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1664456

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that disabled people in the asylum system receive the care they need.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Samantha Dixon
	uin	202309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers have access to health and social care services from the point of arrival in the UK. The Home Office and its contractors work closely with the NHS, local authorities and non-governmental organisations to ensure that people can access the healthcare and support they need. All accommodation providers have a contractual duty to assist people in accessing the health care they need. The Home Office also operates a Safeguarding Hub to support vulnerable individuals in accessing these services.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office contracts Migrant Help to provide advice and guidance to asylum seekers should they have an issue with their accommodation or support, and for signposting to health and welfare services. Asylum seekers can access Migrant Help 24/7, every day of the year by a freephone telephone number, via an online chat or completing an email enquiry form both of which can be accessed free of charge on the Migrant Help website. Interpreting and translation services are available through Migrant Help when the need arises for asylum seekers to raise any queries or concerns.</p><p>Where an individual is on asylum support and has a care need, a referral will be made to the local authority for an assessment of care needs under the Care Act 2014. Our guidance sets out the approach to be taken by the Home Office to the duties and obligations owed to asylum seekers who have disabilities, care needs or both. In doing so it sets out how the framework of the Care Act 2014 should be interpreted by the Home Office and its external partners in the context of asylum support. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F731907%2FAsylum-Seekers-With-Care-Needs-v2.0ext.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C081080a50dbd484acbbc08dbce3b4912%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330526240960737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7f0kBgn6mzT%2F6FIVzy0H5IgjHuwK%2BW07V0g7HW75sBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum-Seekers-With-Care-Needs-v2.0ext.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 11:18:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4976 label Biography information for Samantha Dixon

1463517

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Colombia
	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 introduce visa-free travel to the UK for Colombian passport holders.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	3629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes reflect a range of factors. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:33:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3133 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1328264

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings have been held with her officials on the Independent Panel into the Murder of Daniel Morgan since 1 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	7842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>As sponsoring Minister for an inquiry, it is not uncommon to receive queries and correspondence regarding the progress of an inquiry. Representations with regards to the content of the report would be a matter for the Independent Panel.</p><p>The Home Secretary is kept up to date on the work of the Panel and her responsibilities by her officials, and meets with them when required.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7843 question first answered 11/06/2021 07:52:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1328265

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the Independent Panel into the Murder of Daniel Morgan since January 1st 2020.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	7843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>As sponsoring Minister for an inquiry, it is not uncommon to receive queries and correspondence regarding the progress of an inquiry. Representations with regards to the content of the report would be a matter for the Independent Panel.</p><p>The Home Secretary is kept up to date on the work of the Panel and her responsibilities by her officials, and meets with them when required.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7842 question first answered 11/06/2021 07:52:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1256191

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Colombia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce visa-free entry to the UK for holders of Colombian passports.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	121857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes are always taken in the round, and reflect key facets of the bilateral relationship with the country concerned. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns, and prosperity.</p><p>There are no current plans to change the visa requirements for citizens of Columbia.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/12/2020 15:56:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1201772

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Quarantine
	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 publish her assessment of the economic effect on the UK aerospace manufacturing sector of the Government's policy of introducing a 14 day quarantine period for travellers arriving from overseas.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	57231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>A range of criteria informed the development of the introduction of new health measures at the border, including the urgent requirement to protect our progress in countering the spread of the virus and reducing the risk of a second wave whilst doing all we can to protect vital supply chains and infrastructure work.</p><p> </p><p>It is unfortunately unavoidable there will be an economic impact in the UK if we are to take necessary steps like this to protect public health and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to keeping the border health measures under regular review to ensure they remain effective and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/06/2020 15:09:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1177328

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Protest
	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 recent counter-terrorism police guidance released as part of the Prevent Strategy, how many individuals were reported to the police due to their suspected involvement with a climate activist group.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	14734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on how many individuals were reported to the Police due to suspected involvement with a climate activist group. This level of data is held by the Police who are operationally independent from the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters have categorically stated they do not classify involvement with a climate activist group as extremism and stated that the inclusion of them in Counter Terrorism Police guidance was an ‘error of judgment’.</p><p> </p><p>Membership or support of climate activist groups does not mean that a person is considered a threat by the Home Office or by the police; it does not meet the government threshold for extremism as defined in the Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy published in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/02/2020 15:52:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1156499

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to tackle recent increases in knife crime.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	900177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is taking action by recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers, by easing restrictions on the use of stop and search, and through supporting the police operational response through the £100 million Serious Violence Fund.</p><p>We are also investing in early intervention and, as announced in the Queen’s speech, we will legislate for a new serious violence duty.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2019 16:48:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1150379

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force officers are on standby to be placed at the Irish border on 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	1707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution</em></strong>.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/11/2019 16:57:44 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1052252

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to publish UK Border Force performance data by port of entry.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	215208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Border Force does not routinely publish data that does not meet the Home Office standard for publication or that could impact its operational effectiveness. There are no current plans to publish this data in the future.</p><p>Border Force transparency data can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2019 12:17:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson