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1653083

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the Overseas Development Assistance budget was spent on accommodating asylum seekers in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	194136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest data available was published on GOV.UK on 5 April 2023 as part of the provisional Statistics for International Development (SID). In this publication, Home Office In-donor costs for 2022 were £2,382m and total HMG ODA was £12,774m, in line with international spending rules. Here is a link to published statistics <a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fstatistics%2fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7c01%7claura.evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7c50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7c0%7c0%7c638162968283032728%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjwijoimc4wljawmdailcjqijoiv2lumziilcjbtii6ik1hawwilcjxvci6mn0%3d%7c3000%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=1hasgqitxvtv6aoz%2fxdsekmqjzjjuf1ovrhrmsgytxk%3d&amp;reserved=0" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLaura.Evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638162968283032728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1haSgqITxVTV6aoZ%2FxDSeKMqJzJjUF1ovRHrMSgytXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spent 2022 – GOV.UK</a></p><p>That is why we are shifting to cheaper and basic accommodation and delivering on out plan to stop the boats – which is the enduring way to alleviate unfair pressure on communities and the British taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/07/2023 16:59:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1652952

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of accommodating asylum seekers in the UK was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	193838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the use of expensive hotels to house the unprecedented number of asylum seekers crossing the Channel is unacceptable and must end. It is costing the UK taxpayer over £6 million a day. That is why we are shifting to cheaper and basic accommodation and delivering on out plan to stop the boats – which is the enduring way to alleviate unfair pressure on communities and the British taxpayer.</p><p>A link to the most recent published figures:</p><p><a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/04/03/accommodation-sites-factsheet-april-2023/" target="_blank">https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/04/03/accommodation-sites-factsheet-april-2023/</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/07/2023 16:17:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1642609

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the administration cost to the public purse of each Electronic Travel Authorisation application; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	188177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>On 6 June, I set in a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-06%2Fhcws821&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBen.Foyle%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb2508d072a1e4d7cabf508db669fd067%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638216608794688966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HoJvPE%2BC%2Bka%2FlP8M7Teu1K4ADVxAiCjhOZ3FRGWQXr0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-06-06/hcws821</a>), that the proposed fee for an ETA application is £10.00. This is set at a level that will cover the costs of administering the system and is competitive compared with similar international schemes by international partners.</p><p> </p><p>It is the government’s policy that those who use and benefit most from the immigration system should contribute towards the cost of operating the system, reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer.</p><p>The estimated cost of administering each ETA application will be published when the ETA fee is formally set in the Immigration and Nationality Fees Regulations in Autumn 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 14:49:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1628049

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
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 is taking to prevent delays in processing passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	185186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Between January and April 2023, 99.5% of customers using the standard UK service received their passport within the published processing timeframe of ten weeks.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/05/2023 14:30:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1628050

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps steps she is taking to improve waiting times for passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	185187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Between January and April 2023, 99.5% of customers using the standard UK service received their passport within the published processing timeframe of ten weeks.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/05/2023 14:29:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1628051

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport 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 is taking to improve access to priority appointments at the Passport Office; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	185188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Appointments for urgent passport services are released up to three weeks in advance to help meet the needs of the small proportion of customers who need a passport sooner than ten weeks. Appointment capacity is at normal levels.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/05/2023 15:08:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1507581

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Allergies: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that families with children who suffer from severe allergies to certain medicines can access affordable alternatives; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	54446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Prescriptions dispensed to children under 16 years old are free of charge. The prescription of any medicine is a clinical decision, informed by the medicine’s summary of product characteristics, made with individual patients. Prescribing clinicians should always satisfy themselves that the medicines they consider appropriate for patients can be safely prescribed. This prescribing decision should be discussed and agreed with the patient, their families and/or carers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 09:34:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1507583

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to reduce the incidence of delayed discharge of patients from acute hospitals in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	54447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund to accelerate the safe discharge of patients from hospital. Further details of the fund will be available in due course, including local allocations. In addition, NHS England is implementing the ‘100-day discharge challenge’ to reassert best practice through 10 priority activities in all hospitals.</p><p>The One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System has placed additional staff in the hospital to home teams and provided additional beds and services in acute and community hospitals. It has been supported by the local authority, which has based social workers in the emergency department and on wards to prevent unnecessary admissions and ensure effective and informed discharge planning. A dedicated team working with people who have a length of stay over 21 days has also been established.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 09:18:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1110394

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) cigarettes and (b) pouches of tobacco smoked in the UK that have had full tax paid on them; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	242007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is available within Table 3.5 and Table 3.6, chapter 3, of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s publication <em>Measuring Tax Gaps: 2018 Edition</em>, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a>. HMRC estimates that tax and duty was paid on approximately 29.5 billion cigarettes in 2016-17 and 6.4 million kg of hand rolling tobacco, representing 85% of the total cigarette market and 72% of the hand rolling tobacco market.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/04/2019 15:25:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson