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1523757

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 are in (a) initial accommodation and (b) temporary hotel accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	65595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Occupancy levels are recorded at a specific point in time and vary daily. The number of people flowing through (a) initial accommodation and (b) contingency hotel accommodation in any one year is not recorded.</p><p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables. The latest publication (March 2022) can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-support&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HN%2BDFcA5Q1zhqfQaO4pFn%2BTrsllXaENxZAlaHcC0ZGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GK%2B%2B98qa3vRyCC%2BpyeDvNa4h9PbbsXBfKW9OUkTLcOg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (second edition)</a>. The data published at the end of June have been recently removed and are being investigated. An update will be provided in the next Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 65596 65597 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:36:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1523758

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 are in (a) initial accommodation and (b) temporary hotel accommodation in each region as of 18 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	65596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Occupancy levels are recorded at a specific point in time and vary daily. The number of people flowing through (a) initial accommodation and (b) contingency hotel accommodation in any one year is not recorded.</p><p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables. The latest publication (March 2022) can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-support&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HN%2BDFcA5Q1zhqfQaO4pFn%2BTrsllXaENxZAlaHcC0ZGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GK%2B%2B98qa3vRyCC%2BpyeDvNa4h9PbbsXBfKW9OUkTLcOg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (second edition)</a>. The data published at the end of June have been recently removed and are being investigated. An update will be provided in the next Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 65595 65597 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:36:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1523759

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 there were in (a) initial accommodation and (b) temporary hotel accommodation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	65597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Occupancy levels are recorded at a specific point in time and vary daily. The number of people flowing through (a) initial accommodation and (b) contingency hotel accommodation in any one year is not recorded.</p><p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published as Immigration Statistics under the S98 population tables. The latest publication (March 2022) can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-support&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HN%2BDFcA5Q1zhqfQaO4pFn%2BTrsllXaENxZAlaHcC0ZGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C62920c89e41249d165c308dab1be14df%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638017727186263526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GK%2B%2B98qa3vRyCC%2BpyeDvNa4h9PbbsXBfKW9OUkTLcOg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (second edition)</a>. The data published at the end of June have been recently removed and are being investigated. An update will be provided in the next Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 65595 65596 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:36:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1523832

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 adequacy of the support services provided by SERCO to asylum seekers housed in hotels; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	65716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We expect the highest standards from our contractors and monitor them closely to ensure these are met. The standards of accommodation and service are set out within the Asylum Accommodation &amp; Support Contracts (AASC). Details of the AASC can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJordan.Kelly27%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C935dbaf5b55f41dceb5608da22bd67c4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637860494119143762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WluEj72k%2F6SzJiik%2BuvC3nZT6amXX7KspxfefWLcJpk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting &amp; Eligibility) service has provided more independent and transparent oversight of standards through clearer complaints mechanisms for service users and supporting data that allows more intelligent targeting of performance improvement. All asylum seekers have access to the Advice, Issue Reporting &amp; Eligibility (AIRE) service provided by Migrant Help, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through which they can raise any concerns regarding their asylum support accommodation or support services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2022 16:32:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1539105

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the publication of a specific safeguarding framework which will provide specific safeguarding to all vulnerable service users in asylum accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	78722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The welfare of vulnerable asylum seekers in our care is of the utmost importance to the Home Office. We have worked closely with providers and stakeholders to develop a safeguarding assurance framework which is available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fasylum-support-contracts-safeguarding-framework%2Fasylum-support-contracts-safeguarding-framework&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAndrea.Morison%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C448e40e02c014b7a02fb08dabe4c4d92%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638031532169031688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lkop%2FCsveH%2B8dcs3qf0bIhGPlZNHzoWCiYu3FBUj7oc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum support contracts safeguarding framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Asylum Support Contracts Safeguarding Framework is a supplementary document to others that are publicly available. The framework is designed to provide a high-level overview of the responsibilities of all parties and is to be read in conjunction with the safeguarding elements of the Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC) - Schedule 2 - and the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility Contract (AIRE) - <a href="https://atamis-8888.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/#58000000L5A4/a/4I000001QvgQ/cXZDCFMmFVCQbG7iSrG04g5Zr.ormRgu_3yrBZ3R59o" target="_blank">AIRE Contract</a>. These contracts were designed with safeguarding of the individual at their heart.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the existing contract governance and stakeholder engagement, a joint safeguarding board has been established between the department and its providers to oversee progress on all aspects of safeguarding work. Furthermore, a national safeguarding forum has been established with local authorities to discuss safeguarding across the contracts and help develop and share best practice.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 16:35:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 32578 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1539139

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 are in (a) initial and (b) temporary hotel accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	78643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority, although not broken down into hotels or other accommodation, can be found at Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The latest publication (March 2022) can be found here Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), under the document Asylum seekers in receipt of support (second edition).</p><p>The data published at the end of June have been recently removed and are being investigated. An update will be provided in the next Immigration Statistics release.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 11:32:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1539245

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 take steps to help place people who are moved from Manston Immigration Processing Centre in locations close to family and friends in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	78788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Due to the continuing unprecedented high volume of small boats arrivals and the historical pressure from COVID-19 on the asylum system it has been necessary to continue to use hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers.</p><p>The Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC), set out clearly what the Home Office expects of its accommodation providers, including requirements in relation to our customers’ welfare and needs as well as accommodation standards, as set out in Schedule 2.</p><p>We ensure that rooms are an appropriate size for the number of occupants and the occupancy in each bedroom does not exceed that specified in the appropriate space standard, as defined in relevant legislation and/or in Local Authority licensing requirements, as well as ensuring that we are adhere to Public Health England guidance where applicable. The average length of stay in our contingency hotels is 6 to 12 months due to the current accommodation and capacity challenges. The location of dispersal accommodation will be based on the availability of properties suitable for each asylum seekers needs.</p><p>Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom. There are established mechanisms in place if individuals have a specific, acute need to be accommodated in a particular area. These mechanisms are supported by Migrant Help and asylum support casework teams</p><p>All asylum seekers have the same access to free NHS services in the same way as British citizens and other permanent residents. The Home Office and its contractors work closely with the NHS, local authorities and non-governmental organisations to ensure that people can access the health care and support they need. Asylum seekers also have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help. Through this asylum seekers can raise any concerns regarding accommodation or support services and they can get information about how to obtain further support and legal advice.</p><p>The Full Dispersal model, announced on 13 April 2022, aims to reduce then end the use of hotels by allowing the Home Office to procure dispersal properties within the private rental sector in all Local Authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales, rather than the minority of Local Authorities which currently participate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 78779 78783 78784 78787 78789 question first answered 09/11/2022 17:36:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1540073

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	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 provide further details of the reasons behind the operational error which led to 11 asylum seekers being driven from Manston Asylum Processing Centre to central London, and left without accommodation overnight.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	80875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The welfare of those in our care is of the utmost importance and people are only released from Manston when we have assurances that they have accommodation to go to.</p><p>Once we were notified that these individuals did not have accommodation, they were transported to accommodation within a matter of hours.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 17:40:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1540083

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in accommodation alternative to Manston did she approve from (a) 6 to 11, (b) 12 to 18, (d) 19 to 25 and (e) 26 to 30 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
	uin	80934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer my Hon friend to my response given on 3 November 2022 under UIN 74944.</p><p>In the month to September 19 new hotel sites were brought into use providing additional bedspaces for over 2700 people</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 17:50:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1541504

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the cost to local authorities of providing (a) initial and (b) contingency accommodation to asylum seekers; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the funding provided to local authorities reflects this.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	84914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are key partners in enabling us to procure sufficient accommodation to end the use of hotel contingency.</p><p>All local authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales became an asylum dispersal area by default on 13 April 2022. This shift to ‘Full Dispersal’ will increase the number of suitable properties that can be procured for destitute asylum seekers.</p><p>The changes to asylum dispersal have been backed by extra government funding. More than £21million in un-ringfenced grant funding has been committed to make sure eligible LAs can provide wraparound support locally.</p><p>Our accommodation providers are experienced and have all the required policies and procedures in place around security, safeguarding, critical incident management and health and safety. We have also recently invested in ensuring these checks consider mental and wellbeing aspects of service users, and we are committed to working with all relevant providers to improve and build on the high service standards we expect.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 84916 question first answered 21/11/2022 17:25:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell