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1625279

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Deloitte
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 contract awarded by her Department to Deloitte LLP on 1 February (C20345), if she will publish copies of (a) Appendix B - the Service Specification and (b) Annex 4 - the initial Statement of Work agreed for that contract.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	183370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The additional agreement information for the contract awarded to Deloitte LLP awarded on 1 February 2023 is withheld for commercial and operational security reasons.</p><p>A redacted agreement is available on Contract Finder at<ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d57f0407-0fe0-47da-a454-9c5dd4bb6ea7" target="_blank">Apply for Things - Contracts Finder</a></ins><del class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c31339c6-393c-41fa-aa98-82d12910f063?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=4" target="_blank">Proc 834 Small Boat Arrivals - Contracts Finder</a></del>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 15:50:22 question first ministerially corrected 22/05/2023 11:11:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 74483 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1623372

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 20 December 2022 to Question 111601 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 117608 on Visas: Ukraine, what information her Department holds on the reasons for Ukrainian visa holders not arriving in the UK following the issuing of those visas.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The full outputs of this survey have not been published because <del class="ministerial">of concerns about data quality.</del><ins class="ministerial">it is not in a reportable format.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/04/2023 16:58:41 question first ministerially corrected 28/04/2023 09:50:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 71969 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1612438

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of asylum seekers housed on (a) military bases, (b) accommodation barges, (c) cruise ships and (d) other non-urban locations to access English for speakers of other languages classes.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	181728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are working through the design of these sites and a wide range of measures. This includes access to language classes, recreational activities, healthcare, welfare, safeguarding considerations, and other matters.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office ensures that all accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements. These sites will accommodate asylum seekers in an orderly manner and in line with other asylum accommodations.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/04/2023 16:53:08 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2023 09:23:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 71260 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1610472

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	LGBT+ People: Kenya
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of providing routes for the resettlement of LGBTI people from Kenya in the UK; and whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure the safety of those people.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	180605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a place to just under half a million individuals seeking safety.</p><p>Whilst the UK has made a generous resettlement offer, with worldwide displacement now standing at around 100 million people, we are unable to make routes available for every eventuality.</p><p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship<del class="ministerial">,</del> <ins class="ministerial">and the </ins>Mandate Resettlement and<del class="ministerial"> Pathway 2 of the ACRS</del> are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/04/2023 17:38:26 question first ministerially corrected 20/04/2023 10:19:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 68803 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1609146

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Bolton South East
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 make an estimate of how many (a) outstanding asylum claims there are from people in and (b) refugees there are in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	177758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Whilst the Home Office holds data on the address of asylum claimants and those granted asylum, this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Therefore, the Home Office is unable to provide the number of (a) outstanding asylum claims from claimants and (b) the number of refugees currently residing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The requested information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Whilst the Home Office holds information on the addresses of asylum claimants and those seeking further leave to remain, the number <em>residing in Bolton South East constituency as of </em>30 March 2023 is not held in a reportable format and would require a manual search through individual records. </ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/04/2023 13:52:54 question first ministerially corrected 24/04/2023 11:04:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 69545 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1600432

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Gender Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of HM Passport Office on allowing people without a gender recognition certificate to change the sex registered on their passport.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	156262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum applications awaiting a decision by nationality can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. Please note the data show a snapshot as at the last day of each quarter, rather than the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision over the entire quarter. The latest data relates to as at 31 December 2022. Data as at 31 March 2023 will be published on 25 May 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This data is not available broken down by outcomes received by family members.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">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.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Passport Office’s gender recognition policy includes guidance for customers regarding the evidence required when someone is changing their passport sex marker without a gender recognition certificate. The policy can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fgender-recognition-policy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Carroll1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2511555d6af341bb503908db1af323b3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638133403791559794%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aLG6jl1ym26DQQYpWdLhAkq4l%2FBXA3HoVhXEjPAL%2BOY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/03/2023 17:40:25 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2023 14:15:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 61009 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1586233

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Food
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 make an assessment of the adequacy of the quantity of food provided to asylum seekers in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	146817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers in contingency accommodation are provided breakfast, lunch and evening meals, with a choice of at least one hot and one cold selection, at least one vegetarian option<del class="ministerial">, a beverage service</del> with each main meal and a food service for babies and small children with the appropriate foodstuffs. Food is provided in a location easily accessible to all. <del class="ministerial">Additional foodstuffs or meals are also provided as required to meet the nutritional needs of Service Users for whom three daily meals may be insufficient.</del></p><p> </p><p>We continuously look at ways to improve our procedures to ensure we address concerns quickly and effectively, and one of the tools we use to achieve this is through our targeted <del class="ministerial">customer experience</del> surveys. These are 100% anonymous and available 24/7 in a variety of languages. The Initial Accommodation (IA) survey in particular is aimed at all those who reside in all forms of contingency accommodation and seeks insight <del class="ministerial">directly from service users</del> on the<del class="ministerial">ir experience of</del> fundamental aspects of the provision. This includes questions on the accommodation standards and suitability, food offering, information <ins class="ministerial">provided.</ins><del class="ministerial">provided and overall service. </del></p><p> </p><p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration also conducted a thorough review of contingency accommodation. Their findings were published in May 2022 and the Home Office has accepted all of the recommendations made. The food service at hotels meets appropriate nutritional standards for each<del class="ministerial"> varied</del> menu and satisfies cultural, religious, health or other specific requirements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2023 17:57:21 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2023 11:09:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 56896 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1584643

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of (a) 18 November 2022, (b) 19 December 2022 and (c) 9 January 2023, reference DL13986.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	140394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office replied on 13 <del class="ministerial">January</del> <ins class="ministerial">February </ins>2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/02/2023 10:59:11 question first ministerially corrected 13/02/2023 15:44:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 54475 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1584259

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 claims on the basis of modern slavery were made by migrants (a) from Albania, (b) from Eritrea and (c) in total who crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	903493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The next quarterly statistics release on irregular migration to the UK, published on 23 February, will include data on modern slavery claims from small boats arrivals.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">New measures to strengthen our National Referral Mechanism against misuse came into force last week. New legislation will ensure we only support genuine victims; not those who seek to abuse our laws to stop their removal.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In the first three quarters of 2022 (Jan to Sept) the number of NRM referrals for potential victims of modern slavery for certain nationalities were:</del></p><ul><li><p><del class="ministerial">3,432 Albanian</del></p></li><li><p><del class="ministerial">897 Eritrean</del></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><del class="ministerial">In the first two quarters of 2022 (Jan to June) based on FOI data obtained by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migrationwatchuk.org%2Fbriefing-paper%2F512%2Fmodern-slavery-referrals-by-small-boat-migrants-2018-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLaura.Evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C95b0f386ec364fdff9dc08db084c7220%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638112896637465562%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q3NGUKsV22m0%2FX3fFW4laQhuWj3jWBYu8WnXSAM%2FynQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant Watch</a>, there were 1,156 individuals who crossed the channel who made NRM referrals.</del></p></li></ul><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The next quarterly statistics release on irregular migration to the UK, published on 23 February, will include data on modern slavery claims from small boats arrivals.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">New measures to strengthen our National Referral Mechanism against misuse came into force last week. New legislation will ensure we only support genuine victims; not those who seek to abuse our laws to stop their removal.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the first three quarters of 2022 (Jan to Sept) the number of NRM referrals for potential victims of modern slavery for certain nationalities were:</ins></p><ul><li><p><ins class="ministerial">3,432 Albanian</ins></p></li><li><p><ins class="ministerial">897 Eritrean</ins></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><ins class="ministerial">In the first two quarters of 2022 (Jan to June) based on FOI data obtained by Migration Watch UK, there were 1,156 individuals who crossed the channel who made NRM referrals.</ins></p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2023 16:47:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2023 13:20:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 53275 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1581875

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Citizenship: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenship certificate requests were on hold due to IT issues preventing mandatory checks being completed as of 30 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	135293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office, and wider government, work closely with Local Authorities to discuss proposed accommodation sites in their area before any decision being made to use accommodation. We are committed to engaging with Local Authorities and local partners to understand risks, including impact on local services.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No requests for a Citizenship certificate are on hold due to IT issues affecting mandatory checks being completed.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 16:54:23 question first ministerially corrected 03/02/2023 10:33:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 52531 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra