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1421519

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Islamic State
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of Daesh have been granted asylum in the UK since 2014; and how many of these belonged to religious minorities in the countries they left.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL6121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office cannot identify how many victims of Daesh have been granted asylum in the UK since 2014 nor can we identify how many of these victims belonged to a religious minority. This data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost because it would require a manual search through individual records.</p><p>However, the Home Office publishes figures on the number of people who have been granted asylum in the UK. This data can be found attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/02/2022 13:51:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name PQ attachment HL6121.docx title table for granted asylum
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1402348

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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, when she plans to provide information to hon. Members on whether the cases they have referred to her Department will be considered for resettlement under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Green
	uin	102808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will prioritise those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law; and vulnerable people such as women and girls at risk, and members of minority groups (including ethnic / religious minorities and LGBT+).</p><p>There is no application process for the ACRS. Instead, eligible people will be prioritised and referred for resettlement through one of three ways. The statement of 6 January sets this out in detail: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/oral-statement-on-the-afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/oral-statement-on-the-afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a></p><p>Representations from Members of Parliament have raised the plight of a great number of people from Afghanistan who would wish to relocate to the UK.</p><p>These representations have helped to inform the design of the ACRS as a scheme that will help those in need who are particularly vulnerable, including women and children at risk, and minority groups; as well as those who have supported the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>All referrals onto the ACRS will be through the three pathways set out in the statement to Parliament of 6 January, which is a fair and equitable way to identify those most in need.</p><p>As an additional verification step, we shall check names of eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni against the names of people referred to us by MPs during the evacuation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 13:26:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43858 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1403204

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	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, whether referrals by hon. Members is a valid referral route for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	105700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will prioritise those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law; and vulnerable people such as women and girls at risk, and members of minority groups (including ethnic / religious minorities and LGBT+).</p><p>Representations from Members of Parliament have raised the plight of a great number of people from Afghanistan who would wish to relocate to the UK.</p><p>These representations have helped to inform the design of the ACRS as a scheme that will help those in need who are particularly vulnerable, including women and children at risk, and minority groups; as well as those who have supported the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>All referrals onto the ACRS will be through the three pathways set out in the statement to Parliament of 6 January, which is a fair and equitable way to identify those most in need.</p><p>As an additional verification step, we shall check names of eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni against the names of people referred to us by MPs during the evacuation.</p><p>Further detail on the three referral pathways can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 13:30:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1403871

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2021 to Question 73839 on Afghanistan: Refugees, whether there is an (a) online form, (b) email address and (c) telephone number for applications for visas for family members of Afghan nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	106704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>For those who were not called forward as part of Op Pitting, or who are not offered resettlement under the ACRS, they will need to apply to come to the UK under the existing economic or family migration rules. They will be expected to meet the eligibility requirements of their chosen route, which includes paying relevant fees and charges, and providing biometrics. However, there is currently no option to give biometrics in Afghanistan.</p><p>We encourage individuals already resettled in the UK who have eligible family members still in Afghanistan to visit <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594721953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=E8080gLvfAspVSS7YgEOwuxzmnkTVq7jFIP9b92Qa6A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> to check for the latest information about the ARAP.</p><p>(<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594741852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=MjltTLGR5rR3F8JQHaiA2FNI93D8oAnfNA60buFW7qo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fafghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594751850%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=e8H4GS5oVPjSwystfD1WrwU8w1kGepRlzoSE%2FVJCNaM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>For Afghan refugees in the UK, their close family members are free to apply for Family Reunion, but we recognise those in Afghanistan will face the same challenges in providing biometrics and so we do not recommend making applications at this time. Those in third countries are open to submit an application. Further information can be found on the GOV.UK website, which also provides details on ways to apply:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsettlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection%2Ffamily-reunion&amp;data=04%7C01%7CEmma.Martin1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C80e2792b784f4086da3a08d9e0c95be5%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637787977691693679%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=DmgHydVF4pzBHvGJnfx2IJw9r96hEFRwHahAbnysMwo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 13:38:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1416390

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for notifying her Department of people who are at risk of political persecution in Afghanistan and who are seeking support from the UK Government.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
	uin	111726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6th January and will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>The scheme will prioritise those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law; and vulnerable people such as women and girls at risk, and members of minority groups (including ethnic / religious minorities and LGBT+).</p><p>Representations from Members of Parliament have raised the plight of a great number of people from Afghanistan who would wish to relocate to the UK.</p><p>These representations have helped to inform the design of the ACRS as a scheme that will help those in need who are particularly vulnerable, including women and children at risk, and minority groups; as well as those who have supported the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>All referrals onto the ACRS will be through the three pathways set out in the statement to Parliament of 6 January, which is a fair and equitable way to identify those most in need.</p><p>As an additional verification step, we shall check names of eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni against the names of people referred to us by MPs during the evacuation.</p><p>Further detail on the three referral pathways can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 111727 question first answered 23/02/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1416392

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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, whether her Department has a process for hon Members to forward cases for consideration by her Department under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
	uin	111727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6th January and will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>The scheme will prioritise those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law; and vulnerable people such as women and girls at risk, and members of minority groups (including ethnic / religious minorities and LGBT+).</p><p>Representations from Members of Parliament have raised the plight of a great number of people from Afghanistan who would wish to relocate to the UK.</p><p>These representations have helped to inform the design of the ACRS as a scheme that will help those in need who are particularly vulnerable, including women and children at risk, and minority groups; as well as those who have supported the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>All referrals onto the ACRS will be through the three pathways set out in the statement to Parliament of 6 January, which is a fair and equitable way to identify those most in need.</p><p>As an additional verification step, we shall check names of eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni against the names of people referred to us by MPs during the evacuation.</p><p>Further detail on the three referral pathways can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 111726 question first answered 23/02/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1416394

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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, whether her Department plans for a process for hon Members to forward cases for consideration under the third referral pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme when eligibility widens after the first year of operation.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
	uin	111728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The third referral pathway will focus on those most at risk who supported the UK and international community effort in Afghanistan.</p><p>In the first year of this third referral pathway, the Government will offer ACRS places to the most at risk British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be in touch with those eligible to support them through the next steps. Beyond the first year of the ACRS, we will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans most at risk.</p><p>Representations from Members of Parliament have raised the plight of a great number of people from Afghanistan who would wish to relocate to the UK.</p><p>These representations have helped to inform the design of the ACRS as a scheme that will help those in need who are particularly vulnerable, including women and children at risk, and minority groups; as well as those who have supported the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>All referrals onto the ACRS will be through the three pathways set out in the statement to Parliament of 6 January, which is a fair and equitable way to identify those most in need. As an additional verification step, we shall check names of eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni against the names of people referred to us by MPs during the evacuation.</p><p>Further detail on the three referral pathways can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 13:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1418070

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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 steps her Department is taking to (a) urgently move families evacuated from Afghanistan in August 2021 out of hotel accommodation and (b) enable families to retain reasonable proximity and connection with each other.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	114608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>We are working at pace across government and with local authorities (LAs) to source appropriate accommodation for Afghan families who were evacuated to the UK.</p><p>Once properties are identified and referred to the Home Office, a matching exercise is undertaken which enables us to offer the property to a suitable family. Where possible, we will match families from local bridging hotels allowing them to remain in the area where they may have started to form connections and settle.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities have set up an online housing portal <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-housing-portal-offers-of-support" target="_blank">Afghanistan housing portal - offers of support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> to allow people to submit offers of housing support for people who have arrived from Afghanistan. We are also engaging with landlords, letting agencies and industry bodies to promote the portal and encourage participation in the resettlement programme.</p><p>This includes a partnership with Rightmove to identify potential properties available in the private rented sector, providing councils with additional information to source appropriate properties.</p><p>We give families seven days’ notice of their move to long-term accommodation. This allows families time to prepare and discuss any concerns with their Home Office Liaison Officer. We also make them aware of their LA contacts.</p><p>Once families move, LAs will support them to settle and integrate, into their new community including help accessing local services such as a GP, schools and employment.</p><p>To assist with the successful integration of families to life in the UK we are piloting a ‘Jobs First Pilot’ in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions. This pilot went live on 31 January. Participants will receive a range of support from Work Coaches to move into work. Importantly, participants will also receive support from a specialist cross government case working team to tackle non-employment barriers. LAs and charities are also actively supporting the pilot. The focus on both employment and non-employment barriers that prevent the take up of job offers will, it is hoped, increase the likelihood of a person moving into work, either in their current geographical area or in another part of the country.</p><p>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 17:32:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1418071

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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 assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the policy of pursuing constrained Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan citizens resettlement schemes at the same time as seeking to implement reform of the asylum and immigration system under the terms of the Nationality and Borders Bill.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	114609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud track record of helping those who need our protection – and this will continue.</p><p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) launched on 1 April 2021. More than 7,000 people have been relocated under ARAP so far, with more continuing to arrive.</p><p>The ARAP scheme remains open to eligible applicants.</p><p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is separate to ARAP and commenced on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Alongside our response to Afghanistan, the UK continues to welcome those most at risk, including refugees through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and Mandate Resettlement Schemes. Since 2015, we have resettled more than 26,000 refugees through safe and legal routes direct from regions of conflict and instability - around half of whom were children.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Bill is the most significant overhaul of our asylum system in over two decades with the aim of promoting safe and legal routes. Only by tackling illegal migration can we effectively help those in greatest need. It will bring in a new, comprehensive, fair but firm long-term plan, which seeks to address the challenge of illegal migration head on, and to take down the serious organised criminals exploiting people and profiting from human misery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 17:24:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1418121

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Ministerial directions were issues by her Department in relation to the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan from the Nowzad charity.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	114765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>No Ministerial directions were issued on the handling of animals connected with the Nowzad charity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2022 14:03:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle