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1383944

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	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 eligibility of Afghan nationals who formerly attended UK universities to be resettled in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	85393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The ACRS is not yet open. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme.</p><p>Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/12/2021 16:22:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1383725

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the date on which the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	85242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme is not yet open and remains under development. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme. The first to be resettled through this scheme will be some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk.</p><p>Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/12/2021 16:27:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1384306

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on reviewing the No Recourse to Public Funds condition in response to the recommendations in the report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, published in November 2020, assessing her Department's hostile environment policy.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	86143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>I would firstly like to address the use of the term ‘hostile environment’ in the honourable Member’s question. This language does not reflect Government policy or our values.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s measures on access to work, benefits and services have been introduced by successive governments over many years, and these are consistent with legislative frameworks operated by most other comparable countries. The principle of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) forms part of that framework and was established as far back as 1971 and is a condition that is applied to those staying here with a temporary immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>Our review of the NRPF measure forms part of the Home Office’s full evaluation of its compliant environment policies and measures, both individually and cumulatively. This was set out in “Response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review: a comprehensive improvement plan”, published in 2020. As part of our ongoing review, we also systematically revisit our Equality Impact Assessments, including relating to NRPF, to ensure that policies remain in accordance with our Public Sector Equality Duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has also set up a national NRPF stakeholder forum to gather information on actual and potential impacts of its NRPF policy. The group meets on a quarterly basis and comprises representatives from central government, local government authorities across the four UK nations, the NRPF Network, and other third sector organisations with a specific interest in the subject. Where appropriate, the trends, emerging issues, and evidence gathered from this forum will be used to inform policy development in this area.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to seek alternative means to secure more NRPF-related data in order to understand who might be impacted by the policy as well as looking at improving the quality and availability of data on protected characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>On 31 August we provided the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) with an update on the progress of the review of the compliant environment. A copy of the letter can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7162/documents/75657/default/&amp;data=04%7c01%7cSid.Stratton%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7c2f84fa18f07649520d5a08d9b64c7fe0%7cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7c0%7c0%7c637741261932585722%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c3000&amp;sdata=c%2BMhlwE1zaJvonoqmNje/MzftPfbrpQkkVA2le44URI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7162/documents/75657/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/12/2021 14:48:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1383797

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Mobile Phones
	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 Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 114198, under what statutory powers the mobile telephones of people arriving by boat are seized and held for three to six months.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	85276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85277 85278 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1383798

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of mobile telephones that have been confiscated from people arriving to the UK by boat since November 2020 have been returned to their owners.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	85277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85276 85278 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1383799

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to confiscate (a) wedding rings and (b) other items belonging to migrants arriving in the UK by small boat.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	85278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>85276: The statutory powers used to seize mobile phones are s. 19 of PACE as applied by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officers in England and Wales) Order 2013 (the PACE Order) and s. 48 Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>85277: – Since November 2020, Immigration Enforcement have returned to the owners the majority of mobile telephone devices which have been seized by people arriving illegally via small boat to the UK.</p><p>85278: It is not our policy to take wedding rings from people. Personal items may be taken for safekeeping during the initial screening of migrants, but these are restored to the owner at the earliest opportunity. Items that may provide evidence of a criminal offence such as people smuggling may can be retained for a longer period if they form part of an active investigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 85276 85277 question first answered 09/12/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1383385

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: France
	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 her French counterpart on (a) the welfare of refugees in France who are attempting to arrive in the UK and (b) safeguards for child refugees who are targeted by criminal gangs operating in the English Channel.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	84499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Secretary maintains regular contact with her French counterpart, Interior Minister Darmanin on small boats crossings and their related issues. The responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees lies with the authorities of the country in which they are present in accordance with their international obligations. France has a fully functioning asylum system and is party to both the ECHR and the Refugee Convention.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/12/2021 17:24:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 37867 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1382895

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sex Establishments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to update guidance to local authorities on sexual entertainment venues.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	83453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Local Authorities have powers to control the number and location of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area. These powers are not mandatory and only apply where they are adopted by Local Authorities. Where adopted, these provisions allow local authorities to refuse an application on potentially wider grounds than is permitted under the Licensing Act 2003 and give local people a greater say over the regulation of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area.</p><p>Under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Act, Local Authorities can consider whether granting a licence for a lap dancing club would be appropriate, having regard to the character of the area and the use to which other premises in the vicinity are put. For example, a Local Authority may decide that it would be inappropriate to grant a licence for a lap dancing club in a residential area or next door to a school. In March 2010, under the previous government, the Home Office published guidance on Sexual Entertainment Venues for Local Authorities carrying out their function under Schedule 3. This is the latest guidance that can be used by local authorities.</p><p>Protecting those involved in prostitution and sex work from harm is also a strand of our wider work to eradicate violence against women and girls (VAWG). In 2019 the police updated the National Policing Sex Work and Prostitution Guidance – this makes clear that the safety of people engaged in sex work must be paramount to the police service.</p><p>Since 2016, the Government has provided over £2 million to specialist organisations supporting those involved in sex work and prostitution.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that women feel safe everywhere - at home, at work, at school, online, or on the streets. That is why we are delivering a £5 million ‘Safety of Women at Night’ fund and an additional £25 million Safer Streets Fund focused on improving public safety, with an emphasis on women and girls’ safety in public spaces.</p><p>In order to continue ensuring that the Government is addressing the exploitation and harm of women which may arise from prostitution and sex work, the Home Office will work with other Government departments, the police, charities and others to consider whether there are additional measures to address those aspects of sex work and prostitution that have the potential to cause harm or exploitation. We will also bring forward a standalone Tackling Modern Slavery Strategy to complement our published Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 83454 question first answered 09/12/2021 16:04:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1382896

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sex Establishments
	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 she has made of local authorities' ability to adequately enforce sexual entertainment venue legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	83454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Local Authorities have powers to control the number and location of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area. These powers are not mandatory and only apply where they are adopted by Local Authorities. Where adopted, these provisions allow local authorities to refuse an application on potentially wider grounds than is permitted under the Licensing Act 2003 and give local people a greater say over the regulation of lap dancing clubs and similar venues in their area.</p><p>Under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Act, Local Authorities can consider whether granting a licence for a lap dancing club would be appropriate, having regard to the character of the area and the use to which other premises in the vicinity are put. For example, a Local Authority may decide that it would be inappropriate to grant a licence for a lap dancing club in a residential area or next door to a school. In March 2010, under the previous government, the Home Office published guidance on Sexual Entertainment Venues for Local Authorities carrying out their function under Schedule 3. This is the latest guidance that can be used by local authorities.</p><p>Protecting those involved in prostitution and sex work from harm is also a strand of our wider work to eradicate violence against women and girls (VAWG). In 2019 the police updated the National Policing Sex Work and Prostitution Guidance – this makes clear that the safety of people engaged in sex work must be paramount to the police service.</p><p>Since 2016, the Government has provided over £2 million to specialist organisations supporting those involved in sex work and prostitution.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that women feel safe everywhere - at home, at work, at school, online, or on the streets. That is why we are delivering a £5 million ‘Safety of Women at Night’ fund and an additional £25 million Safer Streets Fund focused on improving public safety, with an emphasis on women and girls’ safety in public spaces.</p><p>In order to continue ensuring that the Government is addressing the exploitation and harm of women which may arise from prostitution and sex work, the Home Office will work with other Government departments, the police, charities and others to consider whether there are additional measures to address those aspects of sex work and prostitution that have the potential to cause harm or exploitation. We will also bring forward a standalone Tackling Modern Slavery Strategy to complement our published Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 83453 question first answered 09/12/2021 16:04:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1383876

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on where the Cardiff model of violence prevention has been implemented in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	85199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government's 2018 Serious Violence Strategy for England and Wales sets out the expectation that, in line with the Cardiff Model for violence prevention, Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) work with local hospitals to implement the sharing of appropriate health data to tackle serious violence. Information standard ISB1594, which applies to all Accident and Emergency departments, sets out the details of the minimum dataset to be provided.</p><p>To support local areas in the delivery of their response to serious violence, from 2019-2022 we have invested £105.5 million into the development of 18 Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) in the police force areas worst affected by serious violence, which account for 80% of all hospital admissions for injury with a sharp object in England and Wales. A list of all 18 funded areas is included here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/355m-to-support-young-people-at-risk-of-involvement-in-serious-violence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/355m-to-support-young-people-at-risk-of-involvement-in-serious-violence</a></p><p>VRUs combine the collective expertise of local agency partners, including those from health settings, to identify the drivers of serious violence and agree a multi-agency response to them. This includes the proactive sharing of data between health and other partners, emulating the Cardiff Model. The Home Office holds significant management information pertaining to VRU progress across a number of key priorities, including effective sharing of data with partners. As per the published 2019/20 VRU Evaluation, all 18 areas have made good progress in generating and sharing data across numerous partners to inform their direction of travel.</p><p>Beyond the 18 areas in receipt of VRU funding, we will also be introducing the Serious Violence Duty through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which will require authorities and bodies delivering public services, including health, to collaborate in preventing and reducing serious violence in all areas across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/12/2021 16:53:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael