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1689487

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Horticulture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to issue guidance to people with horticultural seasonal worker visas on how to register with a GP; and what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of people with horticultural seasonal worker visas who registered with a GP in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	14386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has no plans to issue guidance to people with Seasonal Worker visas as to how to register with a GP. Orientation information is a matter for their licenced scheme operator.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office holds no records on the numbers of Seasonal Workers who have registered with a GP, as this is not an immigration related metric.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In the event that a scheme operator for the Seasonal Worker route became unlicensed for any reason, the Home Office will consider each case on its own merits and tailor our response accordingly.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on the average number of weeks of work provided to workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Since 12 April 2023, Seasonal Workers must receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay for each week of their stay in the UK, regardless of whether work is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has no plans to issue guidance to people with Seasonal Worker visas as to how to register with a GP. Orientation information is a matter for their licenced scheme operator.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office holds no records on the numbers of Seasonal Workers who have registered with a GP, as this is not an immigration related metric.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the event that a scheme operator for the Seasonal Worker route became unlicensed for any reason, the Home Office will consider each case on its own merits and tailor our response accordingly.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on the average number of weeks of work provided to workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Since 12 April 2023, Seasonal Workers must receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay for each week of their stay in the UK, regardless of whether work is available.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on how many workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme were injured at work during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Seasonal Workers enjoy the same workplace protections as resident workers, and as such workplace safety is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive. </ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/02/2024 16:07:10 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2024 17:01:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 18398 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1600503

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were receiving the (a) support element of Employment Support Allowance and (b) limited capability for work-related activity element of Universal Credit, but were not receiving the (i) Personal Independent Payment and (ii) Disability Living Allowance in the latest 12 months for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	156196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>On 31<sup>st</sup> August 2022, <del class="ministerial">373,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">259,000</ins> people in Great Britain were receiving the Support Group award of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) without receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA). <ins class="ministerial">373,000</ins> <del class="ministerial">259,000</del> people were receiving the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity Element (LCWRA) of Universal Credit (UC) without receiving PIP or DLA. The below table shows the figures for the end of the four most recent quarters.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Month end</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>People receiving ESA/UC without PIP/DLA</p></td><td><p>ESA Support Group</p></td><td><p>292,000</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td><td><p>270,000</p></td><td><p>259,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UC LCWRA</p></td><td><p>307,000</p></td><td><p>327,000</p></td><td><p>350,000</p></td><td><p>373,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Sources: </strong>Benefit Combinations, Universal Credit Full Service, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and may be subject to future revision;</li><li>Data covers Great Britain only;</li><li>The volumes above may include claimants that are subsequently given a PIP award that covers the reference date;</li><li>The volumes may also include Scottish claimants that are claiming Scottish disability benefits (Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment) instead of PIP or DLA; and</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:22:10 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2023 11:15:31 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 60740 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1585955

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overpayments of Universal Credit have been attributed to Official Error in each of the last three years; and what the total value of those overpayments.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	143682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt, because it is all recoverable in law.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£700m) in 2021/22.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£270m) in 2021/22.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 11:43:36 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2023 16:11:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56681 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1585957

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of overpayments within Universal Credit attributed to Official Error recovered In each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	143683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£700m) in 2021/22.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£270m) in 2021/22.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan. </ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 12:10:37 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2023 16:11:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56691 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1585958

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where the claimant had previously been advised no overpayment had occurred a Universal Credit overpayment attributed to Official Error has been identified in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	143684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£700m) in 2021/22.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£270m) in 2021/22.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan.  </ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 12:10:37 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2023 16:11:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56694 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1585141

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals (a) were referred to, (b) participated in and (c) had a job outcome from the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	141458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Referrals to Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) began in <del class="ministerial">April</del> <ins class="ministerial">December</ins> 2019. Individuals can be referred to, and start, IPES more than once. The total number or referrals, starts, and outcomes by financial year is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Year 1: <br /> <del class="ministerial">April</del> <ins class="ministerial">December</ins> 2019 to March 2020</p></td><td><p>Year 2: <br /> April 2020 to March 2021</p></td><td><p>Year 3: <br /> April 2021 to March 2022</p></td><td><p>Year 4: <br /> April 2022 to January 2023*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referrals</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>4,295</p></td><td><p>5,410</p></td><td><p>3,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Starts</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td><td><p>3,020</p></td><td><p>2,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower threshold outcomes</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher threshold outcomes</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>725</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Financial year ongoing</p><p> </p><p><strong>Please note</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>The data recorded in the IPES dataset does not meet the standards required to be included in the Official Statistics. <strong>Please</strong> <strong>treat all values as guide figures rather than actual figures.</strong></li><li>No outcomes are recorded against year 1 because of the time lag before outcomes are recorded, and the fact there were only a small number of starts in year 1, all towards the end of the year. IPES provision supports participants for up to 15 months, this means it can take some time before an outcome is achieved, therefore some outcomes shown in later years will be for participants who started the programme in earlier years.</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.</li><li>The data for higher and lower threshold outcomes includes both employed and self-employed outcomes.</li><li>Employment outcomes for IPES are paid when participants achieve the minimum thresholds, identified through HMRC Real Time Earnings data, and can be achieved at any point within the 639-day period that they are on programme (456 days support plus 182 days ‘In Work Support’, where required). Therefore, some outcomes in later years will be from people who started in earlier years:</li></ul><p><strong>Lower threshold Outcome </strong>(LTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 91 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 91 days’ self-employment.</p><p><strong>Higher threshold Outcome</strong> (HTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 182 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 182 days’ self-employment.</p><ul><li>Any self-employed outcomes will have been paid when participants have been trading for the set time periods of 91 (LTO) or 182 (HTO) days and providers have sufficient evidence to confirm that the outcome is valid – these will also be achieved within the same 639-day period.</li><li>More information on how outcomes are calculated can be found on the Gov.UK website under Intensive Personalised Employment Support provider guidance - Chapter 7.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/02/2023 16:24:49 question first ministerially corrected 06/03/2023 12:39:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56294 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1524076

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of foreign nationals removed from the UK under zero notice removal procedures were still waiting for a decision on an outstanding asylum claim at the time of their removal, in each month since January 2022; and how many and what proportion of those foreign nationals did not have access to legal advice at the time of their removal.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	67045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual’s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation. </ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 16:54:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:46:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 26761 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1524077

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy to provide legal advice to people who arrive in the UK in small boats and are transferred to the former Ministry of Defence site in Manston, Kent for initial processing in their own language.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	67046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual’s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation. </ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/10/2022 16:53:11 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:47:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 26750 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1519530

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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 will respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference DL11740.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	60009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded as detailed below:</p><p><strong>PQ 60004 – </strong>MPAM reference: MPAM/0418796/22 – The Home Office responded on 10 October 2022.</p><p><strong>PQ 60009 – </strong>MPAM reference: MPAM/0370568/22 – The Home Office responded on <del class="ministerial">8 September</del><ins class="ministerial"> 31 October</ins> 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/10/2022 14:15:22 question first ministerially corrected 02/11/2022 10:25:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 23764 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

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registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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, what estimate she has made of the proportion of asylum applications that will result in a grant of refugee status or humanitarian protection in Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	158910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, once an individual is relocated to Rwanda, they will accept physical and legal responsibility for processing their claims and supporting them. The granting of refugee status or humanitarian protection will be for Rwanda to decide on each case.</ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/04/2022 11:05:18 question first ministerially corrected 28/04/2022 11:19:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 67465 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown