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886245

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Ministers of her Department first were made aware of immigration status difficulties affecting the Windrush generation; and what steps they took as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	136440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department was made aware of the immigration status difficulties of individual cases, as flagged by members of the House and the media. The wider issue around the immigration status difficulties affecting some of the Windrush generation has come to the fore, and the attention of Ministers, in recent months. On the 16 April we set up a Taskforce to help those affected get documents they need and on 30 May, the Windrush Scheme came into force. This Scheme is designed to ensure that members of this generation, their children born in the UK and those who arrived in the UK as minors will be able to apply for citizenship, or various other immigration products, free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 13:36:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

886193

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,how many staff will be working in the newly established Windrush Generation task force; from which parts of (a) her Department and (b) other Government Departments they have been seconded; and what the timetable is for the task force to complete its work.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The team was initially set up with 20 staff members. The number of staff deployed to the team will be driven by the number of people that contact the Department for help. Additional experienced staff can be deployed from within the Department should the need arise.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/07/2018 11:11:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

891324

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which company her Department has contracted to manage (a) part or (b) the whole of the Windrush generation helpline.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	137915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>No third party has been contracted to manage all, or part, of the helpline.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure people had access to the support they needed without delay, between 17 and 20 April ‘Windrush’ related call handling was supported by Sitel. The dedicated Windrush helpline went live on 20 April and is managed and staffed internally from within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/05/2018 14:43:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890505

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department is responsible for the Windrush helpline and taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	137393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>I, as Immigration Minister, am responsible for the Windrush helpline and taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:01:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

890504

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush helpline is staffed by people who are directly employed by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	137392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Yes, the helpline is staffed by people directly employed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:03:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

886199

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review all cases involving the (a) deportation and (b) detention of a Windrush generation child.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The department has been reviewing the cases of all Caribbean Commonwealth nationals, born before 1 January 1973, who have been removed and/or detained by the Home Office since 2002 (when the Casework Information Database (CID) was available across the immigration system) to identify any individuals where there was an indication in the record that the individual could have been in the UK before 1973.</p><p>The Home Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee on 21 August to provide an update on this work. Letters of apology are being sent from the Home Secretary to the eighteen individuals who we consider are most likely to have suffered detriment because their right to be in the UK was not recognised and where the Department is most likely to have acted wrongfully in removing and / or detaining them. A copy of this letter has been deposited in the House Library.</p><p>This work is ongoing and the Home Secretary committed to regularly updating the Home Affairs Select Committee on this work, as well as the review into proactive compliant environment sanctions.</p><p>Children of the Windrush generation who were born in the United Kingdom will generally consider themselves to be British. However, in some cases they may need a document to confirm that status. Others will have the right to register as British. This is being facilitated through the Windrush taskforce. Additionally, any child of a member of the Windrush generation who was born abroad and who came to live in the UK before they were 18 and has been continuously resident and meets the good character requirements may apply to obtain citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 136373 136374 136376 question first answered 06/09/2018 15:18:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

885041

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government made prior to the introduction of the hostile environment immigration policy of that policy's potential effect on Commonwealth migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	136029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Compliant Environment is not a new concept; successive Governments have brought forward policies to protect the UK taxpayer from the misuse of public services and benefits and to tackle illegal migration.</p><p>Compliant Environment measures were never intended to impact on people with lawful immigration status in the UK, such as the Windrush generation.</p><p>We are fully committed to helping those affected to evidence their status in the UK and are making that process as straightforward as possible. A taskforce and helpline has been set up in the Home Office to help those concerned to prove their residence. The taskforce is taking a proactive approach so individuals can easily establish their rights.</p><p>We have also put in place additional protection for landlords, employers and others conducting checks in order to ensure we are not denying work, housing, benefits and services to Commonwealth migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/05/2018 14:37:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

890117

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	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 long-term trauma and detrimental effects on mental health caused to people affected by the Windrush scandal; and what steps the Government is taking to provide counselling, talking therapies and ongoing support to all those affected and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	137167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has made clear it's commiment to do right by the Windrush generation which is why we have established a dedicated taskforce to help the Windrush Generation and other long-term residents to evidence their right to be in the UK. We will want to take time to consult and think about all areas of compensation but we will put this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/05/2018 12:56:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

885437

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	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 number of Windrush citizens who have been (a) denied and (b) charged for NHS treatment; and what steps she is taking together with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to rectify that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	136300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Information about individuals who have been denied or charged for NHS treatment is not held by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals affected should contact the Home Office. The new team set up will help the applicants to demonstrate that they are entitled to live in the UK and will aim to resolve cases within two weeks when the evidence has been provided.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will also be setting up a new compensation scheme. We will want to take time to consult on the scope of the new scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/05/2018 12:43:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

890044

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action she is taking to ensure adequate access to housing for the Windrush generation.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	137096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Appropriate safeguarding processes are built into compliant environment measures, including the right to redress, but clearly there is more to be done here. We are reviewing compliant environment measures and taking immediate action to introduce additional safeguards to protect Windrush generation cases. These cases will be dealt with quickly and sensitively.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has also sent out communications urging other government departments and public authorities to exercise particular care when responding to applications for benefits and services from the Windrush generation. Guidance has also been added to the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website advising landlords on what they should do - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/landlords-immigration-right-to-rent-checks" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/landlords-immigration-right-to-rent-checks</a></p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are unable to access housing in the UK as a result of not provide the appropriate documentation to show that they are entitled to live in the UK should contact the Home Office, by telephone on 0800 678 1925 or by emailing <a href="mailto:commonwealthtaskforce@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">commonwealthtaskforce@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk</a>. The team will help the applicants to demonstrate that they are entitled to live in the UK and will aim to resolve cases within two weeks when the evidence has been provided.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 14:29:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey