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620002

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a sunset clause on her Department's use of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49895 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

479639

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to relax the Government's position on the settlement of refugees in Calais to allow the settlement of unaccompanied children in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	31564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Individuals in France in need of international protection should claim asylum there in line with established EU and international principles. Once asylum has been claimed in France or in any other European country participating in the Dublin Regulation the UK will uphold all obligations to consider requests to take charge of an application on the grounds of family unity. Asylum must be claimed in France to begin this process and we have no plans to change our position on this.</p><p>The UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August has committed our two governments to establishing a permanent official contact group focused on ensuring that the efficient and effective use of the Dublin Regulation, including the provisions on family unity.</p><p>A senior Home Office official has been seconded to the Interior Ministry’s Dublin Unit in Paris in part to assist with the identification of potential requests for the UK to take charge of asylum seeking children in France and to bring them into the Dublin Regulation procedure without delay.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/03/2016 12:37:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620006

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	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 reserve the right to continue to use Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in the event that the plan to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport does not go ahead.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49895 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

620007

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on its plans to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and to establish a new detention facility at Glasgow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	49895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The contract with GEO Ltd to operate Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) does not contain a sunset clause. It is extendable for 12 months at a time, until September 2019. It is currently extended to September 2017.</p><p>The closure of Dungavel IRC is dependent on the success of the planning application for the new short term holding facility near Glasgow airport, currently under consideration by Renfrewshire Council.</p><p>The Government announced that it intended to close Dungavel when the new short term holding facility is ready, and therefore it is the Government’s policy to reserve its right to continue to use Dungavel for the purposes of immigration detention should the planning application be unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 49894 49896 question first answered 31/10/2016 17:24:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

479651

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Calais
	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 that country's current policy of dismantling the refugee camp in Calais.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	31674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is in regular contact with French counterparts on the migrant situation in Calais.</p><p>Steps taken by French authorities to clear sections of the migrant camp in Calais are consistent with the shared strategy to encourage those in need of protection to claim asylum in France and to return those not in need to their home country. The French Government, with support from the UK, has made huge efforts to provide decent accommodation in France for all those that need it, including for women and children.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 31563 31650 question first answered 22/03/2016 12:40:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

479657

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Calais
	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 steps to resettle people who have been displaced by the dismantling of sections of the refugee camp in Calais.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	31650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is in regular contact with French counterparts on the migrant situation in Calais.</p><p>Steps taken by French authorities to clear sections of the migrant camp in Calais are consistent with the shared strategy to encourage those in need of protection to claim asylum in France and to return those not in need to their home country. The French Government, with support from the UK, has made huge efforts to provide decent accommodation in France for all those that need it, including for women and children.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 31563 31674 question first answered 22/03/2016 12:40:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

479638

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Calais
	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 French authorities' use of tear gas in the refugee camp in Calais.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	31563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is in regular contact with French counterparts on the migrant situation in Calais.</p><p>Steps taken by French authorities to clear sections of the migrant camp in Calais are consistent with the shared strategy to encourage those in need of protection to claim asylum in France and to return those not in need to their home country. The French Government, with support from the UK, has made huge efforts to provide decent accommodation in France for all those that need it, including for women and children.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 31650 31674 question first answered 22/03/2016 12:40:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

524540

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	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 effect of the Immigration Rules on facilitating family reunification.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	905362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules support the principle of family unity and allow the spouse or partner and children of those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK to reunite with them here, if they were part of the family unit before their sponsor fled their country. Under this policy we have reunited around 22,000 refugees with their immediate family over the past five years and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/06/2016 08:49:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

524280

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees currently housed in the refugee camp in Calais have immediate family members already resident in the UK; and what steps are being taken to reunite those families.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	40098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The French NGO France Terre d’Asile (FTDA) has carried out a survey of children in the camps in the Calais area, which identified, within the scope of the survey, 43 children with claimed family links to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and FTDA to ensure that where family links are established, transfers take place efficiently under the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>The transfer of cases deemed the responsibility of the UK on the basis of family unity provisions contained in the Dublin Regulation can take place relatively quickly and we have resources in place to facilitate this. An individual must first, however, claim asylum in France or another European state participating in the Regulation for the process to begin.</p><p>Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and we seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process.</p><p>The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and of the family reunion process.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40095 question first answered 16/06/2016 16:46:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3874 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

524278

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees currently housed in the refugee camp in Calais are unaccompanied children; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the asylum applications of those children are prioritised.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	40095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The French NGO France Terre d’Asile (FTDA) has carried out a survey of children in the camps in the Calais area, which identified, within the scope of the survey, 43 children with claimed family links to the UK. We are working closely with the French Government and FTDA to ensure that where family links are established, transfers take place efficiently under the Dublin Regulation.</p><p>The transfer of cases deemed the responsibility of the UK on the basis of family unity provisions contained in the Dublin Regulation can take place relatively quickly and we have resources in place to facilitate this. An individual must first, however, claim asylum in France or another European state participating in the Regulation for the process to begin.</p><p>Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and we seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process.</p><p>The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and of the family reunion process.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 40098 question first answered 16/06/2016 16:46:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 3873 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan