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433251

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	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, whether Syrian refugees will qualify for (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) UK citizenship after five years of residence.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	18254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Syrians who are resettled under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme are given a five year humanitarian protection visa. At the end of the 5 years they can apply for settlement (indefinite leave to remain) and if granted they can apply for UK citizenship 12 months later. Each application for settlement and citizenship is decided in accordance with our guidance for these routes.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2015 16:19:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

433253

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	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 weight will be given to the security situation in Syria at such a time as Syrian refugees who have entered the UK due to the present crisis in that country become eligible for indefinite leave to remain of UK citizenship.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	18256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Syrians who are resettled under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme will be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain and UK citizenship at the expiration of their five year humanitarian protection visa. Each application will be assessed on a case by case basis in line with our guidance which considers the ongoing need for protection, including the security situation in Syria at the date of decision, as well as the individual’s behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2015 16:20:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

433248

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	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 criteria are used for selection of Syrian refugees to come to the UK, outside the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	18248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Syrians in need of protection are predominantly resettled through the Syrian Resettlement Scheme which has been expanded to resettle up to 20,000 during this Parliament. This is in addition to those resettled through our global resettlement schemes: Gateway and Mandate. Individuals resettled through Gateway and Mandate must be UNHCR recognised refugees who are judged by UNHCR to be in need of resettlement. Individuals resettled under Mandate must have a family member in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2015 17:42:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

433252

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	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, if she will take steps to prevent recently arrived Syrian refugees on the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme from relocating to different areas of the UK from where they were originally located by that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	18255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities provide those resettled under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme with a comprehensive support package which is tailored according to the individuals needs. We encourage refugees to remain where they have been resettled to take advantage of this offer, however, they are free to relocate within the UK if they choose to do so.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2015 16:16:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell