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1627854

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role she plans that voluntary bodies and charities will play in regard to the migrant barge in Portland Port; and what funding she plans to provide to those bodies and charities.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	184983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>We are working with local authorities and the voluntary sector in regular Multi Agency Forum (MAF) meetings to identify potential opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/05/2023 12:26:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612511

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	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, whether it is her Department's policy that asylum seekers accommodated on asylum vessels will be able to move freely or have restrictions on their movements.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>As with all asylum accommodation, asylum seekers accommodated on vessels will be non-detained. If someone is late returning from a visit off the site, they will be contacted to ascertain their whereabouts. Those accommodated will be required to sign in and out of the site. Individuals will be subjected to security checks when they re-enter the vessel.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2023 16:11:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612839

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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, whether the operational berth for submarines at Portland Port is currently deemed to be a strategic asset for Navy Command; and whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impacts of housing asylum seekers on the barge on (a) emergency planning arrangements, (b) site security and (c) other defence matters.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence have been closely involved with our plans.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/05/2023 16:11:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612840

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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, who has been contracted to provide the barge for Portland Port; and whether the same provider will be responsible for all facilities, services and staff on the barge and shore side.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The vessel will be managed by our supplier, under contractual terms agreed with the Home Office. The same supplier has safely and successfully managed two vessels for Ukrainian refugees for the Scottish Government over the past year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/05/2023 16:10:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612841

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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 steps she plans to take to help resource the policing of potential protests outside Portland Port; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at the port on local communities in (a) Weymouth and (b) Portland.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The safety and security of the local communities, those asylum seekers on the sites and the staff are of the utmost importance.</p><p>To ensure security forms an integral part of the proposed site, a specialist security provider will be working on site 24/7. We are also working closely with the local police force to ensure appropriate security arrangements are in place.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/05/2023 16:37:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612842

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at Portland Port on local public services.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with key local stakeholders, including local authorities, Dorset Police and NHS to develop bespoke plans that minimise the impact on local services. We have made clear that additional funding will be made available as appropriate to support these plans.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 13:03:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1612843

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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, how many asylum seeks will be initially accommodated on the barge in Portland Port when it opens; and what her Department's planned timescale is to fill the total number of spaces.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	181967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The provision of an accommodation barge at Portland Port will provide capacity for a maximum of 506 asylum seekers. There will be a phased programme of embarkation to ensure the site is run effectively, with as minimal impact on the local community as possible.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/05/2023 15:11:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1613011

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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 planned staff to resident ratio is for the Biddy Stockholm barge in Portland Port (a) in the day and (b) at night; and what assessment she has made of the capacity of local (i) police and (ii) other emergency services to provide relevant support to staff and residents at that site.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	182117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The vessel will be managed by an experienced accommodation supplier, under contractual terms agreed with the Home Office. The same supplier has safely and successfully managed two vessels for Ukrainian refugees for the Scottish Government over the past year.</p><p>Whilst we do not comment on exact staffing ratios, the Home Office will ensure sufficient staffing is on site for the orderly running of the vessel as asylum accommodation.</p><p>Sufficient staffing is on site so the vessel is run as asylum accommodation in an orderly way with minimal impact on the local community.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/05/2023 16:15:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1623229

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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, when her Department plans to begin housing asylum seekers in Portland Port; and whether her Department holds data on the (a) country of origin, (b) age and (c) asylum process status of the people planned to be housed in the port.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	182291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Every resident at Manston undergoes security checks and screening for health issues. Treatment is given where appropriate. We will assess an individual’s suitability to reside at Portland prior to placement there and continue to assess each person’s suitability at regular intervals whilst on the vessel.</p><p>The cohort will be single adult males who have undergone health and security checks at Manston. The cohort will be mixed nationalities that reflect the nationalities arriving in the UK and claiming asylum. They will all have entered the asylum process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/05/2023 16:19:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1623230

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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, whether her Department has placed controls on the ability of the migrants on the barge at Portland Port to come and go at will.
	tabling member constituency	South Dorset
	tabling member printed	Richard Drax
	uin	182292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>As with all asylum accommodation sites will be non-detained. There will be no curfew. As a matter of routine, if someone is late returning from a visit off the site, they will be contacted for to ascertain their whereabouts.</p><p> </p><p>The vessel will be managed by an experienced accommodation provider under contractual terms agreed with the Home Office. The same supplier has safely and successfully managed two vessels for Ukrainian refugees for the Scottish Government over the past year.</p><p> </p><p>It is being designed to minimise the impact on local communities and services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/05/2023 11:06:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax