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1699947

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	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 13 March 2024 to Question 17274 on Offences against Children, on what evidential basis the National Crime Agency has stated that the number of child sex offenders in the UK is between 550,000 and 800,000.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	20851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency publishes an overview of the Child Sexual Abuse threat annually as part of the National Strategic Assessment. This includes an estimate of the number of UK based adult offenders who pose varying degrees of risk to children. An explanation of the CSA Scale Methodology has been <a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/images/campaign/CSA_Scale_Methodology_2023.pdf" target="_blank">published as an Annex</a> to the National Strategic Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 17/04/2024 14:20:33 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1694270

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of serious child abuse offences committed in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	17274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The term child abuse covers a broad range of offences including, but not limited to, sexual offences, violence against the person and cruelty and neglect. It is not possible to identify all child abuse offences recorded in official data.</p><p>In January 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published experimental analysis which looked at a range of indicators from different data sources to enable understanding of child abuse. This report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/childabuseinenglandandwales/january2020" target="_blank">Child abuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>As the Home Secretary stated in his written statement of 10 January 2024, we are working with the ONS to explore whether a new survey could more effectively measure the current scale and nature of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse. The ONS is currently developing the questionnaire and safeguarding procedures for the proposed survey, which will then be piloted.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 13/03/2024 17:53:11 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1670280

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugee integration loans were made in each of the last 5 years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	2060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2061 question first answered 20/11/2023 13:27:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1670282

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of refugee integration loans have been repaid in each of the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	2061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2060 question first answered 20/11/2023 13:27:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1668361

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of refugee integration (a) loans and (b) repayments made since January 2007 is.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Refugee Integration Loans were introduced in 2007 following a public consultation and is intended to help people with the costs of integrating into UK society. They are funded by the Home Office who make the initial decisions on applications. They are then administered and recouped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).</p><p>Refugee integration loans are interest-free loans with favourable repayment terms for individuals who are over 18 and meet the following eligibility criteria:</p><ul><li>a refugee</li><li>you have humanitarian protection</li><li>a dependant of a refugee or someone with humanitarian protection</li></ul><p> </p><p>Individuals are currently able to borrow between £100 and £500. Between £100 to £780 can be borrowed if submitting a joint application with a partner.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data for the value of refugee integration repayments made since January 2007 in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/11/2023 17:00:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1660835

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Greater London
	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 13 September to Question 197940 on Asylum: Greater London, for what reasons the information requested is not reportable.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	199539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested in relation to Question 197940 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/09/2023 13:02:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1652365

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have absconded from hotels or other similar accommodation since 1st January 2023; and in how many of those cases her Department has lost contact with the asylum seeker.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	193541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of adult asylum seekers leaving accommodation providing under Section 98. We have a statutory duty to provide support and accommodation to destitute asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered. The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in hotels or any other asylum accommodation. Individuals are free to leave if they wish and the Home Office has no power to detain those who wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193542 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:13:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1652366

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers absconded from (a) hotels and (b) other similar accommodation since 1 January 2023; and in how many and what proportion of those cases was all contact with her Department lost.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	193542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of adult asylum seekers leaving accommodation providing under Section 98. We have a statutory duty to provide support and accommodation to destitute asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered. The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in hotels or any other asylum accommodation. Individuals are free to leave if they wish and the Home Office has no power to detain those who wish to leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193541 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:13:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1652368

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason refugee integration loans are interest free.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	193543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The loans ensure that those refugees with the greatest integration needs are able to get financial assistance to obtain specific items or activities that will help address those needs. As the payments take the form of a loan, money recovered can be recycled to ensure a continuous fund for new refugees.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/07/2023 11:30:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1626567

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Portland Port
	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 3 May 2023 to Question 181795 on Asylum: Portland, for what reason she has not provided specific information requested in response to parts (a) to (i) of that question.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	184264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Those accommodated on the barge in Portland will already be in the asylum system, having been through initial screening and checks. They will have had their fingerprints and identities recorded by the Home Office as part of robust security checks prior to going aboard.</p><p>Those being accommodated are likely to come from various countries, and already in the asylum system, having been through initial screening and checks. They will be non-detained. It will be managed by a specialist and experienced provider, which has a strong track record of providing this kind of accommodation. We will continue to work closely with the councils, communities, and key local partners to manage any impact in Dorset. If someone is late returning from a visit off the vessel, they will be contacted to ascertain their whereabouts.</p><p>The provision of an accommodation barge at Portland Port will provide the capacity for a maximum of 506 asylum seekers. The vessel will contain multiple occupancy rooms that are an appropriate size for the number of occupants in the appropriate space standard. The vessel will always remain in line with marine industry safety regulations and meet all statutory requirements.</p><p>There will be adequate accommodation, catering, laundry, facilities to support their well-being and transport to and from the Port into the local community. The site at Portland and is designed to be as self-sufficient as possible, in order to minimise the impact on the local community. Legal representatives will be allowed, though any entry into and or movement through the port is controlled by the security provider.</p><p>We will assess individual’s suitability to reside at Portland, appropriate procedures will be in place to prevent the spread of infectious disease, which is being considered by the Multi Agency Forum health subgroup.</p><p>All information regarding the Bibby Stockholm vessel in Portland can be found on the asylum accommodation factsheet found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1149157%2FPortland_Factsheet_050423.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLucy.Hewins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C514775178a554f67359108db55611f8c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638197647848650958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zRqTxyFBTAlbvagvyz2WU3Jejk5TBYoUHo4X7lrvMt8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Portland_Factsheet_050423.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 16:53:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope