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1196392

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what steps the Government plans to take to enforce the 14-day quarantine restrictions on people entering the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Given the high levels of compliance we have seen to our Covid-19 measures to date, we would hope that the majority of people would do the right thing and abide by these measures. Enforcement would only be used as a last resort.</p><p>However, anyone who fails to comply with the mandatory conditions could face enforcement action, including a fixed penalty notice or potential prosecution and a substantial fine.</p><p>We will set out further detail shortly.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:35:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1196489

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to resume the processing of routine applications to apply for, renew, replace or update a passport.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	48294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has continued to process standard passport applications throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but with limited capacity due to implementing social distancing measures within its offices.</p><p> </p><p>Due to this limited capacity, passport applications are taking longer than usual. However, to support those who need passport services the most at this time, an Urgent and Compassionate service is also being provided, and the details of how to apply are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/05/2020 15:34:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1196490

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the monthly cost to the public purse of quarantining refugees who have crossed the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	48295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>All asylum seekers who arrive in the United Kingdom presenting with symptoms of coronovirus are placed in a hotel facility to enable them to self isolate for the 7 days (14 days for families) recommended by Public Health England. Any service users who present with symptoms once housed within the accommodation estate will be supported to self-isolate within that facility. Data on arrival date, route and method of transmission into the UK is not readily accessible, and would require a manual search.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:06:30 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1196621

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been tested for covid-19 since the start of the covid-19 outbreak, by police force.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Testing is key in our battle against coronavirus and on Friday 17 April the government extended coronavirus testing to more frontline workers, including for police. The number of police officers who have been tested for Covid-19 by police force is not a number that is held by centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/05/2020 12:33:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1196653

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has revised her Department's targets for the processing of immigration cases during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	48437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office closely monitors the processing of immigration cases and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has not amended its service standards due to Covid-19. UKVI continue to process applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/05/2020 15:35:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1196654

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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, with reference to the Answer of 21 June 2019 to Question 266278, what plans her Department has to review the decision to not provide EU citizens with physical documentation confirming their settled status after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	48558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is developing a border and immigration system which is “digital by default” for all migrants, which over time means we will increasingly replace physical and paper-based products and services with accessible, easy to use online and digital services. This mirrors the approach adopted by other countries, such as Australia, in administering their immigration systems and the way in which people increasingly live their lives.</p><p>Individuals – including those going through the EU Settlement Scheme - will still receive written notification of their immigration status, by email or letter, which they can retain for their own records. They will also be given access to a digital version of their immigration status information, which can be accessed at any time via the online ‘view and prove’ service, and which unlike a physical document cannot be lost or stolen. It also allows individuals to view information about their status whenever they wish and share it securely with third parties such as employers or public and private service providers.</p><p>We are making this move because it provides a better level of service. Individuals have greater transparency and control over their immigration status data, and tailored digital services mean that only the information that the individual agrees to share is shown, unlike a physical document which must fulfil many purposes. Digital services also allow us to provide information in a format that is easy to understand and accessible to all users, removing the need for employers, landlords and others to interpret myriad physical documents, complex legal terminology or confusing abbreviations. Users can be confident that they are getting information direct from Home Office systems and that it tells them what they need to know.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/05/2020 08:10:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1196668

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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 financial support the Government is providing to people living in asylum accommodation to ensure that they can access soap, hand sanitiser and other essential personal hygiene items during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	48629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seekers receiving support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 are generally provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover other essential living needs, including hygiene products. For those in section 98 Initial Accommodation and hotel or hostel accommodation, hygiene products are provided to them.</p><p>As a result of the Covid-19 crisis a higher proportion of asylum seekers than usual are being accommodated in full-board hostels and hotels.</p><p>We continue to monitor the situation closely and we are making adjustments to our processes and procedures where necessary and appropriate. There are currently no cases of Covid-19 in the immigration detention estate.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:39:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1196672

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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 the methodology is for (a) calculating changes to asylum support rates and (b) ensuring those rates are sufficient to allow asylum seekers to avoid destitution; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	48570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>A report published in March 2018 sets out the methodology for calculating the asylum support rates and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a>.</p><p>We are currently reviewing the level of the support rate, as we do each year, to ensure that they remain capable of meeting the essential living needs of asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:37:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1196674

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Question 41028, whether migrants who have illegally entered the UK in 2020, and have not been returned to other countries due to a suspension of the Dublin Agreement during covid-19 restrictions, will be re-assessed for return once the pandemic is over.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	48386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU Member States to determine responsibility for examining asylum claims. It is not an application route for transfer to the UK.</p><p>Under the Dublin III Regulation, member states have three months to make a request to another participating member state to take back or take charge of the asylum application. Requested member states have two months from receiving a request to accept or reject responsibility for processing the asylum claim. Once a Dublin request has been accepted, the Regulation provides that the sending Member State has six months to enact the transfer.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with EU Member State partners to enact transfers as soon as possible and ahead of the six-month timeframe. We are responding to the unique circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak by closely monitoring the transfer suspensions imposed by other member states and will seek to return those migrants accepted by another member state as soon as the relevant suspension ends, and a route of return becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:09:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1196675

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of migrants who (a) entered the UK at Dover (b) were stopped and returned to France immediately and (c) have been deported following a review of their status.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	48398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office do not routinely publish this level of data on clandestines, as this could compromise immigration controls and impact on national security.</p><p>The Home Office works closely with partners in the UK and overseas to strike people smuggling at source – identifying and dismantling the organised crime groups that facilitate illegal immigration. Additionally, the UK works abroad to reduce factors that may push or force people to attempt such journeys - through creating jobs, tackling modern slavery, providing education and delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance in response to conflicts and natural disasters.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with our French counterparts to maintain border security and keep legitimate passengers and trade moving.</p><p>At juxtaposed controls and ports around the country, Border Force officers use some of the most advanced detection technology available to find and stop migrants attempting to reach the UK illegally.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of <strong>returns</strong> from the UK in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank"><strong>Immigration</strong> Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the number of <strong>Returns</strong> are published in table Ret_D01 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank"><strong>Returns</strong> detailed datasets</a>.</p><p>Please note that only some of those returned will have previously entered the UK illegally; others may have entered legally, for example those who enter on a visa and overstay their period of valid leave and are therefore not separately identifiable in the data.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:13:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson