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1607072

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to correspondence of (a) 24 January and (b) 16 February from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare relating to a constituent, Samantha Smith.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	173006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office replied on 17 February 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 10:26:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1606729

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
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 held recent discussions with EU Member States on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	172441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:42:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1606730

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme to EU countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	172442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:46:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1606804

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
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 with Cabinet colleagues to help refugees learn English.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	172357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We know that language skills are crucial to help people integrate into life in England, as well as to break down barriers to work and career progression.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education funds English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Refugees and those granted humanitarian protection are eligible for full funding for ESOL through the AEB if they are unemployed and looking for work.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office provides funding to local authorities to support resettlement and integration costs for those who arrive through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy. In the first year this includes £850 per adult to cover additional English language provision.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested in a number of ways to improve English language provision for refugees, including providing £1.8mn in 2022/23 to support additional childcare so that refugees resettled to the UK (the UKRS) can access ESOL lessons; and £360,000 to improve regional coordination of ESOL for refugees.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to offering an enhanced integration package for refugees arriving through safe and legal routes, to help them integrate and become self-sufficient more quickly. This will be delivered in England through the Refugee Employability Programme (REP), which has three key pillars: tailored employment support, integration support and English language training. More information about the Refugee Employability Programme can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugee-employability-programme/refugee-employability-programme-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:39:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1606827

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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, whether it has been the policy of her Department to place people who were relocated to the UK through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy into hotel bridging accommodation in the period since 23 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	172408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The use of hotels to accommodate those we are relocating and resettling from Afghanistan under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is a temporary solution. We do not want to see Afghan families in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We continue to work at pace with over 350 local authorities to find appropriate long-term accommodation for them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:42:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606852

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on victims of modern slavery trafficked into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	172501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 161356 on 22 March: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-08%2F161356&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTarum.Bans%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca42b6801b0f54f794d8b08db2acbc7fd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638150826936896151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NNeRH%2FURV%2FLqXX7zVUgLdGNrPbQZ5h%2BnkEWKU%2BS1UQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/03/2023 10:09:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1606886

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Albania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the most common visa used by Albanians residing in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	172540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on granted visas, by nationality, are published in table Vis_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to Q4 2022 (October to December).</p><p> </p><p>To note, the number of visas granted does not necessarily reflect the number of foreign nationals either residing or arriving in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 11:06:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1606887

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Albania
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 an estimate of how many Albanian nationals in the UK are victims of (a) human trafficking and (b) modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	172541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics of potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism. These are based on potential victims who are identified by a range of first responders and are not estimates. The 2022 statistics can be found here;</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1139171%2Fmodern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2022.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce6ec4fe40235444cc59508db2c6e74f7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638152625133005545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=elSrzaNpun2kzfg2RSq5JABgNRYg9k4anbs1u5r50Y0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139171/modern-slavery-national-referral-mechanism-and-duty-to-notify-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2022.ods</a>.</p><p>Further disaggregated data is published via the UK Data Service and can be accessed here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeta.ukdataservice.ac.uk%2Fdatacatalogue%2Fstudies%2Fstudy%3Fid%3D8910&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce6ec4fe40235444cc59508db2c6e74f7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638152625133005545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ReAG5hwkdHmymKCOWCzNgc9JXD6IS7t4R%2FaZdEntkBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8910</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:27:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1606305

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department decided which news organisations to invite to join her recent visit to Rwanda; and whether she made an assessment of the potential impact of the Government Communication Service Propriety Guidance on the organisations invited.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	171573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Due consideration of the GCS guidelines is undertaken in Home Office communications.</p><p>All news organisations were kept informed of the progress of the visit regardless of whether they attended or not.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/03/2023 14:15:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1606353

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department decided to remove the licence held by AG Recruitment as a sponsor of workers on the seasonal workers' visa scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	171512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>AG Recruitment &amp; Management Ltd had their licence revoked due to failing to meet the sponsor duties as per the sponsor guidance which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-part-3-sponsor-duties-and-compliance" target="_blank">Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors part 3: sponsor duties and compliance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Fruitful Ltd hold a sponsor licence, although it is currently suspended while the Home Office investigates the level of compliance with the sponsor duties.</p><p>The Scheme Operators are responsible for managing all aspects of the recruitment and placement of workers on UK farms, and ensuring their welfare in the UK which includes informing and being clear to workers of their rights. All operators have procedures for workers to raise grievances and for these to be resolved formally.</p><p>The Home Office and Defra monitor the scheme closely to ensure operators adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 171513 171514 question first answered 27/03/2023 10:30:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden