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1188464

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date	20/04/2020
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that asylum seeker accommodation adheres to social distancing measures introduced during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	37450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working with a Public Health England embed during the current crisis and we have put in place a number of measures to support people in the asylum system who are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, including working closely with providers to make sure the most vulnerable people within the system receive the support they need. 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 13:57:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

810072

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that accommodation for asylum seekers under contract with Compass is safe and quality checked.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	120538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Accommodation providers are required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation that complies with the Decent Homes Standard in addition to standards outlined in relevant national or local housing legislation.</p><p><br>The contract requires Providers to visit and inspect each property every month and UKVI inspects a significant proportion of properties each year to ensure standards are being met. Where asylum accommodation is found to be falling short of the required standards UKVI has procedures in place to inspect, investigate and quickly resolve when specific information is received and a contract management regime to monitor supplier performance and take measures where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/01/2018 14:34:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

809660

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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, if he will take steps to ensure that future asylum accommodation contracts work to ensure the long-term sustainability of the dispersal system through co-operative working with local authorities and communities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	120280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to working co-operatively with local authorities and communities to ensure the sustainability of asylum accommodation contracts.</p><p>Since September 2016 the Home Office has actively engaged with local authorities with a wide range of stakeholders across local government, statutory and third sector as part of the development of the new asylum accommodation contracts and the information obtained through this process has influenced the design of the future service provision. We will continue to engage with local authorities and the wider community throughout the procurement and implementation of the new contracts.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 16:40:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman