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1661785

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a safe route for visa applications from Sudanese nationals fleeing conflict.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	200359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a safe and legal route to over half a million people seeking safety in the UK. The UK continues to welcome refugees through our existing resettlement schemes which include the global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is proud to have welcomed Sudanese nationals through both our UK Resettlement Scheme and Community Sponsorship in 2021 and 2022, and we also welcome eligible Sudanese nationals through our refugee family reunion route.</p><p> </p><p>While our safe and legal routes are some of the most generous anywhere, we cannot accommodate everyone who wants to come to the UK, and we are not able to open a bespoke route for every situation. The UK has no plans to introduce a designated resettlement scheme for Sudanese refugees.</p><p> </p><p>It is our long-standing principle that those in need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:21:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1611877

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
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 has made of the potential impact of housing aylum seekers on the local economies of towns which have received levelling up funding.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	181421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the Immigration &amp; Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, with accommodation and support whilst their claim is under consideration.</p><p>The record number of people that have crossed the Channel in small boats in recent years has placed the Home Office’s asylum support infrastructure and accommodation services under immense pressure. The enduring solution is to stop the boats and that is why the government has brought forward the illegal migration bill alongside a range on non-legislative measures to restore deterrence to the system.</p><p>Central to our focus is the impact on local communities, including access to public services, community cohesion and public order; delivering value for money for the taxpayer; and reducing pull factors to enter the UK illegally. It is against these criteria that we will consider further contingency accommodation options.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of these pressures the Government has announced an increase in funding for local authorities who help to support asylum seekers and encourage councils to bringaccommodation online more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 181422 question first answered 26/04/2023 16:42:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1611878

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of housing asylum seekers on the economies of towns due to receive levelling up funding.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	181422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the Immigration &amp; Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, with accommodation and support whilst their claim is under consideration.</p><p>The record number of people that have crossed the Channel in small boats in recent years has placed the Home Office’s asylum support infrastructure and accommodation services under immense pressure. The enduring solution is to stop the boats and that is why the government has brought forward the illegal migration bill alongside a range on non-legislative measures to restore deterrence to the system.</p><p>Central to our focus is the impact on local communities, including access to public services, community cohesion and public order; delivering value for money for the taxpayer; and reducing pull factors to enter the UK illegally. It is against these criteria that we will consider further contingency accommodation options.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of these pressures the Government has announced an increase in funding for local authorities who help to support asylum seekers and encourage councils to bringaccommodation online more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 181421 question first answered 26/04/2023 16:42:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1604024

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
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 reduce the time taken to process visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	165447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently operating within their global customer service standards across all of the main legal migration routes for customers who make an entry clearance application from overseas.</p><p> </p><p>Details of current performance against these customer service standards are updated regularly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk%23join-family-in-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAngela.Duncan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C023a91884cd24c564e9508db2539702a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638144701725336444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xJi0LxthmkqlEmacb5pNWiakHJfl19Vds0bMO6q9wsI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2023 16:38:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1581777

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	Asylum: Sefton
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 potential impact of (a) planning requirements of the Pontins site in Southport and (b) powers of Sefton Council to refuse change-of-use applications for that site on the housing of asylum-seeking children and families in Southport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Whenever the Home Office considers using accommodation for housing asylum seekers we examine the planning requirements to ensure compliance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 17:06:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1581778

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	Asylum: Southport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Sefton Council in Multi-Agency Forums on the potential accommodation of asylum-seeking children and families in Southport.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office engages with local authorities across the UK to discuss sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. As part of this, the Home Office has held discussions with Sefton Council on opportunities for asylum accommodation located in Sefton Metropolitan area.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 17:08:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1581779

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	Asylum: Children
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 potential impact of placing asylum-seeking children and families in local authority areas which are rated inadequate for children’s services on their human rights.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 17:37:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1581780

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	Asylum: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has discussed with Sefton Council the potential location of asylum-seeking children and families within that Council's area in the last (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) year.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has met with Sefton Council on seven occasions, since the first engagement took place in November 2022, to discuss sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers including asylum seeking families and children. The Home Office regularly engages with local councils across the UK. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 17:05:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1581781

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	Asylum: Children
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 has made of the potential impact of placing asylum-seeking children and families in local authority areas which are rated inadequate for children’s services on (a) the standard of their education and (b) their human rights.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2023 16:55:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1579612

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Change of Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations from local authorities on the ability of those authorities to refuse leaseholders from engaging in a change-of-use of a site from holiday to asylum accommodation, in the context of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	130015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office, and wider government, works closely with Local Authorities to discuss proposed accommodation sites in their area. Each potential site will have its own property and planning requirements which must be complied with, this will depend on the site.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/01/2023 17:19:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore