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1537368

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	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 25 October 2022 to Question 67920 on Asylum: Rwanda, what assessment of set up costs was made to support the determination of an upfront payment of £20 million; what value for money assessment was carried out on that £20 million payment; whether there will be a further assessment of how that payment is spent by the Government of Rwanda before agreeing further payments; and what the original £120 million payment covered given the requirement for an additional £20 million to cover set up costs.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	74711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Under our Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) with Rwanda, the UK has provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120m as part of a new Economic Transformation and Integration Fund. This will go towards Rwanda’s development creating professional and personal development opportunities for migrants and Rwandans alike.</p><p>We have also undertaken to provide funding to Rwanda for each individual relocated. This funding will cover asylum processing (case workers, translators etc), accommodation, healthcare, and for those granted protection, a comprehensive integration package. As part of this, the UK made a £20m upfront payment to the Government of Rwanda to support initial set up costs.</p><p>The Government of Rwanda is responsible for the allocation of the funding they receive. However, the Joint Committee will monitor the overall implementation and operation of all aspects of the Partnership.</p><p>A full value for money assessment was undertaken as part of the Accounting Officer advice provided to Ministers on the MEDP.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 12:23:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1537375

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a person who has arrived in the UK with the intention of seeking asylum is classified in government records as an asylum seeker in the event that the person has been deemed inadmissible under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	74712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on asylum applications are published in table Asy_D01 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Data on cases considered under inadmissibility rules are published in table Asy_09a of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-statistics-data-tables-year-ending-june-2022" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement summary tables</a>’.</p><p>When an individual submits an asylum application, they are counted in Asy_D01. If they are later deemed as inadmissible, this will be recorded in table Asy_09, but they will not be removed from table Asy_D01. A person is not considered on inadmissibility grounds if they have not submitted an asylum claim.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 17:38:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1537378

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	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 data on the average length of time that an asylum seeker who has been deemed inadmissible under the Nationality and Borders Act typically spends in asylum accommodation before the Government (a) is able to return that individual to their country of origin or the previous safe country that they had resided in and (b) recognises that there is no prospect of returning that person to their country of origin or the previous safe country that they had resided in and therefore permits that person to apply for asylum in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	74713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in a reportable format currently and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 12:44:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1537381

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Correspondence
	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 criteria and process for when (a) a letter is sent to an asylum seeker informing that person that they are inadmissible for asylum under the Nationality and Broder Act 2022 and (b) a letter is sent to an asylum seeker informing them that the Government intends to transport that person to Rwanda; whether those letters are sent at the same time or separately; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	74714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Inadmissibility guidance is published online and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inadmissibility-third-country-cases/inadmissibility-safe-third-country-cases-accessible" target="_blank">Inadmissibility: safe third country cases (accessible) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Individuals are first served with a Notice of Intent which sets out that we may ask Rwanda to admit them, under the terms of the Migrations and Economic Development Partnership. Individuals have either 7 or 14 calendar days (depending on their circumstances) to respond with reasons why their claims should not be treated as inadmissible.</p><p>Following that time period, decisions on inadmissibility and removal can be made. The general approach as set out in the “Removal Agreements and Timescales” section of the guidance is that inadmissibility decisions are served with removal decisions, however that is not a requirement.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 11:54:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1536391

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum and Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on improvements in service standards to visa and asylum applications; and whether it is on target to meet its goal to return to a 20 day service standard by March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	72476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The latest decision waiting times for visa applications made inside the UK are published on Gov.uk.</p><ul><li><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Beresford1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03bd9453ce264b095dc608dab825e2cc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638024770093272884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A6atxF%2B0IFluoqRfrGltWZdLveeSc%2FfGH4tR0PMoVOE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK</a></li><li><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Beresford1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03bd9453ce264b095dc608dab825e2cc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638024770093429102%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EaCBPCSOPNK5w6ndJ1nur8gu4ohaBsLVoDLdDRRLPXg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK</a></li></ul><p>Individuals may wait longer for a decision if their application is not straightforward, and more information is required. Where priority and super-priority visas have been applied for, these will remain at the head of the decision-making queue. The Home Office are working hard to ensure that service standards are met across all visa application routes.</p><p>The Home Office does not currently have a service standard to decide initial asylum claims. A new accelerated service standard is being developed and we are testing the impact of several coordinated initiatives, including enhanced screening, case triage, centralised workflow and streamlined decision templates.</p><p>We have already made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality &amp; Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.</p><p>Whilst we are unable to offer specific timescales to individuals at this time, we are working hard to reintroduce service standards in line with the Nationality and Borders Act to improve the level of service we provide to those who claim asylum.</p><p>The number of asylum decision makers in the Home Office has increased from 614 in 2021/22 to 1,073, an increase of 75% with ongoing recruitment strategies in place to retain and increase the number of asylum decision makers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 72478 question first answered 03/11/2022 12:29:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1536395

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff her Department has a hired to work on asylum and visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	72478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The latest decision waiting times for visa applications made inside the UK are published on Gov.uk.</p><ul><li><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Beresford1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03bd9453ce264b095dc608dab825e2cc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638024770093272884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A6atxF%2B0IFluoqRfrGltWZdLveeSc%2FfGH4tR0PMoVOE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK</a></li><li><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Beresford1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C03bd9453ce264b095dc608dab825e2cc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638024770093429102%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EaCBPCSOPNK5w6ndJ1nur8gu4ohaBsLVoDLdDRRLPXg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK</a></li></ul><p>Individuals may wait longer for a decision if their application is not straightforward, and more information is required. Where priority and super-priority visas have been applied for, these will remain at the head of the decision-making queue. The Home Office are working hard to ensure that service standards are met across all visa application routes.</p><p>The Home Office does not currently have a service standard to decide initial asylum claims. A new accelerated service standard is being developed and we are testing the impact of several coordinated initiatives, including enhanced screening, case triage, centralised workflow and streamlined decision templates.</p><p>We have already made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality &amp; Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.</p><p>Whilst we are unable to offer specific timescales to individuals at this time, we are working hard to reintroduce service standards in line with the Nationality and Borders Act to improve the level of service we provide to those who claim asylum.</p><p>The number of asylum decision makers in the Home Office has increased from 614 in 2021/22 to 1,073, an increase of 75% with ongoing recruitment strategies in place to retain and increase the number of asylum decision makers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 72476 question first answered 03/11/2022 12:29:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1536767

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	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 in Northern Ireland are without an initial decision as of 26 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	73156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The information is not held in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 11:26:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1536773

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	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 in Northern Ireland are under investigation for third party interest.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	73157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish this data and such information although recorded across various systems on individual cases, it is not held in a readily available, extractable format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 11:11:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1536777

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	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 in Northern Ireland have been assessed as a potential victim of human trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	73158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics regarding asylum, which can be found here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of asylum seekers who have been referred into the National Referral Mechanism are not published.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/11/2022 11:07:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1536796

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	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 she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth of 15 August 2022 and 12 September 2022 on a naturalisation request.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	73017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p><strong>PQ 73017 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0413355/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p><p><strong>PQ 73018 – </strong>MPAM reference – MPAM/0399356/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 28 October 2022</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 73018 question first answered 03/11/2022 11:34:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury