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418714

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Passport Office plans to inform the hon. Member's constituent of the outcome of their passport application, reference 681 355 476.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	10119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) normal practice to discuss individual cases in a PQ. However, HM Passport Office confirms that they will be contacting the Honourable Member by 18 September to advise him of the progress of this application. HM Passport Office can also confirm that they are attempting to contact the constituent to update him.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:26:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

418715

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 July 2015 HCWS83, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards within the Detained Fast Track procedure to protect vulnerable applicants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the decision to suspend temporarily the Detained Fast Track (DFT), we are reviewing the system and the safeguarding mechanisms. As in the statement made to the House on 2 July, this work will be informed by the findings of the Stephen Shaw review which is due to report shortly. We will update Parliament on revised arrangements for recommencing DFT once they have been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:34:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418716

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people with a mental health disorder who were detained in immigration detention in the 12 months to June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people with a mental health disorder detained in the immigration detention estate is not recorded centrally. Providing this information from an examination of individual records would be at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:46:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418720

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	English Language: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department decided to remove the Scottish Qualifications Authority's English for speakers of other languages examinations from her Department's list of recognised qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	10205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Following significant abuse in the English Language sector that was uncovered in 2014, a procurement exercise was undertaken to strengthen the arrangements for English language testing for immigration purposes. As part of the procurement, any test provider could have made a bid to be included on the list of Secure English language tests.</p><p>In order to ensure that all English tests are administered to the same security standards, the procurement exercise included tests suitable for settlement and naturalisation purposes, the decision was taken to apply the SELT arrangements to settlement and naturalisation applications from November 2015.</p><p>Trinity and the IELTS Consortium were the only test providers to meet these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:34:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

418721

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Committee for Syrian Refugees
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 the minutes of the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Syrian refugees held on 11 September 2015; and how often that committee plans to meet.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	10171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of the group, its purpose, and membership have already been published on GOV.UK. The Home Secretary updated the House on 16 September on the work of the group.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 16:05:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

418722

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the 20,000 Syrian refugees that will be admitted to the UK that will be settled in the local authority areas of (a) West Oxfordshire, (b) Cheshire East and (c) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible at the moment to say how many vulnerable individuals and families will be resettled in specific areas across the UK. Our existing policy, based on the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 drawn up by the last Labour Government, is aimed at ensuring that asylum seekers and refugees are dispersed across the country so that no individual local authority bears a disproportionate share of the burden. We are working closely with a wide range of partners, including local authorities and civil society organisations, to ensure that this remains the case.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:50:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418723

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be taken in by the UK will be housed by Serco.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Serco is one of three providers who operate under the COMPASS contracts to provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. There is currently no intention of providing accommodation for the expanded resettlement scheme through the COMPASS contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:24:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418724

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the overall cost to the public purse of Serco's contract with the Government to re-house asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We cannot divulge the payments made under the COMPASS contracts for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p><p>However, the costs of the COMPASS contracts were anticipated at the time of procurement to be £172 million in the North West of England, and £82 million in Scotland and Northern Ireland. These costs relate to the full seven year life of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:25:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418727

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Wigan of 13 July 2015 and 2 September 2015 on Serco and asylum seekers in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	10137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>I replied to the Honourable Lady's letters on 18 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 16:04:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

418728

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been accommodated in each local authority in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland under the Gateway scheme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>From 2010 up to 30 June this year, 3,822 refugees have been accommodated by 14 local authorities under the Gateway Protection Programme. All 14 local authorities are in England. A further 22 refugees have been resettled with their relatives and were not accommodated by any local authority.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for us to release details of where individuals are currently being placed or where they may be placed in the future, as this may undermine their privacy.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:35:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West