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1352153

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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, what plans she has to expand eligibility to refugee family reunion for Afghan refugees in the UK to sponsor their (a) adult dependent children, (b) parents and (c) siblings.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	41898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s refugee family reunion policy allows a partner and children under 18 of those granted protection in the UK to join them here, if they formed part of the family unit before the sponsor fled their country. Afghan nationals recognised as refugees or with humanitarian protection in the UK, including those who will be resettled here under the new Afghanistan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme, can sponsor qualifying family under this route. In the year ending June 2020, over 200 Afghan nationals came to the UK under the family reunion policy, including 130 children.</p><p>There are separate provisions in the Rules to allow extended family to sponsor children to come here where there are serious and compelling circumstances. Refugees can also sponsor adult dependent relatives living overseas to join them where, due to age, illness or disability, that person requires long-term personal care that can only be provided by relatives in the UK.</p><p>Our policy makes clear that there is discretion to grant visas outside the Immigration Rules, which caters for extended family members in exceptional circumstances.</p><p>There are additional safe and legal routes for people to come to the UK should they wish to join family members here, work or study.  They would need to meet the requirements of the relevant Immigration Rule under which they were applying to qualify for a visa.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 14:36:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1353752

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has with the National Cyber Security Centre to tackle growing cyber crime in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	45052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>As technology develops, so too do opportunities for cyber criminals to target the UK. The arrival of 5G and the Internet of Things will create multiple new vulnerabilities, including inside people’s homes. ‘Deep Fake’ technology provides opportunities for fraud and identity theft or for exploitation and extortion. We need to confront these crimes and develop and improve technological safeguards so that citizens never become victims.</p><p>As we made clear in the Beating Crime Plan published earlier this year, we are working across government to deliver improvements to the UK’s cyber resilience and ensure we stay ahead of cyber criminals. We have invested £195 million over the last five years to establish a specialist cyber law enforcement network to disrupt and prosecute cyber criminals and support victims in response and recovery. We are developing a campaign to confront the growing threat of ransomware and to disrupt cyber criminals based overseas.</p><p>We will publish a new National Cyber Security Strategy later this year. The Strategy will drive significant improvements in the UK’s response to cybercrime. It will strengthen the Law Enforcement response and drive greater collaboration with the National Cyber Centre and the National Cyber Force</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/09/2021 13:57:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1353835

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Arson
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of arson investigations undertaken by local authorities in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	45130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on arson offences recorded by the police and the outcomes of resulting investigations of the offences. The data for the police forces in England is published on the Home Office website at the address below:</p><p>Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Data by local authority is not published.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 14:54:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1353855

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of Bexley Council on support and accommodation for Afghan families in that borough.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	45288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked at pace to develop and launch a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year, rising to up to 20,000 over the coming years –one of the most generous schemes in British history. The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is in addition to the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP), which offers any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life priority relocation to the UK.</p><p>The need for suitable accommodation to support those we welcome is pressing. We need the help of every Council across the country to step up to offer accommodation and support for these families, so that we can swiftly help them into permanent, safe homes and enable them to start rebuilding their lives and integrating into our communities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:53:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1353858

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timescale is for Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre to start holding women who are detained under immigration powers.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	45283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The contract to operate services at Derwentside immigration removal centre (IRC) was awarded to Mitie Care &amp; Custody from 4 June 2021 for 2 years. We expect that the IRC will start holding women who are detained under immigration powers in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 14:56:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1353958

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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 plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 9 June 2021 and follow up correspondence of 7 July, 9 August and 23 August regarding his constituent with reference JB32767.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	45046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded on 9 September 2021.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 15:02:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1353978

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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 plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 24 June, 22 July and 20 August 2021 on the matter of a constituent with reference JB32959.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	45047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded on 9 September 2021.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 14:48:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1353996

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Contact Tracing: Travel Requirements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2021 to Question 41108, how travellers without access to the internet are able to complete the Passenger Locator Form.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	45228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>All passengers must complete the Passenger Locator Form online, however, once completed they can print off their finished form to show carriers before departing to the UK.</p><p>Passengers may seek assistance, from family, friends or another third party, to complete on their behalf.</p><p>There are dedicated helplines for members of the public who are encountering issues with completing the PLF form. Whilst these helplines can provide advice, they cannot complete the form on behalf of the passenger.</p><p>The contact telephone number from within the UK is 0800 678 1767 and is open Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm. These calls are free of charge.</p><p>The contact telephone number when outside the UK is 0044 207 113 0371 and is open Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm. These calls are charged dependant on the network provider.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2021 15:00:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1354026

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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 plans to provide a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 29 July 2021 regarding Mr Sharafat Ali.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	45262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>A response was sent on 9 September 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/09/2021 15:35:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1353407

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to support the appointment of a hate crime commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	44339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to appoint a hate crime commissioner.</p><p>The Law Commission is examining the pros and cons of such a role as part of their review of hate crime laws. We will consider the Law Commission’s recommendations and respond to their report when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/09/2021 10:51:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham