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1240400

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for moving asylum seekers in (a) Glasgow and (b) elsewhere in the UK from the hotel accommodation to which they were transferred back to appropriate accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	99002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>It is Home Office policy to move people into suitable Dispersed Accommodation (DA) once their claim for support has been assessed</p><p>The current global pandemic has presented significant challenges in relation to the provision of asylum accommodation. To mitigate these challenges, we have had to source sufficient accommodation to meet demand, including hotels.</p><p>Hotels are utilised as contingency accommodation on a temporary basis, whilst pressures in the system are addressed and hotel use will be discontinued as soon as the Home Office is able to do so.There are currently 5,168 asylum seekers accommodated in Glasgow, of which a peak of 405 were in hotels at one point, but this has now been reduced to 237 and we are aiming to get to zero as soon as practicable.</p><p>Availability of DA is crucial to plans and timelines for reductions in hotel use. A comprehensive plan for the cessation of asylum support for ineligible cases has been established with input from Local Authorities, Other Government Departments and Stakeholders to assist in this regard.</p><p>180 Local Authorities out of 414 across the United Kingdom currently allow asylum seekers to be dispersed in their area. In Scotland, only Glasgow City Council has agreed to allow the dispersal of asylum seekers within their Local Authority area. We would encourage Local Authorities across the United Kingdom, including Scotland to participate so that we can reduce the number of people accommodated in hotels and create an equitable system of asylum dispersal.</p><p>We will continue to work with Local Authorities across the UK to increase the number of DA properties available to our accommodation service providers. In Glasgow we attend fortnight partnership boards with Glasgow City Council and Scottish Goverment to discuss DA procurement and hotel reduction.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/11/2020 19:29:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1224476

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Ceremonies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when citizenship ceremonies will resume across the UK as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	73880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>It is for each Local Authority to determine when they will be able to resume Citizenship Ceremonies in line with current government advice relating to social distancing and public safety.</p><p>A small trial of remote ‘virtual ceremonies’ has recently taken place successfully and further work is now being done to make these more widely available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/08/2020 11:47:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1223752

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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, whether it is her Department's policy that time spent outside the UK as a result of quarantine measures imposed in response to the covid-19 pandemic is counted against continuous residence in the UK for the purposes of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	72970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>In line with the EU law rights protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU Settlement Scheme permits an applicant to have an absence (or absences) from the UK of up to six months in any 12-month period. It also allows for a single absence of up to 12 months in the period of five years’ continuous residence generally required for settled status under the scheme where that absence is for an important reason.</p><p> </p><p>This includes serious illness and would cover, for example, absence required by being quarantined to protect public health.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 72971 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:02:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1223753

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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, whether time spent outside the UK as a result of the covid-19 pandemic will qualify for the important reason exemption from the requirement for continuous residence in the UK to qualify for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	72971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>In line with the EU law rights protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU Settlement Scheme permits an applicant to have an absence (or absences) from the UK of up to six months in any 12-month period. It also allows for a single absence of up to 12 months in the period of five years’ continuous residence generally required for settled status under the scheme where that absence is for an important reason.</p><p> </p><p>This includes serious illness and would cover, for example, absence required by being quarantined to protect public health.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 72970 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:02:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1221944

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Officers: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is mandatory for immigration enforcement officers to wear face masks when attending people's homes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	71095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Under our safe systems of work, guidance issued to Immigration</p><p>Enforcement officers states that for all encounters in any operational setting, when officers encounter or are likely to encounter any unknown person where</p><p>maintaining social distancing of 2 metres is unlikely and physical barriers are not present, officers must apply a disposable facemask.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/07/2020 16:15:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1216401

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2020 to Question 57247 on British Nationality: Assessments, how long after testing resumes will applications for indefinite leave continue to be held.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	62495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>We have plans in place to conclude applications in process as quickly as possible once customers submit their certificates. Once test centres are fully reopened and services have resumed to a level where they can again meet demand, we expect that customers will submit their certificates within a reasonable timescale.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2020 14:05:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1204311

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when reporting requirements are due to be reinstated for asylum seekers in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	59811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Reporting centres will only begin to open when social distancing and other preventative measures are in place to keep those that we require to report safe. Centres will only open in line with each of the four nations public health guidelines. 59811</p><p> </p><p>Before inviting individuals back into reporting, case owners will assess cases based on the persons harm they pose to the public, their vulnerability and personal circumstances. 59812</p><p> </p><p>All individuals required to return to a reporting centre will be given a minimum of seven days’ notice before their first appointment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59812 59813 question first answered 23/06/2020 16:25:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1204312

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	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 potential merits of extending the current exemption from reporting requirements for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	59812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Reporting centres will only begin to open when social distancing and other preventative measures are in place to keep those that we require to report safe. Centres will only open in line with each of the four nations public health guidelines. 59811</p><p> </p><p>Before inviting individuals back into reporting, case owners will assess cases based on the persons harm they pose to the public, their vulnerability and personal circumstances. 59812</p><p> </p><p>All individuals required to return to a reporting centre will be given a minimum of seven days’ notice before their first appointment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59811 59813 question first answered 23/06/2020 16:25:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1204314

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what notice period will be provided to asylum seekers before reporting requirements are reinstated.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	59813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Reporting centres will only begin to open when social distancing and other preventative measures are in place to keep those that we require to report safe. Centres will only open in line with each of the four nations public health guidelines. 59811</p><p> </p><p>Before inviting individuals back into reporting, case owners will assess cases based on the persons harm they pose to the public, their vulnerability and personal circumstances. 59812</p><p> </p><p>All individuals required to return to a reporting centre will be given a minimum of seven days’ notice before their first appointment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59811 59812 question first answered 23/06/2020 16:25:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1204315

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
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 potential merits of extending all visa categories to compensate for the time lost during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	59814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>This government has taken the unprecedented measure of extending visas until 31 July in order to support people unable to leave the UK, due to circumstances outside of their control.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak, full details of which are published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the situation closely and take exceptional circumstances into account.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2020 16:39:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady