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783227

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	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 received any formal complaints on the conduct of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	111296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of a formal complaint being made against the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner towards another organisation and we are taking the appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/11/2017 17:59:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

789289

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	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 Answers of 7 September 2017 to Questions 6955 and 8408, what public appointments process was used to appoint the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner for a second term; and how his performance in that role was reviewed.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	113075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was appointed by Government on a three-year fixed term contract which ends later this year.</p><p>Decisions in relation to this appointment will be taken in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments published on 16 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:33:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

535553

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Greece
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of support her Department has given to the Greek authorities to assist with processing refugees and identifying those who may qualify for relocation to the UK under the Dublin III arrangements for family reunion.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	42559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with key EU Member States to ensure the Dublin Regulation family reunification process works effectively.</p><p>The UK continues to offer support to Greece both bilaterally and through the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). In addition to our regular short-term deployments to support Dublin family transfers to the UK, the UK has offered 75 expert personnel to help with the processing and administration of migrants in reception centres, act as interpreters, provide medical support and bolster our existing team assisting the Commission to ensure effective and efficient co-ordination.</p><p>We are working with partners to ensure that those who qualify for family reunification under the Dublin III arrangements are processed efficiently. Furthermore, we continue to work with partners and the Greek authorities to identify and transfer vulnerable unaccompanied refugee children from Europe to the UK where it is in their best interests, as set out in the Immigration Act 2016. This is not a simple task. We are working through the complex legal and safeguarding systems of other countries in order to ensure that any actions we take are always in the child’s best interest. We have recently seconded an expert to Greece, who is embedded within the relevant department to coordinate efforts on this initiative.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/07/2016 13:42:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536173

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	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 8 June 2016 to Question 39223, what criteria officials of her Department have to follow to fulfil the aim of processing refugee integration loan applications as quickly as possible.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	42587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The rules setting out eligibility for integration loans are set out in the Integration loans for Refugees and Other Regulations 2007. All the factors set out in these Regulations are considered for each application received for an integration loan.</p><p>We do not intend to set a target time for processing loans less than the 28 day support period given to those granted refugee status. However processes are reviewed on a regular basis and the department aims to respond to all applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 42664 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:11:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536316

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a target time for processing an application for a refugee integration loan that is less than the 28-day asylum support period that is terminated after refugee status has been granted.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	42664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The rules setting out eligibility for integration loans are set out in the Integration loans for Refugees and Other Regulations 2007. All the factors set out in these Regulations are considered for each application received for an integration loan.</p><p>We do not intend to set a target time for processing loans less than the 28 day support period given to those granted refugee status. However processes are reviewed on a regular basis and the department aims to respond to all applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 42587 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:11:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536496

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy, where a newly recognised refugee has made an application for welfare benefits during the statutory 28 day move-on period, to continue paying asylum support allowance to that refugee until their first welfare benefit has been paid, including in circumstances where that payment is a short-term benefit advance.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	42796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that new recognised refugees apply promptly for any welfare benefit for which they may be eligible and receive the first payment of any benefit for which they qualify before their Home Office support ends. We will evaluate the impact of this work later this year and bring forward a change to the current 28-day move-on period if the evaluation shows that to be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/07/2016 13:55:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 7464 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

541060

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department plans to put in place to improve the processing time for sending documentation including national insurance numbers and biometric residence permits to people who have been granted refugee status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	43497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Details to apply for a National Insurance Number (NINO) are collected at the substantive interview and sent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if a claimant is granted asylum. DWP aim to return these to the Home Office within seven working days before it is sent to the claimant. Processing for Biometric Residence Permits begins once claimants have enrolled their details. If completed promptly it can be received by them within seven working days of the grant of asylum but delays can occur if a claimant has not enrolled their signature or biometrics prior to the grant of asylum.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/09/2016 12:26:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

542231

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been identified for consideration by expert personnel deployed by her Department to Greece to support the Greek Dublin Unit and EASO under the Dublin III regulation on family unity since May 2016; and how many such applicants have been transferred to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	43771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Home Office staff seconded to the Greek Government and the European Asylum Support Office are there to support the overall asylum system in Greece and improve the Dublin process. Two applicants have arrived in the UK since May 2016.</p><p>Providing refugees with access to clear, detailed and coherent information is the responsibility of the Greek authorities. The UK believes that member states should meet their international obligations and provide due process and adequate care to those seeking protection within their territories.</p><p>The Commission Implementing Regulation No 118/2014 clearly sets out the obligations for Member States to provide an information leaflet for applicants for international protection, including a specific leaflet for unaccompanied children. Following the EU-Turkey agreement and discussions with the European Commission and the Greek Government, the UK has offered a further 75 expert personnel to help with the processing and administration of migrants in reception centres, act as interpreters, provide medical support and bolster our existing team assisting the Commission to ensure effective and efficient coordination.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/09/2016 10:12:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 9172 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

542232

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by which date she expects to have resettled 3,000 at risk child asylum-seekers and their families from the Middle East and North Africa to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	43772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to resettling to the UK up to 3,000 individuals under a scheme designed to protect vulnerable children in the Middle East and North Africa over the lifetime of this Parliament. There will be a review of the scheme at the two year mark.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/09/2016 11:45:55 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

542233

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	43773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Work continues with local authorities and international partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the lifetime of this Parliament and we are on track to do this.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/09/2016 11:40:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire