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1420355

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, what the current average waiting time is from when a person contacts the National Asylum Intake Unit to register an asylum claim to when they have their screening interview.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119695 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420356

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, what steps she is taking to tackle delays in registering an asylum claim.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>1) We are increasing the size of the National Asylum Intake Unit in response to the exceptional challenges of large-scale clandestine arrivals. This additional resource will enable us to reduce the time asylum seekers wait between registering their asylum claim and conducting the screening interview.</p><p> </p><p>2) Since 1 January 2020, the mean average number of days between asylum application raised date and asylum screening is 36.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 119694 question first answered 15/02/2022 10:47:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1420357

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, how can a person who requires asylum support and who is unable to register their asylum claim due to delays in the asylum system can access asylum support.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are not left unsupported.</p><p>Where there are delays in the asylum system, individuals continue to be supported under section 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/02/2022 10:56:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1378616

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for replacement funding for organisations that currently receive support through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	75039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering allocations of its Spending Review settlement internally, including allocations to areas which have previously received funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.</p><p>The outcome of this work will be included in the Main Estimate publication for the start of the next financial year as per the normal process.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/11/2021 16:28:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1307365

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
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 dispersal asylum properties that are required to end the use of hotels as asylum accommodation; and what the timeframe is for contractors to acquire those properties.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	179251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>We currently have c8100 people in hotels, although the exact number will change daily.</p><p>Our providers are working to procure sufficient accommodation to exit contingency accommodation and maintain a business as usual operation thereafter.</p><p>We require providers to work at pace, but at the same time have directed them to procure accommodation which is safe and secure for asylum seekers and the communities in which they live. This is the principle we continue to follow, so where there is substantive and reliable evidence which raise doubts in such regard, we will work with local authorities, Police and providers to resolve them.</p><p>We remain committed to working in partnership with Local Authorities, through the use the Strategic Migration Partnerships to ensure the views of Local Authorities are included when forward planning</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/04/2021 14:28:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1303957

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Conflict of Interests
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 guidance on what her Department's officials are required to declare in terms of (a) additional earnings, (b) gifts and (c) hospitality provided to them by law firms.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	171654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Per the Civil Service Code, Civil Servants must not accept gifts or hospitality or receive other benefits from anyone which might reasonably be seen to compromise their personal judgement or integrity.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code</a></p><p>The Home Office policy on Gifts and Hospitality is in line with Cabinet Office guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2021 17:18:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1303958

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Gifts and Endowments
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 details of (a) additional earnings, (b) gifts and (c) hospitality received by civil servants in her Department from law firms.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	171655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>There is no mechanism for capturing additional earnings. It is possible for Civil Servants to have other sources of income over and above their civil service salary, where those present no, or no perceived, conflict of interest.</p><p>However those arrangements are between the parties and do not involve the Home Office. Staff are required to report these arrangements to their manager and no central record is maintained.</p><p>Gifts and hospitality offered and received are recorded and reported internally. The Home Office publishes details of permanent secretaries’ external meetings and senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The most recent publication of data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-senior-officials-business-expenses-and-meetings-july-to-september-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFinanceFOIandPQ%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce9251dd170a042cf744808d8ed48acaa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637520243669308900%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=3FDH01StBFk9JB%2F5xwbt7LKE4qYtmdQUiTAh1ptHPMA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-senior-officials-business-expenses-and-meetings-july-to-september-2020</a></p><p>In order to ascertain whether the gift or hospitality was offered to or received from a law firm, we would need to scrutinise every entry on the register individually and this would represent a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/03/2021 13:17:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1302156

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 Department's response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's Report on modern slavery published 4 March 2021, what the proposed timescale is for the review accepted in Recommendation One; and when its findings will be published.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	167897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is regarded as a world-leader for its response to modern slavery.</p><p>The UK response is underpinned by the Modern Slavery Strategy 2014 and the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the first legislation of its kind in the world. The Government remains committed to tackling this crime.</p><p>We are currently considering how to take forward the review of roles and responsibilities of operational partners in Border Force, IE, UKVI and NCA. Findings will be shared with the BICS Board and Home Office ExCo, before being shared with partner agencies and communicated as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2021 17:46:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1302157

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 recommendation two of her Department's response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's Report on modern slavery published 4 March 2021, what the proposed timescale is for delivering new BICS specific guidance on the identification, reporting and pursuit of perpetrators of modern slavery and human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	167898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The BICs guidance on the identification, reporting and pursuit of perpetrators of modern slavery and human trafficking is being drafted.</p><p>The guidance will be shared with the BICS Board and Home Office ExCo, before being shared with partner agencies, and communicated as appropriate in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2021 17:45:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1302158

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 recommendation four in her Department's response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's Report on modern slavery published 4 March 2021, what the proposed timescale is for providing details of key findings, clarifying roles and responsibilities and streamlining governance on organised immigration crime; and when details of the new streamlined governance will be published.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	167899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The 4 March 2021 ICIBI report on modern slavery and human trafficking refers, in a Note to Section 4.1, to Recommendation 1 of the March 2020 ICIBI report on in-country clandestine arrivals and irregular migrants arriving via &quot;small boats”. This recommendation proposed a “fundamental review of the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System’s criminal investigation and prosecution capabilities and capacity”.</p><p>The Government response, published in November 2020, partially accepted the recommendation, and undertook to take the findings of the March 2020 ICIBI inspection fully into account alongside the findings of the Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime (IRSOC), led by Sir Craig Mackey QPM, when working with partners, including the National Crime Agency.</p><p>Significant changes in the governance and delivery of organised immigration crime have already been implemented. The November 2020 Government response noted both the Illegal Migration Strategy Board and the Clandestine Threat Board have been established since the ICIBI March 2020 report was issued, with the Clandestine Channel Threat Command now in place.</p><p>The Government undertaking to provide “details of key findings” relates to the IRSOC. The Government published the key findings of the IRSOC on 16th March, alongside the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. The Integrated Review sets out our priorities for strengthening our response to serious and organised crime following the IRSOC.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2021 17:44:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch