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1046804

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the equity of the treatment of children in refugee detention centres.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Home Office statistics on the number of children held in immigration detention since September 2018 have not yet been published. The next publication: Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018 will be released on 29 February 2019 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Information on children in detention broken down by quarter, is available in the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2018’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>The UK does not operate refugee detention centres and ended the routine detention of children in 2010 and, in line with the Immigration Act 2014, does not hold unaccompanied children in immigration removal centres. There remain limited circumstances where unaccompanied children may be detained for a short period, usually at ports of entry. This will be done for safeguarding reasons and will be for a very brief period, normally just a matter of hours, until alternative care arrangements are made. Families with children intercepted at the border may also be detained very briefly, but the Home Office does not publish data on children detained at the border.</p><p>Under the Family Returns Process, which was established in 2011 as an alternative to routine detention in immigration removal centres, a family with children with no lawful basis of stay in the UK who fails to comply with Home Office attempts to encourage and support voluntary return may, as a last resort, be detained at dedicated Pre Departure Accommodation (PDA), for a short period immediately prior to removal. The operation of the PDA is regulated by the published PDA Operating Standards. Treatment of children more generally is also governed by Detention Services Order 19/2012 “Safeguarding Children Policy.” These documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211298 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:50:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1046114

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been held in immigration detention since September 2018; and what steps his Department is taking to establish alternatives to detention for children at risk of being detained in exceptional circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Home Office statistics on the number of children held in immigration detention since September 2018 have not yet been published. The next publication: Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018 will be released on 29 February 2019 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Information on children in detention broken down by quarter, is available in the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2018’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>The UK does not operate refugee detention centres and ended the routine detention of children in 2010 and, in line with the Immigration Act 2014, does not hold unaccompanied children in immigration removal centres. There remain limited circumstances where unaccompanied children may be detained for a short period, usually at ports of entry. This will be done for safeguarding reasons and will be for a very brief period, normally just a matter of hours, until alternative care arrangements are made. Families with children intercepted at the border may also be detained very briefly, but the Home Office does not publish data on children detained at the border.</p><p>Under the Family Returns Process, which was established in 2011 as an alternative to routine detention in immigration removal centres, a family with children with no lawful basis of stay in the UK who fails to comply with Home Office attempts to encourage and support voluntary return may, as a last resort, be detained at dedicated Pre Departure Accommodation (PDA), for a short period immediately prior to removal. The operation of the PDA is regulated by the published PDA Operating Standards. Treatment of children more generally is also governed by Detention Services Order 19/2012 “Safeguarding Children Policy.” These documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211748 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:50:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1046115

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department redefined abroad in the Housing Benefit (Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 to include Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>It is a basic condition of entitlement for State Pension Credit and Housing Benefit to be in Great Britain. The Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) Regulations 2016 did not change that condition. The regulations did, however, amend the length of time that a person could be absent from Great Britain, for example, travelling to Northern Ireland, whilst maintaining entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. There was no change to either the meaning of Great Britain or of being abroad for the purposes of entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 211300 211301 question first answered 28/01/2019 14:37:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1046117

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department made an estimate of the financial saving that would be achieved by redefining abroad in the Housing Benefit (Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 to include Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>It is a basic condition of entitlement for State Pension Credit and Housing Benefit to be in Great Britain. The Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) Regulations 2016 did not change that condition. The regulations did, however, amend the length of time that a person could be absent from Great Britain, for example, travelling to Northern Ireland, whilst maintaining entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. There was no change to either the meaning of Great Britain or of being abroad for the purposes of entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 211299 211301 question first answered 28/01/2019 14:37:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1046119

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee on the Housing Benefit (Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, what assessment she has made of the effect of redefining abroad to include Northern Ireland on those claimants with elderly parents living in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>It is a basic condition of entitlement for State Pension Credit and Housing Benefit to be in Great Britain. The Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) Regulations 2016 did not change that condition. The regulations did, however, amend the length of time that a person could be absent from Great Britain, for example, travelling to Northern Ireland, whilst maintaining entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. There was no change to either the meaning of Great Britain or of being abroad for the purposes of entitlement to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 211299 211300 question first answered 28/01/2019 14:37:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037088

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 11:26:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037089

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Government departments make use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when structuring their engagements on preparations for leaving the EU, which is a crucial component of planning. It is for departments to determine the manner in which engagement with stakeholders takes place.</p><p>Given the sensitive nature of some discussions, there may be limited circumstances in which departments have used NDAs to enable those conversations, thereby reaching more stakeholders than would otherwise be the case.</p><p>The department has put a limited number of NDAs in place in the course of its work. The use of NDAs is limited to standard contractual arrangements with those providing services to support our work and are necessary to protect commercial considerations.</p><p>According to central records, the department has seven current NDAs covering standard contractual arrangements with providers for activity including media monitoring, consultancy and research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2019 15:51:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037090

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 16:52:50 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037091

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally and is not aware of any such agreements having been signed with stakeholders in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 16/01/2019 13:59:58 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1037093

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Government Departments continue to engage with a wide range of businesses to understand their priorities and issues as we leave the European Union, both to inform our negotiating position, and our preparations in the unlikely event of there being no deal.</p><p> </p><p>Departments can make use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when structuring their engagements on preparations for leaving the EU, which is a crucial component of planning. It is for departments to determine the manner in which engagement with stakeholders takes place. Given the sensitive nature of some discussions, there may be limited circumstances in which departments have used NDAs to enable those conversations, thereby reaching more stakeholders than would otherwise be the case.</p><p> </p><p>NDAs are also a common component of contractual arrangements that are used to protect commercial considerations of the parties involved or to protect sensitives around the development of Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is entirely normal practice to use such agreements and they are therefore sometimes necessary for Government departments who are responsible for managing their preparations for leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/01/2019 16:45:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali