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1329931

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	For what reason her Department continues to monitor asylum seekers' usage of Aspen Cards.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	901027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Aspen cards are prepaid debit cards used to provide financial support to destitute asylum seekers. Their use is recorded and will be investigated where there are safeguarding concerns, for example to help locate a person who has gone missing, or potential breaches of the conditions of support to which the recipients have agreed, such as to prevent fraud.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/06/2021 16:05:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1200964

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will suspend the no recourse to public funds condition for families with children that have leave to remain in the UK for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	903023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government has made it our priority to protect the vulnerable through this national emergency. We have put in place a range of measures for everyone to stay safe as we fight Coronavirus, including those with NRPF.</p><p><strong> </strong>May I thank the Rt Hon member for his continued engagement on this important issue.</p><p>Families with leave under family and human rights routes can apply, free of charge, to have no recourse to public funds conditions lifted. We encourage anyone eligible to submit an application and these will be considered compassionately.</p><p>Practical support such as rent protections and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme apply to those with NRPF conditions, and we have allocated more than £3.2billion to local authorities and £750million to charities to support the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/06/2020 15:17:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1193767

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for the Home Office, what border controls will be put in place to restrict transmission of covid-19 as other countries begin to ease lockdown measures.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	44018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>In order to keep overall levels of infection down, as the Government prepares for social contact to increase, a series of measures and restrictions will be introduced at the UK border. This will contribute to keeping the overall number of transmissions in the UK as low as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will require all international arrivals not on a short list of exemptions to self-isolate in their accommodation for fourteen days on arrival into the UK. Where international travellers are unable to demonstrate where they would self-isolate, they will be required to do so in accommodation arranged by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Further details, and guidance on measures including screening, will be set out shortly, and the measures and list of exemptions will be kept under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:30:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1338197

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of abolishing the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	18471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The principle of No Recourse Public Funds (NRPF) was established as far back as 1971 and is a condition which successive governments have applied to those in the UK with temporary immigration status. Migrants here without lawful status are also subject to NRPF.</p><p>NRPF restrictions are an important part of immigration policy designed to assure the public that controlled immigration brings real benefits to the UK, and does not place excessive demands upon the UK’s finite resources. We have no plans to lift or abolish the NRPF condition and have made no estimates of the cost of doing so.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 18470 question first answered 23/06/2021 15:34:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1188842

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for the Home Department, if she will allow people who are able to work on their visa but have no access to public funds to be temporarily granted access to public funds for income during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	38034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of measures to support people affected by the covid-19 outbreak and we will continue to review the situation to consider if more can be done.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with other government departments to support people, including migrants with no recourse to public funds, through this crisis We are taking a compassionate and pragmatic approach to an unprecedented situation.</p><p>Migrants with leave under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have the restriction lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if there has been a change in their financial circumstances. The Home Office has recently digitised the application form to make sure it is accessible for those who need to remain at home, and I can assure you that the applications are being dealt with swiftly and compassionately.</p><p>The Coronavirus job retention scheme, self-employment income support and statutory sick pay are not classed as public funds for immigration purposes. Contribution-based benefits are also not classed as public funds for immigration purposes. Additionally, measures we have brought forward such as rent and mortgage protections are not considered public funds and can be accessed by migrants with leave to remain.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/06/2020 11:37:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1194511

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for the Home Department, whether detainees released from detention centres have received testing for covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	45192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The safety and health of people in the detention estate is of the utmost importance. We are following all Public Health England guidance and have robust contingency plans in place.</p><p>All immigration removal centres have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers. The Home Office, its suppliers and NHS England healthcare providers in immigration removal centres are following PHE guidelines for the management of COVID-19.</p><p>Universal testing is not currently recommended under these guidelines for those in detention or those being released. Testing of individuals in immigration detention, including those released from immigration removal centres, will be dependent on individual circumstances.</p><p>There are no cases of Covid-19 in the immigration removal estate at present.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2020 16:58:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1205611

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, pursuant to to the Answer of 7 May 2020 to Question 42081 on Asylum: Detention Centres and the Answer of 19 May 2020 to Question 46686 on Asylum: Housing, if he will publish the guidance issue by Public Health England to the Home Office that informed (a) the decision on 27 March 2020 to pause asylum support cessations and evictions and (b) the current review of this pause to be completed by end of June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	61728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>We have been working closely with National and Local health Colleagues throughout the pandemic to inform our approach.   PHE guidance focused initially on the provision to self-isolate and social distance and, in the review, to follow MHCLG guidance in relation to moving home and social bubbles which was supported by PHE. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak and - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/meeting-people-from-outside-your-household.</p><p> </p><p>We also sought specific advice in relation to the pause of asylum support cessations and the subsequent review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/06/2020 07:45:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1337929

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Asylum and Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, what proportion of costs to assist asylum seekers and economic migrants to settle in the UK in their first year is included in overseas aid figures.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	17671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2021/22 40% of the budget that provides support for destitute asylum seekers of all ages is classified as Official Development Assistance expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of additional housing used to provide shelter to accommodate recently arrived migrants who claim asylum can be treated as Official Development Assistance for the first 12 months from arrival and where that migrant is shown to be from an eligible country.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 17672 question first answered 24/06/2021 12:16:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1337930

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, whether the costs of providing additional housing for recently arrived migrants is included in overseas aid totals.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	17672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2021/22 40% of the budget that provides support for destitute asylum seekers of all ages is classified as Official Development Assistance expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of additional housing used to provide shelter to accommodate recently arrived migrants who claim asylum can be treated as Official Development Assistance for the first 12 months from arrival and where that migrant is shown to be from an eligible country.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 17671 question first answered 24/06/2021 12:16:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1284105

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Office, how many appeals against deportation by foreign national offenders were allowed in each calendar year since 2010; and how many of those appeals were allowed on human rights grounds.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
	uin	149326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested above is not available in a reportable format and would require a manual check of individual records which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>Section 32 of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides a statutory duty to deport a foreign national if they have been convicted of an offence in the UK and sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months. This is subject to several exceptions, including where to do so would be a breach of a person’s ECHR rights or the UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention.</p><p> </p><p>Where a decision is made to deport, and representations are raised against that decision, an FNO is likely to be granted a right of appeal. This may be exercised in or out of country depending on the circumstances of the case.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes data on Returns in the ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CEliot.Beevor%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc847d57640b54007b60308d8b7b7dffa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637461347643397962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DdtqP5NSLwnQpJcFA5Ds4LYqf2GWnkJNmZInwUTbKuE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of Returns from the UK by return type (including enforced returns) are published in table Ret_01 of the Returns ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-statistics-data-tables-year-ending-september-2020%23returns&amp;data=04%7C01%7CEliot.Beevor%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc847d57640b54007b60308d8b7b7dffa%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637461347643397962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=p8hdvUF2Hv7M6atU%2BqK4YTia%2Br9Dhr%2FQ4JIPmQntRzc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">summary tables</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>The term 'deportations' refers to a legally-defined subset of returns which are enforced either following a criminal conviction or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. Information on those deported is not separately available and therefore the published statistics refer to all enforced returns.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ publishes data on Appeals in the following statistical quarterly release, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 149323 149324 149325 149327 question first answered 09/02/2021 15:27:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke