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1718450

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released 18 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26515 26516 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718451

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released between 35 and 60 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26514 26516 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718452

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released 70 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26514 26515 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718453

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to regularly publish data on prison (a) population and (b) changes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Prison population figures are published weekly at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2024" target="_blank">Prison population figures: 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This publication also shows the operational capacity of the prison system as well as the weekly change.</p><p> </p><p>The monthly reports at the same link also provide further population information broken down by prison.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed quarterly statistics on offenders in custody (including offence groups, sentence lengths and nationalities) can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:11:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685092

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) businesses and (b) workers in the hospitality sector that will be affected by proposed increases to the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2024 16:32:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685093

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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 information his Department holds on the number of asylum seekers that were affected by (a) mould and (b) other damp conditions in (i) social housing, (ii) the private rented sector and (iii) hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures that all asylum accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office accommodation providers are required to visit each property at least monthly, and assurance that contractual requirements are met is tested by the Home Office Contract Assurance Team, which inspects properties and undertakes other assurance activities on an intelligence-led basis.</p><p> </p><p>All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help, where any concerns regarding accommodation standards can be raised. Issues will then be investigated and addressed in accordance with strict contractual target timeframes.</p><p> </p><p>The information you have requested is not held in a readily reportable format and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2024 12:55:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685094

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) self-harm, (b) depression and (c) suicidal ideation have been reported by people living in government-provided asylum accommodation in (i) hotels, (ii) barges, (iii) former military sites and (iv) detention facilities and removal centres in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Central records on the number of cases of self-harm and suicidal ideation that have been reported in immigration removal centres (IRCs) are not held as far back as 15 years. Additionally, no central records on the number of cases of depression reported in IRCs are held. This information relates to health conditions which are treated as medical in confidence and therefore the Home Office would not necessarily know if someone in detention was experiencing depression.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2024 13:07:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685095

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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, how many asylum seekers per capita of the general population are accommodated in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Data on immigration groups by devolved administration is published in table Reg_01 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23regional-and-local-authority-data-on-immigration-groups&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd59ee42c10484a85665508dc1e69e69f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638418687378771610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H5cv74YgqyM8ZQgeVsEXlBrX4g%2Bk7wEThKFbSrp1RT0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Regional and local authority data</a>. The number of people under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Afghan resettlement programme and the supported asylum population and the per capita figure for these three pathways combined is published. Data on the supported population does not include people who are not receiving state support (such as unsupported asylum seekers).</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2024 13:06:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685096

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there are in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland by ethnic group as of 25 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>. Data on asylum applications received is published in table Asy_D01 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">‘Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’</a>. This data is only at national level and includes nationality breakdowns, but not ethnic breakdown.</p><p>Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support by UK region is published in table Asy_D09 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-support" target="_blank">‘Asylum support’</a> detailed datasets. Not all asylum seekers will require support. The data does not include location information for those who are not on support.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 30 September 2023. Data up to the end of December 2023 will be published on 29 February 2024 and data up to the end of March 2023 will be published on 23 May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar’</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2024 13:05:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1684768

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh governments on infected blood (a) compensation and (b) interim payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the Devolved Governments where appropriate to develop an effective response that delivers across the UK. The Inquiry has recommended that a compensation scheme be set up on a UK-wide basis and I know there is a common determination to provide appropriate redress for victims of infected blood across the United Kingdom. I will ensure that we engage with the Devolved Governments as appropriate in respect of the Government’s ongoing work to respond to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 11360 11362 question first answered 29/01/2024 16:25:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens