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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-17more like thismore than 2022-01-17
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Immigration Controls more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Government's immigration policies on acute labour shortages. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 905048 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2022-01-17
answer text <p>My Officials and I work closely with colleagues across Government to coordinate the Government’s response to labour market issues, including potential skills and labour shortages.</p><p>The UK Government’s focus is on ensuring immigration policies are considered alongside and as part of our strategy for the UK Labour market, not as an alternative to investing in training for our domestic workforce or to offering our key workers the rewarding packages they deserve.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-17T15:56:19.543Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-17T15:56:19.543Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1364619
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-29more like thismore than 2021-10-29
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Visas: Software more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider developing a mobile phone app for visa holders to use as an alternative to the Employer Checking Service to demonstrate their right to (a) work and (b) reside. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 66214 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-11-11more like thismore than 2021-11-11
answer text <p>The existing online Right to Work, Right to Rent and “View and Prove your Immigration Status” services can already be quickly, simply and safely used on a mobile phone web browser. They enable visa holders to generate “share codes” that can be passed on to employers, landlords and other parties, enabling them to check the visa holder’s rights and conditions of stay in the UK. Likewise, third parties given a share code can just as easily use a mobile phone web browser to view the information shared by the visa holder in this way.</p><p>Our digital services are constantly being improved based on user feedback and research. We will consider whether a cost-effective mobile phone app could be introduced and would bring benefits to visa holders and checkers over and above the current status checking service.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-11T10:29:42.973Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-11T10:29:42.973Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-20more like thismore than 2021-10-20
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking: Victims more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken to assess potential victim of human trafficking cases. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 59834 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-11-01more like thismore than 2021-11-01
answer text <p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision.</p><p>When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so. This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>The Home Office is mindful of the substantial increase in referrals into the National Referral Mechanism in recent years, with 10,613 referrals made in 2020. To address the time taken to make decisions in the NRM, we have already introduced a digital referral and casework system to increase the efficiency of decision making in the system. We are also undertaking work to better ensure that first responders are providing quality information that can better enable prompt decisions from the Home Office. As part of wider work to identify sustainable models for the NRM, in June 2021 we launched a series of pilots across the United Kingdom, including in Glasgow City Centre, to test devolving the responsibility to make NRM decisions for child victims of modern slavery from the Home Office to local authorities for 12 months.</p><p>Further, in the course of the last year the Home Office has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-01T12:22:22.323Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-01T12:22:22.323Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361444
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received by her Department in each of the last 5 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 58924 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received each year. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>Statistics prior to Q2 2019 were produced by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4bb2f062f842444e6ef208d993b23fd9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703216038961431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgBaB5SbVbaiOL4KM0J9%2BZTWZ6Ta7SrmoD152NJtA0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Publications - National Crime Agency</a></p><p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision. When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so.</p><p>This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>In the course of the last year the Single Competent Authority has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN
58925 more like this
58926 more like this
58927 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.047Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.047Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
previous answer version
26367
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361445
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average length of time taken to assess Potential Victim of Trafficking cases received by her Department over the last 5 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 58925 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received each year. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>Statistics prior to Q2 2019 were produced by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4bb2f062f842444e6ef208d993b23fd9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703216038961431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgBaB5SbVbaiOL4KM0J9%2BZTWZ6Ta7SrmoD152NJtA0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Publications - National Crime Agency</a></p><p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision. When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so.</p><p>This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>In the course of the last year the Single Competent Authority has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN
58924 more like this
58926 more like this
58927 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.103Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.103Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
previous answer version
26366
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361446
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Potential Victim of Trafficking applications being handled by her Department that are yet to be resolved and were made over (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five years ago. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 58926 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received each year. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>Statistics prior to Q2 2019 were produced by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4bb2f062f842444e6ef208d993b23fd9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703216038961431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgBaB5SbVbaiOL4KM0J9%2BZTWZ6Ta7SrmoD152NJtA0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Publications - National Crime Agency</a></p><p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision. When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so.</p><p>This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>In the course of the last year the Single Competent Authority has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN
58924 more like this
58925 more like this
58927 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.15Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.15Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
previous answer version
26361
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361447
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a target timeframe for the determination of Potential Victim of Trafficking cases. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 58927 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received each year. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>Statistics prior to Q2 2019 were produced by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4bb2f062f842444e6ef208d993b23fd9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703216038961431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgBaB5SbVbaiOL4KM0J9%2BZTWZ6Ta7SrmoD152NJtA0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Publications - National Crime Agency</a></p><p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision. When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so.</p><p>This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>In the course of the last year the Single Competent Authority has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN
58924 more like this
58925 more like this
58926 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.197Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T11:31:57.197Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
previous answer version
26325
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1361448
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Human Trafficking more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce target timeframes for the determination of all applications to her Department. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 58928 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include how many Potential Victim of Trafficking cases have been received each year. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>Statistics prior to Q2 2019 were produced by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications%3Fsearch%3D%26category%255B%255D%3D3%26%3D%252Fwho-we-are%252Fpublications%253Flimit%253D15%2526sort%253Dtitle%2526direction%253Dasc%26limit%3D100%26tag%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4bb2f062f842444e6ef208d993b23fd9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703216038961431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DgBaB5SbVbaiOL4KM0J9%2BZTWZ6Ta7SrmoD152NJtA0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Publications - National Crime Agency</a></p><p>There is no target timeframe in which to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). A decision can only be made fairly and reasonably once sufficient information has been made available to the competent authority for it to complete the decision. When the competent authority has received sufficient information for it to complete a decision it should seek to do so.</p><p>This is done as soon as possible once a potential victim has been provided with a minimum of 45 calendar days of the recovery period they are eligible for, during which they may access the support and protections of the NRM. Timescales on individual decisions can vary according to the relative complexity of each case and on sufficient information being made available to the competent authority by the parties involved.</p><p>In the course of the last year the Single Competent Authority has been recruiting a significant number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and bring down decision making timescales.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T11:36:15.993Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T11:36:15.993Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
previous answer version
26356
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
1357882
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-23more like thismore than 2021-09-23
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Asylum: Afghanistan more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable people in Afghanistan to be reunited with family members in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 53937 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-21more like thismore than 2021-10-21
answer text <p>Family members of British citizens and settled persons, including those with humanitarian protection in the UK, who were not called forward for evacuation as part of Op PITTING, will need to apply to come to the UK under the existing economic or family migration and reunion rules. They will be expected to meet the eligibility requirements of their chosen route, which may include paying relevant fees and charges, and providing their biometrics.</p><p>The British Embassy in Kabul has currently suspended in country operations and all UK diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn.</p><p>The UK is working with international partners to secure safe routes out of Afghanistan as soon as they become available, but while the security situation remains extremely volatile, we recommend people in Afghanistan do not make applications and pay application fees at this time as they will not be considered until biometrics are provided. Those Afghans who are outside of Afghanistan and able to get to a Visa Application Centre to provide their biometrics can make an application in the usual way.</p><p>A full policy statement on this matter published on 13 September 2021 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version</a></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-21T11:51:56.277Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-21T11:51:56.277Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
previous answer version
25078
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-23more like thismore than 2021-09-23
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Asylum more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that asylum cases are determined on the basis of need rather than the route by which people arrive to the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Carol Monaghan more like this
uin 53938 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2021-10-18more like thismore than 2021-10-18
answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</p><p> </p><p>However, we have been clear that people should claim asylum in the first safe country that they reach and should not seek to enter the UK illegally. They should not put their lives at risk by leaving those safe countries and making unnecessary and dangerous onward journeys to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Inadmissibility is a longstanding process designed to prevent secondary movements across Europe. If an individual has a connection to or has passed through a safe country before arriving in the UK, we can declare their claim as inadmissible to our asylum process, and we will seek to return them to a safe country. If we cannot return an inadmissible claimant to a safe county within a reasonable period of time, we will consider their claim in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>For claims admitted for consideration under the UK asylum process, decision makers carefully consider the claimant’s protection needs by assessing all the evidence provided by them in light of published country information guidance. Decision makers receive extensive training on considering asylum claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Each case that is admitted to our asylum process, irrespective of how the individual arrived in the UK, is carefully considered on its own merits. Protection is normally granted where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or their circumstances engage our obligations under Article 3 (ECHR). Those who qualify are granted five years’ limited leave and have access to the labour market and welfare support.</p><p> </p><p>Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject to legal challenge where appropriate either via appeal to the independent court or through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once their appeals rights are exhausted, they are required to leave the UK.</p>
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-18T13:31:28.94Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-18T13:31:28.94Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4443
label Biography information for Carol Monaghan more like this