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1485905

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nationality and Borders Act 2022
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of an increase in the prison population as a result of the introduction of new offences and longer prison sentences under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has worked with the Ministry of Justice in assessing the impact on the prison population as a result of the new and amended offences in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, with a likely increase in the mid hundreds. Prosecutions are just one of a range of measures seeking to reduce the number of migrants placing their lives into the hands of people smugglers and taking unnecessary risks to travel to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2022 11:56:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1485911

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Genocide: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Metropolitan Police to assist with the investigation of any Rwandan nationals living in the UK who were allegedly involved in the 1994 genocide in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is responsible for the investigations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture. It has the specialist skills to conduct an investigations or decide that a criminal investigation is not feasible.</p><p>The Home Office has a long-standing relationship with that unit and those individuals identified in the immigration system who are suspected of being involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity, are referred to the MPS, including those who may have been involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2022 11:57:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1485921

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Nigeria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to deport refugees who arrive in the UK to Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>We recently signed a migration agreement with Nigeria which will see both countries work together to tackle shared migration issues, including doing more together to support legal migration, tackle illegal migration and speed up the deportation of foreign criminals.</p><p>This agreement is different from our Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda which allows for asylum seekers, not refugees, whose claims are inadmissible to be relocated to Rwanda.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/07/2022 07:51:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1485954

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for asylum seekers to be invited to a substantive asylum interview after arrival in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	30072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>This information is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, the Home Office does publish data on the number asylum applications awaiting an initial decision by duration, for main applicants only. This data can be found at Asy_04 of the published Immigration Statistics: List of tables - GOV.UK (List of tables - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/07/2022 09:48:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1485968

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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, how many Afghans who were not evacuated under Operation Pitting the UK has resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme since that scheme opened and as of 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	30122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Following the evacuation from Afghanistan and subsequent Afghan arrivals, work is underway to ensure accurate data recording for individuals relocated under the Afghan schemes.</p><p>On the conclusion of this, ACRS statistics will be included in future editions of the Immigration Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/07/2022 10:26:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 12304 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1485996

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle domestic (a) abuse and (b) violence.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	29933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Tackling all forms of domestic abuse, whether or not they involve physical violence, is a priority for this Government.</p><p>That is why we introduced our landmark Domestic Abuse Act in 2021. The Act strengthens our protection to victims and ensures perpetrators feel the full force of the law. It includes the first legal definition of domestic abuse, improved support for victims in the courts, a new offence of non-fatal strangulation and an extension of the controlling or coercive behaviour offence.</p><p>More recently, in March 2022, we went even further and published our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan which seeks to transform the whole of society’s response in order to prevent offending, support victims and pursue perpetrators, as well as to strengthen the systems processes in place needed to deliver these goals.</p><p>This Plan, backed by over £230 million, commits to exploring options for a register to manage the most harmful domestic abusers, to providing support services with multi-year funding, with £47 million ringfenced for community-based support services, and funding for police training and development of a ground-breaking algorithm to help police better target the most harmful serial domestic abusers.</p><p>We are now in the process of delivering these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 15:04:36 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1486029

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her advice is to people wishing to leave Afghanistan who are family members of British nationals and likely to qualify for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, but who cannot afford to obtain a visa for a neighbouring country or to travel there.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	29855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the situation in Afghanistan is complex and presents significant challenges, including securing safe passage to another country.</p><p>The government is committed to working in step with the international community and continuing to do what can be done to support those still in Afghanistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK to depart the country safely if they wish to do so. This includes coordinating with the countries neighbouring Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/07/2022 10:27:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 11548 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1486030

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
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 assessment of the potential risks for individuals applying for UK refugee status who are transferred to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership of (a) arbitrary detention by Rwandan security services and (b) forced recruitment into either non-state actor or state actor armed organisations; and if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of that matter.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	30051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>People who are relocated to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development will not be detained. Rwanda will process their asylum claims in accordance with national and international human rights laws, and will ensure their protection from inhuman and degrading treatment or being returned to the place they originally fled.</p><p>Rwanda is a safe country with a track record of providing opportunities for refugees. Those relocated will be given all the support they need, with accommodation, food, healthcare, and help to integrate into the local community. They will be free to come and go.</p><p>This Partnership will be underpinned by a monitoring system put in place to ensure that the scheme is successfully relocating people to Rwanda to rebuild their lives and their welfare needs are being adequately addressed.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes question first answered 26/07/2022 14:05:46 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes previous answer version 11551 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1486068

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide support for groups for victims of domestic abuse and (b) increase the availability of those groups.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	30148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse and ensuring victims receive the support they need is a priority for this Government. Our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 will strengthen our protection to victims and ensure perpetrators feel the full force of the law. It includes the first legal definition of domestic abuse, improved support for victims in the courts, new offences, including on non-fatal strangulation, and strengthened legislation around cruel acts of controlling or coercive behaviour.</p><p>The Act also places a duty on local authorities in England to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation, backed by £125 million of Government funding to ensure that these vital services are available to anyone who needs them, wherever they live. This will be supported by a new £6 million Domestic Abuse Capacity Building Fund to help Local Authorities prepare for the upcoming duty.</p><p>In March 2022, we published the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan which will seek to transform the whole of society’s response in order to prevent offending, support victims and pursue perpetrators, as well as to strengthen the systems processes in place needed to deliver these goals.</p><p>The Plan invests over £230 million into tackling domestic abuse. This includes over £140 million to support victims, much of which is multi-year funding, part over £47 million of which is ringfenced for community-based support services.</p><p>As committed to in the cross-Government Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy published on 21 July last year, the Home Office has also provided an additional £1.5 million funding this year for ‘by and for’ service provision and to further increase funding for valuable specialist services for victims of violence against women and girls.</p><p>The Home Office is also planning to double funding for survivors of sexual violence and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline by 2024-25, and further increase funding for all the national helplines it supports.</p><p>The VAWG National Statement of Expectations, and Commissioning Toolkit, which we have published alongside the Plan, will also provide support to commissioners to help them increase provision of ‘by and for’ and specialist services.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 15:10:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1486091

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii) Department’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies (A) have agreed since 2010 and (B) are due to agree within the next 12 months; how much their Department has spent on monitoring each contract in each year since 2010; and how many officials have been working on that monitoring in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	29889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000, and £25,000 in the wider public sector, are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. As Contracts Finder was implemented in 2016, not all records before this time are held centrally.</p><p>The information sought, contract volumes, and values and volumes of monitoring activity, would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/07/2022 16:27:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett