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1301263

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking: Sentencing
	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 increasing the length of custodial sentences for people who have committed stalking offences.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	166433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Stalking is a terrible, insidious crime that can have a devastating impact on victims’ wellbeing. This Government is committed to protecting and supporting victims and is determined to do everything we can to stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>In 2012 the Government created two stalking offences to highlight stalking as a specific behaviour, and through the Policing and Crime Act 2017 the maximum sentences for both stalking and harassment were raised from 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment. There are currently no plans to make further changes to the maximum sentences for stalking offences. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose, within the maximum available for the offence, the courts take into account the circumstances of the offence and any aggravating and mitigating factors. The courts are also required to follow any relevant sentencing guidelines, developed by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p>In January 2020 we introduced new civil Stalking Protection Orders to protect victims of stalking at the earliest possible opportunity and address the perpetrator’s behaviours before they become entrenched or escalate in severity. A breach of this order carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2021 16:47:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1352842

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	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 support (a) locally employed staff from Afghanistan, (b) Afghan National Security Forces personnel and (c) their dependants with regularising their immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	43525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>All those evacuated from Afghanistan should already have a valid immigration status, granted either pre-departure or on arrival at the border.</p><p>We announced on 1 September that all those eligible for the ARAP will be qualify for immediate settlement (indefinite leave to enter or remain). Those already in the UK with temporary status can apply, free of charge, to convert their status to indefinite leave to remain.</p><p>Those who qualify under the new ACRS will also be offered ILR</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/09/2021 16:37:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1353340

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	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, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to implement the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme on the mortality rate in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	44350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s military evacuation from Afghanistan concluded on 28 August, the largest since the Second World War. Our armed forces and Civil Service staff worked around the clock to evacuate over 15,000 people.</p><p>At the same time, the Government has worked at pace to develop and launch a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable Afghans in its first year, rising to 20,000 over the long-term – one of the most generous schemes in British history.</p><p>Under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), we will work with the United Nations and aid agencies to identify those at risk, as we have done in respect of those who fled the war in Syria - but we will also include people who have contributed to civil society or face a particular risk from the Taliban, for example, because of their role in standing up for democracy and human rights, or because of their gender, sexuality or religion. We are working at pace to get the ACRS up and running and we will announce further details as soon as possible.</p><p>The UK has a proud history of welcoming those in need and has resettled over 25,000 people in need of protection since 2015. We look forward to welcoming thousands more in the years to come, supporting them to begin new lives in safety here in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 16:35:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 20459 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1355477

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Afghan nationals evacuated during Operation Pitting will be resettled in the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and whether they will form part of the 5,000 target set for the first year of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	49148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Operation PITTING was the largest UK military evacuation since the Second World War. Between 15 and 29 August, the UK evacuated over 15,000 people from Afghanistan, including British nationals, Afghans who have served the UK and those who are particularly vulnerable.</p><p>Under the ACRS, the Government has committed to welcome around 5,000 people in the first year, and the first of those will be vulnerable and at-risk individuals who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme. People who were notified by the UK Government that they had been called forward or specifically authorised for evacuation, but were not able to board flights, will also be offered a place under the scheme if they subsequently come to the UK.</p><p>Further details on the scheme are published on the ACRS webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/09/2021 17:13:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1357337

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	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 her timeframe is for opening the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	52503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up to 20,000 people at risk, including women and girls and minority groups, so they can rebuild their lives in safety.</p><p>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><p>The scheme is not yet open. However, the first to be resettled through this scheme will include those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – including women’s rights activists, prosecutors and journalists. The ACRS is being developed at pace and further details will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2021 11:55:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360719

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	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 advice her Department has provided to hon. Members on how to support Afghan nationals who are eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	58399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is not yet open. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme, amid the complex and changing international context.</p><p>There will not be a formal application process for the ACRS. Instead, eligible people will be prioritised and referred to the UK. 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="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a></p><p>Honourable members should refer individuals who contact their offices to the relevant scheme information available on gov.uk rather than seek information or updates on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2021 15:38:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1363116

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to award the Platinum Jubilee medal to people who have served in the prison service.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	62731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal will be awarded to frontline public sector staff in the prison service that have completed 5 years’ service in an eligible grade, on 6 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/10/2021 15:57:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1367501

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when each Afghan national who arrived in the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, Operation Pitting and the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme will be awarded Indefinite Leave to Remain.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	72441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the policy statement, the Government published on 13 September, we will be working through the cases of those who have recently arrived from Afghanistan and will be processing them in line with the published policy.</p><p>The Home Office is contacting those here in the UK in order to assist them to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain status.</p><p>No one will be required to leave the United Kingdom, or be disadvantaged in any way, while we work through their cases.</p><p>More information can be found in the Afghanistan Resettlement and Immigration Policy Statement</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/11/2021 17:37:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1377933

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how can Afghan nationals who have settled in the UK under the (a) Ex-Gratia Scheme and (b) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme apply for relocation of additional family members as a result of the level of security threat faced by those family members in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	73839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is continuing to work with the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to relocate those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). Those eligible can bring their close family members (one spouse/partner and under 18 children) to the UK, and additional family members on an exceptional basis.</p><p>We encourage individuals already resettled in the UK who have eligible family members still in Afghanistan to visit <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594721953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=E8080gLvfAspVSS7YgEOwuxzmnkTVq7jFIP9b92Qa6A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> to check for the latest information about the ARAP (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy%2Fafghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594741852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=MjltTLGR5rR3F8JQHaiA2FNI93D8oAnfNA60buFW7qo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>) and the forthcoming Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fafghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCharlotte.Yarwood%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C754a3a3cc8774f195c2a08d9a9cf30a2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637727529594751850%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=e8H4GS5oVPjSwystfD1WrwU8w1kGepRlzoSE%2FVJCNaM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/11/2021 18:20:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 32732 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1380990

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	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 oral evidence given by the Home Secretary on 27 October 2021 to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, what aspect of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme can she not operationalise; and for what reason.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	79378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme is not yet open and remains under development. However, the first to be resettled through this scheme will be some of those who arrived in the UK as a result of the evacuation (Operation Pitting), which included individuals who were considered to be at particular risk. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme. The Home Office will continue to work closely with other Government departments, non-Governmental organisations, charities, local authorities and other partners and relevant organisations in the development and implementation of the ACRS.</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 26/11/2021 11:51:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 34847 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis