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1649907

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Republic of Ireland
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 5 November 2019 to Question 4944 on Passports: Republic of Ireland, how many passport applications from residents of the Republic of Ireland were processed by HM Passport Office in each year since April 2019; and how many such applications were processed by each regional passport office in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	192269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 16:48:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1649935

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
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 response to the Inspection of the immigration system by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, published in December 2022, if she will publish (a) her proposed review of the Seasonal Worker route and (b) the communications and engagement roadmap for the agricultural sector.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	192338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the Inspection by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders, the Home Office signalled our intention to complete a review of the seasonal worker route. The Government will publish information pertaining to the operation of the Seasonal Worker route in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have also progressed our commitment to develop a communications and engagement plan. The Seasonal Work Engagement plan forms part of a wider strategy to refresh engagement with all sectors serviced by UK Visas and Immigration.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/07/2023 08:08:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1649936

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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 guidance is issued by her Department on the weight expected to be given to (a) family ties, (b) culture and (c) language when deciding where asylum seekers should be accommodated.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the Immigration &amp; Asylum Act 1999, the Government is required to provide accommodation to asylum seekers that would otherwise be destitute.</p><p>It is Home Office policy to offer accommodation on a no choice basis except in exceptional circumstances:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy/allocation-of-asylum-accommodation-policy-accessible" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy/allocation-of-asylum-accommodation-policy-accessible</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 16:59:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1649938

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide independent inspections of the (a) accommodation and (b) support for asylum seekers in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The government has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The Act also sets out the need to meet essential living needs. The support package provided consists of accommodation and a weekly cash allowance to meet other essential living needs such as food, toiletries, travel and clothing. The support rate for those in contingency accommodation is intended to cover essential living items that are not met by the accommodation provider such as clothing, non-prescription medicine and travel.</p><p>All asylum properties are also inspected by our accommodation providers at least monthly. Additionally, our contract assurance team carries out targeted inspections, for example, targeting for inspection properties about which issues have been raised via Migrant Help. Our inspectors have procedures and tools to focus inspections on all relevant aspects of contract compliance.</p><p>If accommodation providers have been found to have fallen short of the required standards then we can take action, including but not limited to the application of financial remedies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 09:12:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1649939

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Arfon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide wi-fi for asylum seekers accommodated in Arfon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Welsh Government have funded and worked in partnership with accommodation providers to provide Mi-Fi, a Wi-Fi device, across all dispersal accommodation sites in Wales enabling internet coverage for supported asylum seekers. As of March 31<sup>st</sup> 2023, there are no supported asylum seekers being accommodated in Arfon Wales.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/07/2023 08:13:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1649940

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential merits of housing asylum seekers in (a) dispersal and (b) contingency accommodation; and if she make will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Contingency Accommodation is accommodation that the Home Office has to use in order to continue to meet our statutory obligations. It is not a long-term solution to housing destitute asylum seekers and the Home Office is committed to moving away from contingency accommodation to more suitable forms of accommodation, including Dispersed Accommodation.</p><p>From 13 April 2022, all local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are considered a dispersal area and will need to take part in asylum dispersal. This is to ensure a fair and equitable accommodation spread of asylum seekers across the UK. We have agreed targets for every local authority and region in the UK to deliver by the end of 2023.</p><p>Currently Arfon does not have any dispersal accommodation. If you would like to put forward specific proposals, please do contact the Home Office at: <a href="mailto:rasiengagementhubregionalconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">rasiengagementhubregionalconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk</a> and officials will happily discuss this in greater detail with you.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 17:00:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1649942

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Wales
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 is taking steps to provide lessons in (a) English and (b) Welsh to asylum seekers in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not provide English or Welsh Language lessons as part of the provision of Asylum Support. Accommodation providers do signpost asylum seekers they accommodate to local statutory and non-statutory bodies who may provide these services. Local authorities have a duty to provide suitable full-time education for all children of compulsory school age resident in their area. The education must be appropriate to the child’s age, ability, and any special educational needs they may have, regardless of their immigration status. Local authorities must offer free school places in accordance with their published admissions arrangements, and they must ensure that there is no unreasonable delay in securing school admission for any child.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 15:58:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1649986

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Food: Smuggling
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 levels of cross-channel food smuggling in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	192274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Border Force work closely with the lead department DEFRA in relation to Products of Animals Origins and food smuggling data.</p><p>The DEFRA link below will provide further detail in relation to the questions asked:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-food-and-drink-from-the-eu-and-northern-ireland-to-great-britain" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-food-and-drink-from-the-eu-and-northern-ireland-to-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192275 question first answered 10/07/2023 16:47:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1649987

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Food: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, (b) police forces, (c) the National Crime Agency, (d) HMRC and (e) the Food Standards Agency on the traffic of illicit and counterfeit food goods across the channel.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	192275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Border Force work closely with the lead department DEFRA in relation to Products of Animals Origins and food smuggling data.</p><p>The DEFRA link below will provide further detail in relation to the questions asked:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-food-and-drink-from-the-eu-and-northern-ireland-to-great-britain" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-food-and-drink-from-the-eu-and-northern-ireland-to-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192274 question first answered 10/07/2023 16:47:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1649988

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff vacancies were there for the Border Force in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	192276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. The link to Home Office annual reports and accounts which hold detail on staff costs is enclosed below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2023 09:04:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael