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346763

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to the number of days elapsing between the end of financial support from the UK Border Agency for asylum seekers, and the first receipt of other forms of state financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions, across all cases between 1 January and 31 December 2014, how many cases there were in which the number of days was greater than zero; and what were the figures for (1) the minimum and maximum, (2) the mean and median, (3) the first and third, and (4) the fifth and 95th percentiles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold information or record data on asylum claimants who have ceased to receive support from the Home Office and gone on to other housing support. The UK Border Agency was abolished in March 2013 and the agency was split into two new organisations: UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/06/2015 15:56:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

346825

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 19 March 2015 (HL5545), why those listed as receiving support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 cannot be returned to their countries of origin.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL63
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Failed asylum seekers are provided with support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they are destitute and can show that there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle that prevents them from leaving the United Kingdom voluntarily. The precise reasons why they are temporarily unable to leave vary from case to case, but examples include where they are too sick to travel and because they have been granted permission to apply for a judicial review of a decision relating to their asylum claim.</p><p>All retail outlets that accept the Azure card receive information about the rules relating to card purchases. The Home Office is aware that there are some instances where card purchases are refused, but in the great majority of cases this is simply because the person had insufficient credit on the card to purchase the items they were seeking to obtain. Reports of where the card purchase has been refused for other reasons are investigated and the matter taken up with the particular retail outlet.</p><p>Card users can apply for travel tickets to attend essential medical appointments. The cost of travel to essential appointments with legal advisers is covered through legal aid. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services.</p><p>Information and guidance about how to apply for travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is also provided by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme and talks periodically take place with new outlets that have expressed an interest in joining the scheme.</p><p>However, the card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. The Home Office is therefore satisfied that the card is an effective way of ensuing that the persons are able to purchase food and other necessary items to cover their essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL65 HL66 HL67 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:28:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

346826

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have received support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for more than (1) one year, (2) 5 years, and (3) 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>As of 28 May the number of people who have been in receipt of asylum support can be found in the table below:</p><p>Years in receipt of Support - Number of people</p><p>Between 1and 5 years - 3,330</p><p>Between 5 and 10 years - 295</p><p>More than 10 Years - 0</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/06/2015 15:02:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

346827

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that shops and outlets that are part of the Azure card scheme do not refuse to serve customers using the card.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL65
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Failed asylum seekers are provided with support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they are destitute and can show that there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle that prevents them from leaving the United Kingdom voluntarily. The precise reasons why they are temporarily unable to leave vary from case to case, but examples include where they are too sick to travel and because they have been granted permission to apply for a judicial review of a decision relating to their asylum claim.</p><p>All retail outlets that accept the Azure card receive information about the rules relating to card purchases. The Home Office is aware that there are some instances where card purchases are refused, but in the great majority of cases this is simply because the person had insufficient credit on the card to purchase the items they were seeking to obtain. Reports of where the card purchase has been refused for other reasons are investigated and the matter taken up with the particular retail outlet.</p><p>Card users can apply for travel tickets to attend essential medical appointments. The cost of travel to essential appointments with legal advisers is covered through legal aid. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services.</p><p>Information and guidance about how to apply for travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is also provided by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme and talks periodically take place with new outlets that have expressed an interest in joining the scheme.</p><p>However, the card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. The Home Office is therefore satisfied that the card is an effective way of ensuing that the persons are able to purchase food and other necessary items to cover their essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL63 HL66 HL67 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:28:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

346828

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more outlets, including local shops, to sign up to the Azure card scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL66
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Failed asylum seekers are provided with support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they are destitute and can show that there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle that prevents them from leaving the United Kingdom voluntarily. The precise reasons why they are temporarily unable to leave vary from case to case, but examples include where they are too sick to travel and because they have been granted permission to apply for a judicial review of a decision relating to their asylum claim.</p><p>All retail outlets that accept the Azure card receive information about the rules relating to card purchases. The Home Office is aware that there are some instances where card purchases are refused, but in the great majority of cases this is simply because the person had insufficient credit on the card to purchase the items they were seeking to obtain. Reports of where the card purchase has been refused for other reasons are investigated and the matter taken up with the particular retail outlet.</p><p>Card users can apply for travel tickets to attend essential medical appointments. The cost of travel to essential appointments with legal advisers is covered through legal aid. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services.</p><p>Information and guidance about how to apply for travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is also provided by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme and talks periodically take place with new outlets that have expressed an interest in joining the scheme.</p><p>However, the card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. The Home Office is therefore satisfied that the card is an effective way of ensuing that the persons are able to purchase food and other necessary items to cover their essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL63 HL65 HL67 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:28:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

346829

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Azure card users can apply for travel assistance (1) for medical appointments, (2) for legal appointments, and (3) to reach the closest outlet that will accept the Azure card; and, if so, how such information is provided to users.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL67
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Failed asylum seekers are provided with support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they are destitute and can show that there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle that prevents them from leaving the United Kingdom voluntarily. The precise reasons why they are temporarily unable to leave vary from case to case, but examples include where they are too sick to travel and because they have been granted permission to apply for a judicial review of a decision relating to their asylum claim.</p><p>All retail outlets that accept the Azure card receive information about the rules relating to card purchases. The Home Office is aware that there are some instances where card purchases are refused, but in the great majority of cases this is simply because the person had insufficient credit on the card to purchase the items they were seeking to obtain. Reports of where the card purchase has been refused for other reasons are investigated and the matter taken up with the particular retail outlet.</p><p>Card users can apply for travel tickets to attend essential medical appointments. The cost of travel to essential appointments with legal advisers is covered through legal aid. Accommodation is provided within walking distance of shops and other services.</p><p>Information and guidance about how to apply for travel assistance is published on the GOV.UK website and it is also provided by the voluntary sector organisations that assist Azure card users, including Migrant Help, which is funded by the Home Office to provide an advice service.</p><p>Any retail outlet that provides food and other essential living items and accepts visa transactions can apply to join the Azure card scheme and talks periodically take place with new outlets that have expressed an interest in joining the scheme.</p><p>However, the card is currently accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, the Co-operative, Iceland, Boots, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. The Home Office is therefore satisfied that the card is an effective way of ensuing that the persons are able to purchase food and other necessary items to cover their essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL63 HL65 HL66 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:28:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227443

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people receive support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 specifically because it is the Secretary of State’s opinion that no viable route of return is currently available.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There is currently no country which the Secretary of State has designated as having no viable route of return available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227444

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are in receipt of support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they have applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and have been given permission to proceed.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of December 2014, Home Office records indicate there were 212 people who were successful in their application for support under Section 4 because they had applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and were given permission to proceed. Please note that individuals may since have transitioned onto the receipt of section 4 support for a different reason, however this information is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 17:04:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227445

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the cost was of assessing applications under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to disaggregate the cost of assessing Section 4 applications from the cost of asylum casework generally without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 15:03:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

225781

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people received support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last year for which they have records, broken down by nationality.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of 2014, there were 4,994 failed asylum seekers and their dependants receiving support under Section 4.</p><p>The figures provided in the table are a subset of latest statistics published in the Immigration Statistics Release by the Home Office, in Table as_18_q &quot;Asylum seekers in receipt of Section 4 or Section 98 support, and decisions to grant Section 4 support as at the end of the quarter&quot;, available from the link below.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on people receiving support within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics October – December 2014 is available from</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a> and will be placed in the Library of the House</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Failed asylum seekers and their dependants in receipt of Section 4 support, by nationality as at the end of 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country of nationality</p></td><td><p>Total supported under Section 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chad</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia, The</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea-Bissau</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Korea (North)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Vincent and the Grenadines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stateless</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad And Tobago</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Western Sahara</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other and unknown</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4,994</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:49:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name PQ HL5545 Table.doc title PQ HL5545 Table
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno