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48284

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she intends to take in response to the judgment in the High Court of 9 April 2014 by Lord Justice Popplewell on asylum support; and by what date she plans to set out that response.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government plans to review asylum support rates. That review will take <br>account of the judgment and other information. The review will be completed by <br>9 August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

48301

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's total budget for assisted voluntary returns projects is for the current financial year, and what has been the total budget for such projects in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	196222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown below.<br><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spending on Assisted Voluntary Returns Programmes (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures quoted relate to the UK Assisted Voluntary Return Programme, and the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes operated in Greece and Turkey. <br><br>The figures for years 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 relate to actual spend and the figures for 2014/2015 are projected spend.<br><br>The Home Office also receives funding from the European Union for the UK Assisted Voluntary Return programme. Due to a change in financial reporting the amounts for 2011/2012 onwards are shown net of the amounts received or expected from this source, whilst the amounts for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 are shown gross although the yearly total budget allocation remains broadly the same. <br><br>The Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes in Greece and Turkey also receive funding from the British Government's Return and Reintegration Fund. The figures quoted incorporate this funding stream.<br>The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office management information system and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which is not quality assured under National Statistics protocols and is subject to change due to internal data quality checking. Figures provided from this source do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

48302

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 seekers there were, by country of origin, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196227 196228 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

48303

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 seekers, by country of origin, have been waiting for a decision on their application for asylum for (a) one and (b) more than five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196226 196228 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

48304

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rejections of asylum seekers, by country of origin, there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196226 196227 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

47649

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to allow the most vulnerable Syrian refugees to come to Britain.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	195778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The first group of Syrian refugees arrived in the UK on 25 March as part of the <br>Government's Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) Scheme. The next group of <br>refugees <br>is expected to arrive this month, with further groups to follow on a regular <br>basis. We continue to work with UNHCR to establish a steady flow of cases.<br><br>Whilst there is no set quota we predict that the VPR scheme will support <br>several hundred people over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

47288

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 the number of individuals held at HM Prison The Verne solely for immigration purposes as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	195428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Published figures on people detained in the United Kingdom solely under <br>Immigration Act powers include those held in short term holding facilities, pre <br>departure accommodation and immigration removal centres. However, figures <br>exclude those held in police cells, Prison Service establishments, short term <br>holding rooms at ports and airports (for less than 24 hours), and those <br>recorded as detained under both criminal and immigration powers and their <br>dependants. <br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of <br>people detained in the United Kingdom for immigration purposes, within <br>Immigration Statistics: October - December 2013, from the GOV.UK website: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.</p><p> </p><p>The provisional date for HMP The Verne to become an <br>Immigration Removal Centre is September 2014 and following that change specific <br>figures for the Verne would be regularly published alongside those for other <br>Immigration Removal Centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 5668 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

47088

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were imposed on hauliers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	195392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of civil penalties imposed on hauliers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010 is as follows;<br><br>2010/11 814<br>2011/12 648<br>2012/13 915<br><br>The 2013/14 figure cannot be provided as penalties for this period will continue to be imposed as the process of evidence gathering and recommendations continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 5382 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

47090

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were impounded under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	195391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 5378 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

46789

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter to the interim chief executive, HM Passport Office of 27 February 2014 on behalf of a constituent.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	195117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office replied to the hon. Member on 4 April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick