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1684752

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made with the Executive Office of Northern Ireland in establishing a grant agreement for the successor arrangement to the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to engage with Northern Ireland government departments to progress agreements to ensure continued delivery for service users in Northern Ireland. We have multiple agreements with varying Northern Ireland government departments in place to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/01/2024 17:21:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1684777

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Bibby Stockholm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used for selecting people to be accommodated on the Bibby Stockholm.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>We assess every individual against an agreed suitability criteria, guidance on this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy" target="_blank">Allocation of accommodation (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Each person’s suitability will be assessed at regular intervals and if they are no longer suitable for any reason, they will be moved to alternative accommodation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 29/01/2024 15:08:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1684779

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum were in Home Office hotel accommodation as of 24 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>As of the 24 January 2024, there were no children accommodated in the remaining UASC hotel.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/01/2024 17:23:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1684792

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the (a) longest and (b) average length of time people are held in Brook House immigration removal centre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on detention in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on length of detention for people leaving detention is published in table Det_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#detention" target="_blank">Detailed detention dataset’</a>. The latest data relates to the end of September 2023. However this data is not broken down by last place of detention as this does not show where an individual spent their time in detention. In some cases, an individual may have spent a period of time detained elsewhere before being moved to their last place of detention.</p><p>Data on people leaving detention by last place of detention is published in table Det_04c of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#detention" target="_blank">Detention summary tables</a>’. However, this data is not broken down by length of detention, for the reason given above.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="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" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 29/01/2024 15:06:28 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1684894

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any refurbishments have been made to ministerial offices in his Department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	11389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>No refurbishments were made in Ministerial Offices in the Home Office in the last 2 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/01/2024 17:21:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1684955

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
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 draft Immigration (Health Charge) Amendment Order 2023, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of the immigration health surcharge.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024 will come into force on 6 February.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/01/2024 17:18:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1684358

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department made an assessment before 2023 of the potential impact of the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on the number of personnel required to carry out checks in the event that the ETA did necessitate checks at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and in support of this, ensuring there is no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, so no such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>As now, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within the Common Travel Area, with no immigration controls whatsoever on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border.</p><p> </p><p>However, as is currently the case, individuals arriving in the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, will need to continue to enter in line with the UK’s immigration framework, including the requirement to obtain an ETA when it is introduced.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/01/2024 09:56:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1684386

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days did each of the Border Force's (a) five cutters and (b) six coastal patrol vessels spend (i) out of service due to scheduled repair and maintenance and (ii) on active duty supporting small boat operations in the Dover straits in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	11025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>During 2023, the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet did not provide assistance to small boat operations in the South East region.</p><p>Instead, Border Force utilised a fleet of 5 Commercial Transfer Vessels (CTVs) - Defender, Hurricane, Ranger, Typhoon and Volunteer.</p><p>Out of the 604 small boat events that occurred in 2023, the CTVs successfully intercepted 544, accounting for a 90% interception rate, the remaining interceptions were carried out by the RNLI due to asset suitability in deteriorating weather conditions.</p><p>This framework in the South East allows the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet to focus on maritime enforcement deployments around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 11026 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:32:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684387

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days did at least one of the Border Force's (a) five cutters and (b) six coastal patrol vessels spend on active duty supporting small boats operations in the Dover Straits in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	11026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>During 2023, the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet did not provide assistance to small boat operations in the South East region.</p><p>Instead, Border Force utilised a fleet of 5 Commercial Transfer Vessels (CTVs) - Defender, Hurricane, Ranger, Typhoon and Volunteer.</p><p>Out of the 604 small boat events that occurred in 2023, the CTVs successfully intercepted 544, accounting for a 90% interception rate, the remaining interceptions were carried out by the RNLI due to asset suitability in deteriorating weather conditions.</p><p>This framework in the South East allows the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet to focus on maritime enforcement deployments around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 11025 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:32:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684520

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: 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 his Department is taking to help reduce fire and rescue service response times.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	11090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring fire services have the resources they need to do their important work and to keep the public safe.</p><p>In 2023/24, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.6 billion. Decisions on how their resources, including staff, are best deployed to meet their core functions including crewing and meeting response times, is a matter for each fire and rescue authority, based on risks identified within local Community Risk Management Plans (CRMPs).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 11092 question first answered 26/01/2024 13:30:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy