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907161

registered interest
date	18/05/2018
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, with reference to the Refugee Action report, Waiting in the dark, published on 16 May 2018, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) quality and (b) speed of the asylum decision making process; and if he will provide independent support and information to asylum seekers about the asylum system when they apply for asylum.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	145566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection. All claims for asylum are considered on their individual merits in line with Home Office guidance, and where people establish a genuine need for protection, or a well founded fear of persecution, refugee status will be granted.</p><p>The Home Office has plans to improve the speed at which outstanding asylum claims are decided. These include rolling recruitment campaigns to maintain decision maker levels, a staff retention strategy to ensure it retains its highly skilled asylum decision makers, and the further expansion of digital processes to increase caseworking flexibility.</p><p>Furthermore, the Home Office issues an information leaflet to asylum claimants at the point of claim that outlines the process and their responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/05/2018 14:51:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

906361

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
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 14 May 2018 to Question 142442 on Deportation, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of deportation orders that have been in force for more than five years and (b) average length of time taken before a deportation order is executed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	145335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Providing the information requested would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office does however routinely publish quarterly statistics on the average length of time taken for a foreign national offender to be deported from the UK. This information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/05/2018 15:46:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

906394

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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, pursuant to the commissioning letter to the Migration Advisory Committee of 27 July 2017, whether it remains the Government's policy to wait for that Committee's advice before determining the future long-term immigration rules for EU citizens.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	145331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering a range of options for the future immigration system and will set out initial plans in due course. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p><p>We will ensure that decisions on the long-term arrangements are based on evidence. The commission that we asked the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to undertake is very much part of this. The MAC is due to report back by September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/05/2018 15:39:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

906428

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scientists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is making special immigration provisions to enable the recruitment and movement of skilled non-UK European scientists working in (a) academia and (b) industry after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	145316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering a range of options for the future immigration system and will set out initial plans in due course. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p><p>We will ensure that decisions on the long-term arrangements are based on evidence. The commission that we asked the MAC to undertake is very much part of this. The MAC is due to report back by September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/05/2018 15:43:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

905440

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Private Rented Housing
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 have been evicted under the provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 or otherwise made homeless as a result of his Department's actions in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	144780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information which you have requested. The Home Office does not take eviction action against illegal migrants. The 2016 Act provided new powers of eviction for landlords based upon the tenant’s immigration status, however, the Home Office neither requires landlords to evict nor that they should report back to the Home Office.</p><p>A full evaluation of the impacts of the Right to Rent scheme, published in October 2015 found no increase in levels of homelessness. The Home Office works closely with local authorities and is not aware of cases presenting as homeless as a consequence of the scheme. In cases where the migrants are vulnerable or face a genuine obstacle to leaving the country, the Home Office can grant permission to rent. In such cases, the landlord has a statutory excuse against any civil penalty.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/05/2018 16:38:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

905511

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to Question 141675 on Prisoners: Caribbean asked by the hon. Member for Tottenham on 8 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	144787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The response for UIN 141675 was provided on 22nd May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/05/2018 16:09:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

904736

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his officials have raised concerns over potentially wrongful deportation of highly skilled migrants under section 322(5) of the Immigration Act in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	144295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules is a long-standing provision which provides that applications for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain should normally be refused where it would be undesirable for a person to remain in the UK in light of their conduct, character or associations, or where they represent a threat to national security. Refusal of an application for leave or indefinite leave to remain does not automatically lead to removal or deportation.</p><p>It is important that the Government retains the ability to refuse an application where we have identified that migrants have given deliberately false information in order to extend their stay or obtain settlement in the UK. It is not the Government’s policy to refuse applications by highly skilled migrants solely due to minor tax errors. Where any discrepancies are identified, applicants are given a right to explain the discrepancy. All such cases are signed off by a manager before refusal grounds are applied.</p><p>The Tier 1 (General) category was intended for highly skilled workers applying to work in the UK without requiring a sponsoring employer. The route was closed in April 2011, partly due to evidence of abuse by migrants using the route. Applications for indefinite leave to remain remained open until April 2018, for those who were in the category at the time it closed.</p><p>We have refused Tier 1(General) applications under paragraph 322(5) where an applicant’s character and conduct call into question their desirability of remaining in the UK. In these cases, refusals have been given where there have been substantial differences – often tens of thousands of pounds – between the earnings used to claim points in an immigration application and an applicant’s HMRC records, without a credible explanation from the applicant. We take all available evidence into account before making a decision and each application is considered on its own merits.</p><p>As I confirmed to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 8 May, we will carry out a review of these cases to see how many showed clear evidence of deceit, and whether any were refused due to minor errors. So far there is insufficient evidence to suggest there is any systemic problem which may lead to wrongful removals for this group, but this is one area our review will check.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 144296 144297 question first answered 21/05/2018 16:22:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

904737

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department first became aware that some highly skilled migrants could potentially face wrongful deportation under section 322(5) of the Immigration Act.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	144296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules is a long-standing provision which provides that applications for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain should normally be refused where it would be undesirable for a person to remain in the UK in light of their conduct, character or associations, or where they represent a threat to national security. Refusal of an application for leave or indefinite leave to remain does not automatically lead to removal or deportation.</p><p>It is important that the Government retains the ability to refuse an application where we have identified that migrants have given deliberately false information in order to extend their stay or obtain settlement in the UK. It is not the Government’s policy to refuse applications by highly skilled migrants solely due to minor tax errors. Where any discrepancies are identified, applicants are given a right to explain the discrepancy. All such cases are signed off by a manager before refusal grounds are applied.</p><p>The Tier 1 (General) category was intended for highly skilled workers applying to work in the UK without requiring a sponsoring employer. The route was closed in April 2011, partly due to evidence of abuse by migrants using the route. Applications for indefinite leave to remain remained open until April 2018, for those who were in the category at the time it closed.</p><p>We have refused Tier 1(General) applications under paragraph 322(5) where an applicant’s character and conduct call into question their desirability of remaining in the UK. In these cases, refusals have been given where there have been substantial differences – often tens of thousands of pounds – between the earnings used to claim points in an immigration application and an applicant’s HMRC records, without a credible explanation from the applicant. We take all available evidence into account before making a decision and each application is considered on its own merits.</p><p>As I confirmed to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 8 May, we will carry out a review of these cases to see how many showed clear evidence of deceit, and whether any were refused due to minor errors. So far there is insufficient evidence to suggest there is any systemic problem which may lead to wrongful removals for this group, but this is one area our review will check.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 144295 144297 question first answered 21/05/2018 16:22:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

904738

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his ministerial team were made aware of concerns over wrongful deportation of highly skilled migrants under section 322(5) of the Immigration Act on appointment.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	144297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules is a long-standing provision which provides that applications for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain should normally be refused where it would be undesirable for a person to remain in the UK in light of their conduct, character or associations, or where they represent a threat to national security. Refusal of an application for leave or indefinite leave to remain does not automatically lead to removal or deportation.</p><p>It is important that the Government retains the ability to refuse an application where we have identified that migrants have given deliberately false information in order to extend their stay or obtain settlement in the UK. It is not the Government’s policy to refuse applications by highly skilled migrants solely due to minor tax errors. Where any discrepancies are identified, applicants are given a right to explain the discrepancy. All such cases are signed off by a manager before refusal grounds are applied.</p><p>The Tier 1 (General) category was intended for highly skilled workers applying to work in the UK without requiring a sponsoring employer. The route was closed in April 2011, partly due to evidence of abuse by migrants using the route. Applications for indefinite leave to remain remained open until April 2018, for those who were in the category at the time it closed.</p><p>We have refused Tier 1(General) applications under paragraph 322(5) where an applicant’s character and conduct call into question their desirability of remaining in the UK. In these cases, refusals have been given where there have been substantial differences – often tens of thousands of pounds – between the earnings used to claim points in an immigration application and an applicant’s HMRC records, without a credible explanation from the applicant. We take all available evidence into account before making a decision and each application is considered on its own merits.</p><p>As I confirmed to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 8 May, we will carry out a review of these cases to see how many showed clear evidence of deceit, and whether any were refused due to minor errors. So far there is insufficient evidence to suggest there is any systemic problem which may lead to wrongful removals for this group, but this is one area our review will check.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 144295 144296 question first answered 21/05/2018 16:22:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

904763

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has paid in compensation for (a) wrongful detentions and (b) wrongful deportations in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	144298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Part (a): For FY 2010/11 and 2011/12, the Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested. Our ledger will not allow us to provide this level of detail for that Financial Year</p><p>Taking “wrongful” to be equivalent to “unlawful”, compensation for unlawful detention claims for FYs 2012/13 onwards are included in the table below:</p><p>Unlawful Detention Claims Paid</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures were provided under previous PQ UIN 121985.</p><p>Part (b): No data held</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/05/2018 14:29:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed