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1175228

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum (1) were received, (2) were granted, (3) were refused, and (4) resulted in deportation, in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the outcomes of asylum applications in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Data on the number of asylum applications received, granted, refused and those who have applied and have been returned are published in tables Asy_D04 of the ‘Outcome analysis of asylum applications’.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending December 2018. Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.</p><p>Note: The number of cases which have outcomes that are 'not yet known' will be higher for more recent years as cases are still progressing. These will reduce over time. As a result, data are not comparable over time.</p><p>Additional statistics on the number of asylum applications raised each year can be found in table Asy_D01, the number of initial decisions (broken down by grant or refusal) can be found in Asy_D02, and the number of ‘asylum related’ returns can be found in table Ret_05 of the returns summary tables.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’</p><p>A summary of the data from Asy_D04, can be found in Annex A.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/02/2020 16:22:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Annex A - HL702 Lord Marlesford_v2.xlsx title Annex A - Table
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1201026

	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	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many grants of asylum were granted in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, and (3) 2019; and what was the breakdown of nationality of those granted asylum in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL5391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release). Data on the number of grants of asylum are published in tables Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement’ (attached) datasets, and are broken down by nationality and type of grant (asylum, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave etc.) for all requested years.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the ‘summary tables’ (attached). The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on asylum and resettlement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’ (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).</p><p> </p><p>Annex A (attached) provides the published data from Asy_D02. The data relate to grants made at initial decision and include main applicants only. The pivot table can be used to show data on nationality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement datasets.xlsx title Asylum applications, initial decisions 2 file name Asylum summary tables.xlsx title Asylum summary tables 3 file name HL5391 Annex A.xlsx title Annex A question first answered 22/06/2020 11:36:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1201024

	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	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances individual applications for asylum are referred to ministers; what proportion of Home Office decisions on asylum applications are notified to ministers’ private offices (1) before, and (2) after, those decisions are communicated to the applicant for asylum; and how many such decisions have been so notified during the first five months of 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL5389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Individual applications for asylum are referred to ministers when they are identified as potentially sensitive or high-profile. Such cases may be referred to Ministers by the relevant case working team if they feel it appropriate or, dependant on the circumstances of the case, when they are raised through MPs representation, or in Parliament; or when specific Ministerial authorisation is required.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to state what proportion of decisions on asylum applications are referred to Minister’s private offices, before and/or after those decisions are communicated to the applicant for asylum or how many such decisions have been notified during the first five months of 2020, as this does not form part of any routinely published data and is not held in a reportable format.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/06/2020 11:37:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1202625

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what requirements have to be fulfilled before a person who has been granted political asylum in the UK can (1) be granted UK citizenship and (2) be issued with a British passport; and what is the shortest period in which this process can be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL5537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen can be found on gov.uk at:-</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain</p><p> </p><p>Before applying for citizenship, a person granted political asylum in the UK should normally apply for permanent residence after they have lived in the UK for five years.</p><p> </p><p>To become a British citizen, you normally need to have held permanent residence in the UK for 12 months, before you submit your application to naturalise, unless you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen. The service standard for applications for citizenship to be decided is six months.</p><p> </p><p>After you have become a British citizen, you can apply for British passport which can take approximately four weeks to be processed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2020 08:03:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1299848

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum claims in (1) January, (2) February, and (3) to date in March, 2021, have been treated as inadmissible on the basis that the claimant was judged to have travelled through or have a connection to a safe third country; and which those countries were.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL13905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum applications are published in Table Asy_D01 and data on the number and type of asylum initial decisions are published in table Asy_D02 of the Asylum and Resettlement datasets.</p><p>Figures on the number of asylum application decisions made in the first quarter of 2021 are due to be published on 27 May 2021. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’. We are working to bring inadmissibility decisions in line with current reporting and hope to publish that information in the same timeframe.</p><p>We are reviewing the cases of those who claimed asylum before 1 January and their suitability for decision-making under the new rules. If it is appropriate for any claimants to receive decisions under the new provisions, they will be informed of that, in line with the Home Office published policy guidance.</p><p>The Home Office current published guidance is clear that we will serve an inadmissibility decision only when an individual’s return is agreed by a third country. The Home Office continues to work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development to secure agreements to enable returns to be made. Any case where return is not agreed within 6 months from the date of claim will be admitted to the asylum process and will have their asylum claim substantively considered in the UK.</p><p>Information on the Home Office inadmissibility rules can be found on gov.uk under ‘Inadmissibility: third country cases’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/03/2021 17:33:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name inadmissibility-guidance-v5.0ext.pdf title Inadmissibility - Third Country Cases
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1490829

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have reached the UK having first registered in a Council of Europe country in each of the last five years; of those asylum seekers, how many first registered in Ireland; and from where did the asylum seekers who first registered in Ireland originally travel.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL1899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on asylum seekers who have previously registered in a Council of Europe Country. However, data is available through the Eurodac system for asylum seekers who have previously made an asylum claim in EU+ (EU, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Switzerland) countries and then made a further claim in UK. This data is only available for the period prior to the UK leaving the EU and the Eurodac system. The relevant available data has been extracted and presented in the table below. It is subject to the same caveats as the Eurodac system from which it is derived. As such, it is a count of Eurodac ‘hits’, not individuals or claims. For example, an individual applying once in the UK, who has previously applied once each in Germany, France and Italy, would produce 3 hits, one for each prior application. Data on where journeys began is unfortunately unavailable.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Eurodac hits linked to EU+</p></td><td><p>Eurodac hits linked to Ireland</p></td><td><p>Source (linked)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19,599</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/Eurodac%20AR%202020.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2020</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13,089</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/Eurodac%20-%202019%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2019</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>10,057</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/2018%20Eurodac%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2018</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7,079</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/2017%20Eurodac%20Annual%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">Eurodac Annual Report 2017</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: Category 1 data against category 1 data only</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom and Ireland have a regular dialogue relating to the operation of the Common Travel Area where issues such as border security risks and shared immigration challenges are discussed.</p><p>Those who fear persecution should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – this is the fastest route to safety. Ireland is a safe country and, as such, it would not be appropriate for individuals to travel to the UK from Ireland to claim asylum.</p><p>The Government has previously raised with Ireland concerns about individuals exploiting the Common Travel Area generally to reach the United Kingdom to seek asylum, most recently in May of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 14:01:50 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1183424

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people qualified for asylum in the UK in each of the last three years; and how many of those people were known to be qualified doctors.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL2327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record the number of those that have been granted asylum in the UK over the past three years that are known to be qualified</p><p>Doctors.</p><p>The Home Office publishes a range of data on asylum seekers and refugees in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. The number of asylum grants for the last three years is within the table below and can be found in table ASY_02a of the published Immigration statistics</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019/list-of-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total grants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,779</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,931</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,804</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asylum</p></td><td><p>5,957</p></td><td><p>5,557</p></td><td><p>9,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian Protection</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>582</p></td><td><p>642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discretionary Leave</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UASC Leave</p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Grants</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/03/2020 17:48:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1354669

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2021
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons claiming asylum have been granted either (1) asylum, or (2) permanent leave to remain, in the UK in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL2623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of initial decisions on asylum applications are published in table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets. The table attached is derived from published data.</p><p>Table 1: Number of people granted protection or leave at initial decision following an asylum claim, by outcome, in the year ending June 2021 (see attached)</p><p>The latest available data on grants of settlement (indefinite leave to remain) to individuals previously granted refugee status, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave following an asylum application are published in settlement table se_02_q in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’.</p><p>Table 2: Asylum-related grants of settlement in the year ending June 2021 (see attached)</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2021 10:30:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Table 1 & Table 2 - HL2623.docx title Table 1 & Table 2 - HL2623
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1239492

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) Steepholme, (2) Flatholme, (3) Canvey Island, (4) the Isle of Dogs, and, (5) Sark, as potential locations for asylum processing centres.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL8633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Illegal migration has been a complex issue for successive governments. For years people have risked their lives to enter our country illegally, like those crossing the Channel in dangerous small boats.</p><p>The Home Office will introduce a new system that is firm and fair, prosecuting criminals while protecting vulnerable individuals.</p><p>Officials have been looking at a whole host of measures other countries deploy to inform a plan for the UK and bring innovation into our system. As part of this they are consulting with stakeholders and ensuring those plans adhere to our Policy Assurance Framework, but no final proposals have been made and it would not be appropriate to comment on speculation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/10/2020 16:34:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1233117

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of voluntary organisations in meeting the needs of asylum seekers in terms of the supply of (1) accommodation, (2) food, and (3) other essential items, where there is no eligibility or access on the part of individual asylum seekers to public funds; and how they consult such organisations to inform their understanding of (1) the nature of unmet needs, and (2) the impact on affected individuals and local services, of asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL7960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>In March the Home Office set up a dedicated engagement channel with the Voluntary and Community sector on asylum and resettlement matters related to Covid-19. The British Red Cross were nominated by the sector as the single point of contact, and they were provided with a dedicated single point of contact within the Home Office. This allowed the Home Office to better understand the impact of Covid-19 on affected individuals and local services, and to work collaboratively with the sector to keep people safe. At the request of the sector, we have returned to a business as usual approach, but are continuing to speak regularly with relevant organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with free accommodation and other assistance to cover their essential living needs.</p><p> </p><p>The accommodation is arranged by private sector providers through contractual arrangements with the Home Office. There was extensive consultation with the voluntary sector about these arrangements before the contracts were let. Support to cover essential living needs is generally proved through a weekly cash allowance, currently set as £39.60 for each person in the household. The level of the allowance is reviewed annually, and voluntary groups are invited to submit their views.</p><p> </p><p>Discussion about on-going matters generally takes place through the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum, which includes key voluntary groups such as the Refugee Council, Refugee Action and the British Red Cross.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office engages with non-government organisations (NGOs) on the needs of asylum seekers primarily through the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum (NASF). This consists of two Strategic Engagement Groups (SEG), one for asylum and one for resettlement. Underpinned by NASF Sub-Groups; including groups focused on asylum decision making, asylum support, integration and mental health. These forums provide a strategic and constructive space for discussion and consultation on asylum and resettlement matters, identifying areas where the Home Office and stakeholders can work jointly to make improvements to the asylum and resettlement systems and their underpinning policies and processes. SEG and NASF meetings are held quarterly and are jointly chaired by senior Home Office officials and their NGO counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The last Asylum SEG was held on 11 June 2020, the next being 17 September 2020. Immigration ministers have met with NGOs previously, such as Caroline Noakes, the then Immigration Minister, in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Home Office regularly engages with the sector through informal routes such as bilateral or small group meetings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL7961 question first answered 23/09/2020 15:09:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng