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1027372

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of state for the Home Department, how many fines relating to key performance indicators were issued to Serco in its capacity as the asylum accommodation provider in Scotland in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	202864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The deductions of Service Credits are considered to be commercially confidential and as such the Home Office does not publish this information.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/12/2018 16:40:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

967791

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether provisions have been included in the draft asylum accommodation renewal contract for the future (a) amendment and (b) termination of the contract; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of enacting such provisions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The draft asylum accommodation contract includes provision for amendment through a formal change control process that is subject to agreement and formal signing of variation by both parties.</p><p>The draft contract also includes provision for termination on grounds of cause or convenience at the authorities absolute discretion. Costs associated with enacting any of these provisions will vary on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1104909

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Social Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to ensure that overseas care workers are exempt from the Tier 2 visa £30,000 salary cap and able to work in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	236548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236545 question first answered 28/03/2019 17:11:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1104906

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to (a) retain and (b) extend to EEA citizens the Tier 2 visa salary exemption for nurses after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	236545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report, EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236548 question first answered 28/03/2019 17:11:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

967784

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any government contracts for the provision of housing to asylum seekers include options for the payment of a bonus to the provider if certain criteria are met.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Service (UKVI) discharges their statutory duty to provide destitute asylum seeker accommodation and transport via a suite of COMPASS contracts with three providers. The contract payment mechanism is based on per person per night cost and does not include any bonus payment facility.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170433 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:25:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

967785

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any bonus payments have been paid by the Government to any companies currently providing asylum seeker accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	170433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Service (UKVI) discharges their statutory duty to provide destitute asylum seeker accommodation and transport via a suite of COMPASS contracts with three providers. The contract payment mechanism is based on per person per night cost and does not include any bonus payment facility.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 170432 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:25:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1124178

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Mears Group plans to rule out the use of lock-change evictions when it commences the contract for providing housing for asylum seekers in Glasgow in September 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	249938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with free, furnished accommodation whilst their asylum claim is under consideration. Where they are granted leave to remain they are free to live and work in the United Kingdom.</p><p>Those who have been unsuccessful in their asylum claim and do not have leave to remain in the UK are no longer entitled to asylum accommodation and should take steps to leave the UK. UKVI will continue to work with Serco, Mears and Glasgow City Council to ensure that those with no right to be in the UK leave their accommodation in a safe and secure way and that they are provided with the necessary support and advice to make an informed decision about their future.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/05/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1027598

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to award the new asylum accommodation contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	203355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The procurement and approval processes for the new asylum accommodation contracts is continuing and we expect to award the contracts as soon as this process concludes.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 13:06:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

969487

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	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 (a) monitor and (b) enforce the provisions in the asylum accommodation contract that people who would otherwise be destitute will continue to be housed.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	171727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Section 95 of the of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 provides that an asylum seeker is destitute and therefore eligible to receive accommodation and other support from the Home Office if:</p><p>a) he does not have adequate accommodation or the means of obtaining it (whether or not his other essential living needs are met);</p><p>or b)he has adequate accommodation or the means of obtaining it, but cannot meet his other essential living needs.</p><p>The definition is not changed by the re-tender of the Home Office asylum accommodation contracts. The legislation provides that, unless there are children in their household, a person ceases to be eligible to receive section 95 support 21 days after their asylum claim or any appeal is finally rejected. However, another form of support, including accommodation, is available under section 4(2) of the 1999 Act if the person is taking reasonable steps to leave the UK or there is a temporary or legal or practical obstacle that prevents their departure.</p><p>Cessation of s95 support occurs once an applicant is no longer eligible, through having exhausted all appeal rights, being granted a form of leave, has been removed from the country or having left the accommodation voluntarily. Operational checks are undertaken to ensure that there are no outstanding issues or applications, and support can be reinstated if information is received to the contrary.</p><p>There is no provision in the accommodation contracts that enable people who cease to qualify for section 95 support and do not qualify for section 4(2) support to continue to be housed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171728 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:55:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1092137

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to compensate people who paid for a one-week fast-tracking service for a new passport in order to travel on 24 March in the event that the date that the UK leaves the EU is moved back from 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	234793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>It is Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s policy to reimburse any out of pocket expenses incurred by a customer as a direct consequence of an error or omission it has made.</p><p>As part of our responsibility for preparing citizens for all scenarios, we have made clear in our advice that the changes to the rules for travel to Europe are in the event that the UK leaves the European Union without a deal. There is no error within this advice.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 17:04:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney