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1683335

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any Afghan refugees were (a) placed in and (b) returned to bridging hotels in the period since September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>As of 31 August 2023, we successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afghans, with the overwhelming majority of those being resettled now having moved into settled accommodation. We have now provided these Afghans with the homes they need to begin the next chapter of their life in the UK, fully integrate, find employment and provide their children with stability.</p><p>Whilst we cannot confirm the longest length of stay in bridging accommodation, our statistics show that the earliest record of an Afghan in bridging accommodation was in the second quarter of 2021.</p><p>The Home Office publish data on Afghan resettlement in the Immigration System Statistics release. In table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets, you can view the number of Afghans resettled, by when they arrived in the UK (quarterly breakdowns) and what type of accommodation they were recorded in as of the date of the data extraction (currently the data is as of 30 September 2023). The next Immigration Statistics are due for release around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 10363 10364 10365 question first answered 24/01/2024 09:38:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683336

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new arrivals from Afghanistan have been placed in bridging hotels since September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>As of 31 August 2023, we successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afghans, with the overwhelming majority of those being resettled now having moved into settled accommodation. We have now provided these Afghans with the homes they need to begin the next chapter of their life in the UK, fully integrate, find employment and provide their children with stability.</p><p>Whilst we cannot confirm the longest length of stay in bridging accommodation, our statistics show that the earliest record of an Afghan in bridging accommodation was in the second quarter of 2021.</p><p>The Home Office publish data on Afghan resettlement in the Immigration System Statistics release. In table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets, you can view the number of Afghans resettled, by when they arrived in the UK (quarterly breakdowns) and what type of accommodation they were recorded in as of the date of the data extraction (currently the data is as of 30 September 2023). The next Immigration Statistics are due for release around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 10362 10364 10365 question first answered 24/01/2024 09:38:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683337

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 from Afghanistan are living in bridging hotels.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>As of 31 August 2023, we successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afghans, with the overwhelming majority of those being resettled now having moved into settled accommodation. We have now provided these Afghans with the homes they need to begin the next chapter of their life in the UK, fully integrate, find employment and provide their children with stability.</p><p>Whilst we cannot confirm the longest length of stay in bridging accommodation, our statistics show that the earliest record of an Afghan in bridging accommodation was in the second quarter of 2021.</p><p>The Home Office publish data on Afghan resettlement in the Immigration System Statistics release. In table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets, you can view the number of Afghans resettled, by when they arrived in the UK (quarterly breakdowns) and what type of accommodation they were recorded in as of the date of the data extraction (currently the data is as of 30 September 2023). The next Immigration Statistics are due for release around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 10362 10363 10365 question first answered 24/01/2024 09:38:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683339

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) earliest date and (b) longest continuous period that anyone from Afghanistan has been accommodated in a bridging hotel.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>As of 31 August 2023, we successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afghans, with the overwhelming majority of those being resettled now having moved into settled accommodation. We have now provided these Afghans with the homes they need to begin the next chapter of their life in the UK, fully integrate, find employment and provide their children with stability.</p><p>Whilst we cannot confirm the longest length of stay in bridging accommodation, our statistics show that the earliest record of an Afghan in bridging accommodation was in the second quarter of 2021.</p><p>The Home Office publish data on Afghan resettlement in the Immigration System Statistics release. In table Asy_D02 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets, you can view the number of Afghans resettled, by when they arrived in the UK (quarterly breakdowns) and what type of accommodation they were recorded in as of the date of the data extraction (currently the data is as of 30 September 2023). The next Immigration Statistics are due for release around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 10362 10363 10364 question first answered 24/01/2024 09:38:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683340

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghan refugees are (a) registered as homeless and (b) accommodated in temporary local authority accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a> on 20 December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 25/01/2024 14:59:24 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683341

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans are accommodated in (a) camps and (b) other sites operated by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>As of 18 January 2024, our records show 775 Afghans eligible for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (principal applicants and family members) are accommodated in reception sites at Ministry of Defence (MOD) camps. A further 850 ARAP Eligible Afghans (principal applicants and family members) are in transitional Service Family Accommodation at other MOD sites.</p><p>These sites provide short-term accommodation for individuals and their families prior to onwards movement into settled accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/01/2024 15:31:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683342

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Afghan refugees arrived in the UK (a) from Pakistan and (b) by other routes in each month since November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexander.Wedgbury%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C50b62941295e4e87830b08dc18d296ec%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638412539957759698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ExgOPSrDDE6CfsifjwpCIM54uXEFMKI3iuxGRj4iqok%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a> show we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including over 21,600 people eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) schemes, as of September 2023.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown or running commentary on Afghans who have arrived in the UK specifically from Pakistan or via other routes since November 2023. This is due to this being ongoing operational data. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due around 22 February 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to relocating all eligible persons who remain in Pakistan and third countries as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/01/2024 14:38:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683428

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with car insurance providers on the impact of their policies on writing-off cars on trends in the level of car insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues. These include the cost of insurance, and factors that can impact on this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/01/2024 08:30:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683440

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department takes to consult tenants on developments in the regulated housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10371 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683441

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to the regulated housing sector on consultation with tenants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10370 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe