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1713015

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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, what legal assistance will be available in Rwanda to asylum seekers relocated under the UK-Rwanda treaty.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	23167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Relocated Individuals will be provided with legal representation free of charge throughout the asylum process. Part 3 of Annex B to the treaty details the provision that shall be made in Rwanda for Relocated Individuals to access legal assistance and interpreters.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:07:20 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1713022

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with his Irish counterpart on the accuracy of figures for asylum-seekers who moved between the two countries in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>There is a high level of cooperation on migration and border security between the UK and Irish Government. In particular, the Home Office regularly discuss asylum trends and work to respond to these trends with our counterparts in the Department of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/04/2024 13:43:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713065

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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 detention spaces are available for people seeking asylum who are due to be deported to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	23168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 24 April, the Home Office has the capacity to detain around 2,200 people in immigration removal centres.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:05:53 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1713069

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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 case workers in the UK have received training to manage and process the deportation of individuals seeking asylum to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	23169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has already set out, the necessary case workers in the UK have been recruited and trained and are ready to make decisions in preparation for the first individuals being relocated.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 10:08:39 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1713081

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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 field visits the Monitoring Committee of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership has conducted in (a) the UK and (b) Rwanda in (i) 2024, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	23170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Monitoring Committee have been taken through the end-to-end process under the partnership. This took place in Kigali in March 2023 and in the UK in May 2023 and have also held official and non-official meetings throughout 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well as undertaking training and testing of IT systems.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23171 question first answered 26/04/2024 09:01:46 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1713084

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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 times the Migration and Economic Development Partnership Monitoring Committees in (a) Rwanda and (b) the UK have met (i) separately and (ii) together.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	23171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Monitoring Committee have been taken through the end-to-end process under the partnership. This took place in Kigali in March 2023 and in the UK in May 2023 and have also held official and non-official meetings throughout 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well as undertaking training and testing of IT systems.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23170 question first answered 26/04/2024 09:01:44 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1713275

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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 has spent on costs associated with (a) AAA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2022] HWHC 3230 (Admin), for which judgment was passed on 19 December 2022, (b) AAA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2023] EWCA Civ 745, for which judgment was passed on 29 June 2023, (c) R (on the application of AAA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2023] UKSC 42 on appeal from [2023] EWCA Civ 745, for which judgment was passed on 15 November 2023 and (d) other court cases relating to individual appeals against removal to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The most recently published information which includes legal fees is the National Audit Office Report which can be found here: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/investigation-into-the-costs-of-the-uk-rwanda-partnership/#downloads" target="_blank">Investigation into the costs of the UK-Rwanda Partnership - NAO report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 08:57:22 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1712673

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
	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 the Answer of 22 November 2023 to Question HL130 on Youth Mobility Scheme: EU countries, whether he has had discussions with EU Member state counterparts on establishing bilateral youth mobility schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	22938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK remain open to negotiating new bilateral Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories, including all EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal arrangement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the details agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur.</p><p>We remain committed to expanding our YMS to more nations, including but not limited to those within the EU. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2024 11:07:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1712694

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the letter from the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee of 12 March 2024 on the timescales for its review of the graduate route.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	22959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>It is important that we have clarity on the use of the Graduate route in a timely manner, which is why we asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out a rapid review. We will consider the evidence put forward by the MAC very closely.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2024 11:05:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1712696

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the ability of taught masters students to bring dependents on trends in the number of overseas female applicants for graduate visas.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	22961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office considers its Public Sector Equality Duty in the development of all policy. An Impact Assessment (IA) was also produced for the student dependant reforms.</p><p>In addition, the Migration Advisory Committee are currently undertaking a review of the Graduate route. We will consider any evidence put forward by the MAC very closely.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2024 10:57:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford