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1417620

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	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, when details of the UNHCR referral route process for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	113748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6th 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>From Spring 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will refer refugees to the scheme, based on assessments of protection need. The UNHCR has the global mandate to provide international protection and to assist Governments in finding solutions for refugees. UNHCR will refer refugees who are located in various locations, predominantly residing in Asia<em>. </em></p><p>Those referred by UNHCR will be assessed for resettlement by UNHCR using their established process, and in line with their resettlement submission categories.</p><p>Further policy guidance will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 113749 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:59:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1417621

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	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 steps people that have escaped from Afghanistan to a third country can take to register with the UNHCR for referral to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in cases where the UNHCR does not operate in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	113749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6th 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>From Spring 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will refer refugees to the scheme, based on assessments of protection need. The UNHCR has the global mandate to provide international protection and to assist Governments in finding solutions for refugees. UNHCR will refer refugees who are located in various locations, predominantly residing in Asia<em>. </em></p><p>Those referred by UNHCR will be assessed for resettlement by UNHCR using their established process, and in line with their resettlement submission categories.</p><p>Further policy guidance will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 113748 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:59:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1403203

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for asylum from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Yemen and (c) Syria have been told by her Department, in refusing their asylum claims, that it is safe for them to return to their country of origin, in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	105594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to state how many applications for asylum from Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria have been told in refusing their asylum claims, it is safe for them to return to their country of origin in the last 12 months, as this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>All asylum claims, including those from nationals of Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, are considered on a case by case basis, based on the facts presented by the claimant, regardless of the claimant’s country of origin and the prevailing situation.</p><p>Our country policy and information notes contain an assessment of risk and makes it clear that each case will be considered on its own merits and that no one who is at real risk of persecution or serious harm in Afghanistan, Yemen or Syria will be expected to return. The country policy guidance for each country is available on gov.uk, via the following links: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=90E99mR5Lni5ExaFU%2BNjlRj84ey5Kfj14qaMSs4u%2Bqg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghanistan: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsyria-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=cL5nymdkPGTEJCMUE3fDUVMQo%2F83uPRcqSitVUPVh80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Syria: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fyemen-country-policy-and-information-notes&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAsylumOpsSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf889c460f14b4a21e98808d9da7d2594%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637781053293482130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=lH1RT31kacttHLbo7FiUoEf6VWXOCkZu8TOiRokM22E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Yemen: country policy and information notes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/01/2022 11:50:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1143681

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	285315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is the duty of any responsible Government to prepare for every eventuality including the scenario that we leave the EU without agreeing a deal.</p><p><br>We are working closely with operational partners - including the police - on contingency planning so we can ensure the safety and security of our citizens in all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2019 14:57:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156363

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on ensuring that fraud cases are investigated (a) effectively and (b) quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	5459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary meets regularly with PCCs where a wide variety of topics are discussed including fraud.</p><p>Following the HMICFRS report on fraud, titled <em>‘Fraud: Time to Choose’</em>, all PCCs provided a response to the Home Office. The Home Office is currently considering further engagement on the back of these responses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 17:23:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171083

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of EU citizens resident in the UK that have not applied for (a) settled (b) pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	3789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest published information shows that more than 2.7 million (2,756,100) EU Settlement Scheme applications had been received up to 31 December 2019. The latest figures can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a></p><p>The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. The published figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in estimates of the resident EU population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p><p>In order to ensure that resident EEA nationals and their family members understand how and by when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office has put in place a comprehensive communications and engagement plan, using all available channels to reach our audiences – such as marketing, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars.</p><p>The Home Office has delivered a £4 million marketing campaign to encourage resident EEA nationals to apply and further campaign activity is planned. Alongside this campaign activity, we have also undertaken extensive engagement and outreach with stakeholder groups, including employers, local authorities and community organisations. No-one will be left behind, which is why we are working in partnership with representatives of vulnerable groups and other experts to make sure everyone knows what they need to do and has the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 3790 question first answered 23/01/2020 18:03:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171084

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 have taken to contact EU citizens resident in the UK who have not yet applied for settled or pre-settled status, in order to regularise their residency in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	3790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest published information shows that more than 2.7 million (2,756,100) EU Settlement Scheme applications had been received up to 31 December 2019. The latest figures can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a></p><p>The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. The published figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in estimates of the resident EU population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p><p>In order to ensure that resident EEA nationals and their family members understand how and by when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office has put in place a comprehensive communications and engagement plan, using all available channels to reach our audiences – such as marketing, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars.</p><p>The Home Office has delivered a £4 million marketing campaign to encourage resident EEA nationals to apply and further campaign activity is planned. Alongside this campaign activity, we have also undertaken extensive engagement and outreach with stakeholder groups, including employers, local authorities and community organisations. No-one will be left behind, which is why we are working in partnership with representatives of vulnerable groups and other experts to make sure everyone knows what they need to do and has the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 3789 question first answered 23/01/2020 18:03:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1175955

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 EU citizens over the age of 65 living in the UK that have not applied for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Published information on EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) applications and concluded applications by the applicant’s age to 31 December 2019, can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics’, statistics tables, tables EUSS_02 and EUSS_04 respectively, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2019</a>.</p><p>The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EUSS and cannot be directly compared with Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. The published EUSS figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in ONS estimates of the resident EU population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/02/2020 15:28:16 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1175965

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 3789 on Immigration: EU Nationals, how many people that applied for settled status have been granted pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Published information on EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) conclusions by outcome type can be found in the Home Office’s fifth ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’, monthly statistics tables, table 2, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants to the EUSS who choose to provide their National Insurance Number as part of the application process are asked to confirm whether they agree with the status that the automated checks with the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs confirm they are eligible for.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where the applicant does not agree the level of status offered, caseworkers work with the applicant to identify the evidence needed to be granted the status they claim to be eligible for. Nobody has been granted pre-settled status without first being offered the opportunity to submit evidence that they qualify for settled status.</p><p>With regard to the accuracy of decision making, all cases in which an applicant is being granted a status other than that claimed are subject to a secondary supervisory check.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 12353 question first answered 11/02/2020 15:26:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1175966

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 3789 on Immigration: EU Nationals, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of decision-making on granting pre-settled status to EU citizens that applied for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Published information on EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) conclusions by outcome type can be found in the Home Office’s fifth ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’, monthly statistics tables, table 2, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants to the EUSS who choose to provide their National Insurance Number as part of the application process are asked to confirm whether they agree with the status that the automated checks with the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs confirm they are eligible for.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where the applicant does not agree the level of status offered, caseworkers work with the applicant to identify the evidence needed to be granted the status they claim to be eligible for. Nobody has been granted pre-settled status without first being offered the opportunity to submit evidence that they qualify for settled status.</p><p>With regard to the accuracy of decision making, all cases in which an applicant is being granted a status other than that claimed are subject to a secondary supervisory check.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 12352 question first answered 11/02/2020 15:26:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire