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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-17more like thismore than 2020-06-17
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office remove filter
hansard heading Asylum more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking during the covid-19 outbreak to improve the (a) provision and (b) accessibility of Government guidance and information on asylum to people seeking asylum. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 60876 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-22more like thismore than 2020-06-22
answer text <p>In March, we set up a dedicated engagement channel with key stakeholders to cover the impact of Covid-19 on asylum and resettlement, and to ensure that the necessary guidance and information was reaching asylum seekers across the UK. The British Red Cross were nominated by the sector as the single point of contact; officials speak to them on a regular basis and calls are often accompanied by written updates, which the British Red Cross share with the wider sector, and onto asylum seekers. We have also set up a similar engagement channel with the Strategic Migration Partnership, which also includes a weekly call and regular written updates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our liaison with British Red Cross as a single point of contact has successfully ensured that asylum seekers have the information they require in recent months. We are now in the process of drafting additional guidance, which will be published on GOV.UK, on asylum interviewing and decision-making during the period in which our operations are still affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK. This will provide greater provision of information to asylum seekers.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-22T15:51:24.393Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-22T15:51:24.393Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this