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1175935

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	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 implications for her policies of the findings of the report entitled A Call to Action for a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Strategy, published in January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse continues to be a key priority for this Government..</p><p>The Domestic Abuse Bill, which we intend to bring forward as soon as practicable, includes provision for new domestic abuse protection orders, placing restrictions and other requirements on perpetrators in order to better protect victims. Such requirements may include engagement with a perpetrator behavioural change programme, an alcohol or substance misuse programme or mental health treatment.</p><p>We welcome the work of the expert organisations involved in developing ‘A Call to Action for a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Strategy’. We are currently considering this as part of our ongoing work to understand what more we can do to tackle perpetrators and their harmful actions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/03/2020 17:42:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1347976

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminals and terrorists have been identified as applying for the support available to victims of modern slavery since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	35721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>There is more information on referrals available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmodern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPhaedra.Hartley2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cff0d49e4e078403d7b1808d94b7be3ba%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637623817733302579%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ICl1P6wUHJeeWrjb6PaTWmh93l%2FkziTtn7Skn3q1pXI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Modern Slavery: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics UK, end of year summary 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>There is also information available on issues (including modern slavery) raised by people in immigration detention available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/issues-raised-by-people-facing-return-in-immigration-detention/issues-raised-by-people-facing-return-in-immigration-detention" target="_blank">Issues raised by people facing return in immigration detention - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/07/2021 15:59:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1364825

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for a local authority to move an evacuated Afghan family from the hotel accommodation they have been placed in into a home that has been found by the local authority and meets the family’s needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	67184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>We are working at pace across government and with local authorities to source appropriate accommodation for Afghan families who were evacuated to the UK. The emergency circumstances of Operation Pitting meant that we were not able to secure long term accommodation for people as we would have liked before they flew to the UK.</p><p>Once properties are identified and referred to the Home Office, a matching exercise is undertaken which allows us to offer the property to a suitable family. Where possible, we will match families from local bridging hotels allowing them to remain in the area where they may have started to form connections and settle.</p><p>The local authority provide a formal occupancy date and arrangements are made to transport the family into their new home. The process of matching homes to families requires careful attention to detail but we are working to move people as quickly as possible when properties become available.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2021 16:24:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1364828

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether special provisions will be made in cases where children pass their 18th birthdays while waiting for the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme to come into effect.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	67185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up to 20,000 people at risk, including women and girls and minority groups, so they can rebuild their lives in safety. The scheme is not yet open and remains under development; however, we would anticipate that those resettled will include children within family units. Additionally, unaccompanied children in the region may be offered resettlement where it is determined that resettlement to the UK is in their best interests and they have been identified as eligible for the scheme.</p><p>Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2021 16:27:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1417620

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when details of the UNHCR referral route process for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	113748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>From Spring 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will refer refugees to the scheme, based on assessments of protection need. The UNHCR has the global mandate to provide international protection and to assist Governments in finding solutions for refugees. UNHCR will refer refugees who are located in various locations, predominantly residing in Asia<em>. </em></p><p>Those referred by UNHCR will be assessed for resettlement by UNHCR using their established process, and in line with their resettlement submission categories.</p><p>Further policy guidance will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 113749 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:59:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1417621

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps people that have escaped from Afghanistan to a third country can take to register with the UNHCR for referral to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in cases where the UNHCR does not operate in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	113749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>From Spring 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will refer refugees to the scheme, based on assessments of protection need. The UNHCR has the global mandate to provide international protection and to assist Governments in finding solutions for refugees. UNHCR will refer refugees who are located in various locations, predominantly residing in Asia<em>. </em></p><p>Those referred by UNHCR will be assessed for resettlement by UNHCR using their established process, and in line with their resettlement submission categories.</p><p>Further policy guidance will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 113748 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:59:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1403203

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for asylum from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Yemen and (c) Syria have been told by her Department, in refusing their asylum claims, that it is safe for them to return to their country of origin, in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	105594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state how many applications for asylum from Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria have been told in refusing their asylum claims, it is safe for them to return to their country of origin in the last 12 months, as this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>All asylum claims, including those from nationals of Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, are considered on a case by case basis, based on the facts presented by the claimant, regardless of the claimant’s country of origin and the prevailing situation.</p><p>Our country policy and information notes contain an assessment of risk and makes it clear that each case will be considered on its own merits and that no one who is at real risk of persecution or serious harm in Afghanistan, Yemen or Syria will be expected to return. The country policy guidance for each country is available on gov.uk, via the following links: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=90E99mR5Lni5ExaFU%2BNjlRj84ey5Kfj14qaMSs4u%2Bqg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghanistan: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsyria-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=cL5nymdkPGTEJCMUE3fDUVMQo%2F83uPRcqSitVUPVh80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Syria: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fyemen-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=lH1RT31kacttHLbo7FiUoEf6VWXOCkZu8TOiRokM22E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Yemen: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/01/2022 11:50:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537969

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources she will allocate to the Home Office’s MP Account Management Team to help ensure her Department can respond to MPs correspondence within its 20 day target.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>75985</strong></p><p>Over 60 additional staff have been identified to support delivery of the Home Office MP’s Correspondence recovery plan which will enable a return to service standard in January 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>75986</strong></p><p>The Home Office MP’ Correspondence recovery plan will enable a return to service standard in January ’23. This will significantly reduce the time spent by MP’s caseworkers chasing responses from the Home Office and enable the extra resources detailed above to return to their normal duties. Both will have positive implications from a productivity and cost perspective for both MP’s offices and the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 75986 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:33:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31921 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537970

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Standards
	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 value for money to the taxpayer of the Home Office not returning to its 20 day service target before March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>75985</strong></p><p>Over 60 additional staff have been identified to support delivery of the Home Office MP’s Correspondence recovery plan which will enable a return to service standard in January 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>75986</strong></p><p>The Home Office MP’ Correspondence recovery plan will enable a return to service standard in January ’23. This will significantly reduce the time spent by MP’s caseworkers chasing responses from the Home Office and enable the extra resources detailed above to return to their normal duties. Both will have positive implications from a productivity and cost perspective for both MP’s offices and the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 75985 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:33:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1537980

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make it its policy to provide a separate written response for each individual case raised by hon. Members rather than than combining multiple cases in one letter.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The use of multi-response letters is a key measure which forms part of the MP’s Correspondence Recovery Plan. The plan will enable a return to the 20- day service standard In January 2023.</p><p>Multi-response letters are a much quicker way of answering correspondence, but we understand that in some instances Members will require an individual reply. Therefore, we will provide an agreed response type depending on their preferences.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 18:16:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 31867 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire