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1684797

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	Vetting: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time for a DBS check is in (a) Canterbury constituency, (b) Kent and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	11407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>DBS publishes its performance data on a quarterly basis. For the third quarter of 2023-24, DBS achieved the following performance:</p><p> </p><p>The target to process 85% of Basic checks within 2 days was met, with an average attainment of 88.1%. The 85% target was met on day 2 and the average turnaround time was 0.9 days.</p><p> </p><p>The target to process 85% of Standard checks within 5 days was met, with an average attainment of 88.5%, the 85% target was met on day 3 and the average turnaround time was 1.5 days.</p><p> </p><p>The target to process 80% of Enhanced checks within 14 days was not met during the quarter, with an average attainment of 76.7%. The 80% target was met on day 18 and the average turnaround time was 11.5 days.</p><p> </p><p>For the Canterbury constituency, the average turnaround time between 1/04/2023 and 31/12/2023 was 19.8 days for Enhanced checks and 1.3 days for Standard checks.</p><p> </p><p>For the Kent, the average turnaround time between 1/04/2023 and 31/12/2023 was 19.9 days for Enhanced checks and 1.3 days for Standard checks.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 29/01/2024 17:34:58 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1645726

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect the welfare of beagles bred for sale to animal testing facilities.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	190193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) provides protections for animals bred in the UK for use in scientific procedures.</p><p>All establishments licensed to breed protected animals under ASPA are required to comply with the published Code of Practice, which sets out standards for the appropriate care and accommodation of animals, including dogs.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 26/06/2023 11:08:57 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1586538

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much is spent on weekly running costs for Manston Processing Centre, (a) in total and (b) for heating.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	147297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The costs of operating the Manston Processing Centre sits across multiple commands and are attributed to a number of different budgets and funding streams. A costing exercise, commissioned in response to a similar request from the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), is currently underway to capture this information. Once that exercise has been completed and the detail passed to HASC then this will be publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/02/2023 17:45:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1583546

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Hazara community in Afghanistan have been granted asylum in the United Kingdom since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	139262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>he Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions on asylum applications by nationality can be found in table Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022. Data for the year ending December 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish initial decisions on asylum applications by ethnicity, as ethnicity is not routinely collected as part of an asylum application in a way that is reportable.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/02/2023 16:22:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1581936

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Detainees
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 are held at Manston migrant processing centre.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	135451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>As of 21:15 on 30 January, there were no persons held at Manston.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/02/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1490379

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a visa application made under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	38801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Applications are being processed as quickly as possible, with an aim of deciding the majority within 48 hours where we can do so.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/07/2022 15:57:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1469752

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the taxpayer of the deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda scheduled for 14 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	17074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Our priority will always be to keep our communities safe, and we make no apology for seeking to remove those with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>Charter flight operations are an important means to remove individuals with no right to remain in the UK where there are limited scheduled routes. We manage the charter programme flexibly, balancing it with use of scheduled flights to best respond to operational needs. Costs for individual flights will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>The endless merry go round of late legal claims – which are often unfounded or without merit – can result in people being removed from flights at the last minute. However, our New Plan for Immigration will stop the abuse of the system and expedite the removal of those who have no right to be here.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 17075 question first answered 16/06/2022 14:20:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1469759

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether scheduled deportation flights from the UK to Rwanda are planned to take place without passengers onboard; and what the cost to the public purse is of those flights.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	17075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Our priority will always be to keep our communities safe, and we make no apology for seeking to remove those with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>Charter flight operations are an important means to remove individuals with no right to remain in the UK where there are limited scheduled routes. We manage the charter programme flexibly, balancing it with use of scheduled flights to best respond to operational needs. Costs for individual flights will vary based on a number of different factors and are regularly reviewed to ensure that best value for money is balanced against the need to remove those individuals with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>The endless merry go round of late legal claims – which are often unfounded or without merit – can result in people being removed from flights at the last minute. However, our New Plan for Immigration will stop the abuse of the system and expedite the removal of those who have no right to be here.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 17074 question first answered 16/06/2022 14:20:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1464903

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of staff at HM Passport Office, in order to manage the backlog of outstanding passport cases.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	6881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>To support the processing of an unprecedented demand of passport applications, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has increased its staffing numbers across the UK.</p><p>650 new staff have joined HM Passport Office since April 2021, with plans for a further 550 to have joined by the summer.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 15:32:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3407 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1464904

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct HM Passport Office to make available more fast-track and premium service appointments.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	6882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>HMPO have implemented a range of interventions to increase our capacity for providing urgent service appointments.</p><p>Across March and April 2022, HM Passport Office completed the processing of nearly two million applications</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 15:21:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3399 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield