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1313779

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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, what plans she has to change Rule GEN 1.11A of the Immigration Rules, in response to the decision in R (ST and VW) v SSHD [2021] EWHC 1085 (Admin) that the no recourse to public funds policy is unlawful.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The policy of No Recourse to Public Funds has been upheld by successive governments and maintains that those seeking to establish their family life in the UK must do so on a basis that prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration.</p><p>In the case of ST vs SSHD the High Court dismissed five of the six grounds raised by the claimant challenging the lawfulness of the policy. We are currently reflecting on the judgment in relation to our child welfare responsibilities.</p><p>People with leave under family and human rights routes can already apply, free of charge, to have the no recourse to public funds condition lifted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/05/2021 16:52:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1313780

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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 her Department has on record as being in the UK with leave to remain but no recourse to public funds in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The no recourse to public funds (NRPF) condition applies to millions of people, the vast majority of whom are visitors or other temporary migrants who have no need for public funds during their stay. It also applies to those without status, many of whom may not be in touch with the Home Office. We are not able to produce estimates of the total population present in the UK who are subject to NRPF</p><p>We do, however, publish quarterly immigration statistics on the number of entry clearance visas granted outside the UK almost all of whom will be travelling to the UK under the NRPF condition, and the latest figures for the year ending December 2020 can be found here: Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes (publishing.service.gov.uk)</p><p>The immigration statistics data for in-country extensions from 2010 to year ending December 2020 can be found here: Extensions (publishing.service.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation last July to explain why the Home Office is not able to provide a figure for the total number of people currently in the UK to whom the NRPF condition applies. His letter can be found at:<br>https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/</p><p>Since this letter was published, the Home Office has begun to publish statistics on the numbers of people on the family and human rights routes who apply to the Home Office to have the NRPF condition lifted, and these are available in the Home Office transparency data relating to Changes of Condition, published here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-february-2021</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/05/2021 16:34:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1313786

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 effect of the end of the furlough scheme on people with leave to remain but no recourse to public funds; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-employed Income Support Scheme have been extended to the end of September 2021 to recognise some industries will return no earlier than 21 June.</p><p>Immigration status holders who do not return to work because they have lost their employment will need to check the conditions attached to their leave. Where their immigration status is linked to a particular job, they may need to find alternative employment or another basis of stay, and make a further application if they wish to remain in the UK.</p><p>People with leave under the Family and Human Rights routes can apply to have their NRPF condition lifted by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if they are destitute or at risk of destitution, or if the welfare of their child is at risk due to their low income. NRPF ‘change of conditions’ applications are prioritised and dealt with compassionately.</p><p>Data published in February 2021 for quarter 4 of 2020 shows the average time taken to make a decision on change of condition cases is 18 days. Of the decisions taken in the same period, 86% were granted. More information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-protection-data-february-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CConor.McMahon%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C46f5bdcac9a54f4757a508d9192d2a1f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637568504024154439%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=nrmENbffDJoreXxGbE%2Bm8pVVXbB3SgPop6mBjh%2BIoe0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-february-2021</a>.</p><p>Other support available to people with an NRPF condition, such as contribution-based benefits, will continue to be available for those who meet the other eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 16:39:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1313797

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
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 currently being held on police bail have been so held for over (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five or more years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collect and publish data on use of various police powers, including pre-charge bail. Information has been collected on the number of individuals on pre-charge bail and the length of pre-charge bail since April 2017. The data are published as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical release, available in Annex B: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>However, data on other types of police bail are not available.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 610 611 612 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:47:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1313798

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions individuals have been held on police bail for over 12 months in the last (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years, (e) five years and (f) six or more years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collect and publish data on use of various police powers, including pre-charge bail. Information has been collected on the number of individuals on pre-charge bail and the length of pre-charge bail since April 2017. The data are published as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical release, available in Annex B: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>However, data on other types of police bail are not available.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 609 611 612 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:47:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1313799

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions individuals have been held on police bail for over three years in the last (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collect and publish data on use of various police powers, including pre-charge bail. Information has been collected on the number of individuals on pre-charge bail and the length of pre-charge bail since April 2017. The data are published as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical release, available in Annex B: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>However, data on other types of police bail are not available.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 609 610 612 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:47:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1313800

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions individuals have been held on police bail for over five years in the last (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collect and publish data on use of various police powers, including pre-charge bail. Information has been collected on the number of individuals on pre-charge bail and the length of pre-charge bail since April 2017. The data are published as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical release, available in Annex B: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>However, data on other types of police bail are not available.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 609 610 611 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:47:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1313801

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average a National Crime Agency investigation takes before a charging decision is made in cases where a suspect has been released on bail.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The amount of time taken for an investigation and a charging decision to be reached can vary depending on the case and its complexity. The NCA will always look to complete work as quickly as possible. However, NCA cases are by their very nature complex and the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill specifically recognises this in Schedule 4 of the Bill. It makes amendments relating to pre-charge bail and several of the amendments have the effect of recognising NCA cases as ‘exceptionally complex’ and increasing the time limits on pre-charge detention before authorisation must be sought for extensions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/05/2021 16:50:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1313826

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
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 matching the £20 universal credit uplift for people seeking the asylum support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with furnished accommodation with utilities provided free of charge and a weekly cash allowance. The level of the allowance is reviewed each year to ensure it remains sufficient to meet their essential living needs (the legal test). Currently, the standard allowance is £39.63 per week for the asylum seeker and each of any dependants in their household. The allowance is reduced if the individual is accommodated in a full-board facility where food and other essential items are provided free.</p><p>There are no plans to provide an additional £20 or to link the level of the allowance with the level of Universal Credit. Those receiving Universal Credit generally incur expenses asylum seekers are not required to meet, including paying for utilities and travel and other expenses incurred in looking for work.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 16:36:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1313906

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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 recent assessment she has made of the need for contingency asylum accommodation contracts to include training for frontline staff to understand the vulnerabilities of people seeking asylum.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>To ensure staff working in all asylum accommodation have the skills and experience for the role the providers have a training programme as required by the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contracts (AASC). Additionally, employees are subject to pre employment checks.</p><p>The contracts are published and the requirements of the contract are set out in the Statement of Requirements, this includes provisions around training and the training programme for those with face-to-face contact with our customers.</p><p>The Provider must fully equip and train staff (including volunteers) to ensure they are able to fulfil their roles and ensure appropriate and sufficient security provisions are made for all staff undertaking face-to-face activities. Those with face to face contact must cover the following:</p><ul><li>Ethnic diversity and cultural awareness</li><li>Suicide and self-harm awareness and prevention</li><li>Basic First Aid</li><li>Gender based violence</li><li>Fire Safety</li><li>Health and Safety</li><li>Vicarious Trauma</li><li>Unconscious Bias</li><li>Counter Terrorism</li><li>Modern Slavery</li></ul><p>As a minimum, provider staff should receive refresher training on the requirements listed above annually (i.e. refresher training completed every twelve (12) months), or more regularly if required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 16:56:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 479 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane