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1123563

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Departmental Records
	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 has taken to locate the 114 documents in relation to child sexual abuse and hon. Members which were misplaced by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	248696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>In February 2013, the Permanent Secretary commissioned an investigation into information the Home Office received in relation to child abuse allegations, between 1979 and 1999. That investigation was unable to locate 114 potentially relevant Home Office files.</p><p>On 7 July 2014 the Home Secretary appointed Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC to carry out an independent review of the 2013 investigation.</p><p>On 29 July 2014, the Home Office Permanent Secretary directed that a physical search targeted on specific areas of the Department be undertaken to see if any of the 114 missing files could be located. This did not uncover any of the 114 missing files, though one was found prior to this exercise. As part of their Review, Wanless and Whittam interrogated what was known about each of the 114 files. They published their analysis within their final report, published November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/05/2019 13:38:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1132813

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	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 first successful use of the statutory defence under section 22 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act (NI) by an individual who had been found not to be a victim of human trafficking by the Home Office under the NRM process, if the Home Office will review how it handles such cases to ensure individuals found to be victims of human trafficking by the judicial system can be protected and their rights upheld.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	266152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The criminal justice system and NRM are distinct and separate systems. Sec-tion 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which provides an equivalent statutory defence as section 22 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act (NI) has recently been the subject of an independent review in the Modern Slavery Act. The Government is considering carefully how it will respond to the recommendations of the review.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office already operates a process that allows negative NRM decisions to be reconsidered in light of new evidence. Reconsiderations are accepted on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/06/2019 16:15:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1134005

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department continues to pursue deportation proceedings in cases in which people have been found to have been trafficked under section 22 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	268498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Victims of trafficking and modern slavery who have committed crimes either in the UK or overseas are not exempt from a deportation assessment. As with the operation of the defence for slavery and trafficking victims in relation to certain offences (section 22 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Crim-inal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015), an assessment is made, on a case-by-case basis, of the relationship between the crime committed and the circumstances of their trafficking or enslavement.</p><p>Under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, a potential victim of trafficking cannot be removed or deported either during the reflection and recovery period or until a Conclusive Grounds decision has been made. At the end of the 45-day period, which is the minimum recovery and reflection period in Northern Ireland, considera-tion will be given to whether their deportation is appropriate under the UK Borders Act 2007, the Immigration Act 1971 or the EEA Regulations 2016.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2019 15:21:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1180537

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 3232 tabled by the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire on 14 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	20498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The responses for UIN 3232 and 3233 were given on the 9th March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/03/2020 15:16:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1184048

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
	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 9 March 2020 to Question 3232, on Immigration: Northern Ireland, what the timeframe is for changing the immigration rules to allow the family members of people from Northern Ireland to apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	27631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/03/2020 11:57:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1189202

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Social Distancing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has published to reinforce social distancing since the clap for key workers that took place on Westminster Bridge on 16 April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	38933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Social distancing measures should be followed in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The guidance was published on the 26<sup>th</sup> March 2020 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults</a> .</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/05/2020 16:28:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1189203

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to not deport family members of health care workers in the UK on Tier 2 visas who die of covid-19 as a result of their work.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	38934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary confirmed, in a letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 29 April, families of eligible frontline healthcare workers who sadly pass away due to contracting the COVID-19 virus, will be granted immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain free of charge.</p><p>In the tragic circumstances suggested the dependents of the Tier 2 visa holder concerned would not have their leave curtailed or be removed from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2020 12:16:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1189960

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is offering to visa applicants whose eligibility for a visa has been negatively affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	39537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak, full details of which are published on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>.</p><p>These are unprecedented times and we may make further adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate, to ensure people are not unduly affected by circumstances beyond their control.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/06/2020 17:13:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1190477

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
	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 potential merits of (a) providing financial support for, (b) extending the terms of the visas of and (c) granting leave to remain to family members of key NHS workers residing in the UK on a Tier 2 visa in the event that those key NHS workers die as a result of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	40640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 27 April, family members of NHS workers who die as a result of contracting Coronavirus (Covid-19) will receive £60,000.</p><p>The Home Secretary has also confirmed the Home Office will grant Indefinite Leave to Remain to family members of migrant NHS workers who die as a result of contracting Coronavirus (Covid-19).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/05/2020 15:40:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1201382

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
	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 Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring that relevant authorities are equipped to deal with a potential increase in the number of asylum seekers after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	56001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office have not currently suspended asylum case decision making. Following health advice and government guidance we temporarily suspected evictions for asylum seekers who had a decision on their claim and continued to support them.</p><p> </p><p>We have been engaging with the NI Executive on asylum matters through the Covid-19 pandemic and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>A comprehensive cessation plan, on how to recommence support cessations and evictions is being worked through with discussions with Local Authorities, Other Government Departments and Stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to working closely with the accommodation providers and communicating with local authorities to relieve pressure and capacity as much as possible and ensure that health guidance is being followed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 56002 question first answered 16/06/2020 08:54:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson