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1671512

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of people that migrated from Turkey to the occupied region of Northern Cyprus since 1983.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to <del class="ministerial">the occupied region in the north of</del> Cyprus since 1983.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:48:52 question first ministerially corrected 04/12/2023 13:29:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 3458 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670674

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hendon
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 resident in the Hendon constituency were removed after their asylum appeal was rejected in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns and asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on asylum appeals lodged and determined (including those dismissed) by year are published in tables Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets</a>’. The data are not broken down by how many people remain in a constituency followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p><p>Data on asylum-related returns by year and return type are published in table Ret_05 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’. The data are not broken down by the constituency the individual lived in prior to their return or whether the return followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2300 2302 question first answered 24/11/2023 12:02:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670675

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the number of individuals that remain in the Hendon constituency having had their asylum appeals rejected within the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns and asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on asylum appeals lodged and determined (including those dismissed) by year are published in tables Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets</a>’. The data are not broken down by how many people remain in a constituency followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p><p>Data on asylum-related returns by year and return type are published in table Ret_05 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’. The data are not broken down by the constituency the individual lived in prior to their return or whether the return followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2299 2302 question first answered 24/11/2023 12:02:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670691

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Hamas terrorists that have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made an official estimate of the number of Hamas terrorists killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023. We continue to engage closely with the Government of Israel on the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/11/2023 14:03:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670692

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
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 length of time taken is for people whose asylum appeal has been rejected to (a) voluntarily leave and (b) be removed from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns and asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on asylum appeals lodged and determined (including those dismissed) by year are published in tables Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets</a>’. The data are not broken down by how many people remain in a constituency followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p><p>Data on asylum-related returns by year and return type are published in table Ret_05 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’. The data are not broken down by the constituency the individual lived in prior to their return or whether the return followed a dismissed asylum appeal.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 2299 2300 question first answered 24/11/2023 12:02:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670304

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of people who are in arrears on their residential mortgages.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of data and statistics about the mortgage market in the UK available from the Bank of England (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics), the Financial Conduct Authority (https://www.fca.org.uk/data) and UK Finance (https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/data-and-research/data). These sources indicate that the level of arrears in residential mortgages remain low.</p><p> </p><p>In June, the Chancellor working with lenders representing over 90% of the market agreed to our new Mortgage Charter, which includes new flexibilities to help customers manage their repayments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 21/11/2023 14:24:50 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670305

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civilians that have been killed in El Fasher in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The United Nations estimate that up to 9,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Sudan since April. We do not have verified data on the number of civilian casualties as a result of the conflicts around Jebel Aulia or El Fasher specifically.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 2134 question first answered 22/11/2023 18:18:58 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670306

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the news release of 18 October 2023 from Human Rights Watch, entitled Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of the recommendation that the attacks by Hamas-led gunmen on 7 October 2023 should be investigated as war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>It is for competent courts to determine if the barbaric attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October constitute war crimes, after consideration of all the evidence available in the context of a credible judicial process. In the first instance, the Government would expect the Israeli domestic judicial system to investigate and, where appropriate, to try or extradite those accused of grave breaches of international law.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/11/2023 14:05:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670307

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Japan: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the news release of 14 November 2023 from Human Rights Watch, entitled Japan: Women Seriously Abused in Prisons, whether his Department has made representations to the Japanese Government over the treatment of women prisoners in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>Ending gender-based violence is a priority for the FCDO and HMG. This is reflected in the 'UK's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security' and as a key pillar in the new 'International Women and Girls Strategy'. The UK Government continues to raise, at appropriate levels, issues relating to Japan's prison system, including guidance on the treatment of prisoners. For individual cases, our consular teams work regularly with Japanese authorities to ensure appropriate treatment of British nationals, including on access to medical care.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/11/2023 16:02:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1670309

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate his Department has made of the extent of violence against civilians in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>Civilian casualties in Yemen have remained largely unchanged, despite truce-like conditions over the past eighteen months having reduced frontline violence. 500 fatalities and 1300 injuries were recorded among civilians in the year up to September 2023. Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) continues to be perpetrated, including in detention as a form of torture. According to the International Organisation for Migration, over 77,000 migrants from the Horn of Africa remain at risk in Yemen from human rights violations including torture, violence, and trafficking.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/11/2023 14:01:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord