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874764

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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 are being taken to reunify unaccompanied child refugees in the UK with their direct relatives.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	135065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Our family reunion policy allows immediate family members of those granted protection here to reunite with them. The Immigration Rules also provide for relatives with protection in the UK to sponsor children in serious and</p><p>compelling circumstances and the Mandate resettlement scheme allows those recognised by the UNCHR as refugees to join close family members here in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there is provision in the policy to grant visas outside the Rules in exceptional circumstances, which caters for family members who otherwise do not qualify under the Rules.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is no provision in the Rules for children with refugee status in the UK to sponsor family members to join them. We believe this would create additional motives for more children to be encouraged, or even forced, to leave their family, and risk hazardous journeys hoping to sponsor relatives later. This would play into the hands of criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people, and goes against our wider safeguarding responsibilities. The best interests of children are reflected in remaining with their families, claiming</p><p>asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety – and relying on resettlement schemes to travel safely.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/04/2018 10:47:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

873821

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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, how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers have been resettled in the UK since the first quarter of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	134937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children granted UASC, or another form of protection, each quarter, in table as_09_q (asylum volume 3) of the quarterly <em>Immigration Statistics</em> release.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/04/2018 10:45:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

865117

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131300, how many of the 148 arrivals into the UK from Greece under the Dublin Regulation in Q4 of 2017 were children.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	132984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU Member States to determine responsibility for examining asylum claims.</p><p>The Home Office published comprehensive data on the number of transfers into the UK from other Dublin states as part of the most recent quarterly Immigration Statistics release on 22/02/2018. The relevant statistics can be found at as_22_q, asylum volume 5 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables</a></p><p>The published statistics are broken down by each article of the Regulation and it is Article 8 which outlines the criteria for the Member State responsible for examining the asylum claims for unaccompanied minors.</p><p>It is important to note that the full data set includes children transferred as dependent family members under other articles of the Regulation, however a breakdown of these families by age is not published.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/03/2018 13:04:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

861043

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 effect of the loss of specialist teams for unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors on their (a) physical health, (b) mental health and (c) learning and development.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p><p> </p><p>All Decision Makers who process asylum claims from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children must complete all three Tiers of Keeping Children Safe training before interviewing or deciding claims from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to delivering an asylum process that is efficient but also sensitive to the needs of all claimants so that sufficient information can be obtained to facilitate fair and sustainable decisions on their respective asylum claims. Where decision makers have concerns about the welfare of individual claimants then we have clear processes to raise these with the relevant bodies.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/03/2018 16:38:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

855724

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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 she is taking to enable additional unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in France who have family members in this country to be admitted to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	131030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the Dublin Regulation, we will accept requests to transfer an unaccompanied child’s asylum claim from another state which participates in the Dublin Regulation, where the child has eligible family in the UK, and where transfer is in their best interests.</p><p>As part of the UK-France Summit (or Sandhurst Treaty) of 18 January, we announced a number of specific measures to strengthen the operation of the Dublin Regulation. We have allocated a £3.6 million development fund, as part of the UK’s overall £45.5 million funding commitment, which is intended to support projects which support eligible claims through the Dublin process and ensure that those with no prospect of transferring to the UK are informed of their options.</p><p>The Sandhurst Treaty also commits the UK and France to clear timescales for effecting transfers between the two countries under the Dublin Regulation. Furthermore, the UK will deploy a Liaison Officer to France by 1 April 2018 to support transfers between the UK and France under the Dublin Regulation and section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/03/2018 13:17:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

852595

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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, the number of asylum applications made in the UK by people aged under 18 that have been approved in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	130591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and initial decisions for such applications, in the quarterly <em>Immigration Statistics </em>publication. The latest figures, up until 2017, are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a></p><p>Table as_08 (asylum tables, vol. 3) contains the number of applications from UASC, based on date of application.</p><p>Table as_09 (asylum tables, vol. 3) contains the number of grants at initial decisions for UASC, based on date of initial decision.</p><p>Table as_02_q_c (asylum tables, vol. 2) contains the number of grants of asylum or alternative forms of protection at initial decision for under 18’s. This includes those granted as a main applicant, dependants to another application or as a UASC.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 15:10:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

850012

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2018 to Question 125391, whether she plans to publish the number of children transferred from the Calais refugee camp since the Transfers of children to the UK from the Calais Operation: November 2017 report.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	129580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016, we transferred 769 unaccompanied children to the UK as part of the UK’s comprehensive support to the Calais camp clearance. The support we provided to France during the clearance of the camp was in response to an urgent humanitarian situation and the publication of data relating to the operation was a one-off.</p><p>Both the UK and France are agreed on the importance of avoiding the formation of any new camps in northern France. The UK and France signed a Treaty on 19 January, in which we agreed a new ‘whole of route’ joint package of co-operation on migration, aimed at further strengthening our shared border, combating organised crime and working together to reduce the number of illegal migrants at the northern French ports. The Treaty includes measures to ensure those migrants who have travelled to northern France are able to claim asylum quickly. Any children who are present in Calais or the surrounding area should claim asylum or otherwise engage with French authorities, and not attempt dangerous journeys to the UK.</p><p>We are fully committed to transferring the specified number of 480 unaccompanied children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 as soon as possible. We are working closely with participating States and with relevant partners such as the UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs to ensure the safe transfer of children referred by each State to the UK. Over 220 children are already here and transfers are ongoing. We will not provide a running commentary on numbers.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2018 16:28:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

833068

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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, whether her Department will commit to maintaining in law, the right of children fleeing conflict to seek sanctuary in the UK if they have family members currently living in our country, after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	125384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to transferring the specified number of 480 unaccompanied children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 as soon as possible. Whilst the Government is clear that we will not be amending the current legislation, after extensive discussion with France, Greece and Italy, we have updated the eligibility date on an exceptional basis to ensure we can transfer the circa. 260 remaining unaccompanied children and meet our obligation under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. We are working closely with Member States and with relevant partners such as the UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs to ensure the safe transfer of children referred by each Member State to the UK. Over 220 children are already here and transfers are ongoing.</p><p>Our Family Reunion policy allow children to join their refugee parents, and there are also specific provisions that allow extended family members lawfully resident in the UK to sponsor unaccompanied children where there are serious and compelling circumstances. This policy is reflected in domestic legislation and will be unaffected by our exit from the EU. We have reunited over 24,000 partners and children with their families under our family reunion policy in the last five years.</p><p>Until we leave the EU, the UK remains bound by EU asylum legislation, where we have opted in, including the Dublin Regulation. The Dublin III Regulation is the mechanism to determine the Member State responsible for the consideration of an asylum claim. We are considering the options to ensure effective cooperation on the country responsible for processing asylum claims when we leave the EU. This will be a key consideration as part of the process of establishing a new relationship with our European partners.</p><p><br>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications and their outcomes from unaccompanied asylum seeking children who enter the UK. The data are published in volume 3 of the asylum tables in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest release includes data up to September 2017, is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables</a>.</p><p><br>In addition, the Home Office published a one-off data publication on the number of children transferred from France as part of the UK’s comprehensive support for the Calais camp clearance in autumn 2016. The data is published here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</a><br>The Home Office only returns an unaccompanied child with no lawful basis to remain in the UK if it is satisfied that safe and adequate reception arrangements are in place in the country to which they are to be removed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 125383 question first answered 05/02/2018 16:41:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

833075

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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, whether her Department plans to release reliable, disaggregated data on unaccompanied minors entering and leaving the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	125391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to transferring the specified number of 480 unaccompanied children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 as soon as possible. Whilst the Government is clear that we will not be amending the current legislation, after extensive discussion with France, Greece and Italy, we have updated the eligibility date on an exceptional basis to ensure we can transfer the circa. 260 remaining unaccompanied children and meet our obligation under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. We are working closely with Member States and with relevant partners such as the UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs to ensure the safe transfer of children referred by each Member State to the UK. Over 220 children are already here and transfers are ongoing.</p><p>Our Family Reunion policy allow children to join their refugee parents, and there are also specific provisions that allow extended family members lawfully resident in the UK to sponsor unaccompanied children where there are serious and compelling circum-stances. This policy is reflected in domestic legislation and will be unaffected by our exit from the EU. We have reunited over 24,000 partners and children with their families under our family reunion policy in the last five years.</p><p>Until we leave the EU, the UK remains bound by EU asylum legislation, where we have opted in, including the Dublin Regulation. The Dublin III Regulation is the mechanism to determine the Member State responsible for the consideration of an asylum claim. We are considering the options to ensure effective cooperation on the country responsible for processing asylum claims when we leave the EU. This will be a key consideration as part of the process of establishing a new relationship with our European partners. <br>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications and their outcomes from unaccompanied asylum seeking children who enter the UK. The data are published in volume 3 of the asylum tables in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest release includes data up to September 2017, is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables. <br>In addition, the Home Office published a one-off data publication on the number of children transferred from France as part of the UK’s comprehensive support for the Calais camp clearance in autumn 2016. The data is published here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</a><br>The Home Office only returns an unaccompanied child with no lawful basis to remain in the UK if it is satisfied that safe and adequate reception arrangements are in place in the country to which they are to be removed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2018 17:48:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

819916

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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 information she holds on the number of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in EU countries who have a family connection to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	121988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Under the EU Dublin III Regulation, it is the responsibility of the Member State where the unaccompanied asylum-seeking child is currently present to identify the Member State responsible for processing their asylum claim. Where there is evidence the responsible Member State is the UK based on qualifying family connections, we work closely with Member States to transfer eligible children to the UK where it is in their best interest to do so. We continue to meet our commitments under the Dublin III Regulation and work closely with EU Member States and partners to ensure it operates efficiently in respect of both adults and children.</p><p>Outside of the Dublin III Regulation, our Family Reunion Immigration Rules allow children to join their refugee parents, and there are also specific provisions that allow extended family members lawfully resident in the UK to sponsor unaccompanied children where there are serious and compelling circumstances. We have reunited over 24,000 partners and children with their families under our family reunion policy in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/01/2018 17:37:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood