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1606804

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help refugees learn English.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	172357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that language skills are crucial to help people integrate into life in England, as well as to break down barriers to work and career progression.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education funds English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Refugees and those granted humanitarian protection are eligible for full funding for ESOL through the AEB if they are unemployed and looking for work.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office provides funding to local authorities to support resettlement and integration costs for those who arrive through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy. In the first year this includes £850 per adult to cover additional English language provision.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested in a number of ways to improve English language provision for refugees, including providing £1.8mn in 2022/23 to support additional childcare so that refugees resettled to the UK (the UKRS) can access ESOL lessons; and £360,000 to improve regional coordination of ESOL for refugees.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to offering an enhanced integration package for refugees arriving through safe and legal routes, to help them integrate and become self-sufficient more quickly. This will be delivered in England through the Refugee Employability Programme (REP), which has three key pillars: tailored employment support, integration support and English language training. More information about the Refugee Employability Programme can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:39:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1603891

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	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 Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 157640 on Refugees: English Language, if she will make an estimate of the (a) cost and (b) number of people who will use the programme.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	165258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is running a £52m competitive procurement to secure suppliers to deliver the Refugee Employability Programme. Further information, including on volumes of Service Users, cannot be released until the commercial process has completed and the service is in delivery.</p><p>More information about the Refugee Employability Programme can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement</a></p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/da2fbdec-b65d-4999-9ebf-14998fdead0b?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/da2fbdec-b65d-4999-9ebf-14998fdead0b?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2023 10:21:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1601185

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	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 Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 153774, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of resuming its investigation into an early intensive language offer for refugees, following the conclusion of the Integration Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	157640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in England and become self-sufficient. That is why the Refugee Employability Programme includes English language training to enhance the support provided to refugees arriving through safe and legal routes. We expect this service to start later this year. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 11:04:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1601187

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of English lessons on the ability of refugees residing in hotels to integrate into the local community.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	157641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Councils with bridging hotels in their area have been commissioned by the Home Office to deliver hotel wraparound support to people on the Afghan resettlement schemes. As part of the wraparound support, Local Authorities should provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) support for residents to support integration and enable guests to move on to permanent accommodation and settle into new communities, access jobs and services.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities who resettle families will also receive £850 for English language provision for adults requiring this support. This funding is available to Local Authorities who resettle families under the 3-year ACRS/ARAP scheme with effect from 1 September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Those over the age of 19 will have immediate access to funding through the Department for Education’s Adult Education Budget and be eligible for fully funded ESOL courses.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DLUHC is supporting the Home Office to develop an integration package for the Afghan families, which includes a further 12-month support package for English (ESOL) of £850 per adult.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 17:50:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1599323

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) reports published by and (b) minutes of any meetings since January 2019 of the Migration and Border Analysis Home Office Science Group which relate to the investigation into the benefits and merits of early intensive language courses for refugees, as referenced in the ad hoc query of 29 January 2019 to the European Migration Network made by the UK EMN National Point of Contact.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	153774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in England, as well as to breaking down barriers to work and career progression. Home Office officials explored an early intensive language offer as part of a wider investigation into English language support for refugees. Exploration of the intensive offer was paused to avoid duplication with the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for Integration Fund (EFIF) launched by the Department for Levelling Up in August 2020. EFIF supported one of the key commitments in the 2018 Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper by supporting individuals to be able to meaningfully integrate and participate in society boosting English language proficiency. The programme trialled a new approach to funding ESOL, adopting a localised place-based design, providing community-based English language sessions, social mixing clubs and activities to individuals with little or no English.</p><p> </p><p>In the same period, the Home Office funded the development of English language teaching resources to support refugees with their early integration.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/03/2023 16:22:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1587811

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	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 potential merits of increasing English language support for refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	149581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>All refugees and those granted protection in the UK should be able to fully integrate into life here and become self-sufficient, providing for themselves and their families, and contributing to the economy. Refugees in the UK have access to mainstream benefits and services to enable their integration and we are working across Government to ensure these services meet the needs of refugees.</p><p>The Government recognises the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in the UK, as well as to breaking down barriers to work and career progression.</p><p>The Government is committed to offering an enhanced integration package for refugees arriving through safe and legal routes, to help them integrate and become self-sufficient more quickly. This will be delivered in England through the Refugee Employability Programme (REP), centred on the three key pillars tailored employment support, integration support and English language training.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 149580 149582 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:17:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1464151

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department will publish further guidance for public and private providers of English language learning on how they can supply their services to local authorities to support Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
	uin	4641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Authorities, colleges and training providers have the flexibility to use their AEB/ESFA to meet the needs of their communities.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 25/05/2022 14:52:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1421960

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	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 Answer of 11 January 2022 to Question 98220 on English language support for refugees, whether the Operation Warm Welcome programme for Afghan arrivals in the UK following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan still covers the costs of English language classes.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	122684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>For those coming through both the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), once granted Indefinite Leave to Remain, beneficiaries over the age of 19 have immediate access to funding through the Department for Education’s Adult Education budget including English For Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses.</p><p>As part of Operation Warm Welcome, the funding package offered to Local Authorities, who have pledged support to the ARAP and ACRS cohort, is additional funding of £850 per adult over the age of 19 which will be made available to assist with English Language training.</p><p>This funding is available for the first year in country.</p><p>Resources from the BBC can be found here <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/afghan_beginners" target="_blank">BBC Learning English - Beginners English</a>. The Open University has curated a series of short courses especially English provision and other resources for refugees. It is free to all and available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open.edu%2Fopenlearn%2Fsociety-politics-law%2Fresources-refugees&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc75f812623c449d05a3b08d9f55b7599%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637810595431191348%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=YixvjsOeAPCmeMEXoYWry2LO9AyfFzEXHTieOF4ovmw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/resources-refugees</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/02/2022 17:22:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1399880

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	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 Education on the potential merits of standardising the English for Speakers of Other Languages curricula to enable settled refugees to learn necessary materials to integrate successfully into British society.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	98218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government recognises the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in the UK, as well as to breaking down barriers to work and career progression. The Home Office works very closely with other Government departments to ensure mainstream English language provision meets the needs of refugees.</p><p>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualifications are available at five levels, funded through the Adult Education Budget and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). Qualifications are aimed at providing learners with the skills they need for life and work in the UK.</p><p>Ofqual regulate ESOL qualifications so the outcomes achieved by learners attest to the level of knowledge, understanding and skills set out in the qualification.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2022 16:23:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1399882

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many digital devices have been provided to settled refugees on UK Resettlement Scheme to assist them with English for Speakers of Other Languages training and job applications.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	98219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities receive a generous funding package for the support they provide for refugees resettled under the UK Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>The overall package also includes additional ESOL funding to improve the English language skills of adults and helping support better employability and integration outcomes. This package enables local authorities to support refugees as they rebuild their lives in safe and secure surroundings, among supportive communities in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office does not provide any digital devices, so any provision would be separate from Government, as such we do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2022 15:02:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton