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1702519

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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, when he plans to issue his Department's guidance on the circumstances in which exceptions will be made for asylum seekers from countries on the safe list.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	22772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Section 80A(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 6(5) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 set out some examples of what may constitute exceptional circumstances, relevant to the substantive consideration of asylum claims and to removal under the Illegal Migration Act to s.80AA(1) listed states (respectively). These examples are neither exhaustive nor relevant to all cases, and do not purport to be.</p><p>Exceptional circumstances are not defined or limited in legislation, but will be considered and applied on a case-by-case basis where it is appropriate.</p><p>When we commence and implement the wider measures as set out in section 59 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023, we will provide updated guidance to assist caseworkers in their consideration of exceptional circumstances, and the wider provisions.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/04/2024 16:23:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1700168

	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	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will issue guidance on the exceptional circumstances that would permit an asylum or human rights claim made by a national of a country listed under section 80AA of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 to be declared admissible.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	21107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Section 80A(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 6(5) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 set out some examples of what may constitute exceptional circumstances, relevant to the substantive consideration of asylum claims and to removal under the Illegal Migration Act to s.80AA(1) listed states (respectively). These examples are neither exhaustive nor relevant to all cases, and do not purport to be.</p><p>Exceptional circumstances are not defined or limited in legislation, but will be considered and applied on a case-by-case basis where it is appropriate.</p><p>When we commence and implement the wider measures as set out in section 59 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023, we will provide updated guidance to assist caseworkers in their consideration of exceptional circumstances, and the wider provisions.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/04/2024 14:26:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1700204

	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	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing irregular migrants to make applications for asylum whilst still residing in (a) France and (b) Belgium.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	21119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a proud record of providing protection for those who need it. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Whilst we sympathise with people in many difficult situations around the world, the capacity of the UK is not unlimited, and we could not possibly consider protection claims from the very large numbers of people overseas who might like to come here. Those in need of immediate protection should take the fastest route to safety and claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p><p> </p><p>There are several powerful reasons why allowing migrants to make applications for asylum from France and Belgium is not a viable option and could actually lead to adverse consequences.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees lies with the authorities of the country in which they are present in accordance with their international obligations – in this case France and Belgium. EU countries operate the Common European Asylum System; a framework of rules and procedures based on the full and inclusive application of the Refugee Convention. The aim of this system is not just to ensure fair and humane treatment of applicants for international protection, but also to discourage secondary movements of people once they have reached safety, acknowledging the many problems that such movements create. There is therefore no reason why an individual who is residing in France or Belgium and who needs protection should not make their claim in France or Belgium and certainly no reasons why they should make the perilous onward journey to the UK. France and Belgium are both safe countries, so the protection they seek is already available to them.</p><p> </p><p>The UK processing asylum claims in France and Belgium would also have the potential to create more harm, and actually support the smugglers. Dangerous journeys and the work of the despicable smugglers are not just confined to routes across the Channel. Vulnerable people, if they have an incentive to aim for France or Belgium as a means of entering the UK, would be encouraged to make dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean and over land to France and Belgium. It would create a new pull factor, motivating people to again entrust themselves to smugglers. Even where they may avoid the danger of a small boat, we know from heart breaking experience that journeys over land, for example in the back of lorries, can be equally as perilous. We cannot, and must not, do anything which supports the smugglers’ business model.</p><p> </p><p>Our focus is on helping people directly from regions of conflict and instability, and we believe that our resettlement programmes are the best way to provide much needed support. Between 2015 and September 2023, over half a million people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/04/2024 12:00:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1696278

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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, how many asylum claims have been successfully made by citizens of (a) Israel, (b) the United States, (c) Canada, (d) New Zealand, (e) Australia, (f) Germany, (g) Spain, (h) France and (i) Italy in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	18695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>. Data on asylum applications received, and the initial decisions on claims, is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. This data includes nationality breakdowns.</p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 31 December 2023. Data up to the end of March 2024 will be published on 23 May 2024.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar’</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/03/2024 12:12:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1694993

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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, how many asylum seekers were charged with a criminal offence since entering the UK in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	17782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The best department to approach for information on charging is the Ministry of Justice.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">After further conversation with MOJ colleagues, please see amended response to your written question;</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of people charged with a criminal offence will be data held by the Police, the number of asylum seekers within that total will be a subset. It’s not information we hold.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All asylum claimants are subject to mandatory security checks to confirm their identity and to link it to their biometric details for the purpose of immigration, security and criminality checks. These checks are critical to the delivery of a safe and secure immigration system.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If the asylum claimant is aged 16 years or over, their fingerprints will be checked against those fingerprints held on the police biometric database, IDENT1. An asylum decision-maker will be able to confirm the presence of a criminal offence charge. However, this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 19/03/2024 16:10:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2024 15:30:18 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson previous answer version 24529 answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1694665

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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 his planned timetable is for the implementation of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
	uin	17694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.</p><p>Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17691 17692 17693 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:30 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1694249

	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	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding asylum claims there are.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	17302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum claims awaiting an initial decision is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relate to December 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/03/2024 17:44:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1692534

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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, how many asylum claims are subject to third country enquiries as of 28 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	16176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish the information you have requested.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on inadmissibility quarterly under the asylum and resettlement datasets. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 16177 question first answered 07/03/2024 13:19:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1690391

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	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, whether he is taking steps to help ensure the adequacy of resources for supporting the integration of asylum seekers into British society in (a) local authorities and (b) organisations in the (i) voluntary, (ii) community and (iii) faith sector.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	14778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s priority is to focus our efforts and resources to support those who most need it. As not all of those who seek asylum are found to need international protection, integration resources are available to those granted permission to stay. Under the New Plan for Immigration, the Government committed to offering an enhanced integration package for refugees arriving through safe and legal routes.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals granted asylum have access to the labour market and to mainstream services that support their integration, including benefits and healthcare. We are working across Government to ensure these services meet the needs of all newly granted refugees.</p><p> </p><p>Support is offered from Migrant Help or their partner organisation to all individuals when they receive a decision on their asylum claim. This support includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:14:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1689937

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Consideration of inadmissibility claims under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, published on 14 February 2024, how many and what proportion of individuals who arrived in the UK on or after 1 January 2022 that received a notice of intent prior to 29 June 2023 remain in scope for removal to Rwanda as of 19 February 2024; and what the cost to the public purse has been of providing asylum accommodations to those individuals in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	14567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum and resettlement quarterly in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Data on cases considered under inadmissibility rules can be found in table Asy_09a of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655b38a5046ed400148b9ba1/asylum-summary-sep-2023-tables.ods" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement summary tables</a>.</p><p>A breakdown of proposed removal destinations provided to those receiving a Notice of Intent is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 22/02/2024 15:53:54 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy