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1581479

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information is contained within the (a) Small Boats Enhanced Raw Data report and (b) Vantage Single Competent Authority Hybrid; and whether she plans to take steps to publish these documents.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	133998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Small Boats Enhanced Raw Data report and the Vantage Single Competent Authority Hybrid are the source datasets where information about small boat arrivals and National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals are brought together, any processing applied and totals calculated. They are then used as the source data for reporting, including publication of demographic and asylum outcome data for small boat arrivals as published in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Firregular-migration-to-the-uk-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCatherine.Jones98%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7d87b1f40b944e2df50508db03a21b73%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638107767045733747%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TVbO7B6nEH0rxAvLdq4TDY2x4ZKpVrSwso1ALdZVQx8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Irregular Migration to the UK release</a>’.</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 question first answered 06/02/2023 17:18:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1581480

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Enforcement
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 her Department's announcement on 23 January of a cross-government ministerial task force on immigration enforcement, what the (a) nature, (b) composition and (c) remit of that task force is; and which agencies and teams across government are planned to collaborate with it.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	133999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The increase in enforcement comes as the Home Office establishes the UK’s first cross-government ministerial taskforce on immigration enforcement, which will ensure every available power across government is utilised to support law enforcement activity to identify and reduce illegal migrants in the UK, and ensure only those eligible can work, receive benefits or access public services.</p><p>The taskforce will go further and faster to prevent the abuse of our laws and borders and crack down on individuals exploiting the generosity of the UK taxpayer. Further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 134000 134001 134002 question first answered 06/02/2023 17:48:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1581481

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Enforcement
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 her Department's announcement on 23 January of a cross-government ministerial task force on immigration enforcement, what steps she is taking to identify victims of labour exploitation during enforcement action; and what training is provided to staff on labour exploitation, human trafficking and exploitation that does not meet the modern slavery threshold.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	134000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The increase in enforcement comes as the Home Office establishes the UK’s first cross-government ministerial taskforce on immigration enforcement, which will ensure every available power across government is utilised to support law enforcement activity to identify and reduce illegal migrants in the UK, and ensure only those eligible can work, receive benefits or access public services.</p><p>The taskforce will go further and faster to prevent the abuse of our laws and borders and crack down on individuals exploiting the generosity of the UK taxpayer. Further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 133999 134001 134002 question first answered 06/02/2023 17:48:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1581482

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Enforcement
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 her Department's announcement on 23 January of a cross-government ministerial task force on immigration enforcement, whether that task force will conduct joint investigations with labour market enforcement authorities.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	134001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The increase in enforcement comes as the Home Office establishes the UK’s first cross-government ministerial taskforce on immigration enforcement, which will ensure every available power across government is utilised to support law enforcement activity to identify and reduce illegal migrants in the UK, and ensure only those eligible can work, receive benefits or access public services.</p><p>The taskforce will go further and faster to prevent the abuse of our laws and borders and crack down on individuals exploiting the generosity of the UK taxpayer. Further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 133999 134000 134002 question first answered 06/02/2023 17:48:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1581483

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Enforcement
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 her Department's announcement on 23 January of a cross-government ministerial task force on immigration enforcement, what resources she will dedicate to that task force; and how much the Government plans to spend on it each year.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	134002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The increase in enforcement comes as the Home Office establishes the UK’s first cross-government ministerial taskforce on immigration enforcement, which will ensure every available power across government is utilised to support law enforcement activity to identify and reduce illegal migrants in the UK, and ensure only those eligible can work, receive benefits or access public services.</p><p>The taskforce will go further and faster to prevent the abuse of our laws and borders and crack down on individuals exploiting the generosity of the UK taxpayer. Further information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 133999 134000 134001 question first answered 06/02/2023 17:48:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1581507

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120952 on Wind Power: Migrant Workers, when this concession was last reviewed; how many officials were involved in that review; and if she will list the stakeholders her officials have consulted over this concession since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	133971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Officials from policy and operational teams across the Home Office were involved in the review of the Offshore wind workers Immigration Rules concession. The Department does not record the number of staff working on individual pieces of work at any one time.</p><p>Home Office officials regularly meet various stakeholders to discuss a wide range of matters relating to immigration, including external stakeholders and other government departments, such the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade, DEFRA, and the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 13:25:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1581546

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department most recently discussed with Sefton Council the potential placement within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton of people claiming asylum.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery. The Home Office most recently met with Sefton Council on 12<sup>th</sup> January 2023 to discuss asylum support in the area.</p><p>As detailed in the Prime Minister’s statement to the house on 13<sup>th</sup> December, the Home Office are identifying options to provide alternative accommodation to support asylum seekers, this includes exploring the use of holiday parks. The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities, including Sefton Council, on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 134036 question first answered 01/02/2023 17:26:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1581547

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has discussed with Sefton Council the use of holiday parks in the borough as accommodation for people claiming asylum.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	134036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery. The Home Office most recently met with Sefton Council on 12<sup>th</sup> January 2023 to discuss asylum support in the area.</p><p>As detailed in the Prime Minister’s statement to the house on 13<sup>th</sup> December, the Home Office are identifying options to provide alternative accommodation to support asylum seekers, this includes exploring the use of holiday parks. The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities, including Sefton Council, on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 134035 question first answered 01/02/2023 17:26:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1581557

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
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 announce the outcome of the review into asylum support rates.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	134037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has a legal obligation to provide support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The support package provided usually consists of free, furnished accommodation (with utility bills and council tax paid) and a weekly cash allowance to meet other essential living needs.</p><p>From 21 December 2022 the government increased the main rate of asylum support that is provided under sections 4 and 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to £45 per week on an interim basis whilst we complete the current annual review of the asylum support allowance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/02/2023 17:15:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1581143

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Immigration enforcement surge since pledge to tackle illegal working, published on 23 January 2023, what the timescales are for the planned recruitment of 200 new Immigration Enforcement staff; which unit within Immigration Enforcement those staff will be recruited to; and whether the planned 200 new Immigration Enforcement staff are included in the target to recruit 700 new staff to the Small Boats Operational Command, announced by the Prime Minister on 13 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	133606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>A campaign for 200 criminal and financial investigators within Immigration Enforcement will launch next month. We expect these officers to be in post by the summer. These roles are not part of the 700 new staff being recruited into the Small Boats Operational Command.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/01/2023 18:08:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock