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444721

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 the target of 20,000 resettled Syrian refugees is met by the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	22421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>On 16 December 2015, the Prime Minister informed the House we had met our commitment of resettling 1,000 Syrians before Christmas. By hitting this target we have shown that we are on track to resettle 20,000 during the life of this parliament. The Government is working closely with local authorities, international delivery partners and the voluntary sector, putting in place the plans and structures to deliver this and ensuring the system is scaled up in a way that protects the interests of all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/01/2016 15:51:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 39438 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

436303

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 cost to the public purse of the Syrian Vulnerable Person Relocation scheme in each year until 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	19284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The first 12 months of each refugee’s resettlement costs under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) Scheme will be funded using Official Development Assistance, meaning over £460 million of the overseas aid budget will be used by 2019-20. At the Spending Review the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/12/2015 17:09:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

426591

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will process as a matter of urgency the asylum applications of the 114 Syrian refugees currently being held at RAF Dhekelia in Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	15068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>Under an existing agreement with the Republic of Cyprus, those who claim asylum will be processed by the Cypriot authorities on behalf of the Sovereign Base.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/11/2015 16:49:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 28824 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

422690

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will prioritise Christian, Shia Muslim and Yazidi refugees, who have been targeted by ISIL, when considering asylum cases.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	12505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/10/2015 14:20:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

421139

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications made by Syrian nationals in each of the last three years were refused on the grounds that the applicant could be returned to a safe third country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>In the last three years, the numbers of Syrian nationals (main applicants only) refused asylum on third country grounds were as follows:</p><p>26 in 2012</p><p>99 in 2013</p><p>66 in 2014</p><p>The Home Office publishes annual and quarterly data on asylum applications and initial decisions; this is available in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April – June 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/10/2015 15:37:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419126

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seeker applications made by Syrian nationals in each of the last five years received a decision in (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	10401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The tables below shows the proportion of asylum claims from Syrian nationals which received an initial decision within 3 months, 6 months and 12 months from 2010 to 2013. This data is based on main asylum claimants who made a claim for asylum from 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2014. We aim to decide all straightforward asylum claims within six months. We recognise that asylum cases are often complex and require our full and thorough consideration, meaning that some decisions will take longer than six months. Those cases that do take longer than six months are actively managed to ensure they are concluded as promptly as possible.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year Application made</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Time from Application to Date of Decision</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Decision made within 3 Months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Within 6 Months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Within 1 Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>More than 1 Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Decision made</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>273</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>819</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>819</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1130</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>157</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>603</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1036</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>143</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/10/2015 15:22:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

419127

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seeker applications were received from Syrian nationals in each of the last five years; and how many such applicants were (a) refused, (b) granted refugee status, (c) granted humanitarian protection and (d) granted discretionary leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	10402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes an analysis of applications for whole-year cohorts of asylum seekers to establish the overall success rates following appeal; this is available in Table as_06 (Asylum data table Volume 2) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. For the latest years, some cases will still be outstanding. This cohort analysis is therefore not able to provide a complete picture for the latest applications but for most years will provide the most complete description of the outcome for asylum seekers. The analysis of the outcomes of asylum applications are the recorded outcomes of the group (or cohort) of applicants in any one year, at a particular time. This dataset is updated, in full, annually and is currently available up to 2014.</p><p>Insert Table</p><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics April – June 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 10403 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:32:25 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name Table PQ 10402_10403.xlsx title Table 1
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

417650

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 Statement on Syrian Refugees and Counter-terrorism of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 24, how many additional refugees the Government plans to take under the (a) Gateway programme and (b) Mandate programme over the duration of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Gateway programme demonstrates the UK’s proud tradition of providing protection to refugees; and of the UK’s commitment to supporting UNHCR’s global effort to provide durable solutions to the plight of refugees. Since the first arrivals in March 2004, the UK has resettled over 6,300 refugees under the Gateway programme. The current commitment is to resettle 750 refugees per year, generally those in protracted situations, and has been fully met over the last two years. The Mandate Refugee Scheme is designed to resettle individual refugees from anywhere in the world who have been recognised as refugees by UNHCR, and judged by them to be in need of resettlement; and who have a close family member in the UK who is willing to accommodate them.</p><p>Therefore this scheme has no quota. There are no plans to expand either of these schemes over the term of this Parliament and we will continue with our commitment to offer protection to those in most need, along side those beneficiaries of the Vulnerable Person’s Relocation scheme.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:23:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417110

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme will be expanded and (2) why so few vulnerable Syrians have been relocated to date.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL2030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>An expansion to the Syrian Vulnerable Persons' Scheme has been announced. Her Majesty's Government now intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>The Scheme is based on need, prioritising those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin: women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem to be in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure even greater numbers are identified and provided with refuge in the UK. Individuals admitted under the Scheme to date are in addition to nearly 5,000 Syrian nationals who have been granted asylum in the UK since the crisis there began.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:55:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

391857

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees granted asylum in the UK were studying in the UK at the time their asylum application was made in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	8239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as to produce an accurate number would require a manual review of records matched between different Home Office data systems, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The UK has a proud tradition of providing protection to those who need it most. Between 2011 and March this year, we granted asylum or other forms of leave to over 4,200 Syrian nationals and dependants.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh