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48957

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:49
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:00:57
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	identifier	197140
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many absconders there were at each UK airport in each year since 2010; and how many and what proportion of such absconders were subsequently recovered.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197140
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197140
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>It is Home Office policy not to release operationally sensitive information at <br>port specific level, so as not to expose potential vulnerabilities in border <br>security.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

49135

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:50:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:04:10
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	identifier	197219
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proposal set out in Baroness Newlove's report, Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities, for a Bling Back scheme where money made from selling local drug dealers' assets is handed back to the neighbourhood.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197219
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197219
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>There has been a scheme since 2004 whereby a proportion of the proceeds of <br>crime recovered from drug dealers and other criminals are returned to law <br>enforcement agencies. The money returned to law enforcement has been used to <br>support a continued increase in the amounts recovered from criminals and can be <br>invested in community projects.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1564915

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2023
	date	09/01/2023
	date tabled	09/01/2023
	ddp created	09/01/2023 22:50:18
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	09/01/2023 23:21:55 12/01/2023 18:27:20
	hansard heading	Asylum and Immigration: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	119155
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/01/2023 17:57:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum and (b) general immigration cases from Welsh constituencies have been waiting for a decision for over (i) six months, (ii) one year and (iii) two years.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 119155
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119155
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on work in progress in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">Migration Transparency Data</a>. However, this is not available by constituency. Data on the asylum work in progress are provided in table Asy_03 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">immigration and protection data</a>. The latest data relates to as at 30 June 2022. Data on migration work in progress are provided in table VSI_03 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">visas and citizenship data</a>. The latest data relates to as at 30 September 2022.</p> question first answered 12/01/2023 17:57:08
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1661977

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2023
	date	19/09/2023
	date tabled	19/09/2023
	ddp created	19/09/2023 18:28:09
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	19/09/2023 18:58:21 18/10/2023 09:09:26
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	identifier	200486
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	17/10/2023 15:28:46
	question first ministerially corrected	18/10/2023 08:39:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees who were not made offers of alternative housing were made homeless following the closure of hotel accommodation in each local authority in Wales.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 200486
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200486
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><del class="ministerial">All 55 hotels being used to house around 8,000 Afghans at the end of March were no longer being used as bridging accommodation by 31 August.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It is important that our policy approach distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom. There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The monitoring of Homelessness duties owed to this cohort is the responsibility of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">DLUHC has been gathering survey data from local authorities in England on homelessness duties owed to Afghans leaving bridging accommodation. This data has been published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england" target="_blank">Homelessness management information – Afghan nationals: England</a>.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In summary the total number of Afghan households in this cohort in temporary accommodation under a homelessness duty in England as of 31 August was 188.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This is based on a voluntary survey to local authorities in England with a 74% response rate, of which 35% of local authorities had reported owing homelessness duties to Afghan households leaving bridging accommodation.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">DLUHC will continue to monitor homelessness duties to this cohort going forwards and the Home Office will continue to publish statistics on resettlement schemes in the usual way.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The information requested for each local authority in Wales is not currently available. The following operational data published by the Home Office may be of interest: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-bridging-hotel-exit-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All 55 hotels being used to house around 8,000 Afghans at the end of March were no longer being used as bridging accommodation by 31 August.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government has granted all Afghans relocated through safe and legal routes with Indefinite Leave to Remain, including the immediate right to work, alongside access to the benefits system and vital health, education, and employment support.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">On top of this the Government made available £35m of new funding to enable Local Authorities to provide increased support for Afghan households to move from hotels into settled accommodation.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The monitoring of Homelessness duties owed to this cohort is the responsibility of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DLUHC has been gathering survey data from local authorities in England on homelessness duties owed to Afghans leaving bridging accommodation. This data has been published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england" target="_blank">Homelessness management information – Afghan nationals: England</a>.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In summary the total number of Afghan households in this cohort in temporary accommodation under a homelessness duty in England as of 31 August was 188.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This is based on a voluntary survey to local authorities in England with a 74% response rate, of which 35% of local authorities had reported owing homelessness duties to Afghan households leaving bridging accommodation.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DLUHC will continue to monitor homelessness duties to this cohort going forwards and the Home Office will continue to publish statistics on resettlement schemes in the usual way.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested for each local authority in Wales is not currently available. The following operational data published by the Home Office may be of interest: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-bridging-hotel-exit-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p> question first answered 17/10/2023 15:28:46
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty