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1663093

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) safety of asylum seekers aged under 18 and (b) adequacy of detention facilities for asylum seekers aged under 18.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 11:08:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1642389

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
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 reduce the time it takes for passport checks at the border.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	188075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Border Force have robust plans in place to deploy officers flexibly to support passenger flow and to help minimise wait times and queues at the UK border.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force’s number one priority is to keep our borders safe and secure for all passengers, and we will not compromise on this. <br> <br> We are working closely with all UK ports and airports to ensure passengers have the smoothest possible journey.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2023 16:28:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1610537

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that errors on biometric residence permits are not replicated on (a) travel documents and (b) driving licences.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	180670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We strive to continuously improve our decision-making quality across all Immigration routes to minimise any potential errors. Where we are notified of an error on a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) we aim to correct the BRP within 5 working days to minimise inconvenience to the customer and prevent errors being replicated on a) travel documents and b) driving licences.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/04/2023 16:34:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1608802

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on the appointment of an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	176705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) as set out in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims.</p><p>The Home Secretary recognises the importance of the role of Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and had launched a new open competition to recruit for this role.</p><p>The role went live on 23 February 2023 and applications have now closed. For further information and the estimated timeline for this appointment please see the public appointment section on gov.uk.</p><p>The competition will be conducted as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring we take the necessary steps to recruit the best person for the role.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/04/2023 16:58:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1606446

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the list of news organisations that attended to report on her recent trip Rwanda was drawn up; and what assessment she has made of the compatibility of that list with the Government Communications Service Propriety Guidance on the need for media officers to establish their impartiality and neutrality with the news media by dealing with all news media evenhandedly.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	171495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Due consideration of the GCS guidelines is undertaken in Home Office communications.</p><p>All news organisations were kept informed of the progress of the visit regardless of whether they attended or not.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/03/2023 15:42:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1604990

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Illegal Migration Bill
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 include protections within the Illegal Migration Bill for children and families claiming asylum.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	167194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The central premise of the Illegal Migration Bill is clear: those in need of protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach rather than risking their lives or paying people smugglers to make the illegal dangerous and unnecessary journey across the Channel. It's important that we do not incentivise people smuggling gangs to target certain vulnerable groups and the need to ensure their safeguarding, so children and families are in scope.</p><p>We will ensure that the country of return or relocation is safe for all members of the family including children and they will have access to legal advice. Legal challenges which raise a real risk of serious and irreversible harm will be considered before a person is relocated to a safe third country. If the claim is upheld, they will not be relocated to that country until it is safe to do so.</p><p>Unaccompanied children who arrive in the UK illegally will be provided with the necessary accommodation and support but they will not be able to stay and settle in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/04/2023 11:00:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1604991

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 offer safe and legal routes for asylum seekers coming from countries without an active resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	167195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Between 2015 and December 2022, just under half a million people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK– including those from Hong Kong, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine as well as family members of refugees.</p><p>This includes the granting of approximate 45,000 family reunion visas to the family members of refugees.</p><p>This also includes over 28,200 refugees resettled through the government’s refugee resettlement schemes. The UK is one of the largest recipients of UNHCR referred refugees globally, second only to Sweden in Europe since 2015.</p><p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Further information on existing safe and legal routes is available below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-safe-and-legal-routes-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-factsheet-safe-and-legal-routes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-safe-and-legal-routes-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-factsheet-safe-and-legal-routes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/04/2023 14:02:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1604181

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	Refugees: LGBT+ People
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 include protections within the Illegal Migration Bill for those claiming asylum from a country where they are at risk of persecution on the basis of their sexual orientation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	165510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Illegal Migration Bill provides the Home Secretary with a legal duty to remove people who have entered or arrive in the UK illegally, having travelled via a safe country. In these circumstances, they will be detained and removed back to their home country or a safe third country such as Rwanda. This will send a clear message that people should not make dangerous, unnecessary and illegal small boat crossings to the UK.</p><p>Everyone considered for relocation to a safe third country will be screened and have access to legal advice. We would not relocate someone where it would be unsafe to do so.</p><p>Our Migration Partnership with Rwanda will provide protection to those who need it and will provide individuals relocated with support to build new lives there. Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with a track record of supporting asylum seekers, including working with the UN Refugee Agency which said the country has a safe and protective environment for refugees.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2023 15:01:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1602472

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Illegal Migration Bill
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 impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on victims of modern slavery who have been trafficked to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	161356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK government remains committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and supporting victims.</p><p>The Illegal Migration Bill will crack down on the opportunities to abuse modern slavery protections, by preventing people who come to the UK through illegal and dangerous journeys from misusing modern slavery safeguards to block their removal.</p><p>We are working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures, including any potential impacts and how they relate to victims of Modern Slavery, to be introduced when it is appropriate to do so once the Illegal Migration Bill has progressed through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2023 10:30:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1601861

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Questionnaires
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 ensure asylum seekers are not penalised if questionnaires are sent to previous addresses following relocation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	160339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>We need to make sure asylum seekers do not spend months or years - living in the UK at vast expense to the taxpayer - waiting for a decision. That is why the Prime Minister has made a commitment to clear the historical asylum backlog by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this commitment, 12,000 asylum seekers who lodged asylum claims before 28 June 2022 are going to be considered through a Streamlined Asylum Process. This will involve eligible claimants being sent a questionnaire to their correspondence address asking them to provide all the necessary information so claims can be considered more quickly. This will speed up decisions for those in genuine need, ending the uncertainty over their future, and help us remove people with no right to be here.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who receive an asylum questionnaire will have 20 working days to respond. If the questionnaire is not returned within the timeframe, we will make further attempts to contact eligible claimants and they will receive a reminder via post, email and phone (where they have made their contact details available to the Home Office), and a further 10 working days to complete the questionnaire. Extensions can be requested by contacting the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>All relevant individual circumstances will be considered, on a case-by-case basis when deciding whether someone’s asylum claim should be withdrawn. Asylum claims will not be withdrawn if there is a reasonable explanation</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/03/2023 12:19:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq