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1601079

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answers of 17 January 2023 to Questions 125431 and 125432 on Members: Correspondence, how many of those enquiries remain outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	157682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has no outstanding correspondence received from Members before 1 July 2022. It returned to providing responses within service standard in January 2023.</p><p>Data about intake and performance in answering Hon. Members correspondence are published quarterly with the latest Quarter available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q4-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q4-2022</a>.</p><p>The Home Office expects to publish performance data for January to March 2023 in late spring.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 17:11:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1601143

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which part of her Department people who believe their marriage to a foreign citizen is fraudulent should report this information.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	157620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Where a relationship has broken down, the UK sponsor of the relationship can report this to the Home Office on GOV.UK at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fvisas-when-you-separate-or-divorce&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHolly.Knight1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd7b59ad3967e407541ff08db1fc39e25%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638138697242677094%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KmxeTx2EbSGyqtDu%2FXbXUgisDsSvpNI4fSvHlPR7B9c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visas when you separate or divorce: Tell the Home Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Each referral to the Home Office will be considered on an individual basis and a decision will be taken as to whether it is appropriate to cancel the former partner’s permission to stay in the UK.</p><p>Where a migrant has no remaining leave or if the sponsor wishes to report that they believe they have been a victim of a sham or fraudulent marriage, a report can be made at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Freport-immigration-crime&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSamantha.Wood6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C845302d9f5544eddfe8608db1fbe48d3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638138674340551229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R4yY%2B8RFpVdMDS%2Bi9NYJbmFn8EprkjDpLLs2ErW4LX0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Report an immigration or border crime - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 17:22:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1601185

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 153774, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of resuming its investigation into an early intensive language offer for refugees, following the conclusion of the Integration Fund.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	157640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that the ability to speak English is key to helping refugees integrate into life in England and become self-sufficient. That is why the Refugee Employability Programme includes English language training to enhance the support provided to refugees arriving through safe and legal routes. We expect this service to start later this year. <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 08/03/2023 11:04:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1601187

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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 has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of English lessons on the ability of refugees residing in hotels to integrate into the local community.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	157641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Councils with bridging hotels in their area have been commissioned by the Home Office to deliver hotel wraparound support to people on the Afghan resettlement schemes. As part of the wraparound support, Local Authorities should provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) support for residents to support integration and enable guests to move on to permanent accommodation and settle into new communities, access jobs and services.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities who resettle families will also receive £850 for English language provision for adults requiring this support. This funding is available to Local Authorities who resettle families under the 3-year ACRS/ARAP scheme with effect from 1 September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Those over the age of 19 will have immediate access to funding through the Department for Education’s Adult Education Budget and be eligible for fully funded ESOL courses.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DLUHC is supporting the Home Office to develop an integration package for the Afghan families, which includes a further 12-month support package for English (ESOL) of £850 per adult.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 17:50:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1600785

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help mitigate the risks posed to local people by asylum seekers with severe mental health issues in Bournemouth East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	156936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The rise in the number of small boat crossings has placed significant pressures on local authorities and the asylum system.</p><p>We take the safety and welfare of those in our care seriously and the Home Office has robust safeguarding procedures in place to ensure those in our accommodation are as safe and supported as possible as we seek urgent placements with a local authority.</p><p>Our providers are aware of the requirement to ensure that all service users are able to register with a local GP. During the induction process, which is carried out in multiple languages via the use of a translation service, the medical registration process is explained to all residents. This information is also displayed throughout the hotel. Staff at the hotel will support all residents to register with a GP practice. This extends to arranging appointments and transport to and from appointments if that is required. In the event of a medical situation that requires immediate attention, staff support by contacting 111 or 999 in an emergency.</p><p>Anyone granted asylum, temporary protection or humanitarian protection under the Immigration Rules of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 is recognised as a refugee and able to access all health care services, including mental health care services, exempt from charges.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to work to improve the mental health of refugees and asylum seekers, including through work with representatives from DHSC, National Health Service, Devolved Administrations and Non-Governmental Organisations to consider approaches to mental health support. The Government will also continue to use our safeguarding networks to identify the most vulnerable users of the asylum system and engage with the appropriate statutory agencies to provide the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has produced a Migrant Health Guide, which is a free-to-use, online resource designed to support primary care practitioners in caring for patients who have come to the UK from overseas. It includes information on asylum seekers entitlement to the NHS, guidance for assessing new patients, tailored health information specific to over 100 countries of origin and guidance on a range of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health issues.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 10:51:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1600820

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abuse and Violence: Retail Trade
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 had recent discussions with (a) USDAW and (b) the British Retail Consortium on taking steps to help tackle abuse and violence towards retail workers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	157054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that violence and abuse towards any worker is not acceptable.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with retailers, trade associations and the police through the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG). The NRCSG, which I co-chair with the British Retail Consortium (BRC), brings together Government, the retail industry and law enforcement in our response to tackle retail crime – especially focussing on tackling violence and abuse against retail workers. USDAW is an active member of this group.</p><p>The Home Office has been working with members of the NRCSG, through a number of Task and Finish groups, to produce resources to help prevent violence and abuse in retail settings, including resources to support victims when these crimes do occur. The published resources are all available on the NRCSG webpage on the BRC website here: <a href="https://brc.org.uk/nrcsg-against-shop-worker-abuse-and-violence/" target="_blank">Violence and Abuse Against Shop Workers (brc.org.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/03/2023 12:09:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1600246

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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 passport applications took longer than three weeks to process in the final quarter of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	156087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Of the British passports issued in the final quarter of 2022, 134,551 were from standard UK applications that had taken longer than three weeks. This represents approximately 12.7% of the total passports printed under this service during that period.</p><p>The published guidance for processing applications under this service is up to ten weeks.</p><p>*<em>The processing time includes 2-days for delivery of the passport to the customer.</em></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 11:11:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1600257

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders are recorded as having changed their (a) name and (b) gender.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to manage sex offenders and those who pose a risk, and we are committed to ensuring our system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Registered sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police - including their name, date of birth and bank details - annually and whenever these details change. Failure to comply, including providing false information, is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years' imprisonment.</p><p>Data on registered sex offenders is published in the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report. The most recent report was published by the Ministry of Justice on 27 October. It shows that on 31 March 2022, there were 66,741 registered sex offenders in England and Wales. Data on the number of registered sex offenders who have changed their name or gender are not centrally collected.</p><p>We have strengthened police powers through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 with new provisions that came into force on 29 November. To help ensure our processes are as robust as possible, the Home Office has conducted an internal review into the issue of offenders changing their name and the name change process to ensure it as robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/03/2023 16:52:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600435

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
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 require all of an applicant’s previous names to be displayed on a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	156263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of a criminal record certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to assist employers and others to make safer recruitment decisions by providing details of an individual’s criminal history. A criminal record certificate will include and any other names that they may have used in the past.</p><p> </p><p>The DBS also offers a sensitive applications route which takes into account both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. This gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying via the sensitive applications route are required by law to provide all name details to the DBS, including any previous identity, in the same way as applicants using the mainstream route. The criminal record certificate issued by the DBS will contain exactly the same criminal record information as a certificate obtained via the main route, including any relevant convictions, cautions or other information dating from when the applicant had a different gender identity.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/03/2023 16:58:44 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1600436

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders have changed their (a) name and (b) gender in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	156264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to manage sex offenders and those who pose a risk, and we are committed to ensuring our system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police - including their name, date of birth and bank details - annually and whenever these details change. Failure to comply, including providing false information, is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.</p><p>Data on registered sex offenders is published in the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report. The most recent report was published by the Ministry of Justice on 27 October. It shows that on 31 March 2022, there were 66,741 registered sex offenders in England and Wales. Data on the number of registered sex offenders who have changed their name or gender are not centrally collected.</p><p> </p><p>We have strengthened police powers through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 with new provisions that came into force on 29 November. To help ensure our processes are as robust as possible, the Home Office has conducted an internal review into the issue of offenders changing their name and the name change process to ensure it as robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/03/2023 16:51:39 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer