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1399816

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	INTERPOL: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the recent appointment Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi as President of Interpol in the context of the UAE’s human rights record.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	98361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government reviewed all candidates for the presidency of INTERPOL and considered our vote carefully in advance of the elections. We are committed to the promotion of universal freedoms and human rights and we encourage all states, including the United Arab Emirates, to uphold international human rights obligations.</p><p>Proportionate due diligence is undertaken into individuals seeking election to the role of INTERPOL President. In the run up to the elections at the General Assembly, officials from the Home Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the National Crime Agency were in regular contact with international counterparts. The decision on who to support was based on a thorough assessment of the merits of each candidate.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2022 12:47:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1384389

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices of intent have been issued to asylum claimants informing them that their cases are being considered for inadmissibility action and how many asylum claimants in receipt of such notices have been returned to safe third countries in the past year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	86149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on inadmissibility are published in tables Asy_09a and Asy_09b of the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1034335/asylum-summary-sep-2021-tables.ods" target="_blank">summary tables</a>’. The latest data covers up to the end of September 2021. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/12/2021 14:44:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1384390

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reintroduce a service standard for processing asylum claims, following the Department's response to the Independent Inspector's recommendation in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	86150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>As noted in the formal response, ‘an inspection of asylum casework’ (August 2020 to May 2021), published 18 November 2021, The Home Office have accepted the recommendation to re-introduce a published service standard.</p><p>There are changes being brought about by the New Plan for Immigration which impact on the way asylum claims are handled and these will be addressed as part of the process to develop a service standard.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/12/2021 14:46:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1384392

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interpreters and Translation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if all refugees who seek asylum in England have access to (a) interpreters and (b) translators.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	86151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office aims to provide interpreter and translation services for refugees and asylum seekers at public expense whenever and wherever necessary. Interpreters/translators engaged are required to operate to a high standard on a range of protection-based and human rights topics including (though not limited to) religious conversion, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexuality and gender-based claims, all types and forms of persecution, medical (physical and mental health) and political activity.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has a proud, consistent, and sustained history of supplying interpreters and translators on demand to meet customer needs. Operational delivery over the last five years has been consistently above weekly service level agreements.</p><p>The Home Office Interpreter Language Services Unit (ILSU) holds overall responsibility for the delivery of interpreting and translation services on behalf of the Home Office. ILSU recruits and maintains a database of, to date, 1,759 independent freelance interpreters as well as having oversight of commercially procured language services to supplement the overall services. ILSU arranges appointments, manages invoices and payments and has a quality assurance role to ensure reliability and the consistently high level of interpretation and translation.</p><p> </p><p>ILSU also works with other commercial providers and public sector bodies which provide interpreters and linguists (as well as the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrpsi.org.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKeith.Newby%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cec6c1ac677a446412d1908d9a5ef4b99%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637723269440859862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=U1lIMoUHbJ7cuid%2BXW9%2BwOzLxZCff8smemMVOybPgAk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Register of Public Service Interpreters</a>) to ensure the best sector-wide standards are applied.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/12/2021 14:51:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1384394

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Housing
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 has taken to ensure that all women and children refugees are placed in appropriate accommodation; and whether female refugees are offered female-only accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	86152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office provides accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.</p><p>Women with children who are in receipt of support are not required to share sleeping quarters with unrelated individuals of the opposite sex, but may depending on the circumstances be placed in accommodation facilities used to house such individuals.</p><p>Women and children who are granted refugee status in UK become eligible for mainstream welfare services, including housing assistance from the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/12/2021 14:45:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1383765

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
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 ensure Afghan nationals resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are housed as close as possible to family or friends already living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	85331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>We are working at pace across government and with local authorities to source appropriate accommodation for Afghan families who were evacuated to the UK. The emergency circumstances of Operation Pitting meant that we were not able to secure long term accommodation for people as we would have liked before they flew to the UK.</p><p>Once properties are identified and referred to the Home Office, a matching exercise is undertaken which allows 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>We know there are many Afghans who are ready and willing to work and to start their integration into UK society. Those who qualify for refugee status have access to mainstream benefits and services to enable their integration and immediate and unrestricted access to the labour market.</p><p>This includes the ability to seek out employment opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/12/2021 15:26:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1383766

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
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 the average length of time is evacuated Afghan families are staying in bridging hotels before being moved to suitable housing.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	85332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>We are working at pace with local authorities to source appropriate accommodation for Afghan families who were evacuated to the UK. Data on relocation will be published as part of our quarterly release which can be found at this link: Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>).</p><p>Over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home or are in the process of being moved or matched to a suitable home.</p><p>Over 300 Local Authorities have pledged housing. The length of time that a family will remain in bridging hotels is dependent on a number of factors including the offer of appropriate housing from Local Authorities. We are working at pace to encourage more offers, including matching employment offers with homes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/12/2021 15:32:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1383768

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
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 proportion of Afghan nationals who have been evacuated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (a) are in bridging hotels and (b) have moved into suitable permanent housing.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	85333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Between 15th and 29th August, the UK evacuated over 15,000 people from Afghanistan. Under ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, we are taking a cross-government approach to support Afghans to rebuild their lives, find work, pursue education and integrate with their local communities.</p><p>Over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home or are in the process of being moved or matched to a suitable home.</p><p>Data on relocation will be published as part of our quarterly release which can be found at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/12/2021 15:29:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1381749

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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, if she provide EU citizens with Settled Status a physical copy of their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	81086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>Everyone granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme receives written notification of their immigration status, which they can retain for their own records; and can access a digital version of their immigration status information at any time via the online ‘view and prove’ service, and which, unlike a physical document, cannot be lost or stolen.</p><p>We have also extended this approach to some other cohorts including those on the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route and those granted status under some of the UK’s points-based immigration routes, such as the Graduate Route. We will add other routes on an incremental basis as part of the journey to a fully digital system by 2025.</p><p>For those who struggle to use online services, there is a non-digital alternative. Individuals can contact the UKVI Resolution Centre, including by phone, who are able to share status on the individual’s behalf, if they are unable to do so themselves.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/12/2021 14:59:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1381327

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Standards
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 process the backlog of administrative review applications across immigration routes.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	80418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Following unprecedented levels of administrative review applications, we have recruited and are onboarding additional staff which will more than double the number of decision makers working on these applications.</p><p>Current timescales for processing administrative review applications are set out at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fask-for-a-visa-administrative-review%2Fif-youre-in-the-uk&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJoanna.Corr%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2bed7ec7fb3040ba5f3e08d9af4368cb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637733526316493192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=cWtmcIsvqZng2RlmkfEqLJWYTw%2FGSPFZ2aKlK5CIlks%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ask for a visa administrative review: If you're in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, which states: “Currently, it can take 6 months or more to receive the result of the administrative review. If you haven’t had a decision on your application within 3 months, the Home Office will contact you with an update.”</p><p>Applicants’ rights are not affected by the delay in consideration.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 80419 question first answered 01/12/2021 11:55:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West