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1539341

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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	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many unauthorised Cross Channel migrants have been returned to France in each year since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL3203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of returns from the UK in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ on gov.uk. The latest data on returns from the UK by return destination country are published published in table Ret_D02 of the 'Returns Detailed Tables' on gov.uk which can be broken down by return type group. The latest data go up to the end of March 2022.</p><p>The data are for all returns from the UK. We do not publish information on method of entry for the returnee i.e. if they are migrants who crossed the channel.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 18/11/2022 13:13:11 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name table Ret_D02.xlsx title table Ret_D02
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1539346

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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why asylum seekers from Manston immigration centre were left in Central London on 1 November without overnight accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 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>We worked at pace to find accommodation for the individuals as soon as we were notified, and they are now in accommodation and being supported.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL3257 question first answered 17/11/2022 17:52:10 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1539328

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	Undocumented Migrants and Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) undocumented migrants, and (2) refugees, entering the UK in the last five years were nationals of (a) European, (b) African, and (c) Asian countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL3190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>In your question we have interpreted ‘undocumented’ as meaning people who are detected entering the UK who do not carry valid documentation which entitles them to come to the UK, and therefore are termed ‘irregular’ arrivals.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals to the UK in the quarterly Irregular Migration to the UK release which can be found on gov.uk. Data on small boat arrivals by nationality are published on gov.uk.</p><p>If by ‘undocumented’ arrivals you meant undetected arrivals, we cannot provide this as by the very nature of these individuals going undetected, we hold no information on them. Please see the ‘About the statistics’ section of the Irregular Migration to the UK release on gov.uk for more information on what the statistics do and do not include.</p><p>Information on asylum cases is published in the Immigration statistics quarterly release on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL3191 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:49 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1539329

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	Undocumented Migrants and Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown by (1) sex, and (2) age, of (a) undocumented migrants, and (b) refugees, who have arrived in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL3191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>In your question we have interpreted ‘undocumented’ as meaning people who are detected entering the UK who do not carry valid documentation which entitles them to come to the UK, and therefore are termed ‘irregular’ arrivals.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals to the UK in the quarterly Irregular Migration to the UK release which can be found on gov.uk. Data on small boat arrivals by nationality are published on gov.uk.</p><p>If by ‘undocumented’ arrivals you meant undetected arrivals, we cannot provide this as by the very nature of these individuals going undetected, we hold no information on them. Please see the ‘About the statistics’ section of the Irregular Migration to the UK release on gov.uk for more information on what the statistics do and do not include.</p><p>Information on asylum cases is published in the Immigration statistics quarterly release on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL3190 question first answered 14/11/2022 16:15:48 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1539208

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	Immigration Removal Centres: Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent people in immigration centres with infectious diseases from being moved to other locations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	78840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the immigration detention estate is of the utmost importance. The Home Office has robust contingency plans in place and follows national guidance issued by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS) and the National Health Service, including advice on preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks in prisons and other prescribed places of detention.</p><p>In addition, all immigration removal centres (IRCs), residential short-term holding facilities (RSTHF) and holding rooms operated by private contractors have communicable disease contingency plans, based on UKHSA advice. The detail of these contingency plans varies depending on the size, nature and infrastructure of the facility and will include guidance on sharing data with relevant partners such as IRC contractors, healthcare providers and UKHSA.</p><p>All IRCs have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers. All receptions into IRCs receive an assessment within two hours by a nurse and are offered a doctor’s appointment within 24 hours. In line with UKHSA guidance, measures such as protective isolation are considered on a case by case basis to minimise the risk of infectious diseases spreading to vulnerable groups in the immigration detention estate or into the community if the individual is released. In RSTHFs and holding rooms operated by private contractors where there is a healthcare presence, any communicable diseases identified are notified to UKHSA or PHS by medical professionals, as appropriate, and wherever possible the individual is temporarily isolated from the main population.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 78841 78842 question first answered 09/11/2022 16:30:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 32573 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1539211

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	Immigration Removal Centres: Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes her Department has in place to share data with (a) contractors, (b) the Department of Health and Social Care, (c) directors of public health, (d) local authorities and (e) the UK Health Security Agency for the (i) prevention, (ii) treatment and (iii) containment of infectious diseases in immigration centres.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	78841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the immigration detention estate is of the utmost importance. The Home Office has robust contingency plans in place and follows national guidance issued by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS) and the National Health Service, including advice on preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks in prisons and other prescribed places of detention.</p><p>In addition, all immigration removal centres (IRCs), residential short-term holding facilities (RSTHF) and holding rooms operated by private contractors have communicable disease contingency plans, based on UKHSA advice. The detail of these contingency plans varies depending on the size, nature and infrastructure of the facility and will include guidance on sharing data with relevant partners such as IRC contractors, healthcare providers and UKHSA.</p><p>All IRCs have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers. All receptions into IRCs receive an assessment within two hours by a nurse and are offered a doctor’s appointment within 24 hours. In line with UKHSA guidance, measures such as protective isolation are considered on a case by case basis to minimise the risk of infectious diseases spreading to vulnerable groups in the immigration detention estate or into the community if the individual is released. In RSTHFs and holding rooms operated by private contractors where there is a healthcare presence, any communicable diseases identified are notified to UKHSA or PHS by medical professionals, as appropriate, and wherever possible the individual is temporarily isolated from the main population.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 78840 78842 question first answered 09/11/2022 16:30:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 32575 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1539212

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	Immigration Removal Centres: Disease Control
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 infection control protocols of all Home Office private contractors running immigration centres.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	78842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the immigration detention estate is of the utmost importance. The Home Office has robust contingency plans in place and follows national guidance issued by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS) and the National Health Service, including advice on preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks in prisons and other prescribed places of detention.</p><p>In addition, all immigration removal centres (IRCs), residential short-term holding facilities (RSTHF) and holding rooms operated by private contractors have communicable disease contingency plans, based on UKHSA advice. The detail of these contingency plans varies depending on the size, nature and infrastructure of the facility and will include guidance on sharing data with relevant partners such as IRC contractors, healthcare providers and UKHSA.</p><p>All IRCs have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers. All receptions into IRCs receive an assessment within two hours by a nurse and are offered a doctor’s appointment within 24 hours. In line with UKHSA guidance, measures such as protective isolation are considered on a case by case basis to minimise the risk of infectious diseases spreading to vulnerable groups in the immigration detention estate or into the community if the individual is released. In RSTHFs and holding rooms operated by private contractors where there is a healthcare presence, any communicable diseases identified are notified to UKHSA or PHS by medical professionals, as appropriate, and wherever possible the individual is temporarily isolated from the main population.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 78840 78841 question first answered 09/11/2022 16:30:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 32576 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1539145

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	Action Fraud
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 improve the efficiency of Action Fraud’s customer service; and whether she has plans to introduce a minimum standard of care for fraud victims using that service.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	78797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is working with the City of London Police to replace and upgrade Action Fraud, with the new service expected to be fully operational by 2024. Improvements to the existing system are being made on an ongoing basis as part of the upgrade.</p><p>We have already improved the victim experience by enhancing the technology and increasing the staff numbers in the call centre. We will launch a new Action Fraud website in 2023. The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit, which is being rolled out nationally, provides specialist support to fraud and cybercrime victims.</p><p>As part of the Police Uplift Programme, 725 posts have been dedicated to tackling Serious Organised Crime including fraud. Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables will decide how to allocate further resource they receive through the Programme within their forces. Separately, over the next three years the Home Office is spending some of the £400 million secured to fight Economic Crime in the last Spending Review, to provide additional specialist fraud officers into the City of London Police, Regional Organised Crime Units and the National Crime Agency.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 78798 78799 question first answered 11/11/2022 12:33:30 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1539146

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	Police: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 20,000 new police recruits will be deployed to tackle fraud.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	78798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is working with the City of London Police to replace and upgrade Action Fraud, with the new service expected to be fully operational by 2024. Improvements to the existing system are being made on an ongoing basis as part of the upgrade.</p><p>We have already improved the victim experience by enhancing the technology and increasing the staff numbers in the call centre. We will launch a new Action Fraud website in 2023. The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit, which is being rolled out nationally, provides specialist support to fraud and cybercrime victims.</p><p>As part of the Police Uplift Programme, 725 posts have been dedicated to tackling Serious Organised Crime including fraud. Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables will decide how to allocate further resource they receive through the Programme within their forces. Separately, over the next three years the Home Office is spending some of the £400 million secured to fight Economic Crime in the last Spending Review, to provide additional specialist fraud officers into the City of London Police, Regional Organised Crime Units and the National Crime Agency.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 78797 78799 question first answered 11/11/2022 12:33:30 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1539148

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	Action Fraud: Staff
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 plans to increase the number of employees in Action Fraud over the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	78799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is working with the City of London Police to replace and upgrade Action Fraud, with the new service expected to be fully operational by 2024. Improvements to the existing system are being made on an ongoing basis as part of the upgrade.</p><p>We have already improved the victim experience by enhancing the technology and increasing the staff numbers in the call centre. We will launch a new Action Fraud website in 2023. The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit, which is being rolled out nationally, provides specialist support to fraud and cybercrime victims.</p><p>As part of the Police Uplift Programme, 725 posts have been dedicated to tackling Serious Organised Crime including fraud. Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables will decide how to allocate further resource they receive through the Programme within their forces. Separately, over the next three years the Home Office is spending some of the £400 million secured to fight Economic Crime in the last Spending Review, to provide additional specialist fraud officers into the City of London Police, Regional Organised Crime Units and the National Crime Agency.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 78797 78798 question first answered 11/11/2022 12:33:30 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney