.3 of the Tribunals and gender recognition statistics. These cover the period up to September 2016 and include data for allowed and dismissed appeals.</p><p>The most recent edition is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-20" target="_blank"><del class="ministerial">https://</del>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/01/2017 17:56:41 question first ministerially corrected 24/01/2017 16:42:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 31571 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

61397

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) passport renewals there have been in the last year; and what the annual change in such figures has been.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	200217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office <br />received <del class="ministerial">1,446,983</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,425,885</ins> first time passport applications and <del class="ministerial">4,528,751</del> <ins class="ministerial">4,461,343</ins> passport <br />renewal applications.<br /><br />This compares with 1,346,246 first time applications and 4,036,267 passport <br />renewal applications during the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:03:02 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2014 14:35:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8681 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

417319

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	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 have been removed to a third country under the terms of the Dublin Convention in each month of 2014 and 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	9116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The information requested is shown in the following table:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Jan-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Feb-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Apr-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>May-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Jun-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Jul-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Aug-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Sep-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Oct-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Nov-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Dec-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Jan-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Feb-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Apr-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>May-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Jun-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>88</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>67</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>80</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>57</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>57</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>55</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>51</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>41</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>71</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>74</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>64</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>40</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>49</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>67</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>71</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>59</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>36</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>71</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1098</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">These figures are based on management information and are only valid for the date of the report (8/09/2015). This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table shows the information requested, as indicated by our records:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Jan-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Feb-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Apr-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>May-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Jun-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Jul-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Aug-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Sep-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Oct-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Nov-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Dec-14</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Jan-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Feb-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Apr-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>May-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Jun-15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest 10; are based on the latest management information so are subject to change; and have not been quality assured under national statistics protocols.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">These figures include people who have claimed asylum in the UK (main applicants), who applied on or after 01 October 2006.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/09/2015 15:09:55 question first ministerially corrected 22/02/2016 12:51:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 21102 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

386719

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	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 were removed from the UK under the Dublin Convention in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	4942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In 2010 1,545 people were removed from the UK with reference to the Dublin Regulation, which replaced the Dublin Convention in 2003. This figure includes people who claimed asylum in the UK and those who did not, but had asylum claims in other States, as the Dublin Regulation applies in both cases. In 2014 740 were removed. Comparable figures are not available for 2005. The figures are based on management information and are only valid for the date of the report (11 June 2015). This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Removals from the UK under the Dublin Regulations have fallen since 2010 primarily because all Member States are unable to make transfers to Greece following the ruling on 21 January 2011 from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of MSS vs Belgium and Greece. The Court found that Greece had violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment both because of the poor living conditions for applicants and the failure by the Greek authorities to properly consider his asylum claim. This ruling prevents further transfers to Greece until the situation improves.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Since the Court ruling the UK has helped Greece significantly to improve its asylum system, both bilaterally and as part of interventions under the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The UK has contributed more working days in asylum expert deployments under EASO support plans to countries such as Greece than any other Member State.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our records indicate that in 2010 1,150 people were removed from the UK with reference to the Dublin Regulation, which replaced the Dublin Convention in 2003. This figure includes people who claimed asylum in the UK and those who did not, but had asylum claims in other States, as the Dublin Regulation applies in both cases. Our records indicate that in 2014 520 people were removed, and in 2005 1,890 people were removed. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and are based on the latest management information and so are subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">Removals from the UK under the Dublin Regulations have fallen since 2010 primarily because all Member States are unable to make transfers to Greece following the ruling on 21 January 2011 from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of MSS vs Belgium and Greece. The Court found that Greece had violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment both because of the poor living conditions for applicants and the failure by the Greek authorities to properly consider his asylum claim. This ruling prevents further transfers to Greece until the situation improves.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">Since the Court ruling the UK has helped Greece significantly to improve its asylum system, both bilaterally and as part of interventions under the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The UK has contributed more working days in asylum expert deployments under EASO support plans to countries such as Greece than any other Member State.</ins></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire previous answer version 11376 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire 16353 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire question first answered 21/07/2015 13:04:48 question first ministerially corrected 22/02/2016 12:51:34 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone