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1491713

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Affairs Committee
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 she did not attend the meeting of the Home Affairs Committee on the 13th July 2022; and on what date she next expects to attend a meeting of that Committee.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	42257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>My reasons for not attending the Home Affairs Select Committee oral evidence session on 13th July are set out in correspondence to the Committee which is publicly available.</p><p>Home Office and Committee staff are currently working to rearrange this session for September.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 05/09/2022 08:27:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1403850

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Diaries
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 publish in full her Ministerial diary for 20 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	106881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with departmental officials and external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlejandra.Bernal%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C784fc6304cfc44361dd808d9db7b8565%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637782145827361236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=l%2Fd%2F6BvIbBcX9Iph5pDV%2BRo3SwzyCMj6QnnGD0TY8oQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/01/2022 16:56:11 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1381731

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of eligible claimants have applied to the Windrush compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	81130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data relating to the Windrush Compensation Scheme on a quarterly basis. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-october-2021" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Scheme data: October 2021</a>.</p><p>In July, the Home Office announced it had updated its planning assumption of the number of eligible claims it was likely to receive. The department’s current planning assumption is that it will receive between 4000-6000 eligible claims.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/12/2021 16:03:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1381732

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed the Windrush Compensation Scheme with the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	81131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>Home Office officials wrote to the Devolved Administrations, including the Welsh Government, to inform them of significant changes we made to the Windrush Compensation Scheme in December. We have also engaged with the Welsh Government to encourage the promotion of engagement events we have held in Swansea, Newport and Cardiff.</p><p>We have also raised awareness of the Windrush Schemes in Wales. Our national advertising campaign, launched in August 2020, included radio stations, digital channels and local press in Wales. Campaign materials were also made available in Welsh.</p><p>In addition, the Windrush Community Fund, which is a £500k fund to promote awareness of Windrush Schemes to affected communities, was promoted across the UK, including in Wales. We are delighted to have awarded over £24,000 in funding to Butetown Community Association who are a longstanding organisation in Cardiff, to deliver a series of engaging projects to reach their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/12/2021 16:05:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1381733

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people eligible for the Windrush Compensation Scheme have died before being compensated as of 24 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	81132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>It is very regrettable that a claimant passes away before a compensation award can be made or an apology sent to them.</p><p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme staff are working hard to ensure that where they are aware of claimants with critical or life shortening illnesses, that their cases are prioritised.</p><p>In the deeply unfortunate circumstances where a claimant has passed away after submitting a compensation claim, but before the claim is fully resolved, the team continues to work closely with the appointed representative, usually members of the family, to ensure the compensation payment is made as quickly as possible to that family member.</p><p>Out of the 3022 applications made to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, we are aware of 24 cases to date where unfortunately the claimant has passed away after having submitted a claim but before receiving compensation. We are working closely with the families and legal representatives to determine the right person to whom the compensation can be paid as quickly as possible.</p><p>It must be noted that this data is manually recorded and is reliant on the person receiving the information on an applicant notifying the Windrush Compensation Scheme to record this information. The data isn’t recorded in a reportable field in the casework system.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/12/2021 16:07:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1363443

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter to the Home Affairs Committee of 16 February 2021, in how many instances a claimant to the Windrush Compensation Scheme has had their compensation award reduced or declined on the basis of previous criminality.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	63654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Fewer than 10 claimants have had their compensation award for Impact on Life declined or reduced because of previous criminality.</p><p>All decisions to withhold or reduce compensation for Impact on Life due to previous criminality are signed off by Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/11/2021 17:05:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1363535

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by which date applicants to the Windrush Compensation Scheme will have received their final decision letter.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>We cannot provide a specific timeframe by when claimants will receive their final decisions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 03/11/2021 13:57:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1363135

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 183169, on Windrush Generation: Compensation, what estimate she has made of the number of applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme that remain outstanding more than (a) two years, (b) 18 months and (c) 12 months after the applicants first submitted those applications.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	62612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The number of cases being worked through the Windrush Compensation Scheme as of 30th September are 1709. Of these</p><ul><li>192 have been in the process for 12-18 months.</li><li>196 have been in the process for between18 months and 24 months.</li><li>24 have been in the process for over 24 months.</li></ul><p>We continue to process the claims we receive as quickly as possible. Claims are taking longer to resolve than originally anticipated however there are 13 categories and each person’s experiences are different. We must ensure these are considered and understood carefully so we can offer people the maximum compensation to which they are entitled.</p><p>This holistic approach takes time but is ultimately beneficial to individuals. We are, however, committed to reducing the time between submission and decision significantly over the coming months.</p><p>Since April 2019, the Scheme has paid or offered £36.2 million. Of this, more than £30.6 million has been accepted and paid. Data on the number of claims received and the number of payments made is published as part of the regular transparency data release which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-september-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-september-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2021 16:56:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 28699 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1363136

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question 179171, on Windrush Generation: Compensation, what was the average number of calendar days from the date a claim was received to a full and final payment date, as at 31 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	62613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The average number of calendar days from the date a claim was received to a full and final value or zero entitlement offer being made is 454, at 31 August 2021.</p><p>We continue to work at pace to process the claims we have received. All primary and deceased estate claims will have been considered for a preliminary payment of £10,000 within 6 weeks of eligibility being confirmed under the terms of the Scheme.</p><p>A preliminary payment is offered as soon as we receive the minimum level of information required to show that they will be entitled to compensation under the Scheme. Some individuals whose claims remain outstanding may also have received an urgent and exceptional payment. Such payments remain available for those who have an urgent and exceptional need that cannot wait for a payment to be made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2021 16:58:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 28700 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1363137

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter provided to the Home Affairs Committee on 28 April 2020, what percentage of requests for an Urgent and Exceptional Payment submitted from 1 October 2018 up to 31 August 2021 were concluded within ten working days of receipt.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	62614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Home Office established an Urgent and Exceptional Payments process for those members of the Windrush generation who had an urgent and exceptional need in advance of the Windrush Compensation Scheme. The process remains open for those who need it.</p><p>191 requests were received from 1 October 2018 up to 31 August 2021. 10% of these requests were decided within 10 working days of receipt. We treat requests for urgent and exceptional support as a high priority and aim to advise applicants of the outcome of their request within 10 working days, and sooner wherever possible. In addition, we aim to make payments within 14 days of a request for support.</p><p>Unfortunately, however, it is not always possible to make a decision within 10 days of a request for support, as we need to work with individuals in order to understand the reasons for their request and gather relevant information. Our support in Urgent and Exceptional Circumstances policy was updated in February 2021, in order to make clear to applicants the information that they can provide in order to help us to consider a request as quickly as possible.</p><p>We recommend that individuals consider the guide before making a request to us, and if possible, locate any relevant documents ready to share with the Help Team.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2021 17:01:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 28702 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper