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48598

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 16W, on asylum: deportation, to which countries the enforced removals of adults previously classified as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were made in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	196663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of enforced removals of adultswho were previously classified as Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) for the period Jan 2009 to Dec 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Destination</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan (Republic of China)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Destination field is blank</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>183</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>509</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>Footnote:</p><p> </p><p>Destinations do not always equate to final destinations.</p><p> </p><p>Data relates to people that were over 18 at time of departures.</p><p> </p><p>Figures provided cover the calendar years 1 January to 31 December.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

48616

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the application for exit costs submitted to her Department by the North East Refugee Service in March 2014 is paid immediately.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	196566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The North of England Refugee Service submitted an exit cost claim as a constituent part of a wider claim submitted by the Refugee Council to the Home Office. Negotiations on the claim are underway between the Home Office and the Refugee Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

48284

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home 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 intends to take in response to the judgment in the High Court of 9 April 2014 by Lord Justice Popplewell on asylum support; and by what date she plans to set out that response.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government plans to review asylum support rates. That review will take <br>account of the judgment and other information. The review will be completed by <br>9 August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

48301

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's total budget for assisted voluntary returns projects is for the current financial year, and what has been the total budget for such projects in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	196222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown below.<br><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total spending on Assisted Voluntary Returns Programmes (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures quoted relate to the UK Assisted Voluntary Return Programme, and the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes operated in Greece and Turkey. <br><br>The figures for years 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 relate to actual spend and the figures for 2014/2015 are projected spend.<br><br>The Home Office also receives funding from the European Union for the UK Assisted Voluntary Return programme. Due to a change in financial reporting the amounts for 2011/2012 onwards are shown net of the amounts received or expected from this source, whilst the amounts for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 are shown gross although the yearly total budget allocation remains broadly the same. <br><br>The Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes in Greece and Turkey also receive funding from the British Government's Return and Reintegration Fund. The figures quoted incorporate this funding stream.<br>The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office management information system and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which is not quality assured under National Statistics protocols and is subject to change due to internal data quality checking. Figures provided from this source do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

48302

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there were, by country of origin, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196227 196228 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

48303

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers, by country of origin, have been waiting for a decision on their application for asylum for (a) one and (b) more than five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196226 196228 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

48304

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rejections of asylum seekers, by country of origin, there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	196228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table,&quot; Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013&quot; which i will place in the House library.<br><br><br>These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics. <br><br>The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013</a> and from the Library of the House.<br>Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693</a><br>/asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 196226 196227 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 196227 table.xls title PQ 196226 table
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

47999

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between the expiry of a visa and (a) the person voluntarily leaving the country and (b) the forcible removal of the visa holder.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	196067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48000

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visit visa applications to the UK were made between June 2013 and December 2013; and how many such applications were (a) granted, (b) refused, (c) withdrawn, (d) lapsed and (e) given the right to appeal.
tabling member constituency	Derby South
tabling member printed	Margaret Beckett
uin	196070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From the 1st of June until the 31st of December 2013 there were 149,995 <br>applications for family visit visas. Of those applications:<br><br>• 111,990 were issued<br>• 37,370 were refused<br>• 65 were lapsed<br>• 330 were withdrawn<br>• 4,570 were given the right to appeal<br><br>These figures are based upon management information, and have been rounded to <br>the nearest 5. Until the 24th June 2013, any family visit visa that was refused <br>was given a right of appeal against that decision. The numbers above reflect <br>this change to appeal rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	328 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Beckett

48001

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to decide in which countries to have UK consular and visa offices.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding the location of our visa application centres, and the <br>places in which the applications are decided, are based on a number of <br>different factors, including geography, security issues, distribution of <br>demand, political and economic impacts, as well as the financial cost. The <br>Home Office uses commercial partners to help run its network of visa <br>application centres, which are the customer-facing end of the service. Under <br>new contracts which came into effect on 1 April, we will have 340 visa <br>application points in 142 countries around the world. Applications submitted at visa <br>application centres are then sent to one of our 32 decision-making hubs for <br>consideration. <br><br>On the Consular side, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports <br>British nationals through the Diplomatic network of 220 Posts around the world, in 170 <br>countries. They also have a network of 230 Honorary Consuls who provide <br>support in places where the UK is not otherwise represented. Having consular <br>partners present in countries where the UK is not represented ensures British <br>nationals have immediate access to assistance. There are only three countries <br>in the world where there is no in country consular representation by the UK or <br>any of our main consular partners (EU, Australia, Canada, US or New Zealand).</p><p> </p><p>These are Palau, Sao Tome &amp; Principe and Tuvalu. In these cases, UK Travel <br>Advice instructs British nationals to seek assistance when needed through the <br>nearest country with British diplomatic representation: Philippines, Angola and <br>Fiji respectively. The FCO currently advise against all travel to Syria and <br>warn British nationals who travel there that the FCO will not be able to <br>provide them with any assistance. The FCO also advise against all but <br>essential travel to Iran and advise British nationals to seek assistance from <br>any EU Member State present in the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas