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1028551

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many occasions his Department has invited home-country officials to interview asylum seekers; and what the nationality of those officials was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	203899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We have a proud history of providing protection to those who need it. All asylum claims are carefully considered on their individual merits by assessing all evidence provided by the claimant against published country information. In line with our legal duty of confidentiality, we do not disclose information about asylum claims to an individual’s home country. We do not facilitate interviews with representatives from an asylum seeker’s home country whilst their claim is being considered.</p><p>Only after an individual’s asylum claim is refused, may it become necessary, as with foreign national offenders and those without a legal basis for remaining in the UK, to confirm their identity and nationality with the receiving country and to obtain a travel document to facilitate a voluntary or enforced return.</p><p>It is a requirement of some foreign governments to interview such individuals to confirm identity/nationality and to agree to issue a travel document. These interviews are coordinated in a number of ways based on the circumstances of the person’s case and the particular process for re-documentation stipulated by the receiving foreign government. These include ad-hoc interviews for individuals and regular interview exercises with UK based officials from diplomatic missions, and central government officials visiting the UK.</p><p>The number of occasions these activities took place is not held in a format that is reportable.</p><p>The following is a non-exhaustive list of countries whose officials have conducted interviews;</p><p>Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Tunisia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 13:23:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1028556

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNAIDS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Report on the work of the Independent Expert Panel on prevention of and response to harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power at UNAIDS Secretariat, what recent assessment she has made of the allegations against UNAIDS; and if she will make a statement on the future of the UK's contributions to that agency.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	203900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a driving force in tackling this issue, galvanising the aid sector to put in place the vital initiatives needed to finally rid it of those who seek to tarnish its reputation. We have been very clear that we will not tolerate practices which do not reach the highest standards in relation to tackling harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power. The UK expects the current Executive Director to step down. This is vital to signal a strong response to this critical issue within and beyond the organisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s next scheduled payment to UNAIDS is not due until later in the year. We will assess progress in implementation of the Panel’s recommendations as part of our regular review of funding.</p><p> </p><p>A statement was issued by the Secretary of State on UNAIDS on Thursday 20 December 2018, reference: HCWS1223.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/01/2019 16:56:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020579

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Cardiff South and Penarth
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 seekers (a) with children and (b) without children resided in the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency and were subsequently held in detention centres each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the data required to answer the question in the requested format specifically regarding those asylum seekers who were residing in the Cardiff and South Penarth constituency and who were subsequently held in detention centres.</p><p>However information relating to people detained or returned is available within published statistics and can be accessed via the following;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:41:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020580

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Universal Credit: South Glamorgan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Cardiff and (b) Vale of Glamorgan have made successful claims for underpayments of universal credit since the beginning of the roll-out; and what the average value is of each such claim.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>DWP only holds this data at a national level for estimated underpayments, which can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762141/fraud-and-error-stats-release-2017-2018-final-estimates.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762141/fraud-and-error-stats-release-2017-2018-final-estimates.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2018 18:03:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1020582

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to plan for processing new residence documents as outlined in Article 18 of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	199877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is introducing the EU Settlement Scheme to enable EU citizens who have chosen to make their lives here to obtain the UK immigration status they need in accordance with Article 18 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>The Scheme will be fully open by 30 March 2019 and will be delivered through a streamlined, digital application process. In preparation, the Scheme entered private beta testing in August and is now in the second phase of that testing. This approach is now standard for the launch of new government services and enables the system and processes to be tested to ensure that they work effectively before being fully introduced.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 17:42:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1019786

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Sign Language
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 consultation entitled, Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, published in July 2017, what steps her Department has taken to fill the evidence gaps identified by respondents.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The ‘Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss’ was a review of the present state of the market for support that facilitates communication for people who are deaf, deaf-blind or have hearing loss and those that need to engage with them.</p><p> </p><p>DWP worked with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the review’s parameters and criteria. These partners included other government departments; organisations that work for and with people who are deaf, Deafblind or have a hearing loss; and individuals from the communication and language professions. However, as was stated in the Report, it was not within the scope of the review to make policy recommendations based on the evidence received.</p><p> </p><p>The review aimed to look at provision in the UK as a whole, covering all forms of language and communication support. Interested organisations and individuals were publically invited to make a submission to the review. As was explained in the report, DWP did not undertake field research during the course of this work and the accuracy of information submitted during the review has therefore not been further assured by the department.</p><p> </p><p>This report published in July 2017 was a summary of the responses received. The report highlights current available evidence relating to the areas under review, including relevant published statistical data, and summarises common themes that were evident in the wide range of submissions that were received.</p><p>The review was designed to be a useful information resource, which would allow commissioners across both the public and private sector to make more informed decisions. The review is also a resource for policymakers. We have not assessed its impact across the public sector, but we can say that findings from the review informed DWP’s decision to increase the Access to Work Cap from £43,100 p.a. to £57,200 p.a. with effect from April 2018. Access to Work is also increasingly supporting the use of video relay services to complement support from face-to-face BSL Interpreters and allow for greater flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment levels among British Sign Language interpreters are influenced by a range of market factors, including demand for their services in social and personal situations, which DWP does not directly influence. However, DWP works closely and on an ongoing basis with people who are deaf of or have hearing loss, as well as relevant stakeholder groups, to ensure their needs are understood and that initiatives like Access to Work help to meet those needs.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 198839 198840 question first answered 11/12/2018 10:11:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 91128 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1019787

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Sign Language: Public Sector
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 consultation entitled, Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, published in July 2017, what steps her Department has taken to improve the commissioning of British Sign Language interpretation by the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The ‘Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss’ was a review of the present state of the market for support that facilitates communication for people who are deaf, deaf-blind or have hearing loss and those that need to engage with them.</p><p> </p><p>DWP worked with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the review’s parameters and criteria. These partners included other government departments; organisations that work for and with people who are deaf, Deafblind or have a hearing loss; and individuals from the communication and language professions. However, as was stated in the Report, it was not within the scope of the review to make policy recommendations based on the evidence received.</p><p> </p><p>The review aimed to look at provision in the UK as a whole, covering all forms of language and communication support. Interested organisations and individuals were publically invited to make a submission to the review. As was explained in the report, DWP did not undertake field research during the course of this work and the accuracy of information submitted during the review has therefore not been further assured by the department.</p><p> </p><p>This report published in July 2017 was a summary of the responses received. The report highlights current available evidence relating to the areas under review, including relevant published statistical data, and summarises common themes that were evident in the wide range of submissions that were received.</p><p>The review was designed to be a useful information resource, which would allow commissioners across both the public and private sector to make more informed decisions. The review is also a resource for policymakers. We have not assessed its impact across the public sector, but we can say that findings from the review informed DWP’s decision to increase the Access to Work Cap from £43,100 p.a. to £57,200 p.a. with effect from April 2018. Access to Work is also increasingly supporting the use of video relay services to complement support from face-to-face BSL Interpreters and allow for greater flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment levels among British Sign Language interpreters are influenced by a range of market factors, including demand for their services in social and personal situations, which DWP does not directly influence. However, DWP works closely and on an ongoing basis with people who are deaf of or have hearing loss, as well as relevant stakeholder groups, to ensure their needs are understood and that initiatives like Access to Work help to meet those needs.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 198838 198840 question first answered 11/12/2018 10:11:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 91129 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1019788

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Sign Language
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 consultation entitled, Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, published in July 2017, what steps her Department has taken to increase the number of fully qualified and registered British Sign Language interpreters.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The ‘Market review of British Sign Language and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss’ was a review of the present state of the market for support that facilitates communication for people who are deaf, deaf-blind or have hearing loss and those that need to engage with them.</p><p> </p><p>DWP worked with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the review’s parameters and criteria. These partners included other government departments; organisations that work for and with people who are deaf, Deafblind or have a hearing loss; and individuals from the communication and language professions. However, as was stated in the Report, it was not within the scope of the review to make policy recommendations based on the evidence received.</p><p> </p><p>The review aimed to look at provision in the UK as a whole, covering all forms of language and communication support. Interested organisations and individuals were publically invited to make a submission to the review. As was explained in the report, DWP did not undertake field research during the course of this work and the accuracy of information submitted during the review has therefore not been further assured by the department.</p><p> </p><p>This report published in July 2017 was a summary of the responses received. The report highlights current available evidence relating to the areas under review, including relevant published statistical data, and summarises common themes that were evident in the wide range of submissions that were received.</p><p>The review was designed to be a useful information resource, which would allow commissioners across both the public and private sector to make more informed decisions. The review is also a resource for policymakers. We have not assessed its impact across the public sector, but we can say that findings from the review informed DWP’s decision to increase the Access to Work Cap from £43,100 p.a. to £57,200 p.a. with effect from April 2018. Access to Work is also increasingly supporting the use of video relay services to complement support from face-to-face BSL Interpreters and allow for greater flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment levels among British Sign Language interpreters are influenced by a range of market factors, including demand for their services in social and personal situations, which DWP does not directly influence. However, DWP works closely and on an ongoing basis with people who are deaf of or have hearing loss, as well as relevant stakeholder groups, to ensure their needs are understood and that initiatives like Access to Work help to meet those needs.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 198838 198839 question first answered 11/12/2018 10:11:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 91130 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1019790

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals and EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures his Department have established to ensure the accurate calculation of the length of time that (a) non-UK EU and (b) EEA nationals have continuously and lawfully lived in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>It is not necessary for EU citizens applying for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme to demonstrate the exact length of time that they have continuously lived in the UK. The Home Office simply needs to establish whether they have continuously lived in the UK for more or less than five years in order to grant settled or pre-settled status accordingly.</p><p>In most cases we can do this via automated checks on tax and benefits records, with an opportunity for applicants to provide additional documen-tary evidence as necessary. In these cases we will work with applicants to help them identify the most suitable evidence and, as outlined in the pub-lished caseworker guidance, will accept a wide range of documentation</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/12/2018 17:44:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1019791

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of (i) EU and (ii) EEA nationals that will have the right to reside permanently in the UK; and (b) number UK citizens that will have the right to reside permanently in EU Member states after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>a) The impact assessment for the EU Settlement Scheme estimates that between 3.5m and 4m EEA nationals (excluding Irish nationals) will be eligible to apply for the scheme by the end of the Implementation Period in December 2020.</p><p><br>The IA is published at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/875/impacts." target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/875/impacts. </a></p><p><br>b) The Home Office does not hold this information. The Office for National Statistics has published estimates of the number of UK nationals who are resident in other EU countries at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/livingabroad/april2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/livingabroad/april2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 15:56:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty