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1680321

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	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 Afghan refugees were housed in interim hotel accommodation as of (a) 5 December 2023, (b) 12 December 2023, (c) 19 December 2023, (d) 26 December 2023 and (e) 31 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8449 8450 8451 question first answered 16/01/2024 13:54:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1680322

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	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 Afghan refugees housed in interim hotel accommodation were aged (a) zero to three, (b) three to five, (c) five to ten, (d) 10 to 15 and (e) 15 to 18 years old as of 26 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8448 8450 8451 question first answered 16/01/2024 13:54:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1680323

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	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 Afghan refugees who left hotel accommodation between 1 and 31 December 2023 have found permanent accommodation in the same local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8448 8449 8451 question first answered 16/01/2024 13:54:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1680324

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	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 support has been provided to Bradford Council by his Department to support Afghan refugees leaving interim hotel accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served in the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p>1,674 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e., hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of September 2023.</p><p>For information on individuals within interim accommodation, including nationality, age, and sex breakdowns, see table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>For data on those in accommodation by location, see the regional and local authority immigration groups data tables.</p><p>We are unable to provide a running commentary on interim accommodation and settled accommodation occupation. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due for release around 22 February 2024.</p><p>Local authorities receive integration tariff funding of £20,520 per person, over three years, for each Afghan family they resettle and provide full integration support for this duration.  They have the flexibility to use this funding to contribute towards renting accommodation, including deposit, letting fees and necessary furnishings.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8448 8449 8450 question first answered 16/01/2024 13:54:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1680325

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have been made homeless since leaving that accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office interim hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to our response from 20 December 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a>.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not collect data on the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office provided interim hotel accommodation who have slept rough since leaving that accommodation.</p><p>The Department does not regularly publish data on Afghan homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 8453 question first answered 17/01/2024 16:00:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1677148

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is to publish further information about the Government's proposed increases to the minimum income requirement for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	6306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with this increase in January.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:43:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675582

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of re-opening additional crossings into Gaza for humanitarian access.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	5322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary engage regularly and closely with regional counterparts including Israel and Egypt on the humanitarian response. However, the flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Fuel remains a critical component and without sufficient aid, fuel cannot be distributed by humanitarian organisations and hospitals, bakeries as well as desalination plants cannot operate. We are also actively exploring other routes for aid to get into Gaza. The UK Government has already announced £60 million in humanitarian funding and has sent more than 74 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 15:04:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675583

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas on the provision of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	5323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The recent humanitarian pause demonstrated what can be achieved to get vital aid into Gaza including the levels of aid that is possible and it is important that this level of aid is now, at a minimum, sustained. The UK is supportive of humanitarian pauses as part of measures to facilitate the flow of life-saving humanitarian aid and ensure civilians are safe. The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We will continue to use all the tools of British diplomacy and development to enhance the prospects of peace and stability in the region, working closely with our partners.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 17:27:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675586

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	West Bank: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of violence in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	5325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>We are clear that settler violence and the targeting of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank is completely unacceptable. It undermines security and stability at a time when Israelis and Palestinians are desperate for both and increases the risks of atrocities and intercommunal violence. Israel must prevent these acts and hold those responsible to account, ensuring any perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted. Ultimately, to prevent further conflict, there must be a political solution: a two-state solution which provides justice and security for both Israelis and Palestinians, ending the security threat posed by Hamas and with the Israelis taking more precautions regarding civilians and tackling settler violence.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/12/2023 17:40:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675595

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Ceasefires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to the urgent question on Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause in the House of Lords on 29 November 2023, Official Report column 1091 HL, what his Department's policy is on whether there should be a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	5329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Israel has a right to self-defence and needs to be able to address the threat posed by Hamas, in a manner that abides by International Humanitarian Law. The UK is supportive of humanitarian pauses, and the temporary cessation of hostilities, to enable humanitarian organisations to deliver aid and give respite to civilians. As noted in the response of 29 November, the recent pause was a welcome opportunity to get hostages out and to allow increased amounts of aid and fuel in. We continue to press, at the UN and with Israel, for unhindered humanitarian access and substantive, repeated humanitarian pauses.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/12/2023 17:44:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain