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1504602

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan and Ukraine
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 with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that refugees fleeing Ukraine and Afghanistan have access to appropriate (a) housing, (b) education and (c) employment opportunities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	901274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Through our resettlement and relocation schemes we have already welcomed tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans and Ukrainians.</p><p>Our cross-government approach is supporting families to rebuild their lives, find work, pursue education, and integrate with local communities.</p><p>We continue to explore options to unlock local authority capacity and identify appropriate housing for those resettling in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 15:36:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1458562

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
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 under the Ukraine Family Scheme visa have settled in the Huddersfield constituency since 24 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	155589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data" target="_blank">Ukraine Schemes: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Information requested that is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/04/2022 16:14:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 65273 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1456007

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animals in Science Regulation Unit
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 help ensure that (a) the Home Office Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s Change Programme will not adversely affect animal protections and (b) regulations are effectively enforced which relate to the use of animals in research and testing in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s Change Programme aims to better deliver animal protections through the strengthening of its regulatory oversight.</p><p>The Regulator has published its process for rigorous full system audits at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>.</p><p>At audits the Regulator requires evidence for assessment of compliance against all legal licence conditions, including those for animal welfare, which are available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/04/2022 15:53:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1422930

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum and Migrants: Healthy Start Scheme
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 the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the availability and accessibility of Healthy Start vouchers for people within the immigration and asylum systems.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	124971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are provided with accommodation and support to meet their essential living needs if they would otherwise be destitute. They are given free, furnished accommodation, and a weekly cash allowance (currently £40.85) to cover other essential living needs such as clothing.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this support, asylum seekers who are pregnant and young children aged between one year and three years each receive an additional £3 per week. Babies under one year receive an additional £5 per week.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers who are pregnant are also eligible to apply for a one-off £300 maternity payment within eight weeks of their due date or if their baby is under six weeks old. These payments are intended to allow supported asylum seekers to purchase healthy food such as fruit and vegetables.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:52:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1385553

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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, what plans she has to (a) maintain existing and (b) open new safe and legal routes to asylum in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	87581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>While there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge, the UK has a long history of supporting people in need of protection. Our resettlement schemes have provided safe and legal routes for tens of thousands of people to start new lives in the UK.</p><p>Since 2015, we have resettled more than 25,000 refugees through safe and legal routes direct from regions of conflict and instability - around half of whom were children. The UK continues to welcome refugees through the global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Mandate Resettlement Scheme and Community Sponsorship Scheme. Additionally, as part of our response to the crisis in Afghanistan, the Government has announced the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) which will bring up to 20,000 people at risk fleeing Afghanistan to safety in the UK.</p><p>In addition to our resettlement schemes, we have provided safe and legal routes for tens of thousands of people thorough our refugee family reunion route, Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) for those who heroically supported our armed forces in Afghanistan and the British National (Overseas) visa route for those affected by draconian laws restricting rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.</p><p>The Government’s New Plan for Immigration will see us continue to provide safe and legal routes for those in fear of persecution and oppression in their home country.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/12/2021 17:45:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1385554

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of offshore asylum processing on the mental health of people claiming asylum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	87582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Bill, which is part of our New Plan for Immigration, seeks to build a fair, but firm asylum and illegal migration system.</p><p>On 16 September, we published an Equality Impact Assessment for the policies being taken forward through the Bill, which includes assessment of those who may have mental health needs. This can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment%2Fthe-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment-accessible-version&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlexandria.Bickerstaff%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ccb650313656149131d2808d9b9718252%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637744719429208370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=M%2FrqsBk4MKZP2C6sxJikG8HYurNGwLixrtdvh7ElGig%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Nationality and Borders Bill: equality impact assessment (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to ensure the welfare and dignity of all claimants forms a central platform of our decision-making processes.</p><p>Any vulnerabilities will be taken into consideration and every single person who is eligible for removal under this policy will be able to make representations where they are concerned the country in question would not be safe for them.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/12/2021 15:29:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383372

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Costs
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 minimise the financial challenges facing people who awaiting the results of an Indefinite Leave to Remain application.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office’s service standard for the processing of ILR applications is six months. Where there is a specific reason cases cannot be decided within the service standard, we will contact the individual concerned.</p><p>Performance against service standards for ILR applications are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>Where an applicant is in the UK and, at the time of making an application, has leave to enter or remain; section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 extends the conditions of their visa, including their right to work if they have it, until the application is decided (or withdrawn).</p><p>The Home Office also allows for individuals with leave under particular provisions to submit a “change of conditions” application, if the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition has been applied to their leave, and there is a subsequent change in their financial circumstances.</p><p>When an individual makes an application following the expiry of their leave to enter or remain they would not benefit from the provisions in Section 3C, this is in keeping with ensuring individuals do not overstay their visa.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/12/2021 14:52:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383374

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussion she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on mitigating financial hardship for people in the immigration and asylum application process.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and others who do not have leave to remain in the UK on a condition that gives them access to public funds are not eligible to benefits provided by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p>If an asylum seeker would otherwise be destitute the Home Office provides support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, pending consideration of their asylum claim and any appeal. This support usually consists of free accommodation and a weekly financial allowance to cover other essential living needs.</p><p>Section 95 of support is not available to other groups of people applying for leave to remain in the UK.</p><p>Our policy allows asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 84308 question first answered 07/12/2021 14:50:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383375

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Employment
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 ensure that people prevented from taking up employment as a result of awaiting a ruling on an immigration or asylum application are not pushed into poverty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and others who do not have leave to remain in the UK on a condition that gives them access to public funds are not eligible to benefits provided by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p>If an asylum seeker would otherwise be destitute the Home Office provides support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, pending consideration of their asylum claim and any appeal. This support usually consists of free accommodation and a weekly financial allowance to cover other essential living needs.</p><p>Section 95 of support is not available to other groups of people applying for leave to remain in the UK.</p><p>Our policy allows asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 84307 question first answered 07/12/2021 14:50:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1331954

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former barracks sites are being used to house asylum seekers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are currently being accommodated in Napier Barracks. There are no other Ministry of Defence sites being used.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2021 12:31:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman