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	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	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 announcement of 25 October 2018, New fund to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status, whether that grant funding will be available to law firms.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The invitation to tender documents will describe any constraints on what the funding may be utilised for in order to ensure the grant funding is delivered for intended outcomes and any restrictions on which organisations may apply. <br>The grant scheme will enable organisations across the UK to apply for funding to support vulnerable EU citizens. Data modelling and sector engagement have been used to gauge potential geographical coverage and associated volumes that might be supported.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2019 15:04:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1007856

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	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 respond to Question 188209, tabled on 5 November 2018, by the hon. Member for Sheffield Central.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	191914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The response for UIN 188209 was given on the 20th November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/02/2019 14:09:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054747

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Immigration Enforcement Directorate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint operations between the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Immigration Enforcement there were in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	216307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) does not collect information in the form requested as the majority of GLAA’s and, before that, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), joint operations are in partnership with multiple agencies, including Immigration Enforcement. The table below sets out the number of joint operations between the GLAA, formerly the GLA, and partner enforcement organisations from 2014/15 to 2017/18. GLAA partner enforcement organisations have included HM Revenue and Customs, UK Visas and Immigration Enforcement, National Crime Agency, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, UK Police Forces, Local Authorities and the Health and Safety Executive.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Joint Operations</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>65</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:21:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054748

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested on immigration offences and later reclassified as potential victims of modern slavery in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	216308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The information requested is not held in a reportable format.</p><p>Statistics available on the National Crime Agency website provides break-downs for the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) by referral agency. Volumes for referrals for Immigration Enforcement (IE) and UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI) by year to the NRM are as follows: 2014 - 937 (IE/UKVI combined), 2015 - 1518 (IE/UKVI combined), 2016 374, 2017 – 124, and 2018 – 338</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2019 13:32:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1054749

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget has been for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority for each of the last three years; and how many staff that Authority has employed in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	216309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The budget and staffing for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), formerly the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), in each of the last three years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Resource (£000)</td><td>Capital (£000)</td><td>Average Staffing Equivalent</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>3856</td><td>-</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>4500</td><td>-</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>2017/18</td><td>6090</td><td>68</td><td>101</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 17:27:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1058811

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EEA nationals and their family members who are granted pre-settled status will have restricted access to healthcare and public funds as defined under paragraph six of the Immigration Rules (a) before and (b) after 31 December 2020 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	219406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In both a deal and no deal scenario, EEA nationals and their family mem-bers who obtain pre-settled status will have the same access to healthcare and public funds as they do now. Those who obtain settled status will be able to access healthcare and public funds on an equal basis with compa-rable UK nationals. These entitlements will not change after 31 December 2020 but will be subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals.</p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019, there will be a transition period before the future skills-based immigration system begins in January 2021. In due course we will set out further infor-mation about access to healthcare and public funds for EEA nationals and their family members who arrive in the UK during this period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 219407 219408 219409 question first answered 14/02/2019 13:59:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1058812

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EEA nationals and their family members who are granted settled status will have restricted access to healthcare and public funds as defined under paragraph six of the Immigration Rules (a) before and (b) after 31 December 2020 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	219407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In both a deal and no deal scenario, EEA nationals and their family mem-bers who obtain pre-settled status will have the same access to healthcare and public funds as they do now. Those who obtain settled status will be able to access healthcare and public funds on an equal basis with compa-rable UK nationals. These entitlements will not change after 31 December 2020 but will be subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals.</p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019, there will be a transition period before the future skills-based immigration system begins in January 2021. In due course we will set out further infor-mation about access to healthcare and public funds for EEA nationals and their family members who arrive in the UK during this period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 219406 219408 219409 question first answered 14/02/2019 13:59:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1058814

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EEA nationals and their family members who are granted (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status will have restricted access to public funds (i) before and (ii) after 31 December 2020 in the event that the UK leaves the EU under the terms of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	219408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In both a deal and no deal scenario, EEA nationals and their family mem-bers who obtain pre-settled status will have the same access to healthcare and public funds as they do now. Those who obtain settled status will be able to access healthcare and public funds on an equal basis with compa-rable UK nationals. These entitlements will not change after 31 December 2020 but will be subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals.</p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019, there will be a transition period before the future skills-based immigration system begins in January 2021. In due course we will set out further infor-mation about access to healthcare and public funds for EEA nationals and their family members who arrive in the UK during this period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 219406 219407 219409 question first answered 14/02/2019 13:59:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1058815

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EEA nationals and their family members who arrive in the UK after 29 March 2019 will have access to healthcare and public funds as defined under paragraph six of the Immigration Rules in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	219409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In both a deal and no deal scenario, EEA nationals and their family mem-bers who obtain pre-settled status will have the same access to healthcare and public funds as they do now. Those who obtain settled status will be able to access healthcare and public funds on an equal basis with compa-rable UK nationals. These entitlements will not change after 31 December 2020 but will be subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals.</p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019, there will be a transition period before the future skills-based immigration system begins in January 2021. In due course we will set out further infor-mation about access to healthcare and public funds for EEA nationals and their family members who arrive in the UK during this period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 219406 219407 219408 question first answered 14/02/2019 13:59:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1058963

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe in relation to the deportation of Zimbabwean nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	219410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights applications from Zimbabwean nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p><p>The Country Policy and Information Note Zimbabwe: Opposition to the government published in April 2018 (available on Gov.uk) outlines our position. We are aware of the current situation in Zimbabwe and we are keeping it under review, but a state of unrest is not in itself a ground for asylum, although each case must be considered on its own facts.</p><p>Where a decision has been made that a person does not require international protection, removal is only enforced when we and the courts conclude that it is safe to do so, with a safe route of return.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/02/2019 17:08:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield