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1535539

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she plans to announce the location of the new headquarters for Great British Railways in 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	69691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>A final decision and announcement will be made on the location for the GBR headquarters shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/10/2022 09:06:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1535541

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	69693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Whilst we will not be taking forward primary legislation on rail reform in this session due to pressures on Parliamentary time, the Great British Railways Transition Team is already in place.</p><p>We are continuing to work with the sector to tackle the challenges set out in the Plan for Rail, including improving online retail for the benefit of customers and other areas for reform which do not require primary legislation to be undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/10/2022 12:36:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506744

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authorities restricting blue badge holders from parking in city centres on those drivers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for traffic management on local roads and the provision or restriction of on-street parking rests with the relevant local authority as it is best placed to consider how to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local businesses and those who work in and visit the area. Local authorities are also responsible for ensuring their roads are managed in a way that meets the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Local authorities are free to make decisions about what is needed on their roads, provided they take account of the relevant legislation, without reference to the Department. =</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2022 12:46:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1491569

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	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to find residential accommodation for Afghan refugees who are living in bridging hotels.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Due to the scale and pace of the evacuation in Afghanistan we have had to use hotels as a temporary accommodation measure. We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We have moved – or are in the process of moving - over 7,000 people into permanent homes since June 2021. There is a huge effort underway to support the families into permanent homes as soon as we can so they can settle and rebuild their lives, and to ensure those still temporarily accommodated in hotels are given the best start to their life in the UK.</p><p>We continue to work with local authorities to source appropriate accommodation as quickly as possible. We have set up a bespoke local engagement team within Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with named points of contact for each region across the country, to make it easier for local authorities to come forward with offers of accommodation – including larger properties to support bigger families - and develop strong local integration initiatives.</p><p>In addition, we are working on a number of alternative accommodation options including MOD properties, using education based accommodation and the private rented sector. This includes providing councils with additional resources for appropriate properties.</p><p>The government is working with councils to find families settled homes as quickly as possible. It is right we take time to ensure families are provided with suitable homes which support their integration alongside access to education and employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/09/2022 09:50:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1491571

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	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff she plans to recruit in 2022 to clear the backlog of passport applications.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased over 1200 since April 2021. This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, at approximately one million each month.</p><p>HM Passport Office will continue to recruit to cover attrition, ensuring that it remains fully resourced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:35:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472013

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that Ukrainian people fighting in the war in that country are able to access the UK during their 10 days' leave if they have family members in the UK under any refugee scheme; and whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in (a) Poland and (b) other countries on allowing their travel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Home Office officials continue to work closely with the Ukrainian Government on our measures to date to ensure our measures respond directly to their needs and asks. We will continue to consider their requests and respond to meet their needs.</p><p>It should also be noted Ukrainian Law places significant restrictions on men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country at this time, which must be borne in mind by anyone planning travel to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/06/2022 14:58:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471135

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
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 merits of allocating time slots for appointments for hon. Members' staff to discuss matters relating to passports instead of a queuing system.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Consideration has been given to implementing an appointment system at Portcullis House for Hon. Member’s staff, but the nature and length of each enquiry is different and it would be impractical to do so.</p><p>We do though monitor the staffing levels at the Hub in response to demand and there are regular periods when there is no queue present.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2022 11:03:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1470209

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse is of supporting an asylum seeker in the UK for six months while waiting for an asylum application to be processed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The cost of supporting an asylum seeker is dependent on the level of support they receive.</p><p>Section 95 allows for accommodation and a cash allowance to a person who would be destitute whilst they have an ongoing asylum claim or appeal. The standard package of support consists of accommodation and a cash allowance of £40.85 per week for each asylum seeker and any dependants in their household when dispersed and £8.24 per person whilst they are accommodated in full board IA. The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers on Asylum Support. These statistics can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-support.&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJordan.Kelly27%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C818d26c54a6b4870eb3e08d971125265%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637665145760486661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9Pr1O35%2BlHyc0XA337DVnY064i3OIi1KTqtGQzBJsS8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support.</a></p><p>Accommodation costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. Accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential, therefore the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C792e2013d32743f2d75808d9f23aef96%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637807157197963557%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=j6LR2BiJVrpW21AogZClDi8mPqgMz8YKdG48SsF%2FOj0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 09:04:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7502 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1470210

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments she has made of the potential merits of permitting asylum seekers to work while they await the outcome of an asylum application.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK 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).</p><p>A review of the policy has concluded and there will be no changes to the policy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17982 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:02:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7495 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1470211

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Work Permits
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 make it her policy to issue asylum seekers with temporary work permits while their application is being assessed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK 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).</p><p>A review of the policy has concluded and there will be no changes to the policy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17981 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:02:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7499 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell