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1666345

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) EO and (b) PO3 staff are employed by HM Passport Office in (i) Glasgow, (ii) Liverpool and (iii) Belfast; and how many and what proportion of these staff have been asked to assist with (A) booking and (B) conducting interviews with asylum applicants on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to provide this information due to security reasons. The way data is captured does not differentiate between bookings and interviews.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:44:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666346

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much time was allocated to training (a) EO and (b) PO3 staff at HM Passport Office who have assisted UK Visas and Immigration teams with asylum applications; and what level of training was provided.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Home Office staff are given all the necessary training to ensure that they are fully equipped to carry out their role. HM Passport Office staff who have assisted in the processing of asylum applications, were given the standard training time, with further supplementary training provided as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:08:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666347

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department's officials started planning to provide HM Passport Office executive and administrative officers to assist UKVI teams; and who proposed the request for assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Staff resources are regularly redeployed across the Home Office to meet business demands and priorities. HM Passport Office take a flexible approach in supporting these priorities and demands when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:00:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666348

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average pay is for staff at grades (a) executive officer and (b) PO3 in the Passport Office; and what the average pay levels are for (i) administrative and (ii) executive officer staff in UKVI where Passport Office staff have been tasked to assist.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Below is the average pay across the Home Office, which includes HMPO and UKVI, for AO/PO3 grades:</p><ul><li>National: £24,800</li><li>London: £28,800</li></ul><p>Below is the average pay across the Home Office for Executive Officer grades:</p><ul><li>UKVI EO London: £32,359</li><li>UKVI EO National: £28,272</li><li>HMPO EO London: £32,437</li><li>HMPO EO National: £28,335</li></ul><p>* AO/PO3 are paid the above average salary regardless of length of service.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 08:59:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542950

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hazara Muslims have (a) applied for asylum in the UK, (b) been granted asylum in the UK and (c) reached the UK after being granted asylum through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 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>’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions on asylum applications from Afghan nationals can be found in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 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>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2022. Data for the year ending September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on ethnicity or religion of asylum applicants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 88899 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:57:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542951

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there has been an increase in the number of Afghan citizens claiming asylum in the UK since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 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>’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions on asylum applications from Afghan nationals can be found in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 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>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2022. Data for the year ending September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on ethnicity or religion of asylum applicants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 88898 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:57:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1466406

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be resettled in the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme UNHCR pathway in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	9892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6<sup>th</sup> January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>We helped over 15,000 people to safety in the biggest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, and we have continued to bring people to the UK, with over 3,000 people helped to enter since the evacuation.</p><p>In light of the success of our evacuation efforts, we expect to exceed our initial aim of resettling 5,000 through the Scheme in the first year.</p><p>Community Sponsorship provides the opportunity for friends and neighbours, charities and faith groups to play a direct role in supporting families resettled to the UK as they restart their lives here. Sponsors are able to welcome and support families through the ACRS.</p><p>The number resettled through the ACRS and Community Sponsorship will be published soon in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 9894 question first answered 10/06/2022 16:19:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 5494 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1466407

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan and Ukraine
	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 and contractors (a) are processing cases for the (i) Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and (ii) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and (b) have been redeployed from (A) ARAP and (B) ACRS to support the (1) Ukraine family reunification and (2) Homes for Ukraine schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	9893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system, and we actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand, including from pressures relating to the situations in Afghanistan and Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/06/2022 16:24:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 5493 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1466408

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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, how many people, including principals and relatives, have been supported through Community Sponsorship under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme as of 26 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	9894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6<sup>th</sup> January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>We helped over 15,000 people to safety in the biggest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, and we have continued to bring people to the UK, with over 3,000 people helped to enter since the evacuation.</p><p>In light of the success of our evacuation efforts, we expect to exceed our initial aim of resettling 5,000 through the Scheme in the first year.</p><p>Community Sponsorship provides the opportunity for friends and neighbours, charities and faith groups to play a direct role in supporting families resettled to the UK as they restart their lives here. Sponsors are able to welcome and support families through the ACRS.</p><p>The number resettled through the ACRS and Community Sponsorship will be published soon in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 9892 question first answered 10/06/2022 16:19:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 5496 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1466409

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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, how many (a) British nationals and (b) relatives of those nationals have been or are being resettled under the first pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (i) during and (ii) since Operation Pitting.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	9895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the evacuation from Afghanistan over the summer, work is underway to ensure information relating to all the individuals relocated under both schemes are recorded on case working systems. Once this work concludes, statistics on ACRS and ARAP will be included in future editions of the Immigration Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/06/2022 16:22:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 5492 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara