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1665274

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Maternity Pay
	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 page 8 of the report Fight for 52, published by the Fire Brigades Union on 14 September 2023, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of variations in the level of maternity pay for firefighters.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Setting fire pay and conditions, including setting a minimum national maternity entitlement<em>, is the responsibility of employers, working through the National Joint Council. The Home Office plays no role in the negotiation or funding of firefighter pay. </em></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/10/2023 11:48:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1665862

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	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 of 19 September 2023, Official Report, column 1253, whether new Afghan people arriving in the UK on approved schemes will be placed in bridging accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Sadowski%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C95440a7049c749734f1d08dbd14e7d5b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638333907256543263%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AXLOAEVbrut2smbUjQynmcDkuVO2EJaY8ZEKWxleeYk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme</a> which was formally opened on the 1 April 2021 , has already relocated thousands of Afghans who have worked for or alongside the UK government, and their families, and who are deemed eligible.</p><p>In addition, the UK formally opened the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) on 6 January 2022. The scheme prioritises those who have assisted the UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech, and rule of law.</p><p>We take seriously our commitment to resettling Afghans yet to arrive in the UK, including those eligible for our schemes still in Afghanistan. But our efforts to move people out of hotels has shown how vital it is that they are moved into long-term settled accommodation, so, they can put down roots in the community.</p><p>Once in the UK eligible Afghans have the right to live, work and study, and can apply for benefits and other local authority support.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2023 16:47:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658367

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister is responsible for the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens currently living in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	197961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197962 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1666078

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to relocate Afghan people who are (a) eligible for relocation to the UK and (b) in Pakistan before 1 November; and what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports that the Government of Pakistan plans to deport Afghans without documentation from November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Continuing to support the resettlement of eligible Afghans under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) &amp; Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) remains a priority for the Government. To date, we have brought around 24,600 people affected by events in Afghanistan to safety, which includes those evacuated under Op PITTING.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of recent Government of Pakistan announcements regarding Afghans illegally present in Pakistan. FCDO and the British High Commission are monitoring the situation closely. They are in frequent contact with the Pakistani authorities to try and ensure that no ARAP or ACRS eligible individuals are negatively affected while they await relocation to the UK, and are seeking assurances to this effect.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2023 15:36:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1664996

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Maternity Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of (a) provision and (b) the level of maternity pay in fire and rescue services.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	202690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Setting fire pay and conditions, including setting a minimum national maternity entitlement<em>, is the responsibility of employers, working through the National Joint Council. The Home Office plays no role in the negotiation or funding of firefighter pay. </em></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2023 15:23:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1666244

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the first Afghans arrived in the UK under pathway (a) two and (b) three of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made one of the largest commitments of any country to support those impacted by events in Afghanistan.</p><p>The latest published Operational data fact sheet on Afghan resettlement schemes shows the following by ACRS pathway, we have now resettled: 9,676 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 66 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 41 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Operational data is viewable at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 23<sup>rd</sup> November 2023.</p><p>The data requested on arrival dates of pathway 2 and pathway 3 is not anticipated to be publicly released in future iterations of the quarterly Immigration system statistics. It is collected for internal and operational use only. However, arrivals by quarter can be found within the immigration statistics. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 203597 question first answered 25/10/2023 08:38:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658731

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	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 launch her Department's consultation on full cost recovery for firearms licencing.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	198195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided.</p><p>The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service that supports public safety.</p><p>The review is being informed by a Firearms Fees Working Group, chaired by the Home Office and including representation from the police, shooting representative bodies and other Government departments. I expect to consult publicly on proposed new fees during the Autumn and to put the new fees before Parliament shortly thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2023 09:38:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1673948

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	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's working group on firearms licensing fees last met.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	4543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Fees Working Group last met on 3 May 2023.</p><p>The Working Group is chaired by the Home Office and includes representation from the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, shooting representative bodies, the Countryside Alliance, Scottish Government, and other Government departments.</p><p>The work includes a detailed review of the current cost to the police of administering firearms licensing in order to develop proposals for revised fees, in accordance with HM Treasury guidance.</p><p>I am currently considering the proposals for new fees with Ministerial colleagues and I have discussed them with the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, Members of Parliament and the NPCC Lead for Firearms Licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/12/2023 11:54:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658368

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timeline is for completing the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens who are currently housed in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Programme scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	197962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197961 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1677482

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	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 7 December 2023 to Question 4543 on Firearms: Licensing, whether the Firearms Licensing Fees working group has completed its work.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Firearms Fees Working Group last met on 3 May 2023 when it discussed proposals for new fees. I am currently considering those proposals with Ministerial colleagues before launching a public consultation.</p><p>There are no current plans for the Group to meet again but it can be reconvened if necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/12/2023 14:50:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard