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1420199

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for settled status from EU students are pending decision.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme statistics</a>’.</p><p>The latest published information on EUSS applications received and applications concluded by nationality to 30 September 2021, can be found in tables EUSS_01 and EUSS_03 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2021" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Information on EUSS applications which relate specifically to EU nationals studying in the UK is not recorded on our case management system and is therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 10:57:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1420231

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Napier Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which local authority areas the asylum seekers placed in Napier Barracks are being dispersed to.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	119639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The responsibility for locating properties the asylum seekers will move on to, is discharged through a partnership approach with local authorities (LA), involving extensive consultation about local impacts.</p><p> </p><p>Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom and there are established mechanisms in place, via Migrant Help and Support Casework, if individuals have a specific, acute need to be accommodated in a particular area.</p><p> </p><p>We are in continuous dialogue with local authorities to encourage greater participation in the dispersal accommodation system to increase the number of areas which take part in this work.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 10:55:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1420273

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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 days on average it took to process claims from unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021; and how many days it is taking currently; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	119545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to state what the average number of days taken to process claims unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK and how many days it took to reach a decision on claims by children seeking asylum in 2021, 2020 and 2019 as this information is not held in a reportable format and therefore cannot be published.</p><p>The Home Office have established two dedicated case working Hubs for deciding children’s asylum claims which are now fully operational. The hubs have established improved focus on and greater control of children’s cases to build expertise, identify efficiencies and provide a consistency of decision making (and quicker outcomes) for our customers.</p><p>We continue to work collaboratively with Local Authorities nationally on the remote interview process for Accompanied and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and young people utilising digital interviewing video capabilities to complement in person interviews.</p><p>Since May 2021 we have increased Local Authority opt in for digital interviewing to 108 Local Authorities. This has helped to speed up processes, reduce delays, and by doing so the numbers of children and young people who have an outstanding claim.</p><p>We are continuing to recruit additional decision-makers who will be trained to process children’s asylum claims.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119547 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:59:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1420274

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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 representations she has received from Greater Manchester child and migrant rights organisations on children seeking asylum in the UK who are at a higher risk of criminal exploitation, self-harm and dying by suicide.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	119546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly receive representations from Greater Manchester child and migrants’ rights organisations on children seeking asylum in the UK who are at a higher risk of criminal exploitation, self-harm and dying by suicide.</p><p>The department most recently received a courtesy copy of an open letter dated 16 December 2021, from the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) in which 25 child and migrant rights organisations wrote to us and we replied to this on the 20 January 2022.</p><p>The department maintains a working relationship with GMIAU and other regional organisations through our strategic partnerships; including the Strategic Engagement Group (SEG) and National Asylum Stakeholder Forum (NASF), who continue to work collaboratively to ensure asylum claims from children and young people remains one of our top priorities.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 10:51:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1420275

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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 urgent steps she is taking to tackle the backlog in processing asylum claims from children.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	119547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to state what the average number of days taken to process claims unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK and how many days it took to reach a decision on claims by children seeking asylum in 2021, 2020 and 2019 as this information is not held in a reportable format and therefore cannot be published.</p><p>The Home Office have established two dedicated case working Hubs for deciding children’s asylum claims which are now fully operational. The hubs have established improved focus on and greater control of children’s cases to build expertise, identify efficiencies and provide a consistency of decision making (and quicker outcomes) for our customers.</p><p>We continue to work collaboratively with Local Authorities nationally on the remote interview process for Accompanied and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and young people utilising digital interviewing video capabilities to complement in person interviews.</p><p>Since May 2021 we have increased Local Authority opt in for digital interviewing to 108 Local Authorities. This has helped to speed up processes, reduce delays, and by doing so the numbers of children and young people who have an outstanding claim.</p><p>We are continuing to recruit additional decision-makers who will be trained to process children’s asylum claims.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119545 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:59:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1420276

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allow people seeking asylum the right to work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	119548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office already allows asylum seekers the right to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own.</p><p> </p><p>Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. <br></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 11:02:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1420292

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health Services
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 implications for her policies of the finding in the report entitled We want to be strong, by the British Red Cross and the VOICES Network, that for many women the asylum system is not sensitive to gender or trauma-related needs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	119814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring that all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will continue to strive to provide a system which is sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to actively avoid the re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account the recently received report ‘We want to be strong’, commissioned research, experiences of those seeking asylum and welcome engagement through our stakeholder networks. Engagement, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; which safeguards those who may be vulnerable; and protects against any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119815 119816 119817 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:53:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1420293

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
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 in response to findings from the VOICES Network and the British Red Cross report entitled We want to be strong, that her Department is not consistently offering women the option to be interviewed by a woman for their asylum interviews.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	119815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring that all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will continue to strive to provide a system which is sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to actively avoid the re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account the recently received report ‘We want to be strong’, commissioned research, experiences of those seeking asylum and welcome engagement through our stakeholder networks. Engagement, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; which safeguards those who may be vulnerable; and protects against any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119814 119816 119817 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:53:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1420294

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with women who have first-hand experience of seeking asylum about (a) their experiences of the asylum system in the UK and (b) potential changes to the asylum system that would benefit women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	119816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring that all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will continue to strive to provide a system which is sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to actively avoid the re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account the recently received report ‘We want to be strong’, commissioned research, experiences of those seeking asylum and welcome engagement through our stakeholder networks. Engagement, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; which safeguards those who may be vulnerable; and protects against any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119814 119815 119817 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:53:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1420295

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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, for what reason there is no mention of creating an asylum system that is sensitive to gender or trauma-related needs in her Department’s New Plan for Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	119817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people in genuine need, including women, and this will not change. This government remains committed to delivering a gender-sensitive asylum system ensuring that all those who seek asylum are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill will deliver the Government’s New Plan for Immigration – the most comprehensive reform in decades, to fix the broken asylum system. The reformed asylum system will continue to strive to provide a system which is sensitive to gender and trauma-related needs, for example continuing to provide the opportunity for all those claiming asylum to be interviewed by an individual of the same gender and a trauma informed approach to actively avoid the re-traumatisation whilst an individual is in the asylum system.</p><p>We are taking into account the recently received report ‘We want to be strong’, commissioned research, experiences of those seeking asylum and welcome engagement through our stakeholder networks. Engagement, including on the New Plan for Immigration, is already underway, as we build a system that is fair, but firm; which safeguards those who may be vulnerable; and protects against any unintended consequences.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119814 119815 119816 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:53:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones