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1541746

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 impact of the inadmissibility process on (a) the speed of asylum decision making and (b) the provision of asylum accommodation and support.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	86487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This system will not introduce significant delays either for individuals entering the asylum system, or the asylum system as a whole.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In recent years we have made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality &amp; Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The significant increase in dangerous journeys across the Channel is placing unprecedented strain on our asylum system and it has made it necessary to continue to use hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers. The use of hotels is a short-term solution and we are working hard with local authorities to find appropriate accommodation.</del></p><p>Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.SpecialAdvisers%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca496d0d3d4f74f6ad78b08dacca28a64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638047295713805596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQ1sf2enuEQfqpFF8raBYrQXdDZHa6baJWew%2F0VSYaQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets</a>.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. Further information on the inadmissibility process can be here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Finadmissibility-third-country-cases%2Finadmissibility-safe-third-country-cases-accessible&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.SpecialAdvisers%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca496d0d3d4f74f6ad78b08dacca28a64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638047295713805596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GSuJUWbJOr1G0lLS6CwBOPkMVK6z4GogDoJbsI8qk%2Fg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Inadmissibility: safe third country cases</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick previous answer version 36442 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick 36460 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/11/2022 17:56:34 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2022 09:06:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1327694

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the costs associated with levels of crime.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	7179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>According to the most recently published estimates of the overall costs of crime, the total costs of crime in England and Wales in 2015/16, is estimated to be approximately £50 billion for crimes against individuals and £9 billion for crimes against businesses.</p><p>The full report can be accessed at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F732110%2Fthe-economic-and-social-costs-of-crime-horr99.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKatherine.Jones18%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8c74ff5f00944f4540d508d92051bacd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637576357653746886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=I6Yqsg6%2F%2BK6bPwNStJPe5%2BBC%2Ff9FzGgQfCZRUGxLOV8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The economic and social costs of crime (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This Government remains focused on reducing levels of crime, which is why we are recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers, investing £40 million in our work on county lines, £130.5 million on serious violence, and £70 million on neighbourhood crime. Specifically, these investments intend to target and bring to justice county lines gangs, fund enforcement activity in police force areas that see the highest levels of violent crime; as well as to improve public safety in communities who are disproportionately affected by acquisitive crime.</p><p>Through our targeted activity, we will continue to work with partners to make real progress in reducing levels of crime, and in turn the associated costs it brings.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/06/2021 14:42:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226885

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on the potential for non-Chinese ethnic minority British citizens resident in Hong Kong to relocate immediately to the UK with non-EEA national dependants.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	77625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>All British Citizens have the right of abode, meaning they can freely enter and remain in the UK.</p><p>For a non-EEA dependant, the family Immigration Rules already permit a non-EEA family member to accompany or join a British citizen to come to or remain in the UK. The family member (partner, parent, child, or adult dependent relative) must make a valid application and meet the requirements under Appendix FM. If successful, they are granted 33 months Entry Clearance on a route to Settlement.</p><p>If necessary, consideration can also be given to granting leave outside the Immigration Rules on an exceptional basis – although such a consideration also requires a valid application to be made.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 77626 question first answered 01/09/2020 09:55:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1226886

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-Chinese ethnic minority British citizens resident in Hong Kong are able to immediately relocate to the UK accompanied by non-EEA national dependants following the enactment of the national security law in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	77626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>All British Citizens have the right of abode, meaning they can freely enter and remain in the UK.</p><p>For a non-EEA dependant, the family Immigration Rules already permit a non-EEA family member to accompany or join a British citizen to come to or remain in the UK. The family member (partner, parent, child, or adult dependent relative) must make a valid application and meet the requirements under Appendix FM. If successful, they are granted 33 months Entry Clearance on a route to Settlement.</p><p>If necessary, consideration can also be given to granting leave outside the Immigration Rules on an exceptional basis – although such a consideration also requires a valid application to be made.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 77625 question first answered 01/09/2020 09:55:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133134

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reclassification of (a) pregabalin/Lyrica and (b) other drugs on the sale of drugs on the street.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>An impact assessment was published on the gov.uk website prior to the control of pregabalin under Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in April 2019. Impact assessments are routinely prepared prior to the control of substances under the 1971 Act and we regularly meet partners, such as the police, who provide valuable insights into the effect of control on drug markets</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/06/2019 14:57:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149945

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Anti-social behaviour policy in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. In England and Wales the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour. To support local agencies decide when and how to use these powers the Home Office refreshed its statutory guidance for frontline practitioners on the use of the statutory powers in December 2017.</p><p>We keep anti-social behaviour policy in England and Wales, including the effectiveness of the powers, under review through a National Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together a range of partners and representatives from key agencies, including the police, local government, and other Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2019 11:53:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1523351

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	65774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>As Security Minister, countering-terrorism is one of my core responsibilities. I meet regularly with operational agencies to ensure they have the tool they need to keep the country safe.</p><p>We recognise that our strategy must continue to evolve and we constantly review and adapt our response to maintain pace with the evolving threat. For example, I recently met victims of terrorism to discuss how we can improve protective security.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 25/10/2022 15:15:01 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1331179

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the New Plan for Immigration, if she will publish new safe and legal routes and resettlement targets for refugees seeking safety in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	13063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the New Plan for Immigration we will strengthen our safe and legal routes to the UK for refugees in need of protection, including refugee resettlement. Through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) we continue to welcome vulnerable refugees in need of protection to the UK as well as through other safe and legal routes such as Refugee Family Reunion. Since 2015 we have resettled over 25,000 refugees through our resettlement schemes, in addition to granting over 29,000 Refugee Family Reunion visas in the last 5 years. The number of refugees we resettle every year depends on a variety of factors including local authorities’ capacity and the extent to which Community Sponsorship continues to thrive. This year, we continue to work closely with local authorities, community sponsor groups, and our international partners to enable refugee resettlement to continue as we recover from the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/06/2021 08:47:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1290219

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on how the UK will allow international travel when the global covid-19 infection rate decreases.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	159304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Roadmap to Recovery, future decisions will be considered by the Global Travel Taskforce which will report with recommendations for resuming international travel on 12 April.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/03/2021 13:50:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1186952

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of (a) information gathered during interviews with asylum applicants and (b) asylum decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	33517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>Asylum operations is working to improve the quality and accuracy of decision-making to ensure that we get decisions right first time. This includes assuring that we properly consider all evidence provided by applicants in order to reduce the proportion of allowed appeals, analysing the reasons for allowed appeals and using this to inform and further improve guidance and training for decision making staff.</p><p>All decision makers receive extensive training on how to interview asylum seekers in a sensitive way and consider the claim for sustainable decisions to be reached. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken, even where that information may be sensitive or difficult to disclose.</p><p>UKVI has an internal audit process which assesses the quality of decisions, interviews and the application of Home Office policy. We have Senior Case Worker assessments as well as independent auditors from the Central Operations Assurance Team who audit asylum cases and provide quarterly reports.</p><p>It is Home Office policy to digitally record asylum interviews unless the exemptions policy applies, a copy of the interview record is given to the applicant and legal representative if present.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 31/03/2020 14:17:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon