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1668315

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202637, whether her Department has collected data on the number of Afghans housed in hotel accommodation in March 2023 who were given at least one offer of permanent accommodation before 31 August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The one offer accommodation matching process was introduced on 02 May 2023.</p><p>The one offer accommodation matching process has seen 74 households refuse offers of accommodation. This is in addition to the 317 accommodation offers refused under the previous process.</p><p>This is the best available operational data as of 31 August 2023. A further Operational data release is due on 23 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2023 14:58:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666265

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 199700 Refugees: Afghanistan, if she will publish the data on arrival dates collected for internal and operational use; and what guidance her Department issues on the status of such data under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Exact arrival dates are not contained within the quarterly Immigration system statistics, however arrivals by quarter can be found within the immigration statistics for year ending June 2023 - GOV.UK</p><p>The data that is published for arrivals under Afghan Resettlement Schemes is viewable at: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Freedom of Information requests for Afghan resettlement data are dealt with in accordance with the relevant FOIA guidance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2023 15:11:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1665682

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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, with reference to the oral statement of 19 September 2023 by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Official Report columns 1253 to 1255, how many Afghan families housed in bridging hotels before March 2023 moved into private accommodation without assistance from the Government.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There is no published breakdown of the number of individuals who moved into private accommodation during the requested period.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency data has recently been released (published on 19 September 2023), following the end of bridging accommodation use. This provides a helpful overview of the best available operational data as of 31 August 2023, and can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-bridging-hotel-exit-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 09:50:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1664943

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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, with reference to the contribution of the Minister for Veterans Affairs in the debate on Resettlement of Afghans on 19 September 2023, Official Report, column 1253, how many and what proportion of the Afghans housed in hotel accommodation in March 2023 were given at least one offer of permanent accommodation before 31 August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	202637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>There is no published breakdown of the number of individuals who received a property offer during the stated period.</p><p>We gave Afghans living in hotels and serviced apartments three months’ notice in which they would need to leave their bridging accommodation - and stepped up our support to help them find settled accommodation. This was backed by £285m of new funding for councils which included a flexible housing fund worth £7,100 per person which many LAs used as rent top ups to enable this cohort to access private rented sector properties. The UK Government has granted all Afghans relocated through safe and legal routes with Indefinite Leave to Remain, including the immediate right to work, alongside access to the benefits system and vital health, education, and employment support.</p><p>Transparency data has recently been released (published on 19 September 2023), following the end of bridging accommodation use. This provides a helpful overview of the best available operational data as of 31 August 2023, and can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-bridging-hotel-exit-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This publication confirms that there were over 8,000 Afghans living in bridging accommodation on 28 March, when the plan to end Bridging accommodation was announced. It also shows that overall, 10,404 people have been housed by a local authorities since June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2023 16:37:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1661004

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198599, if her Department will collect the data not held within the quarterly Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	199700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The data requested on arrival dates is not anticipated to be publicly released in future iterations of the quarterly Immigration system statistics. It is collected for internal and operational use only.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/10/2023 16:12:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1660103

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 195655 on Afghanistan: Refugees, for what reason data on separating principals and dependants is not publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	199011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next release due for publication in November 2023. This will include data on the number of people resettled under Pathway 2 and Pathway 3 of Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 199012 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:36:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1660104

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 195655 on Afghanistan: Refugees, if she will publish the data her Department holds on how many (a) principals and (b) dependents have been relocated to the UK under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (i) Pathway 2 and (ii) Pathway 3 as of 1 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	199012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next release due for publication in November 2023. This will include data on the number of people resettled under Pathway 2 and Pathway 3 of Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 199011 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:36:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1659466

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September to Question 195657 on Afghanistan: Refugees, on what exact date the first cohort of Afghan people arrive in the UK under (a) Pathway 2 and (b) Pathway 3 under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	198599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>Exact arrival dates are not contained within the quarterly Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/09/2023 16:10:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1655806

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, how many Afghan people who were previously housed in hotel accommodation in the UK prior to 31 August 2023 have presented themselves as homeless to local authorities as of 1 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	195653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people to safety to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide an update on the hotel departures, including latest figures this week.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 16:34:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1655808

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) principals and (b) dependents have been relocated to the UK under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (i) Pathway 2 and (ii) Pathway 3 as of 1 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	195655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made one of the largest commitments of any country to support those impacted by events in Afghanistan.</p><p>Whilst public data on separating principals and dependants is not available, the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> (published on 24 August 2023), show that since their first arrivals in 2021, the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) - have resettled a total of 21,526 people.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 195657 question first answered 07/09/2023 13:38:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey