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536496

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Social Security Benefits
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 it her policy, where a newly recognised refugee has made an application for welfare benefits during the statutory 28 day move-on period, to continue paying asylum support allowance to that refugee until their first welfare benefit has been paid, including in circumstances where that payment is a short-term benefit advance.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that new recognised refugees apply promptly for any welfare benefit for which they may be eligible and receive the first payment of any benefit for which they qualify before their Home Office support ends. We will evaluate the impact of this work later this year and bring forward a change to the current 28-day move-on period if the evaluation shows that to be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/07/2016 13:55:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 7464 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536120

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37452, if she will commission detailed monitoring of the effect of local authority funding reductions on local authority museum and gallery (a) opening hours, (b) staffing, (c) specific activities and (d) closures.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>Arts Council England is gathering data on the effects of changes to local authority funding.</p><p> </p><p>This Department is also undertaking a Museums Review of the whole museums sector, as announced in the recent Culture White Paper. The Review will be looking at a range of challenges facing the sector and will include museums in receipt of funding from local authorities as well as those which are independent from public funding.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/07/2016 16:56:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536172

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
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 Answer of 8 June 2016 to Question 37587, whether she is taking steps to reduce the time taken to process applications for the remaining children in refugee camps in Calais.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>Where an asylum claim is lodged in France by a minor with close family connections to the UK, both governments are committed to ensuring that process are in place to expedite reunification. Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and the UK has seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to improve all stages of the process of identifying, protecting and transferring relevant cases to the UK. We continue to work with the French Government to improve processes.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/07/2016 09:15:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536173

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
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 Answer of 8 June 2016 to Question 39223, what criteria officials of her Department have to follow to fulfil the aim of processing refugee integration loan applications as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The rules setting out eligibility for integration loans are set out in the Integration loans for Refugees and Other Regulations 2007. All the factors set out in these Regulations are considered for each application received for an integration loan.</p><p>We do not intend to set a target time for processing loans less than the 28 day support period given to those granted refugee status. However processes are reviewed on a regular basis and the department aims to respond to all applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 42664 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:11:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536295

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
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 it her policy to allow people who have recently been granted refugee status and have not yet received a refugee integration loan to remain in asylum accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working towards achieving more integrated communities and creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other.</p><p>Those who are granted refugee status are given access to the labour market, mainstream benefits and housing assistance from their local authority. There are therefore no plans to allow refugees to stay in asylum support accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office offers integration loans to recognised refugees. The loan is designed to help refugees integrate into UK society by offering financial support towards housing costs, employment and training.</p><p>The Home Office also funds strategic migration partnerships which provide coordination and support services for those organisations working with migrants and refugees in local communities.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government announced that £20 million of additional funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses would be introduced in October 2016. This funding will reach the most isolated communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42666 42667 42727 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536296

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
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 publish a strategy for ensuring that classes in English are provided for refugees as soon as possible after refugee status has been granted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working towards achieving more integrated communities and creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other.</p><p>Those who are granted refugee status are given access to the labour market, mainstream benefits and housing assistance from their local authority. There are therefore no plans to allow refugees to stay in asylum support accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office offers integration loans to recognised refugees. The loan is designed to help refugees integrate into UK society by offering financial support towards housing costs, employment and training.</p><p>The Home Office also funds strategic migration partnerships which provide coordination and support services for those organisations working with migrants and refugees in local communities.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government announced that £20 million of additional funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses would be introduced in October 2016. This funding will reach the most isolated communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42662 42667 42727 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536297

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that English classes are provided for refugees as soon as possible after refugee status has been granted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working towards achieving more integrated communities and creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other.</p><p>Those who are granted refugee status are given access to the labour market, mainstream benefits and housing assistance from their local authority. There are therefore no plans to allow refugees to stay in asylum support accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office offers integration loans to recognised refugees. The loan is designed to help refugees integrate into UK society by offering financial support towards housing costs, employment and training.</p><p>The Home Office also funds strategic migration partnerships which provide coordination and support services for those organisations working with migrants and refugees in local communities.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government announced that £20 million of additional funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses would be introduced in October 2016. This funding will reach the most isolated communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42662 42666 42727 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536300

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
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 it her policy to provide an integration support service for refugees to help those refugees who have recently arrived in the UK to integrate into local communities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are working towards achieving more integrated communities and creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other.</p><p>Those who are granted refugee status are given access to the labour market, mainstream benefits and housing assistance from their local authority. There are therefore no plans to allow refugees to stay in asylum support accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office offers integration loans to recognised refugees. The loan is designed to help refugees integrate into UK society by offering financial support towards housing costs, employment and training.</p><p>The Home Office also funds strategic migration partnerships which provide coordination and support services for those organisations working with migrants and refugees in local communities.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government announced that £20 million of additional funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses would be introduced in October 2016. This funding will reach the most isolated communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42662 42666 42667 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536311

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Jobcentre Plus staff follow the guidance on newly recognised refugees applying for welfare benefits so as to ensure that those refugees are not left without support.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We have recently carried out an analysis of the information and instructions available to DWP staff handling claims from refugees and a number of improvements have been made to instructions as a result. These changes have been accompanied by an alert to staff.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus leaders use a Quality Assurance Framework as a tool to support their work coaches deliver a quality service. This includes a Quality Assurance Standards observation process, which is used by managers to regularly observe interviews with claimants; this observation includes ensuring specific support for refugees is provided.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/07/2016 14:00:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536316

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
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 set a target time for processing an application for a refugee integration loan that is less than the 28-day asylum support period that is terminated after refugee status has been granted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The rules setting out eligibility for integration loans are set out in the Integration loans for Refugees and Other Regulations 2007. All the factors set out in these Regulations are considered for each application received for an integration loan.</p><p>We do not intend to set a target time for processing loans less than the 28 day support period given to those granted refugee status. However processes are reviewed on a regular basis and the department aims to respond to all applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 42587 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:11:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire