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1668294

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the UNHCR on the potential merits of a family reunion policy which seeks relocation for refugees in countries closer to their country of origin.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Between 2015 and June 2023, the UK has issued more than 46,511 family reunion visas. More than half of those were issued to children. This is no small number and demonstrates the Government’s commitment to upholding the principle of family unity.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2023 16:30:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1668315

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202637, whether her Department has collected data on the number of Afghans housed in hotel accommodation in March 2023 who were given at least one offer of permanent accommodation before 31 August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The one offer accommodation matching process was introduced on 02 May 2023.</p><p>The one offer accommodation matching process has seen 74 households refuse offers of accommodation. This is in addition to the 317 accommodation offers refused under the previous process.</p><p>This is the best available operational data as of 31 August 2023. A further Operational data release is due on 23 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2023 14:58:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668331

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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 expedite applications for resettlement to the UK made by Afghan people who are (a) in Pakistan and (b) at risk of being removed to Afghanistan before they receive a decision.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>We continue to honour our commitment to bring eligible Afghans to the UK and plans are underway to relocate families as soon as possible.</p><p>Afghans in third countries including in Pakistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK continue to be supported by the UK Government, and flights from Pakistan to the UK continue to take place. However, we are unable to provide further operational details on this.</p><p>The UK Government is aware of recent announcements made by the Government of Pakistan regarding Afghans being illegally present in Pakistan. We have engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation while they await relocation to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2023 10:34:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1668358

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the 40,755 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for her Department as of 31 March 2023, as detailed in Cabinet Office statistics entitled Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31 October 2023, what that figure was on 31 March (a) 2011, (b) 2016 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>This information is published annually by the Office of National Statistics, links provided below.</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable/march2020/datasets.xlsx" target="_blank">(a) March 2020, table 8</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable/march2016/psereferencetablesmarch2016.xls" target="_blank">(b) March 2016, table 8</a></p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20150905000144mp_/http:/www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/public-sector-employment/q1-2011/stb-q1-2011.pdf" target="_blank">(c) March 2011, table 8</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/11/2023 15:50:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1668361

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of refugee integration (a) loans and (b) repayments made since January 2007 is.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Refugee Integration Loans were introduced in 2007 following a public consultation and is intended to help people with the costs of integrating into UK society. They are funded by the Home Office who make the initial decisions on applications. They are then administered and recouped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).</p><p>Refugee integration loans are interest-free loans with favourable repayment terms for individuals who are over 18 and meet the following eligibility criteria:</p><ul><li>a refugee</li><li>you have humanitarian protection</li><li>a dependant of a refugee or someone with humanitarian protection</li></ul><p> </p><p>Individuals are currently able to borrow between £100 and £500. Between £100 to £780 can be borrowed if submitting a joint application with a partner.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data for the value of refugee integration repayments made since January 2007 in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/11/2023 17:00:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1668415

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Gaza
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 to interview UK nationals returning from Gaza in the context of border checks.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>In the UK, the Immigration Rules require all arriving passengers to establish their eligibility for admission. To maintain a safe and secure border, a passenger’s passport or national identity card is checked electronically and visually. We are confident that extra checks take place when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2023 11:24:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668419

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to bring into force legislative provisions in the Public Order Act 2023 relating to safe access zones around abortion clinics.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Public Order Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May. Implementation of the Public Order Act measures is staggered.</p><p>The Government respects the will of Parliament and is working to commence Safe Access Zones as soon as is practicably possible. We have been considering what needs to be done to ensure Safe Access Zones can be implemented as effectively as possible, with law enforcement agencies having a clear and consistent understanding around enforcement, and abortion service providers and protestors being clear as to what is expected under the new law.</p><p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/11/2023 14:55:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668420

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for bringing into force legislative provisions relating to safe access zones for abortion clinics.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Public Order Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May. Implementation of the Public Order Act measures is staggered.</p><p>The Government respects the will of Parliament and is working to commence Safe Access Zones as soon as is practicably possible. We have been considering what needs to be done to ensure Safe Access Zones can be implemented as effectively as possible, with law enforcement agencies having a clear and consistent understanding around enforcement, and abortion service providers and protestors being clear as to what is expected under the new law.</p><p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/11/2023 11:48:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1668467

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have served in the Greater Manchester Police force on average in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police force workforce in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area, on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>These data are collected as a snapshot as at 31 March and 30 September of each year. The Home Office do not collect the average number of police officers serving each year.</p><p>Information on the number of police officers in Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as at 31 March each year, from 2007 to 2023, on a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis, can be found in the ‘Workforce Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/11/2023 15:54:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1668507

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on preventing the use of flags of extremist organisations at protests.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The management of protests is an operational matter for the police, who are independent of government.</p><p>The Home Office remains in regular contact with the police to ensure that they are fully supported in tackling unlawful behaviour at protests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/11/2023 15:52:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers