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1672953

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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 estimate his Department has made of when the asylum backlog will be reduced to 2010 levels.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	900298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Provisional data indicates that between the end of November 2022 and October 2023 the legacy backlog reduced by 64% and we remain on track to clear the legacy backlog by the end of the year as per the Prime Minister’s commitment last year.</p><p>We will continue the steps we are already taking to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes better performance management, overtime, and shorer, focussed interviews.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 16:00:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1658251

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Visits: France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on removing barriers to (a) school and (b) other group travel between the UK and France.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	197839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>All visitors to the United Kingdom are expected to hold a valid passport and visa where necessary. France has its own rules on entry requirements.</p><p>As part of an overall agreement on migration reached with France during the March Leaders’ Summit between the Prime Minister and the French President, we committed to easing travel between our two countries for school children on organised trips. Work is now under way to operationalise these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 13:41:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1606729

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with EU Member States on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	172441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefit to UK nationals, with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the status of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS agreements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:42:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1606730

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

1551234

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Visits: Personation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of identity fraud were detected among people entering the UK using the List of Travellers scheme in each of the last five years of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	109624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data. The UK is no longer part of the List of Travellers scheme.</p><p>The change means all pupils visiting the UK on a school trip need a passport or travel document issued under the refugee conventions and, if required, a visa.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 109625 question first answered 22/12/2022 14:06:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1551235

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Visits: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were recorded of individuals who had entered the UK using the List of Travellers scheme overstaying or absconding in each of the last five years of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	109625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data. The UK is no longer part of the List of Travellers scheme.</p><p>The change means all pupils visiting the UK on a school trip need a passport or travel document issued under the refugee conventions and, if required, a visa.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 109624 question first answered 22/12/2022 14:06:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1536969

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Diamorphine: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) in reducing drug-related crime.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	73040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>There is evidence from the UK and other countries that supervised injections of diamorphine in a medical environment as part of a structured treatment plan can assist in keeping patients in treatment and out of criminal behaviour, leading to a reduction in drug-related crime. The Government supports local authorities that choose to commission DAT as part of their drug treatment services, providing the relevant licences are obtained from the Home Office.</p><p>Our 10-year Drug Strategy sets out three core priorities for tackling drug misuse: cutting off drug supply, creating a world class treatment and recovery system and achieving a generational shift in the demand for drugs. It is underpinned by an investment of nearly £900 million in additional funding, including a record £780 million of new investment in drug treatment and recovery services across England.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2022 16:00:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1345604

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	What the average length of time is for her Department to process asylum applications.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	902537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Calculating an average length of time does not take into account the numerous factors that contribute to the decision-making process. Nor does it consider our prioritisation of children and the most vulnerable.</p><p>We are working to improve the speed of decisions and reduce the number of outstanding claims; but there will always be complex cases, and it is right we take time to work through them carefully, not rush to meet an arbitrary deadline.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/07/2021 16:06:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1312352

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Door Supervisors: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many door supervisor licences are being used (a) by people in static security roles and (b) for the purpose of door supervision at licenced premises in the most recent period for which that data is available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	188130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/04/2021 12:44:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1312353

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Door Supervisors: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many door supervisor licences are being used for the purpose of (a) door supervision and (b) security guarding in the most recent period for which that data is available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	188131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/04/2021 12:46:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith