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1524331

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	67085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>There are 11,284 work stations available for use on departmental premises.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/10/2022 09:57:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1520457

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many work stations were available for civil servants to use in the headquarters of her Department on 11 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	61203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>At the Department’s main headquarters building in London there are 1668 work spaces available for use.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/10/2022 13:38:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1485954

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for asylum seekers to be invited to a substantive asylum interview after arrival in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	30072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>This information is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, the Home Office does publish data on the number asylum applications awaiting an initial decision by duration, for main applicants only. This data can be found at Asy_04 of the published Immigration Statistics: List of tables - GOV.UK (List of tables - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/07/2022 09:48:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1471333

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for British citizenship by naturalisation applications.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	20270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s Home Department publishes data on naturalisation applications made and completed every quarter on the Gov.uk website. The most recent data set was published on 26 May 2022 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gov.uk/goverment/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/goverment/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q1-2022</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/06/2022 11:45:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420355

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is from when a person contacts the National Asylum Intake Unit to register an asylum claim to when they have their screening interview.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	119694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119695 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420356

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle delays in registering an asylum claim.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	119695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119694 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420357

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how can a person who requires asylum support and who is unable to register their asylum claim due to delays in the asylum system can access asylum support.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	119696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are not left unsupported.</p><p>Where there are delays in the asylum system, individuals continue to be supported under section 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 10:56:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1378616

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for replacement funding for organisations that currently receive support through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	75039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering allocations of its Spending Review settlement internally, including allocations to areas which have previously received funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.</p><p>The outcome of this work will be included in the Main Estimate publication for the start of the next financial year as per the normal process.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/11/2021 16:28:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1307365

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of dispersal asylum properties that are required to end the use of hotels as asylum accommodation; and what the timeframe is for contractors to acquire those properties.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	179251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>We currently have c8100 people in hotels, although the exact number will change daily.</p><p>Our providers are working to procure sufficient accommodation to exit contingency accommodation and maintain a business as usual operation thereafter.</p><p>We require providers to work at pace, but at the same time have directed them to procure accommodation which is safe and secure for asylum seekers and the communities in which they live. This is the principle we continue to follow, so where there is substantive and reliable evidence which raise doubts in such regard, we will work with local authorities, Police and providers to resolve them.</p><p>We remain committed to working in partnership with Local Authorities, through the use the Strategic Migration Partnerships to ensure the views of Local Authorities are included when forward planning</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/04/2021 14:28:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1303957

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Conflict of Interests
	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 the guidance on what her Department's officials are required to declare in terms of (a) additional earnings, (b) gifts and (c) hospitality provided to them by law firms.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	171654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Per the Civil Service Code, Civil Servants must not accept gifts or hospitality or receive other benefits from anyone which might reasonably be seen to compromise their personal judgement or integrity.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code</a></p><p>The Home Office policy on Gifts and Hospitality is in line with Cabinet Office guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2021 17:18:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch