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1134813

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the operating cost of the immigration detention estate has been in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	269747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p> </p><p>Detention costs are published in the Home Office’s Annual Report and Ac-counts and they can be found via the following links</p><p><br />FY 2018-19 – page 135:<br /><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF</a></p><p><br />FY 2017-18 – page 124:<br /><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727179/6_4360_HO_Annual_report_WEB.PDF</a></p><p><br /> FY2016/17 - page 115:<br /><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf</a></p><p><br />FY2015/16 - page 132:<br /><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf</a></p><p><br />FY2014/15 – page 124<br /><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes attachment 1 file name HO_Annual_Report_2018-19.pdf title HO Annual Report 2018-19 2 file name HO_Annual_report 2017-18.pdf title HO Annual Report 2017-18 3 file name ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf title HO Annual Report 1016-17 question first answered 01/07/2019 15:36:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1670285

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and related cases.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	2159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Information regarding legal fees is published regularly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 17:59:10 question first ministerially corrected 21/11/2023 18:00:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 2074 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1563526

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices of intent have been issued to asylum seekers under the Rwanda plan.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	114681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>A breakdown of individuals considered for relocation under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda is not currently available however we are working to bring that data in line with current reporting and hope to publish that information in the near future.</p><p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of individuals being managed under inadmissibility rules and can be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2022/how-many-people-do-we-grant-protection-to#inadmissibility" target="_blank">How many people do we grant protection to? - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/01/2023 10:25:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1690008

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to publish an equality impact assessment on the changes to visa salary thresholds announced in December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	14617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2024 15:15:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1642138

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 24 April 2023, reference ZA32944.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	188028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>A response will be provided as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 08:52:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1673332

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Glasgow North of 27 November 2022, Official Report, what the evidential basis is for stating that allowing asylum seekers the right to work would increase the number travelling to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	3863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>A wide body of evidence points towards key pull factors to the UK including language, diaspora, presence of friends and family, economic opportunity, and availability of education. Any effects exerted by asylum policies and welfare systems on individual decision making around ultimate country of destination are much less well understood and difficult to isolate. That is why we have no plans to work provisions and are trebling the fines for illegal working.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2023 17:26:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1387222

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Napier Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are accommodated in Napier Barracks who indicated in their asylum screening interview or ASF1 form that they are either a victim of trafficking, a victim of torture or suffering from mental health problems as of 13 December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	91994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>All individuals accommodated at Napier meet the suitability criteria. This is assessed via service user’s asylum screening interview, ASF1’s and any supporting evidence submitted by the service user or their representative.</p><p>Individuals considered vulnerable under the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005 regulation 4(3) and/or those who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of trafficking are not suitable to be accommodated at Napier. Further suitability criteria can be found at: Allocation of accommodation policy <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy" target="_blank">Asylum accommodation requests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Asylum seekers allocated to the accommodation have full access to the advisory services provided by Migrant Help and are able to raise issues about their suitability to be accommodated at the site.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/12/2021 16:41:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1682012

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department carried out an equality impact assessment on the recent proposed changes to visa salary thresholds.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	9539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. A fact sheet and an initial assessment on the impact of the changes on immigration can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible</a>.</p><p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9540 question first answered 18/01/2024 15:40:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1682014

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to visa salary thresholds on individuals living in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	9540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. A fact sheet and an initial assessment on the impact of the changes on immigration can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible</a>.</p><p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9539 question first answered 18/01/2024 15:40:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1607755

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been approved under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme in which the applicant was not accepted as having been ordinarily resident in Ukraine on or directly before 1 January 2022, which is set out as a requirement in the rules.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	174345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Applicants who were not ordinarily resident in the Ukraine during the required period may be considered exceptionally depending on their circumstances. Figures on the number of applicants this applies to are not published separately.</p><p>The latest published figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/03/2023 10:48:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss