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1692384

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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, how many companies had registered with his Department as having multiple domestic properties available to be used as temporary residences for (a) refugees and (b) people seeking asylum in the UK as of 31 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information you have requested.</p><p>Accommodation is provided by commercial partners; Serco, Clearsprings Ready Homes and Mears under the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts. Further details can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.parliament.uk%2FDepositedPapers%2FFiles%2FDEP2018-1112%2FAASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7d0c92cb74d74124b69408dc391942b9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448027850156189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wL2kndkxJviduuVT0yOdAlLHkYO11SpPTI3XhIpFe7Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf (parliament.uk)</a>. Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7d0c92cb74d74124b69408dc391942b9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448027850166071%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WdS%2Fq1bvo%2BaZpygGfhW2AAkNuDvUmmuFPF02InWubqk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/03/2024 16:22:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1691989

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of live births that occurred to women who arrived in the UK while pregnant and seeking asylum in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	15843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>This information is not recorded in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/03/2024 12:17:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1692176

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Youth Mobility Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with how many countries his Department is having bilateral discussions on Youth Mobility Scheme agreements.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	15844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>We remain open to negotiating Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) arrangements with other countries and territories, including EU Member States. However, as each YMS is subject to a bilateral, reciprocal agreement which also provides benefits to UK nationals, with the detail negotiated and agreed between the relevant parties, we are unable to disclose the detail of negotiations as they occur. Further details of additional YMS arrangements will be announced once they are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/03/2024 12:15:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1691094

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 1309 on Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership, whether his Department is taking steps with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a replacement for the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	15230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 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 27/02/2024 16:25:46 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1690462

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure an urgent investigation of the anti-Semitic defacing of a birth certificate submitted to the Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	14814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Secretary asked officials to urgently investigate this matter as soon as he became aware of this incident on 19 February.</p><p>The incident is being taken extremely seriously. Home Office officials are working with commercial partners to complete the investigation and will ensure that appropriate action is taken.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/02/2024 14:51:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1688976

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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, whether initial asylum decisions have been made for claims made before 28 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	13912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Prime Minister pledged to clear 92,601 legacy asylum claims (those lodged before the 28 June 2022) by the end of 2023. The Home Office not only cleared the equivalent 92,000 legacy asylum backlog, but exceeded it, processing over 112,000 cases in total.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 112,138 initial asylum decisions, 86,800 of these decisions were made on legacy claims, with a further 25,338 decisions on flow claims. Please see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-relating-to-the-illegal-migration-bill" target="_blank">Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Around 4,500 legacy claims require further investigation. We will never compromise the integrity of the UK immigration system and will ensure that rigorous checks are made on these claims before decisions are made.</p><p> </p><p>Indeed, since the end of December 2023, we have continued to make decisions on cases in the legacy backlog and will continue to do so. We will publish data on the number of outstanding decisions in the legacy cohort in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/02/2024 16:52:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1688977

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will discuss attacks on employees in the retail sector at the next meeting of the National Retail Crime Steering Group.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	13913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear that violent and abusive behaviour towards any worker, particularly those who provide a valuable service to the public, is never acceptable.</p><p>The National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG), which I co-chair alongside the British Retail Consortium, ensures the response to retail crime is as robust as it can be. The NRCSG meets quarterly and comprises senior representatives from policing, the retail sector, retail trade associations, security providers and Government departments. Violence and abuse towards retail workers will be discussed at the next NRCSG.</p><p>In October, the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Retail Crime Action Plan was launched, which includes a commitment to prioritise police attendance at the scene where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured and can only be done by police personnel. These are substantial commitments, and I will use the NRCSG to hold police to account, whilst also ensuring retailers are playing their part by providing evidence of shoplifting and violence and abuse to police.</p><p>In 2022, the Government took the significant step to introduce a statutory aggravating factor for assault against those who are serving the public. Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 means the public facing nature of a victim’s role will be considered an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing for assault offences, allowing the court to give a longer sentence within the statutory maximum for the offence.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/02/2024 15:40:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1685517

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Busking: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in light of a recent reported incident in London, whether he has issued recent guidance to the police on the rights of people to sing religious songs in a public setting.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to religious freedom and free speech, and singing religious songs outside a church is not in itself prohibited.</p><p>The police are operationally independent and there is a well established process for addressing complaints.</p><p>The Home Office will not be issuing guidance on the matter.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/02/2024 12:27:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

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

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