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100013

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what access young asylum seekers have to health provision, once they reach the age of 18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>They have access to NHS services free of charge while their asylum claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 16:19:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1609414

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, including those who are children and those with mental health needs, following the announcement on 29 March of plans to use former military bases to house refugees and asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL7068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of Local Authorities and key stakeholders on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers including those announced on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2023. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery.</p><p>For any large sites the Home Office are exploring use, Multi-Agency Forums are being held with the Local Authority and other key stakeholders before implementation. Any concerns relating to the Local Authority’s ability to meet statutory requirements can be raised and discussed in that forum. We are committed to continuous engagement with local authorities and local partners to understand and mitigate identified risks, including impact on local services.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL7066 HL7067 question first answered 17/04/2023 17:08:50 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

436058

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what NHS medical support is available for (1) asylum seekers, and (2) refugees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Only those asylum seekers (and their dependants) who receive asylum support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 are entitled to access NHS medical services. They are able to access free NHS prescriptions, free dental treatment, free eye sight tests, help with the cost of glasses or contact lenses, free wigs and fabric supports and help with the cost of travel to receive treatment under the care of a consultant.</p><p>The Home Office takes all reasonable steps to ensure the health and welfare of asylum seekers who receive asylum support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. At the inception of their claim, they are provided with an opportunity to undergo assessment by health officials and suitable steps are taken to provide them with access to appropriate medical treatment, this includes advice on how to register with a GP practice and how to access emergency treatment at a hospital or walk in centre.</p><p>Those qualifying asylum seekers, as outlined above, are provided with a HC2 certificate which confirms to medical practitioners that they are eligible to access appropriate medical services.</p><p>Refugees who have been granted asylum status are eligible for services from the National Health Service on the same basis as the general population.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2015 12:26:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1271838

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts have been negotiated with CCGs in Hampshire on the provision of health care services to asylum seekers in supported accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	130706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Given pressure on the system during these unprecedented times, we have worked tirelessly with local authorities and other partners to provide asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, with suitable accommodation, as we are required to do by law.</p><p>Following a review of available government property, the Ministry of Defence offered temporary use of some of its sites. This includes Barton Stacey and we are engaging with leaders and officials at Test Valley and Hampshire councils, local MPs, the police and health services – including the relevant Clinical Commissioning Group – as we continue to explore this as an option.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/01/2021 15:32:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1403413

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding and (b) services her Department provides to asylum seekers requiring (i) GP assessment and (ii) medical treatment in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	105587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not fund or provide medical services to asylum seekers.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers have access to NHS medical services in the same way as other permanent residents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 105586 question first answered 25/01/2022 17:30:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1612439

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of asylum seekers housed on (a) military bases, (b) accommodation barges, (c) cruise ships and (d) other non-urban locations to access medical care.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	181729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will ensure that all accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/04/2023 16:57:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1626327

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on NHS waiting lists for asylum seekers; and if she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers are not moved to a new area while on an NHS waiting list.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	184134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office and its accommodation providers are not statutory providers or commissioners of healthcare. Therefore, they do not have systematic access to health or medical data of asylum seekers. They would not be immediately aware if an asylum seeker was on an NHS waiting list for treatment unless this information had been submitted to them either directly and consensually by a supported asylum seeker or via Migrant Help.</p><p>Section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 sets out factors that may be considered when deciding the type of accommodation to allocate to asylum seekers and failed asylum seekers in need of support. The overriding principle when allocating accommodation is that it is offered on a ‘no choice basis’. However, requests from asylum seekers on asylum support to be accommodated in a particular location are considered under the Home Office Allocation of Asylum Accommodation Policy. All requests should be considered on a case by case basis, balancing that overarching principle that accommodation is offered on a ‘no choice basis’ against the strength of the exceptional circumstances that might make it appropriate to agree to the request to provide accommodation in a particular location.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/05/2023 15:57:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

867050

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Health Services
	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 16 March 2018 to Question 132251 on Asylum: Health Services, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department of Heath and Social Care on the provision of health care for asylum seekers who will be housed in the proposed interim accommodation centre in Halton.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	133168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office and its Providers are in regular contact with other government departments and local authorities, including the Department of Health and Social Care, to ensure there are arrangements in place to provide services to asylum seekers that are supported by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2018 13:54:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg