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669045

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the child refugees who were brought to the UK from Calais in 2016 have been subsequently assessed as being over the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	58821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Home Office publish the number of age dispute cases raised and resolved for asylum claimants in the Immigration Statistics release each quarter, in table 10 q:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/01/2017 09:27:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

669046

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who arrived in the UK claiming to be under the age of 18 and who were subsequently assessed as being over the age of 18 have since been deported in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	58822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publish the number of age dispute cases raised and resolved for asylum claimants in the Immigration Statistics release each quarter, in table 10 q:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572377/asylum3-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></p><p>In addition, the number of individuals who were returned in each quarter who had previously lodged an asylum claim is published in table rt 02 q:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572379/returns1-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572379/returns1-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/01/2017 17:44:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

620998

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials of her Department accept reports from dental consultants as evidence of age in cases where there is a dispute over the age of asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	50229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Where clear and credible documentary evidence of age is not available, criteria including physical appearance and demeanour are used as part of the interview process to assess whether a person is under 18. This can be followed where necessary by a local authority assessment, in line with case law and approved by two social workers. In addition, the person may submit a report from a dental consultant on a voluntary basis. Records are not kept centrally on the number of reports from dental consultants submitted by asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 50232 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:23:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

621001

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have submitted reports from dental consultants to support age claims in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	50232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Where clear and credible documentary evidence of age is not available, criteria including physical appearance and demeanour are used as part of the interview process to assess whether a person is under 18. This can be followed where necessary by a local authority assessment, in line with case law and approved by two social workers. In addition, the person may submit a report from a dental consultant on a voluntary basis. Records are not kept centrally on the number of reports from dental consultants submitted by asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 50229 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:23:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

620005

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy to ensure that unaccompanied children arriving in the UK to seek asylum are given dental check-ups.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	49880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in the UK are transferred to the care of a local authority. The local authority will arrange for the child’s health to be assessed and for a health plan to be drawn up. This will include dental care. Central records are not kept of the number of dental check-ups given to such children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49879 question first answered 21/12/2016 11:02:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

620008

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in the UK have been given a dental check-up in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	49879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in the UK are transferred to the care of a local authority. The local authority will arrange for the child’s health to be assessed and for a health plan to be drawn up. This will include dental care. Central records are not kept of the number of dental check-ups given to such children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49880 question first answered 21/12/2016 11:02:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

607544

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female unaccompanied children arrived in the UK seeking asylum in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	49744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the Immigration Statistics release each quarter.</p><p>The requested information is available in table as_08, in volume 3 of the asylum data tables:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546760/asylum3-q2-2016-tabs.ods</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April to June 2016, is available from:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june2016/asylum</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/11/2016 17:48:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

604897

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the refugees recently admitted to the UK from Calais as children will be subject to dental checks in order to verify their ages.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	49251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary's statement on Calais on 24 October (Column 55) referred to the proper safeguarding, age assessment and security checks we carry out, working closely with local authorities and social workers in the UK, to ensure that the children transferred here are eligible to come and it is in their best interests to do so.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49252 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:07:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

604898

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to verify the age of children who have been recently transported from Calais to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	49252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary's statement on Calais on 24 October (Column 55) referred to the proper safeguarding, age assessment and security checks we carry out, working closely with local authorities and social workers in the UK, to ensure that the children transferred here are eligible to come and it is in their best interests to do so.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49251 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:07:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies