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1024703

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date	13/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ivory: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the seizure of illegal ivory by the UK Border Force since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	202093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Border Force Transparency Data figures (2015-2017) shows that the number of seizures made have stayed relatively stable since 2015.</p><p>Border Force continues to work closely and dynamically with the police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit to control illegal imports and exports of ivory and respond to emerging threats. It is also working innovatively with the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA) to facilitate the surrender of ivory to Border Force for destruction where its provenance cannot be established</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/12/2018 14:25:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1024777

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, with reference to Immigration Rules Appendix EU paragraph 15(a) and (b), in cases where there is an existing deportation or exclusion order at the date of application, whether caseworkers will make a case-by-case assessment of current threat in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2004/38/EC prior to a refusal or granting of settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	202076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, criminality and security checks will be carried out on applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and any conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) be-fore the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020 will be assessed according to the current EU law public policy and security tests for deportation or exclusion. These are set out in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, in accordance with Article 27 of the Free Movement Directive.</p><p>Consistent with the draft Withdrawal Agreement, an applicant will be refused status under the scheme on the grounds of suitability where, at the date of decision, the applicant is subject to a deportation order or a decision to make a deportation order, or to an exclusion order.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202077 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:30:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1024778

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, with reference to Immigration Rules Appendix EU paragraph 15(a) and (b), where evidence arises that could lead to the issue of a deportation or exclusion order, if the assessing caseworker will make a case-by-case assessment of current threat in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2004/38/EC prior to refusal or granting of settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	202077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, criminality and security checks will be carried out on applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and any conduct (including any criminal convictions relating to it) be-fore the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020 will be assessed according to the current EU law public policy and security tests for deportation or exclusion. These are set out in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, in accordance with Article 27 of the Free Movement Directive.</p><p>Consistent with the draft Withdrawal Agreement, an applicant will be refused status under the scheme on the grounds of suitability where, at the date of decision, the applicant is subject to a deportation order or a decision to make a deportation order, or to an exclusion order.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202076 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:30:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1024781

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, with reference to Immigration Rules Appendix EU paragraph 15(c), and pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 192820, what evidence of exercise of Treaty rights his Department requires for eligibility under the settled status scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	202078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme for which Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules provides reflects the breadth of provision made by the Free Movement Directive for rights of residence. These include rights of permanent residence with less than five years’ continuous residence in particular circumstances, and retained rights of residence where particular criteria are met. In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, these are reflected in the requirements for eligibility for status under the scheme contained in Appendix EU.</p><p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement does not protect those who are not exercising or are misusing free movement rights. Consistent with this, an applicant will be refused status under the scheme where they are subject, at the date of decision on the application, to a removal decision under the Immigration (Eu-ropean Economic Area) Regulations 2016 on the grounds of non-exercise or misuse of those rights.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202079 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:28:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1024782

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, with reference to Immigration Rules Appendix EU paragraph 15(c) and pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 192820, in what circumstances an applicant will be refused status on grounds of non-exercise of Treaty rights.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	202079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme for which Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules provides reflects the breadth of provision made by the Free Movement Directive for rights of residence. These include rights of permanent residence with less than five years’ continuous residence in particular circumstances, and retained rights of residence where particular criteria are met. In line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, these are reflected in the requirements for eligibility for status under the scheme contained in Appendix EU.</p><p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement does not protect those who are not exercising or are misusing free movement rights. Consistent with this, an applicant will be refused status under the scheme where they are subject, at the date of decision on the application, to a removal decision under the Immigration (Eu-ropean Economic Area) Regulations 2016 on the grounds of non-exercise or misuse of those rights.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202078 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:28:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1024797

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long the average period of immigration detention was for detained asylum seekers in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing refuge to those who need our protection. Almost all asylum claims are processed in the community. Individuals will have their claim processed in detention only if they have claimed asylum after having been detained for removal, or if they present public protection concerns.</p><p>The department currently does not record the information on the criteria as set; how long the average period of immigration detention was for detained asylum seekers in 2018.</p><p>Information on people entering detention by age, sex and place of initial detention (as at year ending September 2018) is available in table dt_01_q of the detention tables, which can be found in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention</a></p><p>The table shows the figures broken down by those people who have claimed asylum at some point in the past.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/12/2018 14:23:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1024798

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, how long the average period of immigration detention was for minors seeking asylum in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Almost all asylum claims are processed in the community. Individuals will have their claim processed in detention only if they have claimed asylum after having been detained for removal, or if they present public protection concerns. Accompanied or unaccompanied asylum seeking children are not detained in these circumstances.</p><p>Information on people entering detention by age, sex and place of initial detention (as at year ending September 2018) is available in table dt_01_q of the detention tables, which can be found in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention</a></p><p>The table shows the figures broken down by those people who have claimed asylum at some point in the past.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202135 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:23:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1024799

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, how long the average period of immigration detention was for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Almost all asylum claims are processed in the community. Individuals will have their claim processed in detention only if they have claimed asylum after having been detained for removal, or if they present public protection concerns. Accompanied or unaccompanied asylum seeking children are not detained in these circumstances.</p><p>Information on people entering detention by age, sex and place of initial detention (as at year ending September 2018) is available in table dt_01_q of the detention tables, which can be found in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables#detention</a></p><p>The table shows the figures broken down by those people who have claimed asylum at some point in the past.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202134 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:23:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1024800

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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 applications for family reunification with a beneficiary of international protection were received (a) in total and (b) from each nationality in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record information specifically on “family reunification with a beneficiary of international protection”.Information relating to refugee family reunion applications received in total, from each nationality and how many were accepted in 2018 is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables</a></p><p>All those issued a family reunion visa are granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, not asylum. The family reunion application process does not require an assessment of the applicant’s international protection needs. It is the family member in the UK that is required to have been granted refugee status or Humanitarian Protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202137 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:26:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1024801

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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 decisions were made on applications for family reunification with a beneficiary of international protection in 2018; and how many of those decisions were to (a) accept and (b) reject the application.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record information specifically on “family reunification with a beneficiary of international protection”.Information relating to refugee family reunion applications received in total, from each nationality and how many were accepted in 2018 is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/list-of-tables</a></p><p>All those issued a family reunion visa are granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, not asylum. The family reunion application process does not require an assessment of the applicant’s international protection needs. It is the family member in the UK that is required to have been granted refugee status or Humanitarian Protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 202136 question first answered 18/12/2018 14:26:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes