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1687957

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date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainians have applied for refugee status in the UK outwith the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme since March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	13406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum by nationality in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>. Data on asylum applications is published in table Asy_D01 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">‘Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’</a>. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2023. Data up to the end of 2023 will be published on 29 February 2024.</p><p>Further 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 Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/02/2024 14:06:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

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

1682012

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
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 carried out an equality impact assessment on the recent proposed changes to visa salary thresholds.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	9539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. A fact sheet and an initial assessment on the impact of the changes on immigration can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible</a>.</p><p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9540 question first answered 18/01/2024 15:40:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1682014

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to visa salary thresholds on individuals living in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	9540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. A fact sheet and an initial assessment on the impact of the changes on immigration can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts/legal-migration-statement-estimated-immigration-impacts-accessible</a>.</p><p>A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes will be developed and the Government will publish an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9539 question first answered 18/01/2024 15:40:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1682015

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: 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 he has had discussions with his Irish counterpart on trends in irregular migration flows via Irish ports in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	9541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has discussed migration with the Irish Department of Justice on several occasions over the last 12 months, including on matters relating to irregular migration trends via Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/01/2024 15:45:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1681666

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Employment
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 number of people fined under article 2 of the Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) Order 2008 for each year since it came into force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	9229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The link to the transparency data can be found here, and covers the period 2016 to September 2023: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>Right to Work statistics can be found on tab CP02 and Right to Rent statistics can be found on tab CP03.</p><p>The data for 2023 only includes the published data covering the period January to September.</p><p>The information within the transparency data refers to the total numbers of entities who have received a civil penalty, rather than “the number of people fined”. For employment, this could mean a limited company, a sole trader, or a franchise. For renting, an entity could include a landlord or a letting agency.</p><p>It is possible that some entities have been fined on more than one occasion.</p><p>Data prior to 2016 does not exist in the same reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9230 question first answered 16/01/2024 15:40:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1681671

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Private Rented Housing
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 number of people fined under section (a) 23(2) and (b) 25(4) of the Immigration Act 2014 for each year since the Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	9230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The link to the transparency data can be found here, and covers the period 2016 to September 2023: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>Right to Work statistics can be found on tab CP02 and Right to Rent statistics can be found on tab CP03.</p><p>The data for 2023 only includes the published data covering the period January to September.</p><p>The information within the transparency data refers to the total numbers of entities who have received a civil penalty, rather than “the number of people fined”. For employment, this could mean a limited company, a sole trader, or a franchise. For renting, an entity could include a landlord or a letting agency.</p><p>It is possible that some entities have been fined on more than one occasion.</p><p>Data prior to 2016 does not exist in the same reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 9229 question first answered 16/01/2024 15:40:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1677854

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visas submitted to the Visa Application Centre in Khartoum before its closure in April have not been processed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	6834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish visa application data by Visa Application Centre location. Entry Clearance Visas - Summary Tables for year ending September 2023 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>We continue to assist customers applying from Sudan by offering flexibility with arranging appointments, collection of passports from third country VAC locations or courier of passports to third country residential addresses.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 12:52:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss