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1241711

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 6 August 2020 on Mr Ismail Mehdi Taib Chalabi.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	101061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>A reply was been sent on 9 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 10:51:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1241730

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2020 to Question 94482 on Asylum: Housing, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that asylum seekers are informed of the address of where they will be accommodated if their application is successful.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	101041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to bring forward legislation to inform an individual of where they will be accommodated if their application is successful.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:00:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1241795

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted an extension to their Leave to Remain in the last 12 months with No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	100882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>In the year ending June 2020, there were 357,273 extensions of stay in the UK granted, the majority of which</p><p>would have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed. See Exe_01: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F910110%2Fextentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=HoHgLU90GKXbIflzMP7lL%2FPS3BVmpBSqzDlXJpVw9JE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/910110/extentions-summary-jun-2020-tables.xlsx</a></p><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave(as shown in published statistics) would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change and they are on a ‘family and human rights’ category, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances application. Data on Destitution Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2f1df61d3946467c67c708d86f55e3fc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381762084361413&amp;sdata=wn34GSZDU5zk4kFO4Yj2alDVG57XtUUEXJAkbHwgX2g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p><p>The table below shows further analysis of the initial decision for grants, in the year ending June 2020, made in those routes where the condition may not have been applied, giving an indication of how many grantsdo not have the No Recourse to Public Funds condition imposed at this initial point of extension.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>Recourse to Public Funds</p></td><td><p>% No Recourse to Public Funds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q3</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>27,768</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 Q4</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>25,314</p></td><td><p>3,222</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q1</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>21,411</p></td><td><p>2,608</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 Q2</p></td><td><p>In-country 'family' extensions</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Across in-country extension routes (not including Settlement), only the ‘family and human rights’ categories have the No Recourse to Public Funds lifted at the initial decision point. All other grants of limited leave would have the NRPF condition applied. Should a person’s financial circumstances change, then they may apply for the NRPF condition to be lift through a Destitution Change of Circumstances. Data on Destitution</p><p>Change of Circumstances can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-august-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPairavy.Santhakunesan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbdbcd2b79d2f47ca768608d86f501316%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637381737010591571&amp;sdata=z0imDIoO7WvcwQSN9Tzen5jGAd%2BwIuV898IuQU%2FzkYE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 15:37:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1241868

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of calls made to the police to report breaches of the covid-19 Rule of six.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	101051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) provides the Home Office with data on the police use of Covid-19 enforcement notices issued under all emergency health protections.</p><p>The report contains data related to the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) issued to those individuals who contravene requirements to not participate in a gathering of more than six people, the ‘Rule of six.’ Data related to the number of calls made to the police to report breaches of this rule is not provided by the NPCC and is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/10/2020 09:07:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1241194

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
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 29 September 2020 to Question 92763 on Asylum: Employment, if she will publish the evidence that granting asylum seekers the right to work could act as an incentive for asylum seekers to come to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	100339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100340 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1241195

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 29 September to Question 92763 on the right to work for asylum seekers, what is the evidential basis for the policy that granting asylum seekers the right to work would cause migrants to bypass work visa rules by lodging asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	100340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100339 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1241254

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government’s review on the restrictions on asylum seekers’ right to work, initiated in December 2018, will provide an assessment of (a) the potential benefits to people’s wellbeing while they are in the asylum system and (b) their integration prospects upon receipt of a positive asylum decision.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	100398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/10/2020 16:10:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1241255

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Retail Trade
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 10 September 2020 to Question 85969 on Knives, what steps the Government is taking to work with retailers to promote the responsible sales of knives.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	100312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a set of voluntary commitments with major retailers to promote the responsible sale of knives and to prevent the sale of knives to under-18s, both in stores and online. The agreement commits retailers to having robust measures in place to ensure age verification and both appropriate display and access to knives in stores.</p><p>Retailers also act to ensure customers and staff are reminded that knives are age restricted products and that all staff receive regular training. Since March 2016, 19 major retailed have joined the agreement, with some stopping the sale of single knives in their stores altogether. We are continuing to work with retailers to strengthen the agreement further in relation to the display of knives.</p><p>The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 strengthens the law in relation to the preventing the online sale of knives to under 18s by requiring age verification and stopping knives being sent to residential addresses after they are bought online, unless the seller has arrangements in place with the delivery company to ensure that the product would not be delivered into the hands of a person under 18.</p><p>We have paused commencement of some of the Act’s provisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures that have been in place to avoid placing significant additional burdens on businesses and delivery companies to modify their sales and delivery systems and train staff over this period. We are keeping the position under review and we expect to be able to commence the provisions at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/10/2020 08:50:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1241283

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department is making decisions on visa applications for people required to undertake English language tests as part of their application process where language test centres are closed due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	100424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has implemented a number of measures for visa applicants, including for those who are unable to take an English language tests due to the impact of Covid-19.</p><p>Details of all published concessions are available at - <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents&amp;data=02%7C01%7CGuy.Brewer%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C61be545ffcd546c899a808d86b9b4e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637377667777087499&amp;sdata=RogiVZW8kL6kC57DaLU%2BRVJr3hUiGEKJEqceAlA8co0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>.</p><p>Some specific concessions are in place on English language testing, for example, those applying to enter the UK or remain on the basis of family or private life can apply for an exemption if the test centre was closed or if they were unable to travel to a test centre due to Covid-19.</p><p>For students, Higher Education Providers (HEP) can self-assess the English ability of those studying at degree level or above and due to Covid-19, this provision has been temporarily extended to allow HEPs to self-assess the English ability of students undertaking pre-sessional courses.</p><p>The majority of Secure English Language Testing (SELT) centres have reopened in England and in a number of overseas locations outside of the UK, where local restrictions have eased.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/10/2020 16:08:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240796

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to police authorities on the holding of speed awareness courses during the covid-19 outbreak; where live classroom courses are not available, what alternatives exist for people with no internet provision or access to a webcam and microphone; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	99531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The management of speed awareness courses is an operational matter for individual police forces and course providers who decide on the format and content of courses. Course providers do provide clear joining instructions for each person attending an online course. If individuals have poor IT skills or IT access providers can work with them via their call centres, to assist course completion on a case by case basis. The police are working with providers to develop alternative delivery methods for special characteristic groups for example a booklet with follow-up consultation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/10/2020 15:58:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight