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1639709

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many females were placed in youth offending estates intended for males in 2022-2023; and how many females are detained in youth offending estates intended for males as of 23 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	186467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>In 2022-23 no females were held in spaces intended as male-only, which remained the case on 23 May 2023.</p><p>Girls committed into custody will be located in Secure Children's Homes, Oakhill Secure Training Centre, or Wetherby Young Offenders Institution, depending on their specific circumstances. All are mixed-gender settings, and girls may mix with boys in education and other activities, where appropriate. Youth Custody Service staff are trained to work with girls in a gender-responsive way, and regimes, services, activities, and interventions are tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p>Where girls are placed into units which previously housed boys only, significant work is done to refurbish and ensure the environment is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/06/2023 12:33:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1180761

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the use of restraints when transporting women from Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre to be deported.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	21297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>It may be necessary to restrain an individual in detention in order to reduce the risk of escape, prevent harm to the public, detainees or staff, or to prevent damage to property. In addition, an individual may be restrained to prevent them from self-harming or obstructing their removal.</p><p>Published guidance, and the training received by detainee custody officers makes it clear that physical force, and the use of waist restraint belts or handcuffs, should only be used after a thorough assessment of risk, and in consideration of each individual’s personal circumstances. Restraints should be removed at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Home Office reviews all reports resulting from a use of force to ensure that techniques are used proportionately, that they are justified, and are used for the minimum period required.</p><p>There are contractual obligations for IRC suppliers to ensure detainees report on time to the escorting contractor to ensure compliance with scheduled removal directions. Although the Home Office can impose financial and operational remedies if obligations as part of the contract are not met, this would be based on a thorough investigation and consideration of any mitigating factors. In these circumstances, detainee welfare would take precedence over imposing any such penalties.</p><p>Robust statutory oversight is provided by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards, ensuring that detainees are treated with proper standards of care and decency in detention and during the removal process. Reports by HMIP and IMBs are published on their respective websites.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 21303 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:07:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1187502

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that people who have recently been in contact with women at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre who have become infected with covid-19 will be tested for that disease.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	34362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that COVID-19 testing is only routinely being carried out on symptomatic patients arriving at hospital.</p><p>This is in line with NHS England and NHS Improvement national policy to utilise tests and laboratory capacity for urgent hospitalised patients. The Government has confirmed a major national effort to boost testing capacity. With a focus on ensuring the highest priority cases are tested first, officials are working to rapidly increase the number of tests that can be conducted by Public Health England and the National Health Service in laboratories, with the expected surge in capacity ready within four weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/04/2020 16:15:43 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1187736

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre has accepted new detainees since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps that centre is taking to ensure that new detainees are not exposed to that disease.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	34992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to removing those who violate our immigration rules and foreign national offenders. Detention plays a key role in securing our borders and maintaining effective immigration control. On that basis, Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre will continue to accept new detainees.</p><p>All detainees received into Yarl’s Wood receive a nurse triage within two hours and are offered a doctor’s appointment within 24 hours.</p><p>In line with Public Health England guidance, measures such as protective isolation are considered on a case by case basis to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading to vulnerable groups in the immigration detention estate. Further measures including single occupancy rooms and cessation of social visits have been introduced in line with the Government direction on social distancing.</p><p>There are currently no cases of COVID-19 in immigration removal centres.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/05/2020 08:08:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1180769

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the use of fines for contractors that do not meet the timescale for getting detainees to report for deportation; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of such fines on the deportation of women from Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	21303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>It may be necessary to restrain an individual in detention in order to reduce the risk of escape, prevent harm to the public, detainees or staff, or to prevent damage to property. In addition, an individual may be restrained to prevent them from self-harming or obstructing their removal.</p><p>Published guidance, and the training received by detainee custody officers makes it clear that physical force, and the use of waist restraint belts or handcuffs, should only be used after a thorough assessment of risk, and in consideration of each individual’s personal circumstances. Restraints should be removed at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Home Office reviews all reports resulting from a use of force to ensure that techniques are used proportionately, that they are justified, and are used for the minimum period required.</p><p>There are contractual obligations for IRC suppliers to ensure detainees report on time to the escorting contractor to ensure compliance with scheduled removal directions. Although the Home Office can impose financial and operational remedies if obligations as part of the contract are not met, this would be based on a thorough investigation and consideration of any mitigating factors. In these circumstances, detainee welfare would take precedence over imposing any such penalties.</p><p>Robust statutory oversight is provided by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards, ensuring that detainees are treated with proper standards of care and decency in detention and during the removal process. Reports by HMIP and IMBs are published on their respective websites.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 21297 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:07:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1197493

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2020 to question 34992, on Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus, how many new detainees that centre has accepted since the start of covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	49711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the detention estate are of the utmost importance. We are following all Public Health England guidance and have robust contingency plans in place.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on people in immigration detention in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of entries into immigration detention by place of initial detention are published in table DET_D01 of the immigration detention detailed datasets. Figures covering the first quarter of 2020 were released on 21st May 2020. In this dataset, figures for Yarl’s Wood include the individuals entering the Yarls Wood immigration removal centre, and clandestine arrivals entering the adjacent Midlands Intake Unit (a short-term holding facility) who are processed before being dispersed through appropriate routes. Those being held for processing spend very short periods of time at the Yarl’s Wood short-term holding facility and may only be held for a maximum of seven days.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.</p><p>There are currently no cases of COVID-19 in IRCs</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/06/2020 10:15:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1419028

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support people who are having difficulty in paying back overpayments of working tax credits in the context of rising living costs.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	116955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Support is available for tax credits claimants who are experiencing difficulty with their repayments. HMRC can reduce the rate of repayment on a case-by-case basis where claimants are in financial hardship. HMRC also work to identify vulnerable customers and refer them to the Extra Support Team for assistance, with more information available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/get-help-from-hmrc-s-extra-support-team" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants with overpayments have migrated to Universal Credit, they can similarly contact DWP to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment and may benefit from the cap on debt deductions which the government reduced to 25 per cent of the standard allowance in April 2021. Work coaches can also signpost other financial support.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government is providing significant financial support – up to £350 – to the majority of households which will cover more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support – worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 – is on top of the existing £12 billion support the government is providing for the cost of living this financial year and next. This includes reducing the Universal Credit taper rate, raising the National Living Wage, freezing alcohol and fuel duties and providing targeted help with energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 07/02/2022 10:30:41 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1455511

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	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 help people holding refugee status in Ukraine to access the (a) Ukraine Family Scheme and (b) Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	149293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Ukraine Family Scheme allows immediate and extended family members to join their relatives in the UK. The UK-based sponsoring relative must be a British citizen, a person who is present and settled in the UK, a person in the UK with refugee leave or with humanitarian protection, or an EEA or Swiss national in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EU.</p><p>The Homes for Ukraine Scheme is open to Ukrainian nationals who were residents in Ukraine prior to 1 January 2022. It is also open to their immediate family members and family members of such Ukrainian nationals, including a spouse, a civil partner, an unmarried partner, children under-18, parent if you are under-18, fiancé(e) or a proposed civil partner. These individuals may be of other nationalities.</p><p>Under either Scheme, individuals holding refugee status can apply and come to the UK providing they meet the wider overall eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/04/2022 16:31:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1195594

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Domestic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders in the UK whose six months visas are due to expire and who are unable to travel due to covid-19 lockdown measures.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	46684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safeguarding of migrant domestic workers entering the UK, which is why all domestic workers are provided with information explaining their rights and how to access help should they need it. Further help and information is also available online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/domestic-workers-in-a-private-household-visa/your-employment-rights" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/domestic-workers-in-a-private-household-visa/your-employment-rights</a>.</p><p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak and these provisions are being reviewed regularly. We will review the existing arrangements prior to 31 May and will publish information on Gov.uk prior to this date. <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-and-borders" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-and-borders</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 46683 question first answered 18/05/2020 13:48:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278033

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Domestic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department changed the immigration rules concerning the Overseas Domestic Worker visa in April 2012; and which (a) people and (b) groups made representations to her Department to call for those changes.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	140130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>This refers to decisions taken by a previous Government, following public consultation.</p><p>Details of this consultation can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-affecting-employment-related-settlement-tier-5-and-overseas-domestic-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-affecting-employment-related-settlement-tier-5-and-overseas-domestic-workers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/01/2021 14:42:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips