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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most common reason for rejecting an application for asylum was in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum applications in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘</a>Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release[ND1] ’. Data on outcomes of [ND2] asylum applications at initial decision, including refusals, is published in table Asy_D02 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, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2023. Please note that reason for refusal is not published but the data is broken down by type of refusal (e.g. third country refusal, certified refusal). Definitions of the types of refusals can be found in the ‘Definitions’ page of the workbook.</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>[ND3] ’.</p><p>Please link to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> [ND1]</p><p>I believe this PQ relates to 'refusals' rather than 'withdrawals' of asylum applications. [ND2]</p><p>Please link to <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">immigration - Research and statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> [ND3]</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/12/2023 12:10:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1156088

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessments were undertaken on the negative effects on smaller, rural businesses of Making Tax Digital.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	4989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>By 24 October 2019 over 1.25 million businesses had joined the new MTD service and over 1.75 million VAT returns had been successfully submitted using MTD-compatible software.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have worked with and taken feedback from stakeholders including Defra and the National Farmers’ Union, to help shape the design and to understand the impact of the MTD service. An assessment of the impact on smaller, rural businesses is included within the wider Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Broadband connectivity was presented as a particular challenge for some rural communities. The Government has committed more than £1 billion for the next generation of digital infrastructure, with the Chancellor recently announcing a £5 billion commitment to fund gigabit-capable (speeds of 1,000Mbps&gt;) deployment in the hardest to reach 20% of UK premises. This will close the digital divide and ensure rural areas are not left behind.</p><p> </p><p>Those that cannot go digital are already not required to join MTD.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2019 15:59:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

751701

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has answered that it will not be possible to answer a parliamentary written question within the usual time period in the 2017-19 session.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>During the current parliamentary session the department issued 76 holding replies to Named Day written questions from Members of Parliament. When it is not possible to provide a substantive reply to a Named Day written question on the date chosen by the Member, a holding reply is provided to the Member pending a substantive response.</p><p>The department endeavours to respond to all Named Day written questions on the date chosen by the Member but this is not always possible in the timescale available, especially when a question is of a complex nature and requires careful consideration or, in the case of the Grenfell Tower fire, where the situation is evolving at pace, and it is essential we provide accurate information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 15:50:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

386740

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seal Products Regulations 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of offences under Article 3 of the Seal Products Regulations 2010 in each of the last four years; and how many such people were fined the maximum amount stipulated for that offence.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	4989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>There were no convictions under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 or Article 3 of the Seal Products Regulations 2010 in England and Wales from 2011 to 2014. Therefore no fines were issued.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, this relates to prosecutions where these offences were the principal ones. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. Therefore, the figures may not fully reflect the number of offences committed under legislation to protect seals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 4890 4946 question first answered 07/07/2015 09:48:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq