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1548389

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 2 December 2022 to Question 98935 on Wind Power: Migrant Workers, whether her Department had received representations from employers seeking to extend the concession before making a decision to grant that extension.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	102998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews all concessions to the Immigration Rules against the general principles of the immigration system to check whether they are necessary and regularly undertakes engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. This will continue to be the case in future.</p><p>The Home Office is not responsible for evaluating the labour market or governing how private companies recruit their workers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 102999 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:59:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1548390

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 2 December 2022 to Question 98935 on Wind Power: Migrant Workers, which states that employers should first seek to recruit from the resident labour market, whether her Department (a) carries out checks on employers and (b) seeks assurances from employers that UK labour will be used before seeking to fill posts through immigration under the concession.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	102999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews all concessions to the Immigration Rules against the general principles of the immigration system to check whether they are necessary and regularly undertakes engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. This will continue to be the case in future.</p><p>The Home Office is not responsible for evaluating the labour market or governing how private companies recruit their workers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 102998 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:59:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1548598

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 63 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by Stephen Shaw on investigating the development of alternatives to detention.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	102961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>In response to Stephen Shaw’s 2016 Review and follow-up report of 2018, and after working closely with UNHCR, the UK government announced the Community Engagement Pilot (CEP) Series.</p><p> </p><p>The first Community Engagement Pilot, Action Access, provided women who would otherwise be detained with a programme of support in the community. This pilot concluded on 31 March 2021 and the independent evaluation of Action Access was published on 24 January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The second pilot, the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service, supported both men and women in the community and remained in operation for two years until June 2022. The independent evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service is expected early in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>We will use the UNHCR evaluations of these pilots to inform our future approach to case-management focused alternatives to detention.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/12/2022 17:10:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1547579

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
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 will respond to the correspondence sent of 21 September and 24 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference DL11420.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	101771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 5 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/12/2022 16:12:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1547647

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been in receipt of asylum support for more than one year in each of the last five calendar years.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	101694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers in receipt of support in the ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CASCsecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbbca91633d114e37808708d88c6e5d7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637413752926879168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yPtOfCFaR8mEFi%2BLnm2ErSaw%2BC%2BRiH7MHIxed9q5Afc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The latest publication (November 2022) can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q3 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1a762e3f48824315a43108dabcffa61d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638030103432447779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IkF2kUZrblrMRLfq%2FwNg%2FjHkui9Y3KmbYaLYgE561Hw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (opens in a new tab)</a> of the workbooks. Data are published on a quarterly basis. The latest information was published 24 November 2022.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, the duration of their receipt of support or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</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 101695 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:54:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1547648

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are projected to be in receipt of asylum support for more than one year in financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24, and (c) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	101695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers in receipt of support in the ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CASCsecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbbca91633d114e37808708d88c6e5d7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637413752926879168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yPtOfCFaR8mEFi%2BLnm2ErSaw%2BC%2BRiH7MHIxed9q5Afc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The latest publication (November 2022) can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q3 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1a762e3f48824315a43108dabcffa61d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638030103432447779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IkF2kUZrblrMRLfq%2FwNg%2FjHkui9Y3KmbYaLYgE561Hw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (opens in a new tab)</a> of the workbooks. Data are published on a quarterly basis. The latest information was published 24 November 2022.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, the duration of their receipt of support or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</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 101694 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:54:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1547659

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees died while detained at each immigration removal centre annually from 2015 to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	101779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The first Community Engagement Pilot, Action Access, provided women who would otherwise be detained with a programme of support in the community. This pilot concluded on 31 March 2021. The independent evaluation of Action Access was published on 24 January 2022.</p><p>The second pilot, the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service, supported both men and women in the community and remained in operation for two years until June 2022. The independent evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service is expected early in the new year. We will use the UNHCR evaluations of these pilots to inform our future approach to case-management focused alternatives to detention.</p><p>Since 2018, information on deaths in immigration detention has been included in published immigration statistics on an annual basis. Data on the number of deaths of people detained under immigration powers in each year from 2017, are published in section 8 ‘detention and returns’, table Det_05b and b of the detention summary tables, found at the following link:<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098047%2Fdetention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00847202cdcc4f9608d108dad6a7c1be%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638058313235955234%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FZYGqdkY%2BrfMBShjNopLQbQo%2FjYQBO5aRR74nN6jQm0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1098047/detention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods</a></p><p>Critical incidents in the immigration removal estate are managed, where appropriate, through a command structure. The published guidance Detention Services Order 05/2015 ‘Reporting and Communicating Incidents in the Immigration Removal Estate’ defines the category of incidents (red, amber, green) and provides instruction and guidance for staff on reporting and communicating incidents. Red (critical) incidents relate to the management of an event outside of usual centre business that has, or potentially will have a serious impact on the operation of a facility or the safety and security of staff, detained people or the wider public.</p><p>The table below sets out the operational capacity for each immigration removal centre (if all rooms and beds are in use) from 2015 to date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brook House</strong></p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colnbrook</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungavel House</strong></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Harmondsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Morton Hall</strong></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tinsley House</strong></p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yarl’s Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Derwentside </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2713</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2708</p></td><td><p>2731</p></td><td><p>2507</p></td><td><p>2546</p></td><td><p>2192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information sought on the distance individuals are moved across the UK from their place of residence in the community to an immigration removal centre is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101780 101781 101782 101783 question first answered 07/12/2022 16:52:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1547661

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres
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 a comparative assessment of the relationship between increased bed spaces in an immigration removal centre and prevalence of code red incidents.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	101780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The first Community Engagement Pilot, Action Access, provided women who would otherwise be detained with a programme of support in the community. This pilot concluded on 31 March 2021. The independent evaluation of Action Access was published on 24 January 2022.</p><p>The second pilot, the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service, supported both men and women in the community and remained in operation for two years until June 2022. The independent evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service is expected early in the new year. We will use the UNHCR evaluations of these pilots to inform our future approach to case-management focused alternatives to detention.</p><p>Since 2018, information on deaths in immigration detention has been included in published immigration statistics on an annual basis. Data on the number of deaths of people detained under immigration powers in each year from 2017, are published in section 8 ‘detention and returns’, table Det_05b and b of the detention summary tables, found at the following link:<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098047%2Fdetention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00847202cdcc4f9608d108dad6a7c1be%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638058313235955234%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FZYGqdkY%2BrfMBShjNopLQbQo%2FjYQBO5aRR74nN6jQm0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1098047/detention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods</a></p><p>Critical incidents in the immigration removal estate are managed, where appropriate, through a command structure. The published guidance Detention Services Order 05/2015 ‘Reporting and Communicating Incidents in the Immigration Removal Estate’ defines the category of incidents (red, amber, green) and provides instruction and guidance for staff on reporting and communicating incidents. Red (critical) incidents relate to the management of an event outside of usual centre business that has, or potentially will have a serious impact on the operation of a facility or the safety and security of staff, detained people or the wider public.</p><p>The table below sets out the operational capacity for each immigration removal centre (if all rooms and beds are in use) from 2015 to date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brook House</strong></p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colnbrook</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungavel House</strong></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Harmondsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Morton Hall</strong></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tinsley House</strong></p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yarl’s Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Derwentside </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2713</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2708</p></td><td><p>2731</p></td><td><p>2507</p></td><td><p>2546</p></td><td><p>2192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information sought on the distance individuals are moved across the UK from their place of residence in the community to an immigration removal centre is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101779 101781 101782 101783 question first answered 07/12/2022 16:52:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1547662

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made of the potential for expanding alternatives to detention, including increasing local immigration casework capacities, prior to planning for the reopening of Campsfield House.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	101781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The first Community Engagement Pilot, Action Access, provided women who would otherwise be detained with a programme of support in the community. This pilot concluded on 31 March 2021. The independent evaluation of Action Access was published on 24 January 2022.</p><p>The second pilot, the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service, supported both men and women in the community and remained in operation for two years until June 2022. The independent evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service is expected early in the new year. We will use the UNHCR evaluations of these pilots to inform our future approach to case-management focused alternatives to detention.</p><p>Since 2018, information on deaths in immigration detention has been included in published immigration statistics on an annual basis. Data on the number of deaths of people detained under immigration powers in each year from 2017, are published in section 8 ‘detention and returns’, table Det_05b and b of the detention summary tables, found at the following link:<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098047%2Fdetention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00847202cdcc4f9608d108dad6a7c1be%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638058313235955234%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FZYGqdkY%2BrfMBShjNopLQbQo%2FjYQBO5aRR74nN6jQm0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1098047/detention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods</a></p><p>Critical incidents in the immigration removal estate are managed, where appropriate, through a command structure. The published guidance Detention Services Order 05/2015 ‘Reporting and Communicating Incidents in the Immigration Removal Estate’ defines the category of incidents (red, amber, green) and provides instruction and guidance for staff on reporting and communicating incidents. Red (critical) incidents relate to the management of an event outside of usual centre business that has, or potentially will have a serious impact on the operation of a facility or the safety and security of staff, detained people or the wider public.</p><p>The table below sets out the operational capacity for each immigration removal centre (if all rooms and beds are in use) from 2015 to date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brook House</strong></p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colnbrook</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungavel House</strong></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Harmondsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Morton Hall</strong></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tinsley House</strong></p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yarl’s Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Derwentside </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2713</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2708</p></td><td><p>2731</p></td><td><p>2507</p></td><td><p>2546</p></td><td><p>2192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information sought on the distance individuals are moved across the UK from their place of residence in the community to an immigration removal centre is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101779 101780 101782 101783 question first answered 07/12/2022 16:52:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

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registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bed spaces were available at each immigration removal centre in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	101782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The first Community Engagement Pilot, Action Access, provided women who would otherwise be detained with a programme of support in the community. This pilot concluded on 31 March 2021. The independent evaluation of Action Access was published on 24 January 2022.</p><p>The second pilot, the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service, supported both men and women in the community and remained in operation for two years until June 2022. The independent evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advisory Service is expected early in the new year. We will use the UNHCR evaluations of these pilots to inform our future approach to case-management focused alternatives to detention.</p><p>Since 2018, information on deaths in immigration detention has been included in published immigration statistics on an annual basis. Data on the number of deaths of people detained under immigration powers in each year from 2017, are published in section 8 ‘detention and returns’, table Det_05b and b of the detention summary tables, found at the following link:<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1098047%2Fdetention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C00847202cdcc4f9608d108dad6a7c1be%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638058313235955234%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FZYGqdkY%2BrfMBShjNopLQbQo%2FjYQBO5aRR74nN6jQm0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1098047/detention-summary-jun-2022-tables.ods</a></p><p>Critical incidents in the immigration removal estate are managed, where appropriate, through a command structure. The published guidance Detention Services Order 05/2015 ‘Reporting and Communicating Incidents in the Immigration Removal Estate’ defines the category of incidents (red, amber, green) and provides instruction and guidance for staff on reporting and communicating incidents. Red (critical) incidents relate to the management of an event outside of usual centre business that has, or potentially will have a serious impact on the operation of a facility or the safety and security of staff, detained people or the wider public.</p><p>The table below sets out the operational capacity for each immigration removal centre (if all rooms and beds are in use) from 2015 to date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brook House</strong></p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colnbrook</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungavel House</strong></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Harmondsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Morton Hall</strong></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tinsley House</strong></p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yarl’s Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Derwentside </strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2713</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2719</p></td><td><p>2708</p></td><td><p>2731</p></td><td><p>2507</p></td><td><p>2546</p></td><td><p>2192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information sought on the distance individuals are moved across the UK from their place of residence in the community to an immigration removal centre is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101779 101780 101781 101783 question first answered 07/12/2022 16:52:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran