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424337

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with local councils on their housing Syrian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	13577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The expansion of the scheme needs careful and meticulous planning to ensure we get it right. Local authorities will play a vital role as we look to harness the strong offers of support and assistance from across the UK.</p><p>This is a voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept refugees on a voluntary basis. We are working closely with those local authorities that have indicated they wish to be involved as well as with the Local Government Association.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/11/2015 16:39:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 26777 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

423369

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made to facilitate the arrival of Syrian refugees to Northern Ireland under the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	13036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is working very closely with officials from the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister (OFMdFM) to assist Northern Ireland’s offer to welcome Syrians in need of help. At local level, the Home Office is represented in Northern Ireland at OFMdFM’s Syrian Refugee Strategic and Operational Planning Groups. We are also assisting OFMdFM officials in introducing the processes needed to enable the first intake of Syrian refugees to arrive in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/10/2015 17:51:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

422986

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 place Syrian refugees in Northumberland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	12914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>Resettlement under the government schemes is voluntary on the part of local authorities. We are grateful to those who take on this role and will continue to work in partnership with them.</p><p>We do not disclose the details of where refugees will be resettled upon their arrival in the UK under the Government resettlement schemes as this may undermine the privacy and recovery of this vulnerable group of people.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/11/2015 16:38:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 25717 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

422315

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to disabled refugees from Syria who are currently in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	12320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK is prioritising its support and aid efforts where the need is greatest. Only a small percentage of Syrians displaced from Syria are seeking asylum in Europe; the vast majority remain in Syria and neighbouring countries. Those that remain in the immediate region around Syria are more likely to be particularly vulnerable and this is rightly where our focus remains. We are the second largest bilateral donor of humanitarian aid to the Syrian crisis with £1.12 billion already pledged.</p><p>With assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees we will identify the most vulnerable Syrian refugees who cannot be effectively supported in the region for resettlement through our Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme with the aim of resettling 20,000 refugees during this Parliament.</p><p>The UK is not providing direct resettlement or other support to asylum seekers in other Member States. The UK is already providing practical support to those Member States who are experiencing particularly serious pressures and will provide a further ten personnel to the European Asylum Support Office.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/10/2015 17:52:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

421963

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Essex and Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been made available to each local authority in London and Essex to resettle refugees in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>On 2 October local authorities received a letter to confirm that the first 12 months of a refugee’s resettlement costs (under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme) are fully funded by central government using the overseas aid budget. To ensure that local authorities can plan ahead and continue to respond to the overwhelmingly generous response of the British people, the Government will also provide additional funding to assist with costs incurred in future years. These arrangements will be applied to all cases since the 20,000 expansion was announced.</p><p>We do not currently operate any of our other resettlement schemes in London and Essex.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2015 15:54:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421424

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what priority is being given to abandoned and orphaned children in the selection of Syrian refugees likely to be offered a new home in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian VPR is based on need. It prioritises those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure we deliver our commitment to provide refuge to 20,000 Syrians.</p><p>The UNHCR identifies people in need of resettlement based on the following criteria: women and girls at risk; survivors of violence and/or torture; refugees with legal and/or physical protection needs; refugees with medical needs or disabilities; children and adolescents at risk; persons at risk due to their sexual orientation or gender identity; and refugees with family links in resettlement countries.</p><p>We are not expecting the refugees arriving in the first months of the scheme to include unaccompanied children.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/10/2015 17:28:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 24186 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

421425

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the first Syrian refugees rescued from camps in the Middle East to arrive in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government will expand the existing Syrian Vulnerable Person Scheme and intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>We can confirm that additional numbers of people have arrived as we expand the scheme following the Prime Minister's announcement. However, we will not be giving a running commentary on numbers.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2015 16:55:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 24189 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

421436

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 the Answer of 12 October 2015 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees, Official Report, column 13, on Refugee crisis, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter of 1 October to chief executives of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	11985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>On 2 October local authorities received a letter to confirm that the first 12 months of a refugee’s resettlement costs are fully funded by central government using the overseas aid budget. To ensure that local authorities can plan ahead and continue to respond to the overwhelmingly generous response of the British people, the Government will also provide additional funding to assist with costs incurred in future years. These arrangements will be applied to all cases since the 20,000 expansion was announced. A copy of that letter will not be placed in the Library. Guidance for local authorities and partners on the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme (VPR) is available on our website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syrian-vulnerable-person-resettlement-programme-fact-sheet</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/11/2015 16:41:27 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 24170 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

421127

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 to help Syrian refugees assimilate into British society.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government to plan for the integration of Syrian refugees.</p><p>We are carefully considering issues such as access to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), how access to employment can best be supported and how to draw on the support offered from the voluntary sector, including refugee and disapora organisations as well as faith organisations.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2015 15:53:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

420610

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on their capacity to house refugees.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	11272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the Local Government Association and local authorities already supporting the expanded resettlement scheme to help identify and promote the range of housing options that can be used by local housing authorities to house vulnerable Syrian refugees.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/10/2015 16:54:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier